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In 1775, while speaker of the Assembly of Pennsylvania, John Morton was elected a Member of Congress, and in the ever memorable session of 1776, he attended that august body for the last time, establishing his name in the grateful remembrance of the American People by signing the Declaration of Independence.
Aug 11, 2023 · John Morton. 1724–April 1, 1777. John Morton, Jr. was a well-known representative, law enforcement officer, and judge from Pennsylvania. He participated in key events that shaped the American Revolution, including the Stamp Act Congress, First Continental Congress, and Second Continental Congress.
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Nov 12, 2023 · In 1774, he was elected to the First Continental Congress and again to the Second Continental Congress. Here, the men would agree, under the influence of John Dickinson, to send an Olive Branch to King George III.
Feb 18, 2020 · In 1756, Morton was elected to the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. In 1757 he was made Justice of the Peace in Pennsylvania. In 1765, he was sent as a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress. In 1766, he returned to Pennsylvania and served as sheriff of Chester County.
Jul 14, 2019 · Morton was a member of the Stamp Act Congress in 1765, served in the First Continental Congress and Second Continental Congress, and he also signed The Declaration of Independence.
In 1774 he was appointed Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. That year he was elected to the Continental Congress where he was a member of several committees and chairman of the committee which reported the Articles of Confederation. He died soon after that report was presented to Congress, at the age of 53.
“In 1775, while speaker of the Assembly of Pennsylvania, John Morton was elected a Member of Congress, and in the ever memorable session of 1776, he attended that august body for the last time, establishing his name in the grateful remembrance of the American People by signing the Declaration of Independence.”
