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McKean's first political office was ddeputy Attorney General to Sussex County in 1756. In 1757, appointed cleark of the Assembly of Delaware, then elected as a delegate. He would serve as trustee of the provinsional loan office. In 1772, hewas chosen Speaker of the Assembly of Delaware. In 1775, a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress. During Congressional session in 1776 he was a member of the committee to state the rights of the colonies, as well as a member of the secret committee to contract for the importation of arms. <ref>[http://virtualology.com/declarationofindependence/ThomasMcKean.com/ Thomas McKean, Virtuology.com]</ref> McKean was adament that the Britsh King had no standing with the colonies, "no right to regulate American affairs in any way." A few day after signing the Declaration of Independence, he left Congress to command a battalion of troops to assist [[George Washington]] at Perth Amboy, New Jersey.

McKean's first political office was ddeputy Attorney General to Sussex County in 1756. In 1757, appointed cleark of the Assembly of Delaware, then elected as a delegate. He would serve as trustee of the provinsional loan office. In 1772, hewas chosen Speaker of the Assembly of Delaware. In 1775, a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress. During Congressional session in 1776 he was a member of the committee to state the rights of the colonies, as well as a member of the secret committee to contract for the importation of arms. <ref>[http://virtualology.com/declarationofindependence/ThomasMcKean.com/ Thomas McKean, Virtuology.com]</ref> McKean was adament that the Britsh King had no standing with the colonies, "no right to regulate American affairs in any way." A few day after signing the Declaration of Independence, he left Congress to command a battalion of troops to assist [[George Washington]] at Perth Amboy, New Jersey.

While acting in the double capacity of President of Delaware and Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, he wrote [[John Adams]],

While acting in the double capacity as President of Delaware and Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, he wrote [[John Adams]],

{{cquote|hunted like a fox by the enemy, compelled to remove my family five times in three months, and at last fixed them in a little log-house on the banks of the Susquehanna, but they were soon obliged to move again on account of the incursions of the Indians.}}

{{cquote|hunted like a fox by the enemy, compelled to remove my family five times in three months, and at last fixed them in a little log-house on the banks of the Susquehanna, but they were soon obliged to move again on account of the incursions of the Indians.}}