Lyle Tayson: Thomas Mifflin

Artist: Lyle Tayson
1924 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1977
Image Size: 7.5 by 10.25 inches
Overall Size: 12 by 16 inches
Medium: Water Color on Cold Press Illustration Board

Born in 1744, Thomas Mifflin was a member of a fourth-generation Pennsylvania Quaker family who had emigrated from England. He attended the College of Philadelphia, and entered the mercantile business in Philadelphia with his brother in 1765. He became part of the Pennsylvania legislature, and attended the Continental Congress in 1774. In 1775, he won appointment as a major in the Continental Army, where he had helped to raise troops. Although this caused him to be expelled from his Quaker faith, he went on to become a colonel and a brigadier general. In 1777, Mifflin attained the rank of major general but, restive of criticism of his quartermaster activities, he resigned. He then sat on the Congressional Board of War, where continuing attacks on his earlier conduct as quartermaster soon led him to resign once more. Mifflin returned to politics. He sat in the State Assembly and served as the president of the Continental Congress. He attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787, but made no speeches and did not take a substantial role in the debates. Mifflin succeeded Franklin as president of the Supreme Exective Council in 1788. He then held the governorship from 1790 to 1799. Although wealthy most of his life, Mifflin was a lavish spender. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania paid his burial expenses when he died in 1800.

This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for The Signers of the Constitution Collection issued on September 17, 1987.

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