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McKean, Thomas
Entity Type:
Individual
Identifier:
ENT.000003246
Date Range:
3/19/1734-6/24/1817
Biography:
Thomas McKean
(March 19, 1734 – June 24, 1817) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in
New Castle County
,
Delaware
and
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
. During the
American Revolution
he was a delegate to the
Continental Congress
where he signed the
United States Declaration of Independence
and the
Articles of Confederation
. McKean served as a
President of Congress
. He was at various times a member of the
Federalist
and
Democratic-Republican parties
. McKean served as
President of Delaware
, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and Governor of Pennsylvania.
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