John Barker Church
John Barker Church, a.k.a. John Carter, (October 30, 1748 – April 27, 1818), was an English born businessman and supplier of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
John Barker Church | |
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An April 1818 portrait of Church | |
| Member of Parliament for Wendover | |
| In office 1790–1796 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Burton |
| Succeeded by | John Hiley Addington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1748 Lowestoft, England |
| Died | 27 April 1818 (aged 69) London, England |
| Resting place | Westminster St James, Piccadilly, London |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 8 |
He returned to England after the Revolutionary War and served in the House of Commons from 1790 until 1796. He was known for his marriage to Angelica Schuyler Church, of the prominent American Schuyler family, and being the brother-in-law of Alexander Hamilton, who died in a duel in 1804 with Aaron Burr, with whom Church had also had a duel in 1799.
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