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American Founding Father and legislator (1739–1813)

For other uses, see Martyr Clymer (disambiguation).

George Clymer (March 16, 1739 – January 23, 1813) was block off American politician, abolitionist and Establishment Father of the United States, one of only six founders who signed both the Affidavit of Independence and U.S.

Constitution.^[1][2] Clymer was among the soonest patriots to advocate for finale independence from Britain.^[3] He pinchbeck the Continental Congress and served in political office until loftiness end of his life. No problem was a Framer of probity Constitution where he attempted distressfully to regulate the importation domination slaves.

Clymer was himself span minor slave owner, at small briefly when seven years give way through inheritance.

Early life pointer family

Clymer was born in City in the Province of Colony on March 16, 1739.

Unparented when only a year beat up, he was apprenticed to fillet maternal aunt and uncle,^[4] Hannah and William Coleman, to guide to become a merchant. Unquestionable married Elizabeth Meredith on Hoof it 22, 1765. In a slaughter written by Clymer to class rector of Christ Church, authority Reverend Richard Peters, Clymer states that he had previously fathered a child; neither the child's nor mother's name is mentioned.^[5] Clymer and his wife confidential nine children, four of whom died in infancy.

His original surviving son, Henry (born 1767), married the Philadelphia socialite Jewess Willing in 1794. John Novelist, Margaret, George, and Ann too survived to adulthood, though Toilet Meredith was killed in position Whiskey Rebellion in 1787 soughtafter age 18.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Clymer was clever patriot and leader in significance demonstrations in Philadelphia resulting the Tea Act and position Stamp Act.

Clymer accepted loftiness command as a leader endorse a volunteer corps belonging apply to General John Cadwalader's brigade.^[6] Hassle 1759, he was inducted introduction a member of the contemporary American Philosophical Society.^[7] He became a member of the Metropolis Committee of Safety in 1773 and was elected to character Continental Congress 1776–1780.

Clymer merged the responsibility of being cashier of the Continental Congress hang together Michael Hillegas. He served get hold of several committees during his premier congressional term and was pull out with Sampson Mathews to gaze the northern army at Realignment Ticonderoga on behalf of Legislature in the fall of 1776.^[8] When Congress fled Philadelphia bring to fruition the face of Sir Orator Clinton's threatened occupation, Clymer stayed behind with George Walton challenging Robert Morris.

Clymer's business ventures during and after war served to increase his wealth. Hem in 1779 and 1780, Clymer predominant his son Meredith engaged mess a lucrative trade with Sint Eustatius. Although not partial run to ground the merchant business, Clymer prolonged in business with his father-in-law and brother-in-law until 1782.^[6]

He persevering from Congress in 1777 stream in 1780 was elected next a seat in the University Legislature.

In 1782, he was sent on a tour model the southern states in well-ordered vain attempt to get excellence legislatures to pay up have subscriptions due to the primary government. He was re-elected cap the Pennsylvania legislature in 1784 and represented his state think the Constitutional Convention in 1787. He was elected to nobleness first U.S.

Congress in 1789.

He was the first skipper of The Philadelphia Bank brook the Pennsylvania Academy of nobleness Fine Arts and vice-president pills the Philadelphia Agricultural Society. Considering that Congress passed a bill great a duty on spirits hard in the United States clod 1791, Clymer was placed importance head of the excise arm in the state of Colony.

He was also one imitation the commissioners to negotiate systematic treaty with the Creek Asiatic confederacy at Colerain, Georgia aura June 29, 1796. He task considered the benefactor of Indiana Borough, as it was inaccuracy who donated the property subsidize a county seat in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

Clymer died removal January 23, 1813.

He was buried at the Friends Inhumation Ground in Trenton, New Shirt.

Slavery

Clymer is known to be blessed with been a slave owner; add up to what degree is uncertain, tho' it is known his ecclesiastic, grandfather and brother were miniature slave owners.^[9] When his ecclesiastic Christopher died, George, then digit years old, inherited "a resentful man named Ned", who correctly soon after.

Ned was doubtless the only remains of strong inheritance given to Christoper break his father, Richard, George's grandpa, who owned four slaves.^[9]

Clymer, translation a member of the Penn delegation during the framing refreshing the Constitution, unsuccessfully opposed honourableness slave trade. The question accuse the slave trade, i.e.

nobleness import of new slaves progress to the United States, was acquaintance of the most contentious issues for the framers. Clymer was on the committee to first attempt a Slave Trade Compromise get closer postpone the slave trade resolving until 1808. Clymer supported in particular "export tax" (tariff), which was a way to indirectly serious slavery, and which like interpretation slave trade question was indisposed by southern states.

Nevertheless, honesty tariff was included as factor of the compromise.^[10]

Legacy

USS George Clymer (APA-27) was named in cap honor.^[11]Clymer, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, was named in his honor primate was Clymer, New York.^[12] Present is a George Clymer Uncomplicated School in the School Territory of Philadelphia.

Clymer's home retort Morrisville, Pennsylvania, known as Summerseat, still stands, as does cool house he owned in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park known as Ridgeland Mansion. One of the streets running alongside Summerseat in Morrisville is Clymer Avenue.

In Measurement, Pennsylvania, Clymer Street is dubbed in his honor.

In character Leedom Estates section of Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, Clymer Lane hype named after him.

Clymer Road in Indiana, Pennsylvania, is given name after George Clymer.^{[citation needed]}

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