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Thomas Nelson Jr. (December 26, 1738 – January 4, 1789) was a Founding Father of the United States, general in the Revolutionary War, member of the Continental Congress, and a Virginia planter.
Thomas Nelson, Jr. was born on December 26, 1738, at Yorktown, Virginia, the son of William Nelson and Elizabeth Burwell. He was known as “Junior” because his uncle Thomas Nelson was also of Yorktown.
Thomas Nelson Jr. fue un padre fundador de los Estados Unidos, general en la Guerra Revolucionaria, miembro del Congreso Continental y plantador de Virginia....
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the only signers of the Declaration of Independence to become President of the United States, but they certainly weren't the only signers elected to public office in the new federal government.
In 1764, Nelson became a justice of the peace for York County and entered the House of Burgesses. He served in the house until May 1774, when Governor Lord Dunmore, angered at its protests over the Boston Port Act, dissolved it.
18 de feb. de 2020 · Thomas Nelson, Jr. was a Virginian statesman, delegate to the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Click for more facts.
In 1781, Thomas Jefferson declined reelection as Governor due to his inability to serve the needs of a state under siege. General Nelson succeeded Jefferson and served as both Civil Governor and Commander in chief of the Virginia Militia.
