Nathaniel FREEMAN, Jr., Congress, MA (1766-1800)

FREEMAN Nathaniel, Jr. , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Mass., on May 1, 1766; attended the common schools; was graduated from Harvard University in 1787; studied law; was admitted to the bar about 1791 and commenced practice in Sandwich and the Cape Cod district; served as brigade major in the Massachusetts Militia for sixteen years; justice of the peace in 1793; elected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Fifth Congress (March 4, 1795-March 3, 1799); died in Sandwich, Mass., August 22, 1800; interment in the Old Burial Ground.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present