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Silas Deane
American merchant, politician, and diplomat (1737/8–1789)
Silas Deane | |
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Silas Deane, 1781 | |
| In office March 2, 1776 – January 4, 1778 Serving with Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee | |
| Appointed by | Continental Congress |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | John Adams |
| In office May 10, 1775 – January 15, 1776 | |
| In office September 5, 1774 – October 26, 1774 | |
| Born | January 4, 1738 Groton, Connecticut |
| Died | September 23, 1789 (1789-09-24) (aged 51) on a ship near Kent, Great Britain |
| Resting place | St. Leonard's Churchyard, Deal, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Spouses | Mehitable Nott Webb (m. 1763; died 1767)Elizabeth Saltonstall Evards (m. 1770; died 1777) |
| Children | Jesse Deane |
| Alma mater | Yale |
Silas Deane (January 4, 1738 [O.S. December 24, 1737] – September 23, 1789) was an American merchant, politician, and diplomat, and a suppo
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Silas Deane made at least one disastrous error in judgment. He wrote a pamphlet in 1783, published in 1784, addressed to the American citizens entitled “To the Free and Independent Citizens of the United States of North-America” (Doc. 30; N.B. We have typed in bold a very telling section of this long document if you cannot read it all at this time). In this pamphlet Silas strongly advised the colonies to reconnect with England for future success in the world of trade and finance. Unfortunately for Deane’s reputation it was at this very point that General Washington’s army, with the help of France, was the victor in the Revolutionary War. Deane had thought the conflict would end with England being the victor, an outcome that had seemed likely at many points during the Revolution.
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