Abraham Baldwin
Born: November 23, 1754 at Guilford, Connecticut
Died: March 4, 1807 (aged 52) at Washington, D.C.
Spouse:Abraham Baldwin never married
United States Senator from Georgia (1799 – 1807)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s at-large district (1793 – 1799)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s 2nd district (1789 – 1793)
President of the University of Georgia (1785 – 1801)
Delegate from Georgia to the Congress of the Confederation (1785 and 1787 – 1788)
Children:He had no children
Facts about Abraham Baldwin
He is the founder of the University of Georgia and a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1787.
He served as chaplain with the Continental Army, but did not see combat in the War of Independence.
Numerous places and institutions were named for him: Baldwin County in Alabama and Georgia, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia, Abraham Baldwin Middle School in Guilford, Connecticut and many more.
He was on the “”Great Americans”” series postage stamp, just ahead of the Hugo Black.
The University of Georgia erected a statue of Baldwin on the historic North Campus quad in his honor as its founding father.
Abraham Baldwin Childhood
Baldwin was born at Guilford, Conn., in 1754, the second son of a blacksmith who fathered 12 children by 2 wives. Besides Abraham, several of the family attained distinction. His sister Ruth married the poet and diplomat Joel Barlow, and his half-brother Henry attained the position of justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Their ambitious father went heavily into debt to educate his children.
After attending a local village school, Abraham matriculated at Yale, in nearby New Haven. He graduated in 1772. Three years later, he became a minister and tutor at the college. He held that position until 1779, when he served as a chaplain in the Continental Army. Two years later, he declined an offer from his alma mater of a professorship of divinity. Instead of resuming his ministerial or educational duties after the war, he turned to the study of law and in 1783 gained admittance to the bar at Fairfield, CT.
Where is Abraham Baldwin buried?
Baldwin is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
How did Abraham Baldwin die?
On March 4, 1807, at age 52, Baldwin died after a short illness while serving as a U.S. senator from Georgia.”