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- After returning in 1765 from a tour of Europe, he entered into business with his brother George, married his cousin Sarah Morris, became a member of the American Philosophical Society and began to take an interest in public life.
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Mifflin became a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1768 and served for two years as its secretary. He served from 1773 to 1791 as a trustee of the College and Academy of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania ), including two years as treasurer (1773–1775).
After returning in 1765 from a tour of Europe, he entered into business with his brother George, married his cousin Sarah Morris, became a member of the American Philosophical Society and began to take an interest in public life.
He became one of the American Philosophical Society's members. Thomas Mifflin took time away from the Continental Congress during the early part of the Revolutionary War in order to lend his services to the Continental Army.
In 1778, he was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society, which was considered a high honor. Mifflin's career in politics began on March 9, 1771, when he was appointed as a warden of Pennsylvania.
American Philosophical Society, oldest extant learned society in the United States, founded under the impetus of Benjamin Franklin in 1743. At the beginning of the 21st century, it had more than 850 members, elected for their scholarly and scientific accomplishments in any of five areas—the.
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History. "The first drudgery of settling new colonies is now pretty well over," wrote Benjamin Franklin in 1743, "and there are many in every province in circumstances that set them at ease, and afford leisure to cultivate the finer arts, and improve the common stock of knowledge." The scholarly society he advocated became a reality that year.
By 1769, Mifflin became involved in the colonial resistance against British policies. In 1772, he was elected to serve in the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, where he advocated for revolt against Great Britain.
