亚伯拉罕·鲍德温，乔治亚州国会议员(1754-1807)

鲍德温,亚伯拉罕(宾夕法尼亚州亨利·鲍德温同父异母的兄弟)，乔治亚州代表、众议员和参议员;1754年11月22日出生于康涅狄格州北吉尔福德;1769年随父亲搬到康涅狄格州纽黑文;上过私立学校;1772年毕业于耶鲁大学;随后在学院学习神学，并于1775年获得传教许可;1775年至1779年，他在该学院担任导师，随后辞职参军;在革命军第二康涅狄格旅担任牧师(从1777年到1783年部队解散);在军队服役期间学习法律;1783年获得律师资格，并在费尔菲尔德执业; 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.

参考书目

美国传记词典；帕特里克·j·弗隆âAbraham鲍德温:饰演老国会的佐治亚北方佬Man.â格鲁吉亚历史季刊56(1972年春季):51-71;库尔特，默顿。亚伯拉罕·鲍德温:爱国者、教育家和国父。弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿:凡达米尔出版社，1987年。

资料来源:美国国会传记目录，1771年至今