Thomas Fitzsimons

Thomas Fitzsimons (born around 1741 in Ireland , † August 26, 1811 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician and one of the founding fathers of the United States .

Career

Thomas Fitzsimons immigrated to the United States and then settled in Philadelphia . There he took a job as a clerk in a so-called counting house , a term that was previously used for the accounting division of a company. During the later American Revolutionary War , he commanded a company of volunteers. He was also a member of the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783 . After the war, he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1786 and 1787 . He also served as a delegate to the constituent assembly . Fitzsimons was elected to the first US Congress as a pro-administration candidate and re - elected to the two subsequent US Congresses . He served in the US House of Representatives from March 4, 1789 to March 3, 1795. When he tried for re-election in 1794 in the 4th US Congress , he suffered a defeat. In subsequent years he was President of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Curator of the University of Pennsylvania, and Founder and Director of the Bank of North America .

He died in Philadelphia in 1811 and was buried there in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Churchyard .

Thomas Fitzsimons in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
The Political Graveyard

personal data
SURNAME	Fitzsimons, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American officer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1741
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ireland
DATE OF DEATH	August 26, 1811
Place of death	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania