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Religion in the United States Government
Representatives Elected to
the United States Congress
The 1st Federal Congress of the United States of America
(1789-1791)
(* Signers of the Constitution)
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Ames, Fisher |
Calvinist |
Massachusetts
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Benson, Egbert |
Dutch Reform Church |
New York
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Brown, John |
? Unknown
? |
Virginia
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Burke, Aedanus |
? Unknown
? |
South Carolina
Anti
Ratification of Constitution |
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Clymer, George * |
Quaker, Episcopalian |
Pennsylvania
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Coles, Isaac |
? Unknown
? |
Virginia
Anti
Ratification of Constitution |
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Gale, George |
Episcopalian |
Maryland
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Gerry, Elbridge |
Episcopalian |
Massachusetts
Anti
Ratification of Constitution |
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Grout, Jonathan |
? Unknown
? |
Massachusetts
Anti
Ratification of Constitution |
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Congregationalist |
Connecticut
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Episcopalian |
Massachusetts
Position
Unknown |
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Moore, Andrew |
? Unknown
? |
Virginia
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Page, John |
Episcopalian |
Virginia
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Scott, Thomas |
? Unknown
? |
Pennsylvania
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Sevier, John |
? Unknown
? |
North Carolina
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Sherman, Roger * |
Congregationalist |
Connecticut
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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? Unknown
? |
North Carolina
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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|
? Unknown
? |
Connecticut
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Sumter, Thomas |
? Unknown
? |
South Carolina
Anti
Ratification of Constitution |
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Vining, John |
Anglican |
Delaware
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Wynkoop, Henry |
Dutch Reform Church |
Pennsylvania
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
1 Died June
1, 1790
2 Took his
seat on December 7, 1790, after being elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Thomas Bland
Note:
During the previous decade the Church was banned in France during the
French Revolution (Napoleon imprisoned two Popes) and it was fashionable
then amongst many Christians to be "religious" only privately and not to
claim any particular denomination. Many referred to themselves as
Deists. But it is most likely that such Americans were born and buried
Protestants of one denomination or another, probably Episcopalian if
they have English names; and this intellectual fashion of the times may
well have been the force behind the concept of separation of Church and
State by some of the more zealous revolutionaries.
The
Magna Carta - 1215
Declaration
of the First Continental Congress - 1774
The Declaration of Independence - 1776
The Original
Thirteen Colonies
Religion and
the Founding of the American Republic
Signers of the
Declaration of Independence - July 4th, 1776
Signers of the Constitution of
the United States of America - September 17th, 1787
Representatives Elected
to the 1st Federal Congress of the United States
(1789-1791)
Senators Elected to
the 1st Federal Congress of the United States (1789-1791)
Senators elected to the
109th Congress of the United States of America
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