Q:Facts: - death place: lower merion township , pennsylvania , u.s. - known for: patriot leader - resting place: laurel hill cemetery philadelphia - death date: 16 august 1824 - birth date: 29 november 1729 - name: charles thomson - image: charlesthomson.jpg - birth place: gorteade , ireland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of charles thomson .
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charles thomson -lrb- november 29 , 1729 -- august 16 , 1824 -rrb- was a patriot leader in philadelphia during the american revolution and the secretary of the continental congress -lrb- 1774 -- 1789 -rrb- throughout its existence .