Background
Coleman, John Macdonald was born on January 19, 1918 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Horace Coates and Helen (Waite) Coleman.
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The Development of Tactical Services in the Army Air Forces
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Thomas McKean: Forgotten Leader of the Revolution
(Seldom has a life been more completely dedicated to the c...)
Seldom has a life been more completely dedicated to the cause of liberty - or more cursorily dismissed by historians - than that of Thomas McKean. Until now, he has been remembered, if alt all, as a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. But with this prodigious and fascinatingly detailed work, the result of twenty years of scholarly research, "this law-and-order man at the center of the storm" at last assumes his rightful place in American history as one of the most important leaders of the Revolution. - During his term in the Continental Congress, in which he was to serve longer than any other member - ultimately as its President, McKean held positions of strategic influence in both Delaware and Pennsylvania. As a member of the radical faction, he exercised his vital role as a "Philadelawarean" with consummate political adroitness. Unfortunately, his instructions from the government of Delaware to work for "the security and happiness of the whole British empire" - prevented him from speaking his mind openly until the last critical days before the Declaration of Independence. Because so much of his momentous work had to be accomplished behind the scenes, McKean's long continued services to the cause of independence have never been fully recognized.
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Thomas McKean: Forgotten Leader of the Revolution 1st edition by John M. Coleman (1975) Hardcover
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John Macdonald Coleman
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AB, Amherst College, 1940. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1949.
Career
Instructor history Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1946-1949. From instructor to professor history Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1949-1982. Advisory board Meridian Bank, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Balch Institute, Philadelphia.
Manager Camp Diamond, Colebrook, New Hampshire (now Coleman State Park).
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Thomas McKean: Forgotten Leader of the Revolution
(Seldom has a life been more completely dedicated to the c...)
- The Development of Tactical Services in the Army Air Forces
- Thomas McKean: Forgotten Leader of the Revolution 1st edition by John M. Coleman (1975) Hardcover
- Thomas McKean, forgotten leader of the Revolution
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Thomas McKean: Forgotten Leader of the Revolution
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Membership
Delaware Democratic National Convention, Chicago, 1968 (opposed Vietnam War). Member Pennsylvania Council on Crime and Delinquency. Chairman Hugh Moore Park and Museum Commission, Easton.
Board directors Easton Hospital, Weller Center for Health Education. Commissioner Presbytery and Synod, Presbyterian Church. Board director Young Men’s Christian Association.
Chairman of the Board Spring Garden Children's School Captain United States Army, 1942-1946. Member Pennsylvania History Association (editor 1957-1962, president 1978-1981), History Society Northampton County, Psi Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta.
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Married Agnes Agar, May 23, 1942. Children: Anne, Bill, Margie, Debbie, Sam, Betsy, Jack.
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American
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1940
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1946 - 1949
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1949 - 1982