What is George Clymer?
[[Image:George Clymer.jpg|thumb|right| George Clymer]] [[Image:George Clymer signature.png|thumb|right|148px|Clymer's signature]] '''George Clymer''' (March 16, 1739 – January 23, 1813) was an [[Politics of the United States|American politician]], [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]], war veteran and [[Slavery|slave]] owner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dsdi1776.com/signers-by-state/george-clymer/ |title=George Clymer |date=December 11, 2011 |website=The Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence |access-date=October 9, 2020 |quote=George was orphaned at the age of seven. His father’s portion of the sizeable inheritance had dwindled considerably; although having seen some success as a captain of a privateer preying on French merchantmen in the Caribbean, Christopher left him very little – a few personal items and a Negro man, who died within a year. But George’s grandfather rectified the situation, favoring him in his will when he died in 1750, leaving him at the age of eleven with means of his own.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://natedsanders.com/declaration_signer_george_clymer_autograph_letter_-lot6635.aspx |title=Regarding a Slave Exchange |last=Clymer |first=George |date=November 10, 1768 |publisher=Nate D. Sanders, Inc. |access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> == Independence == He was one of the first [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriots]] to advocate complete independence from [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Britain]] in the United States of America. === Pennsylvania Representative === As a Pennsylvania representative, Clymer was, along with only five others, a signer of both the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] and the [[U.S. Constitution]]. === Continental Congress === '''George Clymer''' attended the [[Continental Congress]] and served in political office until the end of his life. === Battle of Brexit === The battle started around 9:17 PM on the 23rd of January, 1813, with the British having around 5