Josiah Hornblower
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This article is about the steam engine engineer and New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress. For the Vanderbilt/Whitney heir, see Josiah Cheston Hornblower.
Josiah Hornblower (February 23, 1729 – January 21, 1809) was an English engineer and statesman in Belleville, New Jersey. He was a delegate for New Jersey in the Continental Congress in 1785 and 1786.
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Josiah Hornblower | |
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Born | (1729-02-23)February 23, 1729 Staffordshire, England |
Died | January 21, 1809(1809-01-21) (aged 79) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Burial place | Belleville Dutch Reformed Church |
Occupation(s) | Engineer and statesman |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Kingsland (m. 1755) |
Children | 12, including Joseph Coerten Hornblower |
Relatives | Jonathan Hornblower (brother) Jabez Carter Hornblower (nephew) Jonathan Hornblower (nephew) |
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