Thomas Stretch | |
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| Born | March 30, 1697 Leek, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | October 19, 1765 (aged 68) Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Mary Anne Robins |
| Children | Peter Stretch II |
| Profession | Clockmaker |
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Thomas Stretch (March 30, 1697 – October 19, 1765) was an American clockmaker and a founder and first governor of the Colony in Schuylkill, later known as the State in Schuylkill, or Schuylkill Fishing Company. In 1753, he erected the first clock at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, a large clock dial and masonry clock case at the west end of the structure.