William Helms
William Helms(died 1813) was aUnited States representativefromNew Jersey.Born inSussex County,he served during theRevolutionary Waras second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain, and wasbrevettedmajor on September 30, 1783. Following the War, he was admitted as an original member of TheSociety of the Cincinnatiin the state of New Jersey.[1][2][3]
Helms was a member of theNew Jersey General Assemblyin 1791 and 1792 and was elected as aDemocratic-Republicanto the Seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1811.[4]He moved toHamilton County, Ohioand died in 1813.
References
[edit]- ^"William Helms | The Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey".njcincinnati.org.RetrievedMay 17,2019.
- ^Metcalf, Bryce (1938).Original Members and Other Officers Eligible to theSociety of the Cincinnati,1783-1938: With the Institution, Rules of Admission, and Lists of the Officers of the General and State SocietiesStrasburg, VA: Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc., p. 158.
- ^"Officers Represented in the Society of the Cincinnati".The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati.RetrievedApril 9,2021.
- ^"William Helms".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.RetrievedDecember 29,2008.
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