MAJOR GENERAL THOMAS MIFFLIN: The Army's First Quartermaster General and the First Governor of Pennsylvania

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Presents the comprehensive biography of one of the Founding Fathers, Pennsylvania's Thomas Mifflin. With the sole exception of George Washington, Thomas Mifflin was the only founder to rise to both the highest military rank in the American army, major general, as well as the highest position in the new nation's civilian government, President of the Continental Congress. Mifflin signed both the U.S. constitution and the peace treaty with Great Britain; he was elected the first governor of Pennsylvania and re-elected twice by landslide margins. Contains 19 photos.