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George Clymer (
March 16,
1739 –
January 23,
1813) was an
American politician and
Founding Father. He was one of the first
Patriots to advocate complete independence from
Britain. As a Pennsylvania representative, Clymer was, along with only four others, a signatory of both the
Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. He attended the
Continental Congress and served in political office until the end of his life.
Biography
Clymer was born in
Philadelphia, orphaned at a young age, and apprenticed to his paternal uncle in preparation for a career as a merchant. He was a patriot and leader in the demonstrations in Philadelphia resulting from the
Tea Act and the
Stamp Act. He became a member of the Philadelphia Committee of Safety in 1773, and was elected to the
Continental Congress 1776-1780. He was a Member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, a Revenue Officer, and a Federal Indian Commissioner from 1781-1796. He was elected to the first
U.S. Congress in 1789. Clymer shared the responsibility of being treasurer of the Continental Congress with
Michael Hillegas, the first
Treasurer of the United States.
He was the first president of the
Philadelphia Bank, and the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and vice-president of the Philadelphia Agricultural Society. When Congress passed a bill imposing a duty on spirits distilled in the United States in 1791, Clymer was placed as head of the excise department, in the state of Pennsylvania. He was also one of the commissioners to negotiate a treaty with the Creek Indian confederacy at Coleraine, Georgia on
June 29,
1796. He is considered the benefactor of Indiana Borough, as it was he who donated the property for a county seat in
Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
Clymer is buried at the
Friends Burying Ground in
Trenton, New Jersey.
Legacy
USS George Clymer (APA-27) was named in his honor.
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