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As a wealthy merchant, Robert Morris was one of the main financiers of the American Revolutionary War. He was also a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and a delegate to the Second Continental Congress.
Early Life
Robert Morris, primary financier of the Revolutionary War, painted by Robert Edge Pine
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Robert Morris was born on January 31, 1734 in Liverpool, England.
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In 1747, Morris moved to America to live with his father, who worked at a tobacco factory in Maryland. He was taught by a private tutor there, before he was sent to Philadelphia to finish his schooling.
In Philadelphia, he lived with a family friend, who ended up raising him to adulthood after his father died in a work accident.
Charles Willing, Morris’ guardian, brought him up along with his own son and taught them both his trade as a merchant.
When Charles died, his son inherited his company, and made Robert Morris his partner at age 24. Their partnership lasted until 1779,