George Clymer was born on March 16, 1739 in Philadelphia and he died January 23, 1813. Clymer was orphaned shortly after his birth. As such he was adopted by his uncle, William Coleman, who was a wealthy merchant and a friend of Benjamin Franklin. He worked for his uncle as a clerk and he eventually made his way up to being his uncle's partner in the merchant firm.
In 1765 Clymer married Elizabeth Meredith, a member of a very prominent family. Through his marriage George Clymer was able to met George Washington and other prominent Patriots. In 1773 he led a committee of Pennsylvanians that forced the resignations of Parliament's appointed Tea Act enforcers. He served as the Continental Congress' Treasurer from 1775 to 1776. Clymer then became a representative in the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania were he served from 1776 to 1777 and from 1780 to 1782. He remained with Robert Morris and George Walton in Philadelphia to run congressional affairs even after the British began to occupy the city. Clymer worked with Morris in the organization of resupplying General Washington's Continental troops. At the Constitutional Convention, George Clymer was a soft-spoken man who agreed with the Federalists that a strong national government needed to be created. His worked mainly on committee's that figured out military, commercial, and financial powers given to the new government. George Clymer is not a founder that stands out for his bold speach or military service, but he served his own great purpose in the forming of our Constitution.
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Finance is the biggest thing about American history that I don't understand. The federal banks and banking in general seem to be responsible for some of the biggest problems we have had as a country. It goes all the way beck to Hamilton.
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