Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant
Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant | |
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Portrait of Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant by Charles Willson Peale (1786) | |
| Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
| In office 1777–1780 | |
| Preceded by | John Morris, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William Bradford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1746 Newark, Province of New Jersey, British America |
| Died | October 8, 1793 (aged 46–47) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Spencer Elizabeth Rittenhouse |
| Children | 8 |
| Relatives | Jonathan Dickinson (maternal grandfather) John Sergeant (son) Thomas Sergeant (son) |
| Education | College of New Jersey College of Philadelphia |
Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant (1746 – October 8, 1793) was an American politician who served as a member of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey from 1774 to 1776. He was a member of the committee that drafted the Constitution of New Jersey. He served as a delegate from the Province of New Jersey to the Second Continental Congress in 1776 and 1777, and as Pennsylvania Attorney General from 1777 to 1780.