BOUDINOT, ELIAS

born May 2, 1740, Philadelphia died Oct. 24, 1821, Burlington, N.J., U.S. American lawyer and public official who was involved in the U.S. War of Independence. Boudinot became a lawyer and attorney-at-law in 1760. He was a leader in his profession, and, though he was a conservative Whig, he supported the American Revolution. He became a member of the Revolutionary Party at the outbreak of the American Revolution, serving first as deputy in the New Jersey provincial assembly and then as one of New Jersey's representatives in the Continental Congress. After the establishment of the government of the United States of America, Boudinot served for six years (178995) as a member of the national House of Representatives. He became director of the U.S. Mint at Philadelphia in 1795 and held that position for 10 years.