28 - John Langdon (NH)

#28 - John Langdon (NH)
Birthplace: Portsmouth, NH
Age at Convention: 46

1) Religion
-- As governor of New Hampshire, issued proclamations calling for days of "Prayer and Fasting" and "Public Thanksgiving and Prayer"

2) Slavery
-- Supported slavery prior to the American Revolution
-- Helped draft the compromise on the slave trade
-- Freed his own slaves and rehired as workers

3) Upbringing
-- Father was a prosperous farmer with many children
-- Childhood education was intermittent

References:
1) http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/langdon.html
2) http://www.seacoastnh.com/Black_History/Black_History_of_the_Seacoast/Slavery_and_the_Langdon_Family/
3) http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/new_hampshire/60423
4) http://www.gracefellowship.org/resources/data/Gov_John_Langdon.pdf
5) http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=17936

Running tabulation:
1) Religiously Active (19) or Primarily Secular (9)
2) Abolitionist (13), Partial Abolitionist (11) or Non-Abolitionist (4)
3) Wealthy (11) or Middle-Class/Poor (17)