Thomas Mifflin Politician

Thomas Mifflin (January 10, 1744 – January 20, 1800) 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.

Personal facts

Thomas Mifflin
Birth dateJanuary 10, 1744
Birth place
Philadelphia
Religion
Lutheranism
Date of deathJanuary 20, 1800
Place of death
Lancaster Pennsylvania
Residence
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia
Education
University of Pennsylvania
Profession
Merchant , Politician , Soldier

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Office holder

officePresident of the Continental Congress
party
Federalist Party
successor
Richard Henry Lee
List of Governors of Pennsylvania
Richard Peters (Continental Congress)

Thomas Mifflin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/1700s/people/mifflin_thos.html
  2. http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/risch/risch-fm.htm
  3. http://www.qmfound.com/MG_Thomas_Mifflin.htm