Military officer; born in Fifeshire,
Scotland, in 1754; settled in
Boston, Mass., early in life, and supported the colonists against
England; was one of the “Boston tea-party,” and aidede-camp to
Gen. Joseph Warren at
Bunker Hill; was appointed captain in the artillery regiment of Ebenezer Craft, and took an active part in the Revolution.
He was the author of
Causes which are opposed to the progress of commerce between France and the United States of America;
Dissuasion from the slave-trade;
On the fisheries;
Fisheries of Massachusetts; and
Address on Agriculture, manufactures, and commerce.
He died in
Paris,
France, March 18, 1831.
