Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
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 Fort Constitution New Castle, NH 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 Fort Constitution New Castle, NH 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 will become a cavalry unit in 1778. American Commander Bennington Battle Monument Bennington, VT
1784/00/00 Langdon Mansion is built for John Langdon. Home Gov John Langdon Mansion Portsmouth, NH
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 Federal Hall National Memorial New York City 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). Host Gov John Langdon Mansion Portsmouth, NH 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 Old North Cemetery Portsmouth, NH
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