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Signature. Thomas Mifflin (January 10, 1744 – January 20, 1800) was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Pennsylvania, who is regarded as a Founding Father of the United States for his roles during and after the American Revolution. Mifflin signed the United States Constitution, was the first governor of Pennsylvania, serving ...
- University of Pennsylvania (B.A.)
- Himself, as President of Pennsylvania
Mifflin married a distant cousin, and the young couple—witty, intelligent, and wealthy—soon became an ornament in Philadelphia's highest social circles. In 1768 Mifflin joined the American Philosophical Society, serving for two years as its secretary. Membership in other fraternal and charitable organizations soon followed.
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On July 4, 1775, General George Washington announced in his General Orders that "Thomas Mifflin Esqr. is appointed by the Gen [eral] one of his Aid-de-Camps." 1 Mifflin held the rank of Major and was mainly involved in writing messages, reports, and orders for Washington. After serving as an aide-de-camp for just over a month, Mifflin received ...
Oct 23, 2023 · Thomas Mifflin Facts. Mifflin was born on January 10, 1744, in Philadelphia and died on January 20, 1780. After the Continental Army was forced to retreat from New York City, he became critical of Washington and became part of a plot to have him replaced as Commander-in-Chief by General Horatio Gates. The plot failed and Mifflin resigned from ...
- Randal Rust
Metron Distinguished Fellow, Dr. Mifflin joined Metron in 1995 and became the lead for Metron’s Advanced Mathematics Applications Division in 1997. He was Chief Executive Officer of Metron from 2010 to 2014. His technical work has focused mainly on a series of DARPA projects including developing advanced scheduling algorithms for precision ...
Thomas Mifflin, the eldest son of wealthy Quaker merchant John Mifflin and his wife Elizabeth Bagnall, was one of those men of the Revolutionary and Federalist periods who seem to have been everywhere and done everything. After attending the Academy and College of Philadelphia and earning his A.B. in 1760, he learned the merchant trade in the ...
Jul 29, 2004 · Thomas Mifflin. Merchant-politician-soldier Mifflin lived in affluence for most of his years, but died in poverty. He had forsaken his Quaker faith to fight in the War for Independence. Later, he served as President of the Continental Congress and as Governor of Pennsylvania. A member of the fourth generation of a Pennsylvania Quaker family who ...
