James McHenry
U.S. Congressperson
1753 – 1816
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Who was James McHenry?
James McHenry was an Irish-born American statesman. McHenry was a signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland and the namesake of Fort McHenry. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland, and the third United States Secretary of War, under the first and second presidents, George Washington, and John Adams,.
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- Born
- Nov 16, 1753
Ballymena - Spouses
- Ethnicity
- Scottish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Ballymena
- Died
- May 3, 1816
Baltimore - Resting place
- Westminster Hall and Burying Ground
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on July 23, 2013
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