Charles Thomson was one of our founding fathers that became an outstanding man in Pennsylvania. He had become a tutor and teacher, at different school. He held a position with the government for a period of time. He ran several businesses in his career. Charles had a passion for knowledge. He overcame quite few obstacles in his life from childhood on up. During the destruction of the woolen trade and the enforcement of the Test Act Charles was born. This was the time when the Protestant emigration was robbing Ireland. He was born about the first week of November 1729 in Gorteade town land, Maghera Parish, county Londonderry, Ireland. His father, John Thomson was well-known and most respected in Ulcer where they lived at Ireland.
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He was in the import business for a while. This was during the Stamp Act. Thomson never lost hope that America will triumph the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act is what got Thomson interested in politics. He was a successful businessman with considerable wealth when he became Secretary of Congress. Charles and Benjamin Franklin worked together on the Stamp Act. Charles was appointed Secretary for the Friendly Association. when he gained the trust of the Indians, he presented the peace treaty to them that he helped to prepare. He was always truthful to the Indians. The tribe of the Delaware named him Wegh-wv-law-mo-end, meaning "The man who tells the truth." In 1759, he published a book called "An Enquiry into the Cause of the Alienation of the Delaware and Shawnees Indians from the British interest." Thomson was a leader in the revolutionary crisis of the early 1770 's. John Adams called him the "Samuel Adams of Philadelphia." He served as the Secretary of Continental Congress through its entirety. Through those 15 yrs. the Congress saw many delegates come and go, but Thomson 's dedication to recording the debates and decisions provided continuity, along with John Hancock, president of the Congress. Thomson 's name (as secretary) appeared on the first published version of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776.
He was in the import business for a while. This was during the Stamp Act. Thomson never lost hope that America will triumph the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act is what got Thomson interested in politics. He was a successful businessman with considerable wealth when he became Secretary of Congress. Charles and Benjamin Franklin worked together on the Stamp Act. Charles was appointed Secretary for the Friendly Association. when he gained the trust of the Indians, he presented the peace treaty to them that he helped to prepare. He was always truthful to the Indians. The tribe of the Delaware named him Wegh-wv-law-mo-end, meaning "The man who tells the truth." In 1759, he published a book called "An Enquiry into the Cause of the Alienation of the Delaware and Shawnees Indians from the British interest." Thomson was a leader in the revolutionary crisis of the early 1770 's. John Adams called him the "Samuel Adams of Philadelphia." He served as the Secretary of Continental Congress through its entirety. Through those 15 yrs. the Congress saw many delegates come and go, but Thomson 's dedication to recording the debates and decisions provided continuity, along with John Hancock, president of the Congress. Thomson 's name (as secretary) appeared on the first published version of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776.