Timothy Matlack, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Timothy Matlack

American brewer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1736

Place of Birth: Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1829

Profession: politician, calligrapher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Timothy Matlack

  • Timothy Matlack (March 28, 1736 – April 14, 1829) was a brewer and beer bottler who emerged as a popular and powerful leader in the American Revolutionary War, Secretary of Pennsylvania during the war, and a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1780.
  • He became one of Pennsylvania's most provocative and influential political figures, but he was removed from office by his political enemies at the end of the war; however, he returned to power in the Jeffersonian era.
  • Matlack was known for his excellent penmanship and was chosen to inscribe the original United States Declaration of Independence on vellum.

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