B. Thomas McKean

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Continental_Congress
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Society_of_the_Cincinnati
gptkbp:birthDate 1734-03-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_Castle,_Delaware
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_McKean_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Drafting Pennsylvania Constitution
gptkbp:deathDate 1817-06-24
gptkbp:descendant McKean_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role in American Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B. Thomas McKean
gptkbp:image B._Thomas_McKean_portrait
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:influences gptkb:John_Dickinson
gptkbp:knownFor Signatory of the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:McKean_County,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Pennsylvania_Assembly
gptkbp:localGovernment State_Supreme_Court_Justice
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent 1776
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:occupation Lawyer
gptkbp:office Governor_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Christ_Church_Burial_Ground
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:Delegate_to_the_Constitutional_Convention
1762
1817
gptkbp:position gptkb:Chief_Justice_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Thomas_Mifflin
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:role gptkb:President_of_the_Continental_Congress
Patriot leader
gptkbp:signature B._Thomas_McKean's_signature
gptkbp:spouse Mary_B._McKean
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_Muhlenberg
gptkbp:termEnd 1775
1781
1783
1787
1799
1800-06-02
gptkbp:termStart 1764
1774
1777
1781
1787
1791
1799-12-17