William Few was born in Maryland in 1748 to Mary Wheeler and William Few Sr. He lived with his family on a farm in Maryland until a draught forced the family to look for better farm land. They moved to North Carolina.
Farming did not leave very much time for William to go to school. However, the community did hire a teacher for a short time and this is when William discovered he loved to read. He was a self educated man and he had a lifelong love of reading. Eventually the Few family achieved prosperity. His brother, James Few, was hung for his part in an uprising. Because of the uprising the Few family moved to Georgia. There William became a patriot.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Revolutionary war
When he moved to Georgia he joined the Richmond County Regiment. The regiment was commanded by his older brother, Benjamen. He didn't go into active duty until 1778. He became second in command of the regiment before he was elected to the continental congress in 1780.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Statesman
William Few was a firm supporter in a strong central government and was a delagate from Georgia. Georgia decided that he should go to "amend" the Articles of Confederation. He was a big supporter of the constitution and therefore one of its signers.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
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