Background
Bingham, William was born on March 8, 1752 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Marry (Stamper) Bingham.
Bingham, William was born on March 8, 1752 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Marry (Stamper) Bingham.
Graduated from the University Pennsylvania, 1768.
Appointed British consul Saint Pierre, Martinique, 1770. Founder, director Pennsylvania Bank, 1781 (chartered as Bank of North America, 1781). Member Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1786-1789.
Member Pennsylvania Assembly, 1790-1795.
Member United States Senate from Pennsylvania, 1795-1801. Founder Binghamton (New York).
1st president Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Corporation. Vice president Society for Political Inquiries.
Trustee University of Pennsylvania Author: A Letter from an American on the Subject of the Restraining Proclamation 1784.
Description of Certain Tracts of Land in the District of Maine, 1793.
Member Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1786-1789. Member Pennsylvania Assembly, 1790-1795. Member United States Senate from Pennsylvania, 1795-1801.
Married Annne Willing, October 26, 1780, 2 children.
