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Jonathan Arnold

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Jonathan Arnold Famous memorial

Birth
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
1 Feb 1793 (aged 51)
Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
Burial
Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.4290132, Longitude: -72.0217764
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Continental Congressman. A physician, he became a charter member of the Providence Grenadiers militia unit in 1774. Elected to the Rhode Island Assembly in 1776, he authored the May Act, a law that repealed the requirement for government officials and militia officers to swear oath of allegiance to England. He joined Continental Army after the Revolutionary War began, and served as surgeon and director of the Army hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. He was elected as a Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1782, and served until 1783. In 1786 he moved to Winchester, New Hampshire, and later became proprietor and first settler of St. Johnsbury in Vermont. He was appointed Orange County Judge, an office in which he served until his death. Arnold Park in St. Johnsbury near the site of his home is named for him. He was the father of Rhode Island Governor and Congressman Lemuel Hastings Arnold, and the great-great-grandfather of Rhode Island Governor and United States Senator Theodore Francis Green.
Continental Congressman. A physician, he became a charter member of the Providence Grenadiers militia unit in 1774. Elected to the Rhode Island Assembly in 1776, he authored the May Act, a law that repealed the requirement for government officials and militia officers to swear oath of allegiance to England. He joined Continental Army after the Revolutionary War began, and served as surgeon and director of the Army hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. He was elected as a Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1782, and served until 1783. In 1786 he moved to Winchester, New Hampshire, and later became proprietor and first settler of St. Johnsbury in Vermont. He was appointed Orange County Judge, an office in which he served until his death. Arnold Park in St. Johnsbury near the site of his home is named for him. He was the father of Rhode Island Governor and Congressman Lemuel Hastings Arnold, and the great-great-grandfather of Rhode Island Governor and United States Senator Theodore Francis Green.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: The Silent Forgotten
  • Added: Mar 3, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13505612/jonathan-arnold: accessed ), memorial page for Jonathan Arnold (3 Dec 1741–1 Feb 1793), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13505612, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.