James Mitchell Varnum
James Mitchell Varnum was an American legislator, lawyer, general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and a pioneer to the Ohio Country. The career of Gen. Varnum was active, but brief. He graduated at twenty was admitted to the bar at twentytwo entered the army at twentyseven resigned his commission at thirtyone was member of Congress the same year resumed practice at thirtythree, and continued four years, was elected to Congress again at thirtyseven emigrated to the west at thirtynine, and died at the early age of forty.
James Mitchell Varnum was born in Dracut, Massachusetts. As a young man he matriculated at Harvard College only to transfer to the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , where he graduated with honors in 1769. In Rhode Island he met his future wife, Martha Chile.
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