11 Facts About Joshua Seney

Joshua Seney was an American farmer and lawyer from Queen Anne's County, Maryland.

Joshua Seney represented the state of Maryland in the Continental Congress, and the second district of Maryland in the House of Representatives.

Joshua Seney's grandfather, Solomon, was a French Huguenot refugee who arrived in Maryland around 1727.

Joshua Seney was educated in local schools and then attended the College of Philadelphia, graduating in 1773.

Joshua Seney was appointed the sheriff of Queen Anne's County in 1779.

Joshua Seney was elected to the Maryland state House of Delegates, and served there from 1785 to 1787.

In 1788, Joshua Seney was sent as a delegate to the Continental Congress.

Joshua Seney served as Chief Justice of the Third Judicial District of Maryland from 1792 to 1796.

In 1798, Joshua Seney ran for Congress again as a Republican.

Joshua Seney defeated the incumbent Federalist, William Hindman but died before taking office.

Joshua Seney was married to Frances "Fanny" Nicholson of the prominent Nicholson family of Maryland.