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Thomas Nelson, Jr. (December 26, 1738 – January 4, 1789) was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and was its Governor in 1781. He is regarded as one of the U.S. Founding Fathers since he signed the Declaration of Independence as a member of the Virginia delegation. ==Biography== Thomas, Jr. was the grandson of Thomas "Scotch Tom" Nelson, an immigrant from Cumberland, England who was an early pioneer at Yorktown. His parents were Elizabeth (Burwell) and William Nelson, who was also a leader of the colony, and briefly served as governor. Thomas was born at Yorktown, and like many Virginians of his time, was educated in England. He attended Newcome's School for six years and was at Eton in 1754, before entering Christ's College at Cambridge University in 1758.〔G. MacLaren Brydon, ''English Education of Thomas Nelson, Jr., of Yorktown'', The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 51, No. 4 (Oct., 1943), pp. 347-350. Published by: Virginia Historical Society. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4245255〕 He graduated in 1760 and returned home the following year. He helped his father with his farm at this time. Thomas was first elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1761. The following year he married Lucy Grymes (her maternal uncle was Peyton Randolph-the brother-in-law of Congressman Benjamin Harrison V; her paternal aunt was the mother of "Light Horse Harry" Lee). The couple would have eleven children altogether.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dsdi1776.com/signers-by-state/thomas-nelson-jr/ )〕 Their son Hugh Nelson (1768–1836) would later serve in the U.S. Congress. Nelson's first term in the Congress continued until 1776, when a bout of illness forced his resignation. While a member of Congress, Nelson still found time to return home and play a key role in Virginia's Constitutional Convention in the spring of 1776. He returned to Congress in time to sign the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Nelson was one of the thirteen committee members appointed in the Continental Congress on June 12, 1776, to “prepare and digest the form of confederation” which led to the Articles of Confederation.〔”(Articles of Confederation )”, History, Park Net, National Park Service, viewed April 20, 2014.〕 He was commanding General of the Lower Virginia Militia, and succeeded Thomas Jefferson as governor of Virginia (after William Fleming's nine days as acting governor). Nelson himself was engaged in the final siege of Yorktown. According to legend,〔(snopes.com )〕〔(U.S. National Park Service page on the Nelson House )〕 he urged General Washington (or, in some versions, the Marquis de Lafayette) to fire on his own home, the Nelson House, where Cornwallis had his headquarters, offering five guineas to the first man to hit his house. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Nelson, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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