Thomas McKean

Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734–June 24, 1817) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, Delaware in New Castle County and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, the second President of the U.S. Congress under the Articles of Confederation, Governor of Delaware, Chief Justice and Governor of Pennsylvania. McKean is pronounced as "McKeen."

References

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• Barthelmas, D. G. (1977). The Signers of the Declaration of Independence: A Biographical and Genealogical Record. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland Press.
• Coleman, J. M. (1975). Thomas McKean: Forgotten Leader of the Revolution. Rockaway, NJ: American Faculty Press.
• Rowe, G. S. (1978). Thomas McKean: The Shaping of the American Revolution. Boulder: College Association University Press.
• Martin, Roger A. (1984). A History of Delaware Through its Governors. Wilmington: McClafferty Press.
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• Kestenbaum, Lawrence (2005). The Political Graveyard. Retrieved August 7, 2005.
• Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (2005). Thomas McKean. Retrieved September 27, 2005.
• Discovering Lewis & Clark, C.F. Reed (2005) Thomas McKean (1734-1817). Retrieved September 27, 2005.
• Smithsonian Institution (2005). Thomas McKean. Retrieved September 27, 2005.
• State of Delaware. Hall of Governors Portrait Gallery. Portrait courtesy of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Dover.
• Carpenter's Hall "Thomas McKean" painted by Charles Wilson Peale, ca. 1797. Courtesy of Independence National Historical Park.