Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
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The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, or The Society of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, is an American social organization for Irish-Americans founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
on March 17 (St. Patrick's Day), 1771.
General Stephen Moylan
was one of society's organizers and its first president. Other founding members included:
Other early members included:
Honorary members included:
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
on March 17 (St. Patrick's Day), 1771.
General Stephen Moylan
Stephen Moylan
Stephen Moylan was an Irish-American patriot leader during the American Revolutionary War. He had several positions in the Continental Army including Muster-Master General, Secretary and Aide to General George Washington, Quartermaster General, Commander of The Fourth Continental Light Dragoons...
was one of society's organizers and its first president. Other founding members included:
- Thomas BarclayThomas Barclay (diplomat)Thomas Barclay was a Philadelphia merchant, America’s first consul in France and the American diplomat who negotiated America’s first treaty with the sultan of Morocco in 1786...
- John NixonJohn Nixon (financier)John Nixon was a financier and official from Philadelphia who served as a militia officer in the American Revolutionary War.He was born in Philadelphia, the son of a shipping merchant...
- William West
- Thomas FitzsimonsThomas FitzsimonsThomas FitzSimons was an American merchant and statesman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the U.S. Congress.-Biography:...
Other early members included:
- Commodore John BarryJohn Barry (naval officer)John Barry was an officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and later in the United States Navy. He is often credited as "The Father of the American Navy"...
- General Anthony WayneAnthony WayneAnthony Wayne was a United States Army general and statesman. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him a promotion to the rank of brigadier general and the sobriquet of Mad Anthony.-Early...
- General John CadwaladerJohn Cadwalader (general)John Cadwalader was a commander of Pennsylvania troops during the American Revolutionary War.-Early life:...
- General William IrvineWilliam Irvine (physician)William Irvine was an Irish-American physician, soldier, and statesman from Carlisle, Pennsylvania.Irvine was born near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh in Ireland...
- General Richard ButlerRichard Butler (general)Richard Butler was an officer in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War, who later died fighting American Indians in Ohio.-Early life:...
- General William ThompsonWilliam Thompson (general)William Thompson was a soldier from Pennsylvania and a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.Thompson was born in Ireland and emigrated to Carlisle, Pennsylvania...
- Tench Francis, Jr.
Honorary members included:
- George WashingtonGeorge WashingtonGeorge Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
- Robert Morris
- Richard BacheRichard BacheRichard Bache , born in Yorkshire, England, was the son-in-law of Benjamin Franklin. After arriving in Philadelphia from Yorkshire, England, in 1761, Bache prospered as a marine insurance underwriter and importer. In 1767, misfortune struck; debts contracted by him were repudiated by his London...
- John DickinsonJohn Dickinson (delegate)John Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a militia officer during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania and Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of...