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Thomas Nelson Jr. was the grandson of Thomas Nelson (nicknamed 'Scotch Tom') who migrated from Penrith in Cumberland to settle Virginia in in 1705.¹ ² ³ 'Scotch Tom' became a merchant in Yorktown, then a major sea-port in Virginia, and constructed a wharf and warehouse facilities on the York River.³ He earnt money by shipping cured tobacco to England and Virginian corn and pork to Barbados ...
Thomas Nelson, Jr. (December 26, 1738 – January 4, 1789) was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and was its Governor in 1781. He is regarded as one of the U.S. Founding Fathers since he signed the Declaration of Independence as a member of the Virginia ...
Thomas Nelson Jr. (General Nelson) (1738-1789) the eldest of five sons of William Nelson, was educated in England. He returned to Virginia to help his father manage his plantation and mercantile business. After he married, he and his family moved into the house across the street from his father’s, the Nelson House, built by his grandfather.
4 de ene. de 2020 · On this day in 1789, a signer of the Declaration of Independence passes away. Thomas Nelson, Jr. was a prominent Virginian during his day, but perhaps modern Americans would never know it? He’s since been overshadowed by other Virginians. Would we know more about Thomas Nelson if he’d come from a different state than George Washington, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson?Nelson was born in ...
My namesake, Thomas Nelson, Jr., was instrumental in the founding of the United States. A planter from Virginia, he twice represented Virginia in the Continental Congress before, during, and after the American Revolution. He signed the Declaration of Independence on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and was elected governor in 1781.
16 de ene. de 2019 · Born in York, Virginia, THOMAS NELSON JR. was educated in England, attending Cambridge University. After returning to America, he was elected to the House of Burgesses in 1761 and then a member of the Virginia provincial convention after the House of Burgesses was dissolved by the royal governor. He helped establish the Virginia militia, becoming …
Thomas Nelson, who signed the American Declaration of Independence, was born at Yorktown, Virginia, Dec. 26, 1738 and died in 1789. He studied at Christ’s between 1758 and 1761, although it is not clear whether he actually gained a degree. He was elected to the House of Burgesses representing York County - the first assembly of elected ...
