Thomas Mifflin
BIRTH
Jan 10, 1744
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DEATH
January 20, 1800
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
President of the Continental Congress
Nov 3, 1783 - Jun 3, 1784
Delegate to the Constitutional Convention (PA)
1787
Delegate to the Continental Congress (PA)
FAMILY
FATHER:
John Mifflin
(1715-1759)
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Mifflin, Thomas
(1744-1800)
Thomas Mifflin was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Pennsylvania, who is regarded as a Founding Father of the United States for his roles during and after the American Revolution. Mifflin signed the United States Constitution, was the first governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1790 to 1799, and was also the state's last president, succeeding Benjamin Franklin in 1788.
HOMES:
MARKER
Thomas Mifflin Home Marker
28 Mifflin Blvd, Shillington, PA 19607
GRAVE:
GRAVE
Trinity Lutheran Church
31 S Duke St #1, Lancaster, PA 17602
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WIFE
Sarah Morris Mifflin
(1747-1790)
Places | Image | Address | GPS | Site |
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Independence National Historical Park | 520 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 | MUSEUM | ||
Valley Forge National Historic Park | 1400 N Outer Line Dr, King of Prussia, PA 19406 | MUSEUM | ||
George Washington's Mount Vernon | 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121 | MUSEUM | ||
Washington's Crossing Historic Park | 1112 River Rd, Washington Crossing, PA 18977 | MUSEUM | ||
Battle of Brooklyn Marker | Belt Parkway, New York, New York, 11209, USA | MARKER | ||
Thomas Mifflin Home Marker | 28 Mifflin Blvd, Shillington, PA 19607 | MARKER |
DIED:
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Jan 20, 1800
Born in Philadelphia, Mifflin became a merchant following his graduation from the College of Philadelphia. After serving in the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and the First Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, he joined the Continental Army in 1775.
During the Revolutionary War, Mifflin was an aide to General George Washington and was appointed the army's Quartermaster General, rising to the rank of major general. He returned to Congress in 1782 and was elected president of the Congress the following year. He served as speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1785 to 1787 and as president of Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council from 1788 to 1790.
Mifflin was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and signed the United States Constitution. He then presided over the committee that wrote Pennsylvania's state constitution, becoming the state's first governor after the constitution's ratification in 1790. Mifflin left office as governor in 1799 and died the following year.