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In 1776, our founding fathers established life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as the foundational principles of American society. That’s why we celebrate the day these rights were ...
The grave of John Witherspoon's father, Rev. James Alexander Witherspoon. John Witherspoon [3] was born in Yester, Scotland, documented in the Old Parish Register as the eldest child of the Reverend James Alexander Witherspoon and Anne Walker, [4] [5] a descendant of John Welsh of Ayr and John Knox.
William Livingston's coat of arms. Livingston was born in Albany in the Province of New York on November 30, 1723. He was the son of Philip Livingston (1686–1749), the 2nd Lord of Livingston Manor, and Catherine Van Brugh, the only child of Albany mayor Pieter Van Brugh.
Constitution's separation of powers created judicial, legislative and executive branches that are accountable to each other and the people.
Philip Livingston (January 15, 1716 – June 12, 1778) was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and slave trader from New York City.He represented New York at the October 1774 First Continental Congress, where he favored imposing economic sanctions upon Great Britain as a way of pressuring the British Parliament to repeal the Intolerable Acts. [1]
A Revolution in Favor of Government: Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State. (a current interpretation) Goldman, Eric (1952). "The Origins of Beard's Economic Interpretation of the Constitution". Journal of the History of Ideas. 13 (2): 234– 249. doi:10.2307/2707613. JSTOR 2707613. Thomas, Robert E. (1952).
A rare letter signed by three of the Founding Fathers of the United States is going on sale, and is expected to fetch up to $1 million when it goes under the hammer next week.
Engraving by Henry Bryan Hall. Nelson was the grandson of Thomas "Scotch Tom" Nelson, an immigrant from Cumberland, England, who was an early pioneer at Yorktown.Nelson Jr. was born in 1738 in Yorktown; his parents were Elizabeth Carter Burwell (daughter of Robert "King" Carter and widow of Nathaniel Burwell) and William Nelson, who was a leader of the colony and briefly served as governor.