- March 6, 1809, 217 years ago — Death of Thomas Heyward Jr..
- March 6, 1724, 302 years ago — Birth of Henry Laurens, President of the Continental Congress.
- March 7, 1707, 319 years ago — Birth of Stephen Hopkins, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- March 7, 1699, 327 years ago — Birth of Susanna Boylston Adams, mother of John Adams.
Francis Hopkinson
Francis Hopkinson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1737. He graduated at the College of Philadelphia in 1757, and studied law. He was a man of brilliant talents and varied accomplishments, and was distinguished as a writer, artist, and musician.
He was appointed collector of customs at New Castle, Delaware, and afterward held the same office at Philadelphia. He was a member of the Provincial Council, and in 1776 was elected a delegate to the Continental Congress. He was present at the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, and affixed his signature to that instrument.
He continued in Congress until 1778, and was afterward appointed judge of the Admiralty Court of Pennsylvania. He was a zealous patriot, and rendered important service to the cause of liberty by his writings and public labors.
He died May 9, 1791, in the fifty-fourth year of his age.
Source:
Lossing, Benson J. The Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1855. Patriot Echoes Archive
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