Thomas Fitzsimons
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THOMAS FITZSIMONS
BORN IN IRELAND 1741-1811
CAME TO AMERICA TO PURSUE A MERCANTILE CAREER IN PHILADELPHIA
1760
ENDORSED THE WHIG POSITION AND COMMANDED A COMPANY OF MILITIA DURING THE WAR
1776
PHILADELPHIA COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE, COUNCIL OF SAFETY, AND NAVY BOARD.
1777- DONATED £ 5,000 TO CONTINENTAL ARMY
he had been one of the founders of the Bank of North America
1781
FITZSIMONS ENTERED POLITICS AS A DELEGATE TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
1782-1783
BECAME A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL OF CENSORS AND SERVED AS A LEGISLATOR
1786
FITZSIMONS WAS A MEMBER OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
1787
CHAMPIONED THE RECHARTER OF THE FIRST UNITED STATES BANK
1810
DATE OF HIS DEATH
AUGUST 26, 1811
