1774/12/14 |
John Langdon leads Sons of Liberty and 400 men from Portsmouth, Rye and New Castle to stormed Fort William and Mary and seized 98 barrels (approximately 5 tons) of gun powder. |
Patriot |
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Fort Constitution |
New Castle |
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Patriot Raid on Fort William and Mary |
1774/12/14 |
John Langdon leads Sons of Liberty and 400 men from Portsmouth, Rye and New Castle to stormed Fort William and Mary and seized 98 barrels (approximately 5 tons) of gun powder. |
Patriot |
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Fort Constitution |
New Castle |
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American Revolution - From Protest to Revolt |
1777/08/16 |
John Langdon leads his Company of Infantry Volunteers to fight the British Regulars at the Battle of Bennington (they became a cavalry unit in 1778) |
American Commander |
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Bennington Battle Monument |
Bennington |
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1784/00/00 |
Langdon Mansion is built for John Langdon. |
Home |
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Gov John Langdon Mansion |
Portsmouth |
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1789/04/06 |
Congress counts the 69 Electoral Votes electing George Washington as President and John Adams as Vice President. President pro tempore of the Senate, John Langdon, writes a letter informing Washington that he has been unanimously elected President. |
Senator |
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Federal Hall National Memorial |
New York City |
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Inauguration of the first President of the United States |
1789/10/31 |
George Washington enjoys tea with John Langdon in the parlor and listens to music by Langdon's daughter, Elizabeth, who played her spinet piano after a dinner in town. Washington stayed at Brewster's Tavern on 93 Pleasant Street (destroyed by fire 1813). |
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Gov John Langdon Mansion |
Portsmouth |
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United States of America's First Presidential Tour |
1819/09/18 |
John Langdon passes away in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. he is buried in the Langdon Tomb in the North Cemetery. |
Died |
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Old North Cemetery |
Portsmouth |
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