Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean | |
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1787 portrait of McKean and his son Thomas Jr. by Charles Willson Peale | |
| 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania | |
| In office December 17, 1799 – December 20, 1808 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Mifflin |
| Succeeded by | Simon Snyder |
| Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court | |
| In office July 28, 1777 – December 17, 1799 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Chew |
| Succeeded by | Edward Shippen IV |
| 2nd President of the Confederation Congress | |
| In office July 10, 1781 – November 4, 1781 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Huntington |
| Succeeded by | John Hanson |
| Member of the Continental Congress from Delaware | |
| In office December 17, 1777 – February 1, 1783 | |
| In office August 2, 1774 – November 7, 1776 | |
| 2nd President of Delaware | |
| In office September 22, 1777 – October 20, 1777 | |
| Preceded by | John McKinly |
| Succeeded by | George Read |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1734 New London Township, Pennsylvania Province, British America |
| Died | June 24, 1817 (aged 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Federalist (before 1796) Democratic-Republican (1796–1817) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Borden Sarah Armitage |
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Thomas McKean (/mɪkˈkeɪn/; 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 Confederation. He served as President of Congress for four months in 1781. McKean was at various times a member of the Federalist and the Democratic-Republican parties and served as president of Delaware, chief justice of Pennsylvania, and the second governor of Pennsylvania.[1] He also held numerous other public offices.
- ^ "The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required).