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Thomas Nelson Jr. (December 26, 1738 – January 4, 1789) was a Founding Father of the United States, general in the Revolutionary War, member of the Continental Congress, and a Virginia planter.
Significance: Planter, soldier, and statesman. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Place of Birth: Yorktown, Virginia. Date of Birth: December 26, 1738. Place of Death: Hanover County, Virginia. Date of Death: January 4, 1789. Place of Burial: Yorktown, Virginia. Cemetery Name: Grace Episcopal Churchyard.
On June 12, 1781, Nelson was elected to succeed Thomas Jefferson as governor of Virginia. Nelson was granted almost dictatorial powers due to the British invasion and the resulting military emergency.
Thomas Nelson Jr. 1738-1789. Virginia House of Burgesses, Representing Virginia at the Continental Congress. by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress. Thomas Nelson Jr. was born into the aristocratic society of Virginia in December of 1738.
- Yorktown, Virginia
- January 4, 1789
- December 26, 1738
9 de ago. de 2015 · The Nelson House was the home of Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1738-89), Yorktown's most famous son and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Nelson's devotion to the patriot cause during the American Revolution contributed significantly to the creation of the United States.
Thomas Nelson Jr. | Legacies of Enslavement at Christ's. Life 1738 - 1789. Matriculation year 1758. Place connected Virginia, North America. Part into a significant land-owning family in Virginia, Thomas was sent to England to be educated in Hackney, and then matriculated at Christ's in 1758.
A fun fact to start: The first and second sessions of the 1st US Congress were held in Federal Hall in New York City. From December 1790 through May 1800, Congress met in Congress Hall, adjacent to Independence Hall (then known as the State House), where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
