Thomas McKean

Thomas McKean
2nd Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
December 17, 1799 – December 20, 1808
Preceded byThomas Mifflin
Succeeded bySimon Snyder
Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
In office
July 28, 1777 – December 17, 1799
Preceded byBenjamin Chew
Succeeded byEdward Shippen IV
8th President of the Continental Congress
In office
July 10, 1781 – November 4, 1781
Preceded bySamuel Huntington
Succeeded byJohn 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 byJohn McKinly
Succeeded byGeorge Read
Personal details
Born(1734-03-19)March 19, 1734
New London Township, Pennsylvania Province, British America
DiedJune 24, 1817(1817-06-24) (aged 83)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeLaurel Hill Cemetery
Political partyFederalist (before 1796)
Democratic-Republican (1796–1817)
Spouse(s)Mary Borden
Sarah Armitage
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Thomas McKean (/mɪkˈkn/; 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.

  1. ^ "The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required).