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Religion in the United States Government
Senators Elected to
the United States Senate
The 1st Federal Congress of the United States of America
(1789-1791)
(* Signers of the Constitution)
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Butler, Pierce * |
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Episcopalian |
South Carolina
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Quaker |
New Jersey
Position
Unknown |
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Presbyterian |
New Jersey
Position
Unknown |
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Methodist |
Georgia
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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?� Unknown�
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North Carolina
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Henry, John |
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Anglican |
Maryland
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Anglican |
South Carolina
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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King, Rufus * |
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Episcopalian |
Massachusetts
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Landon, John * |
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Congregationalist |
New Hampshire
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Maclay, William |
?� Unknown�
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Pennsylvania
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Monroe, James �3 |
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Episcopalian |
Virginia
Anti
Ratification of Constitution |
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Morris, Robert * |
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Episcopalian |
Pennsylvania
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Read, George * |
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Episcopalian |
Delaware
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Schuyler, Philip |
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Dutch Reform Church |
New York
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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Strong, Caleb |
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Congregationalist |
Massachusetts
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
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?� Unknown�
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Virginia
Position
Unknown |
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Wingate, Paine |
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Congregationalist |
New Hampshire
Pro
Ratification of Constitution |
1� Took
his seat on
December 6, 1790,
after being elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
William Paterson
2� Died March 12,
1790
3� Took his seat on Dec 6, 1790, after being
elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Grayson
4� Resigned on November 13, 1790, after being
elected governor of New Jersey
5� Appointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of William Grayson; served from March 31 through
November 9, 1790
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.
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The Magna
Carta - 1215
The Original
Thirteen Colonies
Religion and
the Founding of the American Republic
Declaration of the First Continental Congress - 1774
The Declaration of Independence
Signers of the
Declaration of Independence - July 4th, 1776
The United
States Constitution
Signers of the Constitution of the
United States of America - September 17th, 1787
Amendments to the United States Constitution
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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