Elder John Leland
1754 to 18AB
Eloquent preacher, beloved pastor, influencial patriot, father of religious liberty.
With James Madison carried Virginia in the adoption of the constitution of the United States and the first amendment, despite opposition of every other pulpit in Massachusetts carried every vote in Cheshire for the election of President Thomas Jefferson and presented to him on Jan 1, 1802 in the East Room of the White House in the presence of foreign diplomats, Supreme Court Judges and the Congress The Big Cheese weighing CD35 lbs.
Dedicated by The Sons of the American
Revolution 1940
The final is at: N42° 33.7BA W73° 09.4CD