Death year 1809 celebrities

Death year 1809

William Greene (I) Facts

William Greene (1731–1809) was the second governor of the state of Rhode Island, serving in this capacity for eight years, five of which were during the American Revolutionary War. From a prominent Rhode Island family, his father, William Greene, h

William Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland Facts

William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland KG PC (14 April 1738 – 30 October 1809) was a British Whig and Tory statesman, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Prime Minister of Great Britain, serving in 1783 and Prime Mini

Beilby Porteus Facts

Beilby Porteus (or Porteous; 8 May 1731 – 13 May 1809), successively Bishop of Chester and of London was a Church of England reformer and a leading abolitionist in England. He was the first Anglican in a position of authority to seriously challenge

Joseph Haydn Facts

(Franz) Joseph Haydn (/ˈdʒoʊzəf ˈhaɪdən/; 31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809) was a prominent and prolific Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio and his contributi

Thomas Paine Facts

Thomas Paine (February 9, 1737 [O.S. January 29, 1736] – June 8, 1809) was an English-American political act

Oliver Phelps Facts

Oliver Phelps was early in life a tavern keeper in Granville, Massachusetts. During the Revolution he was Depu