Representative Lambert Cadwalader
Portrait of Colonel Lambert Cadwalader (1743-1823)

Painting (1771) by Charles Willson Peale
Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Life dates: | 1742-13 September 1823 |
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Place of Residence (1789): | "Greenwood", near Trenton, New Jersey |
Occupation (1789): | Merchant |
Place of Birth: | near Trenton, New Jersey |
Age (March 4, 1789): | 47 |
Religion (1789): | Quaker |
College Education: | College of Philadelphia [University of Pennsylvania] (Did not graduate) |
Marital Status (1789): | Single |
Military Service during the Revolutionary War: | Officer, State Militia Officer, Continental Army |
Prior Political Offices: | State Legislature Confederation Congress |
Delegate to Federal Convention: | No |
Delegate to State Ratification Convention: | No |
Pro/Anti ratification of Constitution: | Pro |
Support for strong central government (particularly in its executive functions) | Strong |
Last year of continuous service in House: | 1791 |
Additional House Service: | 1793-94 |