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Thomas Mifflin


Thomas Mifflin
1st Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
December 21, 1790 – December 17, 1799
Preceded byHimself
as President of Pennsylvania
Succeeded byThomas McKean
7th President of Pennsylvania
In office
November 5, 1788 – December 21, 1790
Vice PresidentGeorge Ross
Preceded byBenjamin Franklin
Succeeded byHimself
as Governor of Pennsylvania
Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1785–1787
Preceded byJohn Bayard
Succeeded byRichard Peters
3rd President of the Confederation Congress
In office
November 3, 1783 – June 3, 1784
Preceded byElias Boudinot
Succeeded byRichard Henry Lee
Continental Congressman
In office
1782–1784
In office
1774–1775
Personal details
Born(1744-01-10)January 10, 1744
Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedJanuary 20, 1800(1800-01-20) (aged 56)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
Spouse(s)
Sarah Morris
(m. 1767; died 1790)
ProfessionMerchant, soldier, politician
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Thomas Mifflin (January 10, 1744 – January 20, 1800) was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


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