Nathaniel Freeman Jr.

Nathaniel Freeman Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th district
In office March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799
Preceded by	District reissued in 1795
Succeeded by	Lemuel Williams
Personal details
Born	May 1, 1766 Sandwich, Massachusetts
Died	August 22, 1800 (aged 34) Sandwich, Massachusetts
Political party	Federalist Democratic-Republican
Relations	Jonathan Freeman (uncle)
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupation	Lawyer

Nathaniel Freeman Jr. (May 1, 1766 – August 22, 1800) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Sandwich, he attended the common schools, graduated from Harvard University in 1787, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar about 1791 and commenced practice in Sandwich and the Cape Cod district. He served as brigade major in the Massachusetts militia for sixteen years, and was a justice of the peace in 1793.

Freeman was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress and elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifth Congress, serving from March 4, 1795 to March 3, 1799. He died in Sandwich; interment was in the Old Burial Ground.

Nathaniel Freeman's uncle Jonathan Freeman was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

References

• United States Congress. "Nathaniel Freeman Jr. (id: F000365)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.