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THOMA*The higlrst rank evfr attained liy a Delawarean was that of president of Congress or virtually the civil supreme magistracy, byMcKean. Born just over the limits of Delaware,' at the ancient academy village of New London, and bred to the law at New Castle, McKean was hi public IlfttwwMTIW until 1808, a period of forfy-tluoe stormy years, and lie participated in every im|brtaiit act of the Revolution and the formative period of the repnblio, sitting in Congress lor Delaware “territories,” fjdm 1774. to 17*1, and being Uie only member who seryed during tlie war without interval. During a part of the same time he was president of Delaware ahd chief justice of Pennsylvania; he was a founder of the State of Delaware and of the Republican political party, and was a stem, hawk-nosed man.McKean’s relation to the Presbyterian communities—so warlike and rebellious as to make their meetinz-hoiises the subjects of general confiscation by the British cavalry—piada idm the leading influence In the mytperp part of this state* His peer in tfe|iuWdla county was(JcnerarCjcsaj ifoiufey, anioflp unqual-*wreato,‘lils *itled l)elawareab,mls grnmlfidlMT liav-iilg oeen Sjxlaker of the Weheral Assem-bly vf Delaware.McKen’s early life was passed in Delaware, hut he drifted to Pennsylvania and died there. Rodney had no ambition outside the littler State, and in Ills will directed the English Church burial-groiipl at l)lt;*cr to hf inclosed at | his j jodney^eri*ware in the sTrugglO. f»eorge Read supplied the civil aiid judicial power. Many of these Delaware leaders wont to the school of Francis Allison, and with them Vas Charles Thonikon,* tlief Sectary of Congress during all the conflict, and its urgent to notify Washington at Mount Vernon of his election to the presi-________ Nma Cast la fromIreland with his brothers whilst a boy, and worked with a blacksmith, and taught a Quaker school there. Like Anthony Wayne, he attracted Franklin’s notice and patronage, and was called by John Adams ^ “Lhe.iHmu.-l Adamsi oT PhiladelphiaReceiving tho^wmfMvfc LMll-palnotft, Thomson maffied the ^rand-aunt of President Harrison, and lived to be 1»4 yearn of a^.V - v‘
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Wilmington Daily Gazette
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Tue, Jul 22, 1879
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