40 - Thomas Fitzsimmons (PA)

#40 - Thomas Fitzsimmons (PA)
Birthplace: Ireland
Age at Convention: 46

1) Religion
-- Outstanding supporter of Philadelphia's St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church
-- Devoted philanthropist

2) Slavery
-- Member of the "39" that opposed slavery in the Northwestern Territory
-- Presented a petition stating "...we cannot doubt must produce the abolition of the slave trade"

3) Upbringing
-- Father provided him and his 4 siblings an adequate education

References:
1) http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/fitzsimons.html
2) http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Fitzsimmons__Thomas.html
3) http://books.google.com/books?id=YK69cgJMDkwC&pg=PA144&lpg=PA144&dq=thomas+fitzsimmons+slavery&source=bl&ots=29-3bAYRxX&sig=W9uxUDKBIWnk1EvUPRmfmyTs-jw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result
4) http://books.google.com/books?id=4oN1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=thomas+fitzsimons+slavery&source=bl&ots=Xuqv8eMAYG&sig=FagqYwFYpxn38mq4Vl6mje9OCU8&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA8,M1

Running tabulation:
1) Religiously Active (11) or Primarily Secular (5)
2) Abolitionist (7), Partial Abolitionist (6) or Non-Abolitionist (3)
3) Wealthy (5) or Middle-Class/Poor (11)