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Born January 31, 1734 • Liverpool • England
Died May 8, 1806 (aged 72) • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Title / Office United States Senate (1789-1795), United States • Continental Congress (1775-1778), United States
Role In American Revolution • Constitutional Convention

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