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Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was born in New London, Pennsylvania, March 19, 1734. He was educated in Pennsylvania, studied law, and commenced practice in Delaware. He early entered public life, and was a member of the Colonial Assembly and the Stamp Act Congress.
He was elected a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1775, and was present at the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Though absent when the document was first signed, he later affixed his signature, making him one of the 56 signers.
He continued in Congress until 1783, and was afterward engaged in public service in Pennsylvania. He was Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and later Governor of the State. His career was marked by energy, learning, and unwavering patriotism.
He died June 24, 1817, in the eighty-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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