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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 ...
19 mar 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 · Thomas McKean was a well-known lawyer, politician, and judge from New London, Pennsylvania. He is a Founding Father because he signed the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation and was the second President under the Articles.
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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).
13 set 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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Short biographies on each of the 56 Declaration signers. Thomas McKean. 1734-1817. Representing Delaware at the Continental Congress. by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress. Thomas McKean might just represent an ideal study of how far political engagement can be carried by one man.
11 nov 2023 · Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734 – June 24, 1817) was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence. He also served as President of Delaware, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and eventual Governor of Pennsylvania.
