Thomas McKean

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Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American lawyer
American politician
Founding Father of the United States
human
signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
burialPlace Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
surface form: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
child Ann McKean
Joseph Borden McKean
Letitia McKean
Robert McKean
Sarah McKean
Thomas McKean self-linksurface differs
surface form: Thomas McKean Jr.
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1734-03-19
dateOfDeath 1817-06-24
educatedAt New London Academy
read law
ethnicGroup Scots-Irish American
familyName McKean
givenName Thomas
memberOf Continental Congress
Democratic-Republican Party
Federalists
surface form: Federalist Party

Second Continental Congress
notableWork participation in drafting the Delaware Constitution of 1776
service in the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
statesman
placeOfBirth New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania
New London, Connecticut
surface form: New London, Province of Pennsylvania
placeOfDeath Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
positionHeld Chief Justice of Pennsylvania
Delegate to the Continental Congress
Governor of Pennsylvania
President of Delaware
President of the Continental Congress (acting)
Speaker of the Delaware House of Assembly
religion Presbyterianism
residence New Castle, Delaware
Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
sexOrGender male
signatoryTo Articles of Confederation
American Declaration of Independence
surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
spouse Mary Borden
Sarah Armitage

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Thomas McKean child Thomas McKean self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Thomas McKean Jr.
Second Continental Congress president Thomas McKean