James Mitchell Varnum

James Mitchell Varnum
James Mitchell Varnum
	James Mitchell Varnum, painted posthumously in 1804 by Charles Willson Peale
Born	December 17, 1748; Dracut, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died	January 9, 1789 (aged 40); Marietta, Ohio
Place of burial	Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	Continental Army
Years of service	1774–1779
Rank	Brigadier General 1775–1779(Continental Army); Major General 1779 (Rhode Island Militia);
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War Siege of Boston Long Island White Plains Red Bank Valley Forge Battle of Rhode Island;
Alma mater	Brown University
Other work	twice elected delegate to the Continental Congress (1780-82 and 1786-87), pioneer to the Ohio Country, justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territory
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James Mitchell Varnum (December 17, 1748 – January 9, 1789) was an American legislator, lawyer, general in the Continental Army, and a pioneer to the Ohio Country.

Varnum resigned his commission in 1779, and was a delegate to the Continental and Confederation Congress, as well as one of two “supreme” judges appointed to the Northwest Territory. He died in Marietta, Ohio in January 1789.

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