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 Official congressional biography of Joseph Warren 

WARREN,JOSEPH,a Representive from Virginia;born February 1,1743 on the enormous family plantation,""Appleby"";educated by private tutors;attended Yale University 1761-1763 but left without completing the degree;helped his father run""Appleby"";served in the House of Burgesses 1770-1776;helped to write the Declaration of Independence;fought in the War of Independence;inherited""Appleby"" in 1783;ran""Appleby 1783-1789,owning thousands of slaves and treating them with cruelty and brutality;elected to Congress as Pro-Administration in 1788;re-elected 1790,1792,1794,1796,1798,1800,1802,1804,1806,1808;switched to Federalist Party in 1794;died in office in Washington D.C July 7,1810;buried in family graveyard at""Appleby""."