The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 was the state's first constitution following its declaration of independence and has been described as the most democratic in North America. It was drafted by Rob
Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
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Thomas Wharton Jr.
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Thomas Wharton Jr. was a Pennsylvania merchant and politician of the Revolutionary era. He served as the first president of Pennsylvania following the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.
Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
…meeting, immediately after they should have chosen their speaker. The first meeting of the Pennsylvania General Assembly took place on November 28, 1776. Thomas Wharton Jr., who had been the President of the Committee of Safety, was chosen as President of the Supreme Executive Council in June 1777 and became, in effect…
Portrait of Wharton by Charles Willson Peale