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Thomas McKean
b.19 Mar 1734 New London, Chester Co., PA
d.24 Jun 1817 Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA
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m. Bef 1732
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m. 21 Jul 1763
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m. 3 Sep 1774
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American lawyer and politician from New Castle, Delaware, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a militia officer during the American Revolution, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, and the second President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation. He was at various times a member of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties, who served as President of Delaware, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and Governor of Pennsylvania. For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Thomas McKean. References
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