Robert Morris, Jr. (January 20, 1734May 8, 1806), a
Founding Father of the United States, was a Liverpool-born American merchant who financed the
American Revolution and signed the
Declaration of Independence, the
Articles of Confederation, and the
United States Constitution. He was elected to the
Pennsylvania Assembly, became the Chairman of the Pennsylvania
Committee of Safety, and was chosen as a delegate to the
Second Continental Congress, where he served as chairman of the "Secret Committee of Trade" and as a member of the
Committee of Correspondence.