Thomas McKean
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American lawyer
American politician
Founding Father of the United States
human
signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas McKean Jr. | 0 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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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
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| 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
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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
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| placeOfDeath |
Philadelphia
→
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 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
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| spouse |
Mary Borden
→
Sarah Armitage → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thomas McKean Jr.