| LC control no. | n 82068144 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Nelson, Thomas, 1738-1789 |
| Birth date | 1738-12-26 |
| Death date | 1789-01-04 |
| Place of birth | Yorktown (Va.) |
| Place of death | Hanover County (Va.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Continental Congress |
| Found in | Biographical directory of the American Congress, 1950: (Nelson, Thomas, Jr.; b. in Yorktown, Va., on Dec. 26, 1738; d. "Mont Air," Hanover County, Va., on Jan. 4, 1789; member of Continental Congress, 1775-1777; signer of the Declaration of Independence; appointed commander of Va. state forces in 1777, and served in that capacity until 1781; governor of Va. in 1781; father of Hugh Nelson (1768-1836)) |
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