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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joseph_HewesJoseph Hewes - Wikipedia

    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.

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  3. northcarolinahistory.org › joseph-hewes-1730-1779Joseph Hewes (1730 – 1779) - North Carolina History

    Learn about Joseph Hewes, a New Jersey native who became a prominent merchant and politician in North Carolina. He served in the Continental Congress and helped draft the Olive Branch Petition, and was one of the three North Carolinians who signed the Declaration of Independence.

  4. www.ncpedia.org › biography › hewes-josephHewes, Joseph | NCpedia

    Joseph Hewes was a merchant, colonial leader, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. He served in the Continental Congress, represented North Carolina in the First and Second Continental Congresses, and was a moderate Whig who favored reconciliation with Britain.

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    Sep 13, 2012 · Follow the life of Joseph Hewes, delegate to the Continental Congress and one of 56 signers, who bravely proclaimed the original thirteen colonies would break away from British rule to form the...

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  7. www.nps.gov › parkhistory › online_booksNational Park Service - Signers of the Declaration (Joseph Hewes)

    Jul 4, 2004 · Learn about the life and career of Joseph Hewes, a North Carolina merchant and politician who helped overthrow the royal government and supported the Revolution. He was one of the original opponents of independence, but later changed his mind and signed the Declaration in 1776.

  8. www.revolutionary-war.net › joseph-hewesJoseph Hewes | Facts, Early Life, Education, Revolution ...

    Feb 18, 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.

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  10. www.ushistory.org › declaration › signersSigners of the Declaration of Independence: Joseph Hewes

    Joseph Hewes was a merchant and politician from North Carolina who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He served in the Continental Congress as a delegate and the Secretary of the Naval Affairs Committee until his death in 1779.