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Tench Coxe
American politician
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In office September 11, – June 30, | |
President | George Washington |
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Born | May 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | July 17, () (aged69) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
Political party | Federalist (–) Jeffersonian (–) |
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Tench Coxe (May 22, July 17, ) was an American political economist and a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in He wrote under the pseudonym "A Pennsylvanian," and was known to his political enemies as "Mr.
Facing Bothways."
Biography
Coxe was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 22, His mother was a daughter of Tench Francis Sr. His father came of a family well known in American affairs. His great-grandfather was the governor of West Jersey, Daniel Coxe.
Tench received his education in the Philadelphia schools and intended to study law, but his father determined to make him a merchant,