Edward Langworthy 441620 182265861 2008-01-05T07:01:54Z BradMajors 4671155 /* External links */ change category '''Edward Langworthy''' ([[1738]]–[[1802]]) was an American teacher who was a delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. He signed the [[Articles of Confederation]]. Edward was born in [[Savannah, Georgia]] in 1738. Nothing is known of his ancestors since he was a foundling. He was raised in the Bethesda Orphan House at Savannah, and educated in the school there. He later taught in that same school. Since he was born only five years after [[James Oglethorpe]] shipped the first colonists to Georgia, it is likely that his parents were included with those recruited from debtors' prisons or poorhouses. Langworthy began working with Georgia's ''Committee of Safety'', and was their secretary when they became a revolutionary ''Council of Safety'' on December 11, 1775. The Georgia assembly sent him to the Continental Congress in [[1777]], and he arrived just in time to sign the Articles of Confederation. He served in the Congress until [[1779]]. Edward moved to [[Baltimore, Maryland]] in 1785. He married a young lady named Wright, and the couple had four children. He also bought a part interest in a newspaper ''The Maryland Journal & Baltimore Advertiser'' and became its editor. In 1787 he sold his interest, and became an instructor at the Baltimore Academy. In [[1795]] Langworthy was made the clerk of customs for Baltimore, a post he held until his death. He died of [[Yellow fever]] on [[November 2]], [[1802]] and was buried at the Old Episcopal Church. ''(The church was torn down in 1891, and details of any re-interment are unknown.)'' ==External links== *{{CongBio|L000075}} {{USArticlesOfConfederationSig}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Langworthy, Edward}} [[Category:1738 births]] [[Category:1802 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from yellow fever]] [[Category:Continental Congressmen from Georgia]]