New London Township, Pennsylvania
New London Township is a township that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was the birthplace of U.S. Founding Father Thomas McKean.
New London Township
PA 896 southbound approaching PA 796 in New London Township
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, politician, and Founding Father. During the American Revolution, he was a Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, where he signed the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation. McKean served as a President of Congress.
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale
A 1787 portrait by Charles Willson Peale of Governor Thomas McKean and his son, Thomas McKean Jr.
Sarah Armitage McKean with their daughter Maria Louisa (Charles Willson Peale, 1787)
The presentation of the Declaration of Independence to Congress.