Cadwallader Colden ( February 7, 1688 – September 20, 1776 ) was a physician, farmer, surveyor, botanist, and a lieutenant governor for the Province of New York. February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 1776. ... A physician is a person who practices medicine. ... Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ... Surveying is concerned with the application of mathematics and physics in obtaining accurate measurements for the determination of the position of points on the Earths surface. ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... The Province of New York was an English colony that existed roughly within the current boundaries of the State of New York. ...

He was born in Ireland, of Scottish parents while his mother Janet Hughes (d. 1731) was visiting there. His father, Rev. Alexander Colden A.B.(1664-1738) of Dunse (Dunsie), Berwickshire, Scotland, sent him to Edinburgh University to become a minister. When he graduated, he continued his studies in physics, anatomy, chemistry and botany. In 1710, his aunt invited him to Philadelphia where he started his practice in medicine. He returned to Scotland to marry Alice Chryste in 1715, and returned with her to Philadelphia that same year. Download high resolution version (1323x1479, 519 KB)Cadwallader Colden from Harpers Encyclopedia of United States History This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... Berwickshire is a traditional county of Scotland, on the border with England. ... The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 as a renowned centre for teaching in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 4 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... Events September 1 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe dOrléans, nephew of Louis XIV. September - First of the...

His son was Cadwallader David Colden (1769-1834) Cadwallader David Colden ( April 4, 1769 – February 7, 1834 ) was a Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, a member of the New York State Assembly, the mayor of New York City, a U.S. Representative, and a member of the New York State Senate. ...

He served as the first colonial representative to the Iroquois Confederacy, an experience that resulted in his writing The History of the Five Indian Nations, the first book on the subject.

He died in Spring Hill near Flushing in Queens County on Long Island in New York. He was buried on September 28, 1776 in a private cemetery, in Spring Hill. Flushing is a section of the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... Image of Long Island taken by NASA. Long Island, part of New York State, is an island off the North American coast, some 118 miles (190 km) long, and from 12 to 20 miles (32 km) wide, extending from New York Harbor into the North Atlantic Ocean. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... This article is about the year 1776. ...

Sources

• Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History, Harper & Brothers, 1905
• Virtual American Biographies, Book I: Continental Discovery to 1899 (http://www.famousamericans.net/cadwalladercolden/)
• Fact Monster article (http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0812834.html)
• Colden Genealogy (http://home.austarnet.com.au/dfgoonan/COLDENpg.htm)