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Martha Washington
1731-1802 |
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Skilled in manageing Mount Vernon, she also was a successful hostess in her public role as First Lady. |
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Gen. George Washington
1732-1799 |
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General in the Revolutionary War, First President, gentleman farmer, from Virginia.
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Abigail Adams
1744-1818 |
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Second First Lady, advocate of women's rights and the abolition of slavery. |
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John Adams
1735-1826 |
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Signer of the Delcatation of Independance, Second President 1797-1801,
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Marquis de Lafayette
1757-1834 |
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French general and statesman, served as a volunteer in the Continental Army, 1777-81. |
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James Forten
1766-1842 |
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Philadelphia born, apprenticed as a sailmaker, he eventually owned the business. Was a prominent abolitionist. |
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Thomas Jefferson
1743-1826 |
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Member of Continental Congress, authored the Declaration of Independance, architect, planter, third President. |
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Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790 |
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American statesman, scientist, printer, writer, inventor, patriot, etc. |
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William Frankiln
1731-1813 |
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Son of Benjamin Franklin, Colonial Governor of New Jersey. Kept his alligence to King George during the American Revolution. |
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Temple Franklin
1760-1823 |
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Grandson of Benjamin Franklin, he edited and published editions of his grandfather's writings. |
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Patrick Henry
1736-1799 |
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American patriot, statesman, orator, member of the Continental Congress and later Governor of Virginia. |
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John Paul Jones
1747-1792 |
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Naval officer in American Revolution, born in Scotland |
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Baron VonSteuben
1730-1794 |
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Prussian officer, general in the American Revolution |
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Nathanael Greene
1742-1786 |
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American Revolutionary War general. He commanded troops in New York, Philadelphia, Rhode Island and was given command over all troops from Delaware to Georgia |
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Daniel Morgan
1736-1802 |
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American soldier, and state Representative from Virginia. A gifted battlefield tactician in the American Revolutionary War, later he commanded the troops that suppressed the Whiskey Rebellion.
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Benedict Arnold
1741-1801 |
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Successful general in the American Continental Army during the revolution. He felt unappreciated and changed sides in the conflict. |
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Paul Revere
1735-1818 |
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American silversmith & patriot. |
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Phillis Wheatly
1753?-1784 |
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American poet, born in Africa and brought to US as a slave.
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George Rogers Clark
1752-1818 |
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American frontiersman & Revolutionary War General. |
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William Henry Harrison
1773-1841
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Ninth President. Governor of the Indiana Territory, defeated British & Indian forces at the Battle of the Thames, 1813. |
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Gen. John Burgoyne
1722-1792 |
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British General, commanded the force to invade America from Canada, defeated at Saratoga, NY. |
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Col. Thomas Musgrave |
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Commander of the force barracaded inside Cliveden during the battle of Germantown 1777. |
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Governor Botetourt
1718-70 |
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Colonial governor of Virginia 1768-1770. This portrait is after a wax portrait done by Flaxman in England & sent to this country.
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton |
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Anthony Wayne
1745-1796 |
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Revolutionary War General, played an important role at the battles of Brandywine, Paoli, Germantown and Monmouth. |
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