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Peleg Wadsworth | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1807 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore Sedgwick |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Ilsley |
| Constituency | 4th district (1793–95) 13th district (1795–1803) 15th district (1803–07) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6, 1748 Duxbury, Massachusetts, British America |
| Died | November 12, 1829 (aged 81) Hiram, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Relations | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (grandson) |
| Children | at least ten,[1] including Zilpha Wadsworth, Henry Wadsworth, Alexander Scammel Wadsworth |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Massachusetts United States |
| Branch/service |  Massachusetts Militia  Continental Army |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | |
Peleg Wadsworth (May 6, 1748 – November 12, 1829) was an American Patriot officer during the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts representing the District of Maine. He was also grandfather of noted American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.[2]
- ^ "Longfellow - Peleg and Elizabeth Wadsworth".
- ^ Cutter, William Richard, ed. (1913). "General Peleg Wadsworth". New England families, genealogical and memorial. Vol. 2. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co. p. 735.