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Silas Deane

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American politician (1737-1789)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1737 to 1789 · aged 51
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Silas Deane was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat, and a supporter of American independence.

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Deane in a 1766 painting by William JohnstonDeane in a 1766 painting by William JohnstonBaron de Kalb Introducing Lafayette to Silas Deane (1879 Print)Baron de Kalb Introducing Lafayette to Silas Deane (1879 Print)Silas Deane House in Wethersfield, ConnecticutSilas Deane House in Wethersfield, Connecticut

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About this person

Silas Deane was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat, and a supporter of American independence. Deane served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, and then became the first foreign diplomat from the United States to France, where he helped negotiate the 1778 Treaty of Alliance that allied France with the United States during the American Revolutionary War.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
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Public Official
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1737 to 1789 · aged 51
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