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Thomas McKean (/ m ɪ k ˈ k eɪ n /; March 19, 1734 – June 24, 1817) was an American lawyer, politician, and Founding Father. During the American Revolution, he was a Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, where he signed the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of ...
Thomas McKean war ein Rechtsanwalt und Politiker, Offizier der Kontinentalarmee während des Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieges und ist als einer der Unterzeichner der Unabhängigkeitserklärung der Vereinigten Staaten einer der amerikanischen Gründerväter.
19. März 2023 · Thomas McKean was a President before George Washington and supported judicial review before John Marshall. But today, McKean is mostly forgotten in the discussion about Founders who had a significant impact on the Constitution and the early Supreme Court.
8. Nov. 2021 · Learn about Thomas McKean, a Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation and was the second President under the Articles. Explore his life, career, military service, and political roles in Delaware and Pennsylvania.
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As Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and as governor, McKean served from 1777 to 1791 as an ex officio member of the Board of Trustees of the University of the State of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pennsylvania). He held the position of board president during his term as governor.
Thomas McKean was a lawyer, politician, and statesman who served three states and many cities and counties in the Revolutionary War. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress, a member of the Stamp Act Congress, a collector of customs, a speaker of the Assembly of Delaware, a Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, a Governor of Pennsylvania, and a President of Congress. He signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
13. Sept. 2012 · Follow the life of Thomas McKean, delegate to the Continental Congress and one of 56 signers, who bravely proclaimed the original thirteen colonies would break away from British rule to form...
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