William White was the first Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States.
All in Bios
John Patten Has His Election Overturned
John Patten was part of an early recount on a vote for the House of Representatives.
First Mother - Mary Ball Washington
Mary Ball Washington was President George Washington’s mom.
William Blount's Unconventional Constitutional Convention
William Blount was a signer of the United States Constitution and one of the Founders of Tennessee.
Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins Drinks Himself to Death
Daniel D. Tompkins was the sixth Vice President of the United States.
Edward Telfair Resolves Foreign Fees
Edward Telfair was a signer of the Articles of Confederation who went on to serve as Governor of Georgia.
The First Submarine - David Bushnell's Explosive Career
David Bushnell was the engineer who first created a workable submarine AND bombs which could explode underwater.
Tapping Reeve and The Litchfield Law School
Tapping Reeve’s Litchfield Law School taught the law to hundreds of America’s early leaders.
Thomas Bee Gets Published By The Enemy
Thomas Bee served as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War.
Supplying Fighting Founders - Samuel Hodgdon
Samuel Hodgdon was the first Quartermaster General under the US Constitution.
The First Senior Member of the Senate - Richard Bassett
Richard Bassett was a signer of the United States Constitution from Delaware.
Thomas Mifflin Accepts The Resignation of General Washington
Thomas Mifflin served throughout the American Revolution: as an aide to Washington, Continental Congress President, Constitutional Convention Delegate and Governor of Pennsylvania.
Benjamin Stoddert's Quasi-Navy
Benjamin Stoddert was the first United States Secretary of the Navy.
Philemon Dickinson - Commander of New Jersey's Revolutionary Militia
Philemon Dickinson was Commander of NJ Militia during the Revolutionary War.
Pierce Butler and The Fugitive Slave Clause
Pierce Butler was a signer of the United States Constitution.
Peter Muhlenberg's Democratic-Republican Society
Peter Muhlenberg was a Lutheran Minister who fought in the Revolutionary War and became an inaugural member of the US House of Representatives.
Freeborn Garrettson - The Methodist Paul Revere
Freeborn Garrettson was an itinerant Preacher who was essential to the spread of Methodism and an early abolitionist.
Steam Power at the Constitutional Convention - John Fitch's Perseverance
John Fitch was an inventor who demonstrated his steam boat in front of the Constitutional Convention Delegates.
Former Chancellor John Lansing Vanishes
John Lansing walked out of the Constitutional Convention because he believed it’s members were exceeding their power.
Stephen Decatur - The Conqueror of the Barbary Pirates
Stephen Decatur was one of the most important Commodores in the history of the United States.