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Army Center of Military History, Washington, DC. – 1987
The preservation of liberty was Richard Dobbs Spaight's political lodestar while he firmly supported an effective central government and fought for the Bill of Rights. This booklet on Spaight is one in a series on Revolutionary War soldiers who later signed the U.S. Constitution. The booklet reviews covers his youth in Ireland, his military…
Descriptors: Biographies, Colonial History (United States), Legislators, Military Service
Army Center of Military History, Washington, DC. – 1987
As a scholar of international renown, Hugh Williamson came into contact with some of the leading intellectuals of the patriot cause and their political ideas transformed him into an adroit politician and leader. This booklet on Williamson is one in a series on Revolutionary War soldiers who later signed the U.S. Constitution. The booklet reviews…
Descriptors: Biographies, Colonial History (United States), Legislators, Military Service