Who Is Roger Sherman's Early Life

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Early Life - I will be starting with George Clymer. He was born in Philadelphia on March 16, 1739 but was orphaned at only one year old by his uncle and aunt, Hannah and William Coleman. He became an apprentice to his uncle where he would be trained to become a merchant. Later Life - He was one of the leaders of the Tea Act and the Stamp Act, where he would help demolish the British rule on their land. He was elected into Congress on 1776. He was also sharing the role of treasurer of the Continental Congress with Michael Hillegas. He went with Matthew Sampson to visit the northern army. He resigned his role of Congress on 1780. He was elected a seat in the Philadelphia legislative and was sent to represent his state in the Constitutional Convention in 1782.

James Wilson September 14, 1742 – August 21, 1798 Revolutionary Times - In 1774, Wilson wrote a paper saying the British Government had no say in the United States. He agreed with the Declaration of Independence when he was part of the
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He handled two different stores and also became known as a friend at Yale College. He was the treasurer of Yale College for a long time. Three years after his wife’s death, Roger Sherman got married a second time to Rebecca Prescott. He had bore eight children with his new wife.During that time , Roger Sherman was a very needed man. He was justice of the peace and the county judge, but then became an associate judge of the Superior Court of Connecticut, he portrayed both houses of the assembly. Although Roger Sherman did not like to extremism, he still fought against Great

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