Background
Minot, George Richards was born on December 22, 1758 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Stephen and Sarah (Clark) Minot.
Minot, George Richards was born on December 22, 1758 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Stephen and Sarah (Clark) Minot.
Graduated from Harvard, 1778, Master of Arts, 1781.
Admitted to Massachusetts Barometer Clerk Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1781. Secretary Massachusetts Convention to adopt United States Constitution, 1787.
Appointed judge probate Suffolk County (Massachusetts), 1792.
Member Amicable Fire Society. President Massachusetts Charitable Fire Society.
An original member Massachusetts History Society, librarian, 1793-1795, treasurer, 1796-1799. chief justice Massachusetts Court Common Pleas, 1799. Judge Municipal Court of Boston, 1800.
Author: The History of the Insurrection in Massachusetts in the Year Seventeen Hundred and Eighty-Six and the Rebellion Consequent Thereon, 1788.
Continuation of the History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from the Year 1748, published 1798.
Member Amicable Fire Society.
Married Mary Speakman, 1783, 2 children, including George Richards.