Mar 192010
| Born: | March. 19, 1734 |
| Birthplace: | New London, Pennsylvania |
| Education: | Studied under Francis Allison (Lawyer) |
| Work: | Deputy Attorney General to County Sussex 1756; Admitted to Bar of Pennsylvania Supreme Court, appointed Clerk of the Assembly of Delaware, 1757; Member of Delaware Assembly, 1762-79; Delegate to the Stamp Act Congress, 1765; Collector of Customs and Commissioner of Revenue at New Castle, 1771; Delegate to the Continental Congress, 1774-81; President of Delaware, 1776; Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, 1777-97; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1799-1812. |
| Died: | June 24, 1817 |
Thomas McKean might just represent an ideal study of how far political engagement can be carried by one man. One can scarcely believe the number of concurrent offices and duties this man performed during the course of his long career. He served three states* and many more cities and county governments, often performing duties in two or more jurisdictions, even while engaged in federal office. 
