FIRST -- Native American Composer of Songs - Philadelphia, PA
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N 39° 57.114 W 075° 08.889
18S E 487345 N 4422429
One of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence is buried in Christ Church Burial Ground in downtown Philadelphia.
Waymark Code: WMVE4Y
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2017
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The marker reads, "FRANCIS HOPKINSON
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
September 21, 1737 ............ May 9, 1791
Patriot ~ Jurist ~ Essayist ~ Churchman
Member of the Continental Congress of 1776
Provincial Councilor of New Jersey
Signer of the Declaration
Chairman of the Continental Navy Board
Designer of the American Flag
First Native American Composer of Songs
Member of American Philosphical Society
Vestryman and Organist of Christ Church, Philadelphia
A Reorganizer of the Post Revolutionary Church
Administrator of the School for Negroes
*................*................*
First Judge of the District Court in and For
Pennsylvania District"
Taken from Wikipedia, "Francis Hopkinson (September 21, 1737 – May 9, 1791) designed the first official American flag. He was an author, a composer, and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. He served in various roles in the early United States government including as a member of the Continental Congress and chair of the Navy Board. He also served as a federal judge in Pennsylvania"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: Not listed
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