George Clymer

George Clymer (March 16, 1739 – January 23, 1813), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania.

He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, orphaned at a young age, and apprenticed to his paternal uncle in preparation for a career as a merchant. He was a patriot and leader in the demonstrations in Philadelphia resulting from the Tea Act and the Stamp Act. He became a member of the Philadelphia Committee of Safety in 1773, and was elected to the Continental Congress 1776-1780. He was a Member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, a Revenue Officer, and a Federal Indian Agent from 1781-1796. He ws elected to the first U.S. Congress in 1789.

He was the First president of the Philadelphia Bank, and the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, and vice-president of the Philadelphia Agricultural Society. When congress passed a bill imposing a duty on spirits distilled in the United States in 1971, George Clymer was placed as head of the excise department, in the state of Pennsylvania. He was also one of the commissioners to negotiate a treaty with the Cherokees and the Creeks June 29, 1796. He ia also concidered the benefactor of Indiana Borough, donating the property now Indiana Borough for a county seat in Indiana County, PA.