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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. In addition to serving many terms in the Virginia General Assembly, he twice represented Virginia in the Congress, where he signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
The eldest of five sons, Nelson was born in Yorktown, Virginia in 1738. At the age of fourteen, he sailed to England to begin his formal education. In 1761, after graduating from Hackney School and Cambridge University, he returned to Virginia to help his father manage his plantation and mercantile business. The next year, Nelson married Lucy ...
Thomas Nelson Jr. was born into the aristocratic society of Virginia in December of 1738. Like most of the southern Gentleman of his day, he gained a private education in England, culminating in a degree from Cambridge. He returned in 1761 and soon became involved in service to his colony and his country.
November 4, 2016. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the only signers of the Declaration of Independence to become President of the United States, but they certainly weren't the only signers elected to public office in the new federal government. In fact, seven signers were part of the 1st United States Congress (1789-1791), eight including ...
26 de feb. de 2015 · Nelson, Thomas Jr. 1739-1789. Thomas Nelson, Jr., was born in Yorktown to one of Virginia's First Families. Groomed since childhood to assume the reigns of power and place, he was a leading merchant, businessman, burgess, and member of the Governor's Council. As Virginia moved towards war, Nelson was appointed Colonel of the 2nd Virginia ...
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. 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 ...
