Thomas Mifflin
U.S. Congressperson
1744 – 1800
Who was Thomas Mifflin?
Thomas Mifflin was an American merchant and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a major general in the Continental Army and the 1st and 3rd Quartermaster General during the American Revolution, a member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania, President of the Continental Congress, and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Several of these activities qualify him to be counted among the Founding Fathers. He served as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, President of the Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council and the first Governor of Pennsylvania.
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- Born
- Jan 10, 1744
Philadelphia - Spouses
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- The Academy and College of Philadelphia
- Lived in
- Lancaster
- Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania
- Died
- Jan 20, 1800
Lancaster
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on July 23, 2013
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