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Thomas McKean

1734 - 1817

Thomas McKean

Thomas McKean (; March 19, 1734 – June 24, 1817) was an American lawyer, politician, and Founding Father. During the American Revolution he was a Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, where he signed the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation. He served as President of Congress for four months in 1781. McKean was at various times a member of the Federalist and the Democratic-Republican parties and served as president of Delaware, chief justice of Pennsylvania, and the second governor of Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Thomas McKean is the 17,812th most popular politician (down from 17,417th in 2024), the 13,095th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,284th in 2019) and the 995th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Thomas McKean ranks 17,812 out of 19,576. Before him are Linda Haglund, John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, Timur Kulibayev, Leonid Slutsky, Hérard Abraham, and Youssef Chahed. After him are Mariella Mularoni, Daniel Elena, Bharrat Jagdeo, Abraham Beame, Zilya Valeeva, and Irina Vlah.

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Linda Haglund
1956 - 2015
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 17,813
John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
1847 - 1934
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 17,814
Timur Kulibayev
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 17,815
Leonid Slutsky
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 17,816
Hérard Abraham
1940 - 2022
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 17,817
Youssef Chahed
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 17,818
Thomas McKean
1734 - 1817
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 17,819
Mariella Mularoni
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 17,820
Daniel Elena
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 17,821
Bharrat Jagdeo
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 17,822
Abraham Beame
1906 - 2001
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 17,823
Zilya Valeeva
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 17,824
Irina Vlah
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 17,825

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1734, Thomas McKean ranks 31. Before him are George Romney, Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, Ralph Abercromby, Giuseppe Piermarini, Peter Perez Burdett, and Robert Morris. Among people deceased in 1817, Thomas McKean ranks 41. Before him are Pattimura, Pál Kitaibel, Anna Maria Lenngren, Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, Juan Meléndez Valdés, and Martín Javier Mina y Larrea.

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George Romney
PAINTER
1734 - 1802
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 25
Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1776
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 26
Ralph Abercromby
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1801
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 27
Giuseppe Piermarini
ARCHITECT
1734 - 1808
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 28
Peter Perez Burdett
PAINTER
1734 - 1793
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 29
Robert Morris
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1806
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 30
Thomas McKean
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1817
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 31