Thomas McKean | |
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 Portrait 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 |
| 8th President of the Continental Congress | |
| In office July 10, 1781 – November 4, 1781 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Huntington |
| Succeeded by | John Hanson (Confederation Congress) |
| 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. McKean served as a President of Congress.
McKean was at various times a member of the Federalist and the Democratic-Republican parties. McKean 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).