Joshua Seney (March 4, 1756– October 10, 1798) was an American farmer and lawyer from Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Queen Anne's County is a County located on the Eastern Shore of the U He represented the state of Maryland in the Continental Congress, and the second district of Maryland in the House of Representatives. The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the The Second Congressional District of Maryland elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives every two years The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate.
Joshua was born to John (1730-1795) and Ruth Benton Seney in 1756 on the family farm near Church Hill, Maryland. Church Hill is a town in Queen Anne's County Maryland, United States. His grandfather, Solomon, was a French Huguenot refugee who arrived in Maryland around 1727. Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth By the time Joshua as born the family were prosperous farmers and planters. He was educated in local schools and then attended the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania), graduating in 1773. The Academy and College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, USA, is considered by many to have been the first American Academy. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He read law and was admitted to the bar, but confined himself to a private practice.
During the early days of the Revolutionary War Seney busied himself with the care of the family's farms since his father was active as a Lt. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Colonel in the militia. He was appointed the sheriff of Queen Anne's County in 1779. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was elected to the Maryland state House of Delegates, and served there from 1785 to 1787. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1788, the Hiouse sent him as a delegate to the Continental Congress. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap
After returning to his farm, Seney was again called to political service when he was elected to the First United States Congress in 1789. The First United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and the Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was re-elected for the 1791–1793 term but resigned from Congress on December 6, 1792 to take up his new duties as a judge of the state court for the district of Baltimore. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year He served as a justice until 1796.
In 1798 Seney ran for Congress again as a Republican. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a He defeated the incumbent Federalist, William Hindman but died before taking office. The Federalist Party (or Federal Party) was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816 with remnants lasting into the 1820s William Hindman ( April 1, 1743 &ndash January 19, 1822) was an American lawyer and statesman from Talbot County Maryland Seney died at home in 1798 and was buried in a family plot on his farm near Church Hill in Queen Anne's county.
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| Preceded by (none) |
U.S. Congressman, Maryland's 2nd District 1789—1792 |
Succeeded by William Hindman |
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