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Charles Thomson
Charles Thomson was born in Ireland, in the year 1729. He came to America at an early age, and settled in Pennsylvania. He was educated at a seminary near Philadelphia, and became a teacher.
He took an active part in the resistance to the measures of the British government, and was one of the most zealous patriots of the Revolution. He was elected Secretary of the Continental Congress, and held that office during the entire existence of that body.
He was the trusted friend of the leading men of the Revolution, and rendered important services to the cause of independence. He was a man of great learning and purity of character, and was universally respected.
At the close of the war, he retired to private life, and devoted himself to literary pursuits. He translated the Septuagint into English, and prepared a synopsis of the four Gospels. He died in Pennsylvania, in the year 1824.
Source:
McCabe, James D. The Centennial Book of American Biography. Philadelphia and Chicago: P. W. Ziegler & Co., 1876. Patriot Echoes Archive
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