Thomas McKean
| Thomas McKean | |
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Portrait by Charles Willson Peale
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| 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania | |
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In office December 17, 1799 – December 20, 1808 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Mifflin |
| Succeeded by | Simon Snyder |
| Chief Justice of Pennsylvania | |
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In office July 28, 1777 – December 17, 1799 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Chew |
| Succeeded by | Edward Shippen |
| 8th President of the Continental Congress | |
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In office July 10, 1781 – November 4, 1781 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Huntington |
| Succeeded by | John Hanson |
| Continental Congressman from Delaware |
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In office December 17, 1777 – February 1, 1783 |
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In office August 2, 1774 – November 7, 1776 |
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| President of Delaware | |
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In office September 22, 1777 – October 20, 1777 |
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| Preceded by | John McKinly |
| Succeeded by | George Read |
| Personal details | |
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March 19, 1734 New London Township, Pennsylvania |
| Died | June 24, 1817 (aged 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia |
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Federalist Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Borden Sarah Armitage |
| Residence |
New Castle, Delaware Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Profession | lawyer |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
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Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734 – June 24, 1817) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. McKean served as a President of Congress. He was at various times a member of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties. McKean served as President of Delaware, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and Governor of Pennsylvania.
McKean was born in New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, the son of William McKean and Letitia Finney. His father was a tavern-keeper in New London and both his parents were Irish-born Ulster-Scots who came to Pennsylvania as children from Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland. Mary Borden was his first wife. They married in 1763, lived at 22 The Strand in New Castle, Delaware. They had six children: Joseph, Robert, Elizabeth, Letitia, Mary, and Anne. Mary Borden McKean died in 1773 and is buried at Immanuel Episcopal Church in New Castle. Sarah Armitage was McKean's second wife. They married in 1774, lived at the northeast corner of 3rd and Pine Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and had four children, Sarah, Thomas, Sophia, and Maria. They were members of the New Castle Presbyterian Church in New Castle and the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. McKean's daughter Sarah married Spanish diplomat Carlos Martínez de Irujo, 1st Marquis of Casa Irujo, their son Carlos Martínez de Irujo y McKean, would later become Prime Minister of Spain.
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