Adamson Tannehill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adamson Tannehill

American politician

Date of Birth: 23-May-1750

Place of Birth: Frederick County, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 23-Dec-1820

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Adamson Tannehill (May 23, 1750 – December 23, 1820), a native of Maryland, is representative of the United States’ founding generation whose members were active participants in the early military and political events of their country's establishment.
He was among the first volunteers to join the newly established Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
He served for five and a half years, ultimately achieving the rank of captain and commander of the army's longest serving rifle unit.
After the war, Tannehill and members of his family settled in Pittsburgh, his last military post of the conflict.
He was an early leading citizen of Pittsburgh and a distinguished Pennsylvania politician who held several local and state appointed and elected offices, including one term as a U.S.
Congressman; served on the founding boards of civic, state, and national organizations; and had prominent military roles in the state's post-Revolutionary War years.