34 - William C. Houston (NJ)

#34 - Wiliam C. Houston (NJ)
Birthplace: South Carolina
Age at Convention: 41

1) Religion
-- Leader of his local Presbyterian church

2) Slavery
-- Wrote an essay on taxation in 1782 in which he denounced slavery

3) Upbringing
-- Son of small planters
-- Likely attended a Presbyterian school
-- Attended College of New Jersey (Princeton)

References:
1) http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/houston_wc.html
2) http://www.laughtergenealogy.com/bin/histprof/founders/attended/houston.html

Running tabulation:
1) Religiously Active (16) or Primarily Secular (6)
2) Abolitionist (10), Partial Abolitionist (8) or Non-Abolitionist (4)
3) Wealthy (6) or Middle-Class/Poor (16)