Continental Congressman, Military Leader. He studied medicine and became a doctor in 1761, and in 1776 he was elected Chairman of the New Hampshire Committee of Safety. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1776 to 1779, 1781 to 1785, 1787 to 1790, and 1793 to 1796, serving as Speaker in 1793. He served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1785, 1786, and 1790 to 1793. He was a member of the Continental Congress in 1779 and 1780, and a Delegate to the New Hampshire constitutional conventions of 1782 and 1783. In 1785 he was elected again to the Continental Congress but did not attend. Active in the military from the 1760s, in July 1777 Peabody was appointed Adjutant General of the New Hampshire Militia and commanded a Brigade in Rhode Island in 1779. From 1793 to 1798 he was commander of the New Hampshire militia with the rank of Major General. In the early 1800s Peabody became bankrupt, largely because his assets were mismanaged by his friends while he was serving in government and the military. He was jailed for debt, holding for 20 years "freedom of the prison," which allowed him to reside and transact business within a specified distance from the Exeter jail.
Continental Congressman, Military Leader. He studied medicine and became a doctor in 1761, and in 1776 he was elected Chairman of the New Hampshire Committee of Safety. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1776 to 1779, 1781 to 1785, 1787 to 1790, and 1793 to 1796, serving as Speaker in 1793. He served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1785, 1786, and 1790 to 1793. He was a member of the Continental Congress in 1779 and 1780, and a Delegate to the New Hampshire constitutional conventions of 1782 and 1783. In 1785 he was elected again to the Continental Congress but did not attend. Active in the military from the 1760s, in July 1777 Peabody was appointed Adjutant General of the New Hampshire Militia and commanded a Brigade in Rhode Island in 1779. From 1793 to 1798 he was commander of the New Hampshire militia with the rank of Major General. In the early 1800s Peabody became bankrupt, largely because his assets were mismanaged by his friends while he was serving in government and the military. He was jailed for debt, holding for 20 years "freedom of the prison," which allowed him to reside and transact business within a specified distance from the Exeter jail.
Bio by: Bill McKern
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