Charles Thomson (Failed American Revolution)

Charles Thomson (November 29, 1729 in Gortreade, Ireland-December 1, 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennyslvania Colony) was a Patriot leader in the failed 1775 American Revolution. The Secretary of the Continental Congress from 1774 until 1775, and then the President of the UFAC until its dissolution on the 13th September, Thomson was an important figure in the revolution. He was captured by the British on September 13th and taken to Philadelphia, where he was tried for high treason and hung on the 1 December, 1775.