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James Mitchell Varnum
American politician and pioneer (1748–1789) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the New York lawyer and politician, see James M. Varnum (born 1848).
James Mitchell Varnum (December 17, 1748 – January 9, 1789) was an American legislator, lawyer, general[1] in the Continental Army, and a pioneer to the Ohio Country.[2][3][4][5][6]
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Born | (1748-12-17)December 17, 1748 Dracut, Province of Massachusetts Bay |
Died | January 9, 1789(1789-01-09) (aged 40) Marietta, Ohio |
Place of burial | Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio |
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Years of service | 1774–1779 |
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Alma mater | Brown University |
Other work | twice elected delegate to the Continental Congress (1780-82 and 1786-87), pioneer to the Ohio Country, justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territory |
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Varnum resigned his commission in 1779, and was a delegate to the Continental and Confederation Congress, as well as one of two “supreme” judges appointed to the Northwest Territory. He died in Marietta, Ohio in January 1789.