John Wentworth Jr was a signer of the Articles of Confederation and apparently did nothing else.
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Oliver Wolcott Is Everywhere
Oliver Wolcott seems to have been constantly back and forth from his duties as Major General of the Connecticut Militia to his responsibilities in the Pennsylvania State House.
Edward Langworthy Becomes The Point Man In Revolutionary Georgia
Edward Langworthy was a low key Founding Father who devoted most of his life to educating children and publishing nonfiction works.
William Clingan Navigates Pennsylvania's Internal Politics
William Clingan was a signer of the Articles of Confederation.
Thomas Stone Convinces Maryland to Ratify The Articles of Confederation
Thomas Stone is one of the chosen few who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Francis Lightfoot Lee Resigns In Protest
Francis was your stereotypical wealthy Virginian of the 18th century.
William Ellery - Witnessing History
William Ellery may have been a minor role-player in the American Revolution, but he sat front and center at one of the most important moments in United States history.
William Henry Drayton and the Annexation of Georgia
William Henry Drayton was an American Revolutionary who, once he adopted the cause, was at the forefront of South Carolina rebel politics.
Roger Sherman and the Great Compromise
Roger Sherman had his signature on all the major documents of the American Revolution. At the Constitutional Convention he made his most significant impact on American History.
John Dickinson - Part 1: Revolutionary Author
John Dickinson was one of the most important members of the Founding Generation. Without him, there is no America.
Thomas Nelson Jr. - Armed Governor
Had you lived in Virginia during the late 18th century, Thomas Nelson Jr.'s name would have been known to you. He was a leader for both the state and nation as well as a committed revolutionary.
Nicholas Van Dyke
Nicholas Van Dyke was an early critic of British oppression and went on to be a leader for the State of Delaware in its formative years.
John Harvie
John Harvie was one of the important young players in Revolutionary Virginia politics. Although he is out shined by his close friends today, he contributions to liberty were significant.
Gouverneur Morris - The One-Legged Ladies' Man and 'We the People'
Gouverneur Morris is one of those rare specimens in history who lived a life many people, then and now, scratch their heads about. He was a strange mix of Elvis and Hunter S. Thompson, living like a King while at the same time blatantly ignoring societies norms.
Samuel Adams - Professional Rebel
Sam Adams is known today more for being a brewery than a Founding Father. He was, however, one of the important early rebels who ignited the flame of liberty in the United States
John Hancock - The Wealthy Rebel
John Hancock is one of those recognizable names from the American Revolution most of us know very little about. The truth is his leadership (and wealth) not only contributed to the start of the Revolution, but lent credibility to the upstart nation in it's first two decades of existence.
Thomas Heyward Jr. - Songwriting Prisoner
Thomas Heyward Jr. was one of the young rebels who helped organize the First Provincial Congress of South Carolina. He would sign the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation.
Henry Laurens
Laurens' contemporaries sent him to Philadelphia where he would spend a year as President of the Second Continental Congress. He was the presiding officer when the Articles of Confederation was signed.
Robert Morris - The Founding Father We're Supposed To Know
By the outbreak of the American Revolution, Robert Morris was one of the wealthiest men in America. He had amassed a fortune in international trading and real estate.