Elias Boudinot
President of Continental Congress
(November 4, 1782 – November 2, 1783)
Signed The Peace Treaty To End The American Revolution
First Attorney Admitted To The U. S. Supreme Court Bar
Framer of the Bill of Rights, Director of the U.S. Mint
(November 4, 1782 – November 2, 1783)
Signed The Peace Treaty To End The American Revolution
First Attorney Admitted To The U. S. Supreme Court Bar
Framer of the Bill of Rights, Director of the U.S. Mint
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Elias Boudinot (May 2, 1740 – October 24, 1821) was a lawyer and statesman from Elizabeth, New Jersey who was a delegate to the Continental Congress (more accurately referred to as the Congress of the Confederation) and served as President of Congress from 1782 to 1783. He was elected as a U.S. Congressman for New Jersey following the American Revolutionary War. He was appointed by President George Washington as Director of the United States Mint, serving from 1795 until 1805. » Full Bio
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