This college is in Massachusetts. The college was founded in Plato founded the Academy, and Aristotle was a student there. Aristotle went on to found his own school, the Lyceum. Morehouse College was founded in Air Force Academy. It was located in Tenterden Street, Hanover Square. Harvard College was founded in Log in.
History of the United States. See Answer. Best Answer. Study guides. Q: Which signer founded the Richmond academy and Franklin college? Write your answer Related questions. Who founded the Richmond Academy and Franklin College? What were some institutions founded by Franklin in Philadelphia PA? Georgia first public school the Richmond academy was founded in in what city?
What were some institutions founded by Benjamin Franklin in philadelphia? Where is Earlham College located? Did ben Franklin invent schools? When was the Academy founded? How did Franklin and marshall college gets its name? Who founded Richmond? What was the name of the academy that Plato founded? To figure out, answers the questions below… How many individuals signed the Declaration of Independence? Who was the oldest signer? Who was the youngest signer? Which signer had a son and grandson who became President of the United States?
Name the delegate from Virginia who introduced the resolution for independence to the Second Continental Congress. Name the four famous students of George Wythe. Who was the oldest and longest surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence? Who was the only Supreme Court Justice to be impeached? Which state had the most signers of the Declaration of Independence? Who was the first signer of the New Jersey delegation?
Who was the only active clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence? Which signer came to the colonies as an indentured servant? He was a member of the Continental Congress from ; and a member of the Board of War in which shared responsibility for military affairs with the governor. In he became a state tax receiver under the Articles of Confederation. After retiring from politics, he practiced law until his death in Pennsylvania George Clymer --George had a great deal of financial talent and signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
His home was vandalized by the British in during the American Revolutionary War. He served in the Pennsylvania state legislature from and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from He was later appointed as "collector of taxes" on alcoholic beverages especially whiskey in Pennsylvania from Benjamin Franklin --After the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin was probably theost flamboyant and most recognisable of the group.
Benmjamin helped to negotiate the Treaty of Alliance with France in and the Treaty of Paris which ended the Revolutionary War in He was one of the framers of the Constitution and was known as the "Sage of the Convention.
Robert Morris --Robert has been considered the "Financier of the Revolution," and contributed his own money to help such causes as the support of troops at Valley Forge and the battles of Trenton and Princeton. In he suggested a plan that became the Bank of North America and was the Superintendent of Finance under the Articles of Confederation.
Morris was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and was later offered the position of Secretary of the Treasury under the administration of George Washington. He declined the position and suggested Alexander Hamilton who became our first Secretary of the Treasury. He served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from John Morton --John was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence to die and was one of nine signers from Pennsylvania.
He was elected to the Second Continental Congress from , and was the chairman of the committee that reported the Articles of Confederation. Paul's Burial Ground in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was not a member of Congress when it voted for independence on July 2, Because of illness, he was forced to resign his seat in Congress in Benjamin Rush --Benjamin was elected to the Continental Congress in , appointed Surgeon General in the Middle Department of the Continental Army in , instructor and physician at the University of Pennsylvania in , Treasurer of the U.
Mint from , and professor of Medical Theory and Clinical Practice at the University of Pennsylvania from During the Revolutionary War, Rush was part of an unsuccessful plot to relieve General George Washington of his military command. He was the most well-known doctor and medical instructor in the United States.
James Smith --James was elected to the Continental Congress on July 20, after the votes had been taken on the resolution for independence and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
From he held a number of state offices including one term in the state legislature and a few months as a Judge of the state High Court of Appeals. He was also appointed a brigadier general in the Pennsylvania militia in George Taylor --George came to the colonies as an indentured servant and eventually was an Ironmaster at the Warwick Furnace and Coventry Forge.
He was a member of the Continental Congress from He returned to Pennsylvania and was elected to the new Supreme Executive Assembly, but served for a very short period of time because of illness and financial difficulties. James Wilson --James was elected to the Congress from and , chosen to be one of the directors of the Bank of North America in , a member of the Constitutional Convention in and appointed by President George Washington to be an Associate Justice to the US.
Supreme Court from He experienced personal and financial difficulty in his later years and spent time in debtor's prison while serving on the Supreme Court. He served in that position until when he was appointed Customs Collector in Newport. Although the British destroyed his home during the American Revolution, Ellery was later able to rebuild his fortune.
Stephen Hopkins --Stephen was the second oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence next to Benjamin Franklin. He served on the committee that was responsible for the creation of the Articles of Confederation. He was forced to resign from the Congress in because of health problems, but was elected to the state legislature of Rhode Island upon his return. South Carolina Thomas Heyward, Jr. He signed the Articles of Confederation while a member of the Continental Congress.
He returned to South Carolina and became a judge and a member of the state legislature. The British destroyed Heyward's home at White Hall during the war and he was held prisoner until After the war, he served two terms in the state legislature from Thomas Lynch, Jr.
He was trained as a lawyer and graduated from Cambridge University in England, and was elected to the Second Continental Congress to carry on the duties of his ill father. Thomas Lynch Sr. Arthur Middleton --Arthur was chosen to replace his more conservative father in the Continental Congress in , but failed to attend most of the sessions. He was captured by the British and was held captive for over a year in St. Augustine, Florida. During the time of his incarceration, the British destroyed most of his property.
After his release in , Middleton returned to politics and served in the Virginia state legislature and was a trustee of the College of Charleston. Edward Rutledge --Edward was elected to the Continental Congress from and , a captain in the Charleston Battalion of Artillery from , a state legislator from , College of Electors in the presidential elections of , , and elected Governor for South Carolina in He was the youngest of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
He was captured by the British in and held as a prisoner until From Rutledge was a member of the state legislature and was elected Governor in Virginia Carter Braxton --Carter was elected to the Virginia state legislature after the signing of the Declaration of Independence and also served on the Governor's Executive Council. The American Revolutionary War caused him great hardship and he died in financial ruin in Richmond, Virginia. He was the Speaker of the Lower House of the Virginia state legislature from and served three terms as Governor of Virginia from He was originally in opposition of the new Federal Constitution, but later favored it when it was decided to add a bill of rights.
Thomas Jefferson --Jefferson was the chief author of the Declaration of Independence. He was one of the most brilliant men of his time. He signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as well as serving on both the military and marine committees during his time in Congress.
He left Congress in and served a few years in the Virginia state legislature. He was a Virginia state legislator from and served in the national Congress again from He was initially opposed to the Constitution because it lacked a bill of rights, but he was elected Senator from Virginia from However, Lee was forced to resign in due to poor health.
Thomas Nelson, Jr. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress from ; and was elected Governor of Virginia in after Thomas Jefferson declined reelection. He spent his remaining years handling his business affairs. He was elected to the Continental Congress from , Speaker of the Virginia House from and judge of the Chancery Court of Virginia from He was also appointed the first chair of law at the College of William and Mary. Wythe died mysteriously in by being poisoned.
All kinds of stuff. I read T. John Carroll of Carrollton, whose brother was the first Catholic bishop in the United States, was the richest man in the United States in the Confederation and early Federal period. Did you know that only 39 of the delegates actually signed the document? So in reality there were 16 non-signing delegates, or individuals who were Constitutional Convention delegates but not signers of the Constitution.
After all, it was effectively an act of treason.
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