William Clingan
American Founding Father and politician
William Clingan | |
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Born | c.1721 (1721) Scotland |
Died | May 9, 1790 (aged 68–69) |
Occupation(s) | lawyer, and jurist |
Known for | Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress |
Notable work | signed the Articles of Confederation |
William Clingan (c.1721 – May 9, 1790) was a Founding Father of the United States, lawyer, and jurist. As a delegate in the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1779, he signed the Articles of Confederation. Upon his death he was buried in the Upper Octorara Church Cemetery in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania.
William Clingan and his brother immigrated to the Colonies from Scotland. His last name, Clingan, came from the Scottish surname of MacClingan. Much regarding his life is unknown.
References
- United States Congress. "William Clingan (id: C000522)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- Andrew Adams
- Samuel Adams
- Thomas Adams
- John Banister
- Josiah Bartlett
- Daniel Carroll
- William Clingan
- John Collins
- Francis Dana
- John Dickinson
- William Henry Drayton
- James Duane
- William Duer
- William Ellery
- Elbridge Gerry
- John Hancock
- John Hanson
- Cornelius Harnett
- John Harvie
- Thomas Heyward Jr.
- Samuel Holten
- Titus Hosmer
- Samuel Huntington
- Richard Hutson
- Edward Langworthy
- Henry Laurens
- Francis Lightfoot Lee
- Richard Henry Lee
- Francis Lewis
- James Lovell
- Henry Marchant
- John Mathews
- Thomas McKean
- Gouverneur Morris
- Robert Morris
- John Penn
- Joseph Reed
- Daniel Roberdeau
- Nathaniel Scudder
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- Jonathan Bayard Smith
- Edward Telfair
- Nicholas Van Dyke
- John Walton
- John Wentworth Jr.
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