Clingan, William, c. 1721-1790
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Clingan, William, c. 1721-1790
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Clingan
Forename :
William
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c. 1721-1790
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William Clingan (c.1721 – May 9, 1790) was a Founding Father of the United States. As a delegate in the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1779, he signed the Articles of Confederation.
Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, probably near Wagontown, West Colen Township, Clingan served as a justice of the peace in Chester County from 1757 to 1786 and as president of the Chester County courts from 1780 to 1786. After his death on May 9, 1790 in Chester County, Clingan was buried at the Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Sadsbury Township, Pennsylvania.
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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/np-clingan,%20william$1790/
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/np-clingan,%20william$approximately%201721%201790/
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1571622
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Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
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Chester County
PA, US
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Wikipedia states that Clingan and his brother immigrated to the American colonies from Scotland without a source.
Chester County
PA, US
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