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Nathaniel Freeman Jr.

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Nathaniel Freeman Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799
Preceded byDistrict reissued in 1795
Succeeded byLemuel Williams
Personal details
Born(1766-05-01)May 1, 1766
Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedAugust 22, 1800(1800-08-22) (aged 34)
Sandwich, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
Democratic-Republican
RelationsJonathan Freeman (uncle)
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationLawyer

Nathaniel Freeman Jr. (May 1, 1766 – August 22, 1800) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Born in Sandwich in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, he attended the common schools, graduated from Harvard University in 1787, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar about 1791 and commenced practice in Sandwich and the Cape Cod district. He served as brigade major in the Massachusetts militia for sixteen years, and was a justice of the peace in 1793.

Freeman was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress and elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifth Congress, serving from March 4, 1795 to March 3, 1799. He died in Sandwich; interment was in the Old Burial Ground.

Nathaniel Freeman's uncle Jonathan Freeman was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Nathaniel Freeman Jr. (id: F000365)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district

March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799
Succeeded by