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Joseph Hewes (July 9, 1730 – November 10, 1779) was an American Founding Father and a signer of the Continental Association and U.S. Declaration of Independence. Hewes was a native of Princeton, New Jersey, where he was born in 1730.
Although Joseph Hewes was a native of New Jersey, he was one of three North Carolinians to sign the Declaration of Independence. His business experience, education, and honorable character enabled him to serve North Carolina vigilantly in public service for thirteen years.
Joseph Hewes, merchant, colonial leader, delegate to the Continental Congress, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was raised at Mayberry Hill, the family's 400-acre plantation near Kingston, West Jersey.
Joseph Hewes - Father of the United States Navy. In 1775, Mr. Hewes was elected to the new Provincial Assembly of North Carolina and returned to Congress in May 1775. He severed his ties with the Quaker church at this time because of their pacifist leanings and denunciations of Congress.
18 de fev. de 2020 · Joseph Hewes was a delegate to the Continental Congress for North Carolina, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Hewes gave every dime he had to his country and sacrificed riches and comfort for the hardships of war, so that we could live in a free country.
4 de jul. de 2004 · Even in an age and land of such unlimited opportunities as 18th-century America, few men attained such success as merchant Joseph Hewes. He was rarely thwarted in his ambitions and enjoyed wealth and social prestige, reflected in political conservatism.
Hewes was known as a tireless worker in committee and the leading expert on maritime concerns. In 1776 he signed the Declaration of Independence and placed his ships at the service of the Continental Armed Forces.
