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George Clymer (March 16, 1739 – January 23, 1813) was an American politician, abolitionist and Founding Father of the United States, one of only six founders who signed both the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.
George Clymer was a businessman and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who rose to prominence during the American Revolution. He is known to have participated in protests against the Stamp Act and Tea Act.
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Feb 18, 2020 · George Clymer was one of the first Americans to promote complete separation from Britain. George was a member of the Continental Congress and was among the signers of both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution .
Jan 28, 2012 · George Clymer (March 16, 1739 – January 23, 1813) was an American politician and Founding Father of the United States. He was one of the first Patriots to advocate complete independence from Britain.
Sep 18, 2019 · George Clymer, Pennsylvania. Clymer was orphaned in 1740, only a year after his birth in Philadelphia. A wealthy uncle reared and informally educated him and advanced him from clerk to full-fledged partner in his mercantile firm, which on his death he bequeathed to his ward.
Treasurer of the Board of Trustees 1779-1780. George Clymer was born in Philadelphia in 1739. His father Christopher Clymer, a sea captain and an Episcopalian, and his mother Deborah Fitzwater, a disowned Quaker, died by 1746.
George Clymer (March 16, 1739 – January 24, 1813) was an American politician, a Republican, a Patriot and one of the Founding Fathers. He was one of the first Patriots to promote and support the idea of complete independence from the throne in Britain.
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