Facts and Events
Name |
Thomas McKean |
Gender |
Male |
Birth[1] |
19 Mar 1734 |
New London, Chester Co., PA |
Marriage |
21 Jul 1763 |
to Mary Borden |
Marriage |
3 Sep 1774 |
New London, Chester, Pennsylvaniato Sarah Armitage |
Death[1] |
24 Jun 1817 |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA |
Burial[2] |
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Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Reference Number? |
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Q880686? |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas McKean, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
- ↑ Thomas McKean, in Find A Grave.
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