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William Few

William Few, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, was born in Maryland on June 8, 1748, and grew up from the age of ten in North Carolina. In 1771, family opposition to the royal governor led to the hanging death of his brother and to destruction of the Few family farm. The Few family moved at that time to Georgia, and William followed…

THOMAS FITZSIMONS

Thomas Fitzsimons was a business leader and legislator. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and was a signer of the US Constitution.

Fitzsimons was born in 1741 in Ireland. His family immigrated to America (cir.1760) and settled in Philadelphia where Fitzsimons pursued a mercantile career.  A year later, he married the daughter of prominent merchant, Robert Meade, and soon formed a…

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Richard Dobbs Spaight

Born March 25, 1758, in New Bern, North Carolina he was a spirited patriot and staunch defender of liberty. His father was Secretary to the Crown and died when Richard was eight. And though he was the nephew of the Governor also loyal to the Crown, with all the "pull" inherent from such wealth and connections, he did not sympathize…

Daniel Carroll

Daniel Carroll represented Maryland as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 at the age of 57. Carroll was born of a prominent family in Maryland on July 22, 1730 and was educated at the College of Saint Omer in the Netherlands. He was well experienced politically at the time of the Convention, having served in a number of important positions. Carroll was a past member of the Confederation Congress and the Executive Council…

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John Rutledge

John Rutledge was a lawyer, statesman, judge, governor, devote husband, and father.

Did something ever happen to you that made you feel that your life was more than just a random event?  I'm sure John Rutledge felt that way when he, on his 50th birthday, was one of the signers of the foundational law of our nation.

"J.R" (can I call…

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Robert Morris

By Bill Korach

Morris was born to Robert Morris, Sr. and Elizabeth Murphet in Liverpool, England, on January 20, 1734. At the age of 13 Morris moved to Oxford, Maryland, where he lived with his father, Robert Morris, a tobacco…

John and Cheri Monteith are looking for anyone that has seen or has information on the whereabouts of their son Robert Monteith.

Robert Monteith was last seen on Wells Road in Orange Park, Florida on Tuesday October 18th at 1:20am.  Mr. Monteith was making an ATM withdrawal near Chik-filet/Target on Tuesday October 18th and has not been seen since.  If you have any information or see Mr. Montieth Please call JSO (904)630-0500.

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JONATHAN DAYTON

Jonathan Dayton, born on 16 October 1760 in Elizabethtown, was a politician from New Jersey and a captain in the Revolutionary War. Dayton was the youngest signer of the US Constitution and served as the 4^th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Dayton served with his father and uncle in the…

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JARED INGERSOLL

Jared Ingersoll was an early American lawyer and statesman from Philadelphia, a Continental Congressman, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Attorney-General of Pennsylvania and Federalist Candidate for the Vice-Presidency.

Ingersoll was born on 27 October 1749 in New Haven, Connecticut. The son of…

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JAMES WILSON

James Wilson was an Early American legal philosopher and a Framer of the Constitution and his thorough knowledge of political theory made him a leading authority in the Continental Convention.  Wilson was later appointed to Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court and he continually supported representation of the American people. He was born on 14…

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George Read

            George Read was born in 1733 near the village of North East, Maryland.  His father was a landholder of means.  He graduated school at age 15 and began studying law with a Philadelphia lawyer, was admitted to the bar in 1753 and set up practice in New Castle, Delaware.  He became Crown Attorney General (1763-1774).  In 1765 he began a career in the…

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Thomas Mifflin

Thomas Mifflin was an American merchant and politician from Philadelphia, a major general in the Continental Army, a member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, and a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania.  He served as President of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Constitution.

Mifflin…

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Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, (1723 to November 16^th, 1790), was a politician and a Founding Father of the United States.

Jenifer was born in Charles County, Maryland and was the son of a colonial planter of Swedish and English descent.  As a young man, he acted as a receiver-general, the local financial…

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Benjamin Franklin Mini Bio

 Bill Korach

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1706[1] and…

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Daniel Carroll

Daniel Carroll represented Maryland as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 at the age of 57. Carroll was born of a prominent family in Maryland on July 22, 1730 and was educated at the College of Saint Omer in the Netherlands. He was well experienced politically at the time of the Convention, having served in a number of important positions.…

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GEORGE CLYMER

George Clymer was an American merchant and he acted as one of the first two treasurers of the Continental Congress.   Later as a Pennsylvania Representative, he was a signatory of both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution.

Clymer was born on 16 March 1739 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Orphaned when only a year old,…

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Hugh Williamson

            Hugh Williamson was born December 5, 1735 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  He was of Scottish-Irish decent and his father was a clothier.  Hoping he would become a Presbyterian minister, his parents oriented his education toward that calling.  He received his degree, trained for the ministry, received his license but was never…

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Abraham Baldwin

1754-1807

Abraham Baldwin was born in Guilford, Connecticut. He was the second son of a blacksmith who fathered 12 children by two wives. His humble beginnings served him well in his future endeavors since he would be able to relate to the rougher frontiersman, as well as the academic elite.…