Joseph Hewes

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Joseph Hewes was an American merchant and statesman from North Carolina who signed the Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress.

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instanceOf American politician
Founding Father of the United States
human
merchant
burialPlace Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia NERFINISHED
businessActivity import-export trade
shipping
contributedTo early administration of the Continental Navy
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1730-01-23
dateOfDeath 1779-11-10
educatedAt Princeton-area Quaker schools
familyName Hewes NERFINISHED
givenName Joseph NERFINISHED
hasHeritage English-American
honoredIn USNS Joseph Hewes (T-AP-50) NERFINISHED
USS Joseph Hewes (AP-50) NERFINISHED
knownFor service as a North Carolina delegate in the Continental Congress
signing the Declaration of Independence
support for creation of the Continental Navy
livedDuring American Revolutionary era
Colonial America NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Continental Congress NERFINISHED
North Carolina delegation to the Continental Congress NERFINISHED
movedTo Edenton, North Carolina NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Organization of naval affairs for the Continental Congress NERFINISHED
occupation merchant
politician
statesman
participatedIn American Revolutionary War (political leadership) NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
politicalAffiliation Patriot (anti-British colonial politician) NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Patriot cause in the American Revolution
positionHeld Delegate to the Continental Congress
Member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress
religion Quakerism
represented North Carolina NERFINISHED
residence Edenton, North Carolina NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
signatoryTo United States Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED
workedIn colonial politics
commerce

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