Thomas Fitzsimons - Wikipedia
Thomas Fitzsimons (October 1741 – August 26, 1811) was an Irish-born American Founding Father, merchant, banker, and politician. A resident of Philadelphia, Fitzsimons represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, was a delegate to Constitutional Convention, and served in U.S. Congress.
Thomas Fitzsimons | U.S. Founding Father | ConstitutionDay.com
Thomas Fitzsimons was an American Merchant and a busy statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fitzsimons represented the state in the U.S Congress, Continental Congress, as well as the Constitutional Convention.
Thomas Fitzsimons - One of America's Founding Fathers
2019年12月31日 · Thomas Fitzsimons was one of seven immigrants (who were not born in the American Colonies) to sign the United States Constitution. Fitzsimmons immigrated to Philadelphia in 1760 with his father who died shortly after their arrival.
National Park Service - Signers of the Constitution (Thomas Fitzsimons)
2004年7月29日 · Thomas Fitzsimons Fitzsimons, one of several foreign born signers and one of two Roman Catholics, was a fervent Revolutionary and later a zealous supporter of the Federalist Party. His career also embraced business, where he …
Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Pennsylvania State University
Born in 1741, Irish immigrant Thomas Fitzsimmons moved to Philadelphia where he began a life involving business and politics. Although he has been associated with Pennsylvania's Continental Congress, Chamber of Congress, and Council of Censors, he is most recognized for his signature on the Constitution.
A Biography of Thomas Fitzsimons 1741-1811 < Biographies
A Biography of Thomas Fitzsimons 1741-1811. Fitzsimons (FitzSimons; Fitzsimmons) was born in Ireland in 1741. Coming to America about 1760, he pursued a mercantile career in Philadelphia.
Thomas Fitzsimmons (1741 — August 26, 1811), American …
Thomas Fitzsimons was an American merchant and statesman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the U. S. Congress.
Thomas FitzSimons 1741 - 1811 - University Archives and …
In 1782 FitzSimons was elected to serve on the Continental Congress, and then went on to serve in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. In 1787 he attended the Constitutional Convention, and once it was ratified, he was elected to the House of Representatives as a Federalist.
2018年8月10日 · In a short sketch of this Signer of the Constitution by Henry Flanders, in the Pennsylvania Magazine Vol. II, it is said that very little is known of him, notwithstanding his prominence a century ago and Jas. G. Barnwell, Li- brarian of Philadelphia Library in Reading Notes on the Constitution says, " Little has been published in a collected for...
Thomas Fitzsimons - Teaching American History
New Government Participation: Mr. Fitzsimons served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1789-1795 before retiring to private life. Receive resources and noteworthy updates.