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William Whipple, Jr. (
14 Jan 1730-
28 Nov 1785), was a signer of the
United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of
New Hampshire.
William Whipple was born at
Kittery, Maine, and educated at a common school until he went off to sea. He became a Ship's Master by the age of twenty-three. In
1759 he landed in
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and in partnership with his brother established himself as a
merchant. He was married his first cousin Katherine Moffat some time around
1770 to
1771.
In
1775 he was elected to represent his town at the
Provincial Congress. In
1776 New Hampshire dissolved the Royal government and reorganized with a House of Representatives and an Executive Council. Whipple became a Council member, and a member of the
Committee of Safety, and was elected to the
Continental Congress, serving there through
1779.
In
1777 he was made
Brigadier General of the
New Hampshire Militia, participating in the successful expedition against
General Burgoyne at the battles of
Stillwater and
Saratoga raising and commanding a brigade (
9th,
10th,
13th and
16th) of New Hampshire militia during the campaign. In
1778 General Whipple led another New Hampshire milita brigade (
4th,
5th,
15th,
Peabody's and
Langdon's) at the
Battle of Rhode Island. His
slave Prince Whipple followed the General to war and served with him through out.
After the war he became an
Associate Justice of the
Superior Court of New Hampshire. He suffered from a heart ailment and he died by fainting from atop his horse while traveling his court circuit. He was buried in the in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In 1976, in conjunction with the American Bicentennial, his headstone was replaced by a local historical association.
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