John Langdon (politician)
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
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In office April 6, 1789 – August 9, 1789 |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Richard Henry Lee |
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In office November 5, 1792 – December 2, 1793 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Henry Lee |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Izard |
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United States Senator from New Hampshire |
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In office March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1801 |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | James Sheafe |
| 2nd Governor of New Hampshire | |
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In office June 1, 1785 – June 7, 1786 |
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| Preceded by | Meshech Weare |
| Succeeded by | John Sullivan |
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In office June 4, 1788 – January 22, 1789 |
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| Preceded by | John Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | John Sullivan |
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In office June 6, 1805 – June 8, 1809 |
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| Preceded by | John Taylor Gilman |
| Succeeded by | Jeremiah Smith |
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In office June 5, 1810 – June 5, 1812 |
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| Preceded by | Jeremiah Smith |
| Succeeded by | William Plumer |
| Personal details | |
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June 26, 1741 Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Died | September 18, 1819 (aged 78) Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Resting place | North Cemetery, Portsmouth |
| Political party | Pro-Administration Anti-Administration Democratic-Republican |
| Religion | Congregationalist |
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John Langdon (June 26, 1741 – September 18, 1819) was a politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, signed the United States Constitution, and was one of the first two United States senators from that state.
As a member of the Continental Congress Langdon was an early supporter of the Revolutionary War. He later served in United States Congress for 12 years, including as the first president pro tempore of the Senate, before becoming governor of New Hampshire. He turned down a nomination for Vice Presidential candidate in 1812.
Langdon's father was a prosperous farmer and local ship builder whose family had emigrated to America before 1660 from Sheviock, Caradon, Cornwall. The Langdons were among the first to settle near the mouth of the Piscataqua River, a settlement which became Portsmouth, one of New England's major seaports. Langdon attended the local grammar school run by a veteran of the 1745 Siege of Louisbourg against the French at Fortress Louisbourg in New France. After finishing his primary education, he served an apprenticeship as a clerk. He and his older brother, Woodbury Langdon, rejected the opportunity to join in their father's successful agricultural livelihood and apprenticed themselves to local naval merchants instead.
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