Thomas Mifflin
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Thomas Mifflin was an American merchant, Continental Army officer, and politician who served as a prominent leader during the American Revolution and later as the first Governor of Pennsylvania.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Mifflin canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Continental Army officer ⓘ human ⓘ merchant ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lancaster ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Colony of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1744-01-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1800-01-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
College of Philadelphia
|
| familyName | Mifflin ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Philosophical Society
ⓘ
Continental Congress ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| notableFor |
First Governor of Pennsylvania under the state constitution of 1790
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Presiding over the Continental Congress when it ratified the Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ Service as Quartermaster General of the Continental Army ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
ⓘ
politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
Governor of Pennsylvania 1799
ⓘ
President of Pennsylvania 1790 ⓘ President of the Continental Congress 1784 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Governor of Pennsylvania 1790
ⓘ
President of Pennsylvania 1788 ⓘ President of the Continental Congress 1783 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lancaster, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Delegate to the Continental Congress
ⓘ
Governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ Major General in the Continental Army ⓘ Member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly ⓘ Member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council ⓘ President of Pennsylvania ⓘ President of the Continental Congress ⓘ Quartermaster General of the Continental Army ⓘ Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker ⓘ |
| residence | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| signatoryTo |
Articles of Confederation
ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Morris ⓘ |
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