The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-29

OF the Pennsylvania delegates in Congress
refused TO vote Tor independence, and with
drew from their seats he was elected to fill
one of them. He was not a member when the
Declaration was adopted, but was present and
signed it on the I'd of August following.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
It would be superfiuous to say anything OF
BENJAMIN Franklin. He was elected dele
gate to the general Congress in 1775, and was
again elected in 1776. He was one of the COM
mittee appointed to draft Declaration of In
dependence, voted for it's adoption, and signed
it on the I'd of August. The remark that broke
the silence following the announcement of the
Declaration to the assembled Congress g Yes,
gentlemen we must all hang together, or we
will all hang separately" is attributed to him.
JOHN MORTON.
John Morton descended from ancestors of
Swedish birth. He was born III 1924, his father
having died previously.
He was elected to the ''Stamp Act Congress
in 1865, and in 1776 he was made High Sheriff
of the county in which he resided. In IVA
the Assembly of Pennsylvania appointed Mr..
Morton a delegate to the General Congress.
He was reelected for 1775 in December Of the
same year, and he was also elected in 1776 to
the same office. His election did not take
place until some days after the Declaration of
Independence was adopted, but he had the
privilege of signing it in August.
GEORGE CLYMER.
George Clymer was born in Philadelphia in
1899 and was brought up by his mother )
brother VIM. Coleman and was educated In
his counting room. He accepted the command
of a volunteer corps belonging to Gen. Cad
wallader's brigade.
In 1776, after two of the Pennsylvania dele
gates in the General Congress declined voting
for the Declaration of independence, and
withdrew from their seats, Mr.. Clymer and Dr..
Rush were appointed to succeed them, and they
both affixed their signatures to that instrument.
JAMES SMITH.
James Smith was born in Ireland, date OF
birth not known. He came to this country
with his parents when quite young. He was
elected to the Congress to fill vacancy caused
by the withdrawal of part of the delegation OF
his State, and affixed his signature on the I'd
day of August.
GEO. TAYLOR.
Geo. Taylor was born in ireland. in the year
1716, and came to this country when he was
about twenty years of age. He was one Of those
elected to fill vacancies occasioned by the with
drawal of number OF members, and put his
name to the document on the I'd of August.
JAMES WILSON.
This distinguished patriot was born in Scot
land in 1742, and emigrated to this country in
1855. In May, 1775, he was chosen delegate
to the General Congress, together with Benja-
min Franklin and Thomas Willing. He was
again elected for the session of l776, and
warmly supported the motion of Richard Hen
ry Lee for absolute independence. He voted for
and signed the Declaration, and remained an
active member of Congress until 1777, when he
and Mr. Clymer were not reelected in conse-
quence of the operations of strong party spirit
which at that time existed in the Pennsylvania
Assembly.
GEORGE ROSS.
George Ross was born in New CASTLE Della
ware, in the year $780,
He first appeared in public life in 1853, when
he was elected a member of the Pennsylvania
Assembly for Lancaster. He was chosen to the
Continental Congress in 1774 and remained
there till 1777. He was warm supporter of
the resolution Of Mr.. Lee, proposing independ-
ence, and signed the Declaration thereof on
the I'd Of Augu