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Thomas Fitzsimons

1741 - 1811

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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. He was a signatory of the Constitution of the United States. Although a slave owner, Fitzsimons was an early proponent of abolishing the slave trade in the newly formed nation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Fitzsimons is the 16,952nd most popular politician (up from 17,731st in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 374th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thomas Fitzsimons ranks 16,952 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria das Neves, Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, Kenas Aroi, Tom Mulcair, Charles Colson, and Ljubčo Georgievski. After him are Harold Nicolson, Guillermo Fariñas, Per Stig Møller, Serik Akhmetov, Nicola Sturgeon, and Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1741, Thomas Fitzsimons ranks 30. Before him are Carl Hindenburg, Franciszek Karpiński, Charles Willson Peale, Aagje Deken, Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, and John Langdon. After him are Samuel Chase, Sarah Trimmer, and George Walton. Among people deceased in 1811, Thomas Fitzsimons ranks 27. Before him are Christian Gotthilf Salzmann, Mariano Moreno, Ivan Osterman, Juan Aldama, Benjamin Vulliamy, and György Bessenyei. After him are Samuel Chase, and Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Thomas Fitzsimons ranks 325 out of 549. Before him are Geraldine Somerville (1967), Robert Emmet (1778), Paul Mescal (1996), Billy Whelan (1935), Colum McCann (1965), and Patrick Leahy (1877). After him are Desmond Connell (1926), William Hobson (1792), Mary Ward (1827), Damien Rice (1973), Geoffrey Keating (1569), and Graham Norton (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Thomas Fitzsimons ranks 50. Before him are James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665), Cathal Brugha (1874), John A. Costello (1891), Jack Lynch (1917), Albert Reynolds (1932), and Peter Sutherland (1946). After him are William Hobson (1792), Richard Mulcahy (1886), William J. Duane (1780), Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822), Joseph Plunkett (1887), and Seán Lemass (1899).

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