Thomas Carpenter | |
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| Nickname(s) | "The Fighting Quaker" |
| Born | November 2, 1752 Salem, New Jersey, British America |
| Died | July 7, 1847 (aged 94) Carpenter's Landing, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Place of burial | Friends Meeting House Burial Ground, Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_War.png){kind=small} Department of War–Continental Army |
| Years of service | 1776–1782 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Commissary, Paymaster & Quartermaster |
| Battles / wars | American Revolutionary War, Patriot |
| Other work | Glass Manufacturer |
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Thomas Carpenter (November 2, 1752 at Salem, New Jersey – July 7, 1847 at Carpenter's Landing, New Jersey) was an early American glassmaker and devout Quaker who, at significant spiritual and personal risk, found an important way to assist the American Revolutionary War, serving in the militia and the New Jersey Continental Line as what would today be called a logistics officer and earning the title of "Fighting Quaker." After the war, he contributed significantly to the rise of New Jersey glass production.