Charles Humphreys
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Charles Humphreys was an American
miller and statesman from Haverford, Pennsylvania
. He is the son of Daniel Humphreys and Hannah Wynne (daughter of Dr. Thomas Wynne). He served as a delegate for Pennsylvania
to the Continental Congress
from 1774 to 1776. He voted against the Declaration of Independence
, since he believed it would inevitably escalate the Revolutionary War
and that conflicted with his Quaker
beliefs. He withdrew from the Congress soon afterwards. His father is a patriot of the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution
membership 8169.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
miller and statesman from Haverford, Pennsylvania
Haverford Township, Pennsylvania
Haverford Township is a home rule township in Delaware County, near Philadelphia, in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States. It maintains its legal name as the Township of Haverford, presumably for historic reasons...
. He is the son of Daniel Humphreys and Hannah Wynne (daughter of Dr. Thomas Wynne). He served as a delegate for Pennsylvania
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...
to the Continental Congress
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
from 1774 to 1776. He voted against the Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...
, since he believed it would inevitably escalate the Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
and that conflicted with his Quaker
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
beliefs. He withdrew from the Congress soon afterwards. His father is a patriot of the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution
Sons of the American Revolution
The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution is a Louisville, Kentucky-based fraternal organization in the United States...
membership 8169.