McLene, James, 1730-1806

<p>James McLene (October 11, 1730 – March 18, 1806) was an American farmer and political leader from Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1779 and 1780. At the state level, McLene served as a delegate to the Pennsylvania state constitutional convention in 1776 and again in 1789, a number of terms in the state legislature, and briefly as Speaker, during the British occupation of Philadelphia. Following his terms in the Continental Congress, he served on Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council until the conclusion of the war. His early efforts at the Carpenter's Hall Council (Philadelphia, 1776), shortly before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, were instrumental in marshaling Pennsylvania's resolve to support the Flying Camp of the Continental Army.</p>

<p>McLene died in Antrim Township in Franklin County and is buried in the Brown's Mill Graveyard there. He was survived by his wife Christian Brown McLene and nine children.</p>

MCLENE, James, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in New London, Pa., October 11, 1730; moved to Antrim Township, Cumberland (now Franklin) County, in 1754; delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1776 to form a constitution for Pennsylvania; member of the State house of representatives in 1776 and 1777; member of the supreme executive council in 1778 and 1779; Member of the Continental Congress in 1779 and 1780; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1789 and 1790; again a member of the State house of representatives in 1790, 1791, 1793, and 1794; died in Antrim Township, Pa., March 13, 1806.

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<li> 12/31/1779 PA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1778 PA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
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