biography
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| lived:
| (1731–1821)
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| biography:
| Merchant and banker, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He studied law in London and then prospered at various commercial pursuits (1749–93), joining with Robert Morris to form Philadelphia's major mercantile firm. Patriotic but not radical, as a delegate to the Continental Congress (1775–6) he voted against the initial resolution for independence. He was president of the Bank of North America (1781–91), supported the new constitution, and then served as the first president of the Bank of the United States (1791–7). |
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