MARCHANT, Henry, a Delegate from Rhode
Island; born at Marthas Vineyard, Mass., April 9, 1741; attended school in
Newport, R.I., where his father had moved, and was graduated from Philadelphia
College (now the University of Pennsylvania) at Philadelphia in 1762; studied
law; was admitted to the bar about 1767 and commenced practice in Newport, R.I.;
attorney general of Rhode Island 1771-1777; Member of the Continental Congress
1777-1779 and was one of the signers of the Articles of Confederation; delegate
to the Rhode Island State Convention in 1789 for the adoption of the Federal
Constitution; served as United States district judge for the district of Rhode
Island 1790-1796; died in Newport, R.I., on August 30, 1796; interment in the
Common Burial Ground.. - -Biographical
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