FITZSIMONS, THOMAS, a Delegate and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Ireland
in 1741; immigrated to the United States and entered a counting-house in
Philadelphia, Pa., as clerk; commanded a company of volunteer home guards
during the Revolutionary War; Member of the Continental Congress in 1782 and
1783; member of the State house of representatives in 1786 and 1787; delegate
to the United States Constitutional Convention in 1787 and signed the
Constitution; elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the First, Second,
and Third Congresses (March 4, 1789-March 3, 1795); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1794 to the Fourth Congress; president of the Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce; trustee of the University of Pennsylvania; founder and
director of the Bank of North America; died in Philadelphia, Pa., on August 26,
1811; interment in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Churchyard.