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  Baldwin, Abraham
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AffiliationDemocratic-Republican   
NameAbraham Baldwin
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Augusta, Georgia , United States
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Born November 22, 1754
Died March 04, 1807 (52 years)
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InfoBALDWIN, Abraham, (half-brother of Henry Baldwin of Pennsylvania), a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator from Georgia; born in North Guilford, Conn., November 22, 1754; moved with his father to New Haven, Conn., in 1769; attended private schools; graduated from Yale College in 1772; subsequently studied theology at the college and was licensed to preach in 1775; served as a tutor in that institution 1775-1779, when he resigned to enter the Army; chaplain in the Second Connecticut Brigade, Revolutionary Army, from 1777 until 1783, when the troops disbanded; studied law during his service in the Army; admitted to the bar in 1783 and practiced at Fairfield; moved to Augusta, Ga., in 1784 and continued the practice of law; member of the State house of representatives 1785; originator of the plan for, and author of, the charter of the University of Georgia and served as president 1786-1801; member of the Continental Congress 1785, 1787, and 1788; member of the United States Constitutional Convention 1787; elected to the First and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1789-March 3, 1799); elected to the United States Senate in 1799; reelected in 1805 and served from March 4, 1799, until his death on March 4, 1807; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Seventh Congress; died in Washington, D.C.; interment in Rock Creek Cemetery.

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  11/04/1804 GA US Senate Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/17/1803 President Pro Tempore Lost 6.90% (-75.86%)
  12/07/1801 President Pro Tempore Won 58.82% (+17.65%)
  10/06/1800 GA At-Large Lost 0.01% (-47.82%)
  11/04/1798 GA US Senate Won 53.16% (+6.33%)
  10/08/1798 GA At-Large Lost 27.41% (-9.87%)
  11/07/1796 GA At-Large Won 35.79% (+2.67%)
  10/06/1794 GA-At Large Won 19.12% (+0.00%)
  12/02/1793 US Speaker of the House Lost 16.09% (-26.44%)
  10/01/1792 GA At-Large Won 44.54% (+15.06%)
  01/03/1791 GA At-Large Middle District Won 56.22% (+13.97%)
  02/09/1789 GA At-Large Middle District Won 69.19% (+53.98%)
  12/31/1787 GA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/31/1786 GA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/31/1784 GA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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