Thomas McKean

Thomas McKean
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale
2nd Governor of Pennsylvania
In office December 17, 1799 – December 20, 1808
Preceded by	Thomas Mifflin
Succeeded by	Simon Snyder
Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
In office July 28, 1777 – December 17, 1799
Preceded by	Benjamin Chew
Succeeded by	Edward Shippen IV
8th President of the Continental Congress
In office July 10, 1781 – November 4, 1781
Preceded by	Samuel Huntington
Succeeded by	John Hanson (Confederation Congress)
Member of the Continental Congress from Delaware
In office December 17, 1777 – February 1, 1783
In office August 2, 1774 – November 7, 1776
2nd President of Delaware
In office September 22, 1777 – October 20, 1777
Preceded by	John McKinly
Succeeded by	George Read
Personal details
Born	(1734-03-19)March 19, 1734 New London Township, Pennsylvania Province, British America
Died	June 24, 1817(1817-06-24) (aged 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Laurel Hill Cemetery
Political party	Federalist (before 1796) Democratic-Republican (1796–1817)
Spouse(s)	Mary Borden Sarah Armitage
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Thomas McKean (/mɪkˈkeɪn/; March 19, 1734 – June 24, 1817) was an American lawyer, politician, and Founding Father. During the American Revolution, he was a Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, where he signed the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation. McKean served as a President of Congress.

McKean was at various times a member of the Federalist and the Democratic-Republican parties. McKean served as president of Delaware, chief justice of Pennsylvania, and the second governor of Pennsylvania.^[1] He also held numerous other public offices.