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Thomas Mifflin
Thomas Mifflin
(January 10, 1744January 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
.
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