18 - Thomas Mifflin (PA)

#18 - Thomas Mifflin (PA)
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Age at Convention: 43

1) Religion
-- Won appointment as a major in the Continental Army, which caused him to be expelled from his Quaker faith
-- As governor of Pennsylvania, called for a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety three.

2) Slavery
-- As govenor of Pennsylvania, called for the extradition of three men from Virginia accused of kidnapping a fugitive slave and returning him to their home state

3) Upbringing
-- Son of a rich merchant and local politician
-- Studied at a Quaker school and the University of Pennsylvania

References:
1) http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/mifflin.html
2) http://books.google.com/books?id=zEWsZ81Bd3YC&pg=PA489&lpg=PA489&dq=%22thomas+mifflin%22+slave&source=web&ots=zzU-_5s6KO&sig=Awji1Jpe9owpsU_0Crvj-6QILXY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result
3) http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3390929

Running tabulation:
1) Religiously Active (24) or Primarily Secular (14)
2) Abolitionist (15), Partial Abolitionist (18) or Non-Abolitionist (5)
3) Wealthy (14) or Middle-Class/Poor (24)