William Gordon (1763-1802)
- William Gordon (1763-1802)
William Gordon (April 12, 1763 - May 8, 1802) was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. Born near Boston, Massachusetts, he graduated from Harvard College in 1779, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1787 and commenced practice in Amherst, New Hampshire. He was appointed register of probate in 1793 and was a member of the New Hampshire Senate in 1794 and 1795. He was solicitor of Hillsborough County from 1794 to 1801, and was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth and Sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1797, until June 12, 1800, when he resigned to accept the office of New Hampshire Attorney General, which he held until his death.
Gordon was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1798 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against William Blount, a U.S. Senator from Tennessee. Gordon died in Boston in 1802; interment was in Amherst Cemetery.
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