Biography william whipple
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Last updated on November 29th, 2022 at 05:36 pm
Few people know William Whipple’s name, despite his participation in one of the most important moments in American history — the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Biography william whipple
But even more obscure is the story of Prince Whipple, William’s long-time slave and bodyguard, depicted in the famous portrait of Washington Crossing the Delaware.
William Whipple gains more recognition in present-day times than in his own life, but his legacy as the founding father who freed his slaves lives on today.
While William and Prince are not often highlighted in American history, their friendship triumphed through decades of cultural turmoil and national changes.
Early Whipple Days
Whipple was born in Kittery, Maine, in 1730, where he attended public school as a child.
Unlike other signers of the Declaration of Independence who went on to Harvard, Yale or Princeton, William spent his late teens and 20’s in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he wo