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David English[1]
1769 - 1856 (86 years)-
Name David English Birth 23 Apr 1769 English Town, New Jersey 
Christening 14 May 1769 Tennant, Monmouth, New Jersey [2] Gender Male Death 30 Mar 1856 Jefferson county, West Virginia Person ID I146 Scudder Last Modified 30 Sep 2011
Family Lydia Scudder, b. 27 Oct 1767, Monmouth county, New Jersey d. 26 Mar 1800, New Jersey (Age 32 years) Marriage 14 Oct 1796 Monmouth county, New Jersey Family ID F40 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Mar 2024
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Notes - David was christened in the old Scotch Presbyterian Church. He graduated from Princeton College and later became the president of the Bank of Georgetown.
For two years, David took charge of an academy at Basking Ridge, New Jersey, which had been established by his friend the Reverend Robert Finley. In 1791, he went south and secured a position as tutor in the family of Mr. Taney, a wealthy planter in Calvert County, Maryland. One of his pupils was Roger Brooke Taney, afterward Chief Justice of the United States. The chief justice remembered him with respect and admiration. Mr. English was tutor at Princeton from 1794 to 1796. He was capable, affable, and made firm friendships with many of the students.
In 1796 David went to Georgetown, District of Columbia, which he made his home. Soon after his arrival, he commenced the publication, 24 May 1796, in company with his friend Mr. Green, of a weekly newspaper, which he styled ''The Sentinel of Liberty.'' It had a prosperous career for several years. After engaging in mercantile pursuits, he was made in 1811 cashier of the Union Bank, and continued in that position until its liquidation in 1849. He retained through his life his love of literature and the classics. He was a firm and consistent member and a ruling elder of the Presbyterian Church, known as the Bridge Street Church.
- David was christened in the old Scotch Presbyterian Church. He graduated from Princeton College and later became the president of the Bank of Georgetown.
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