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'''William Whipple''' (January 14, 1730 – November 28, 1785) is an [[American]] Founding Father. He was a Ship's Master, a merchant, and was involved in the Patriot movement. William Whipple was elected to the Provincial Congress, the House of Representatives and he was involved in the Council of Safety for the defense of the colony. He was made Brigadier General of the New Hampshire Militia and elected as a delegate of [[New Hampshire]] to the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. After the [[American Revolution]], Whipple became an associate justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire.
'''William Whipple''' (January 14, 1730 – November 28, 1785) is an [[American]] Founding Father. He was a Ship's Master, a merchant, and was involved in the Patriot movement. William Whipple was elected to the Provincial Congress, the House of Representatives and he was involved in the Council of Safety for the defense of the colony. He was made Brigadier General of the New Hampshire Militia and elected as a delegate of [[New Hampshire]] to the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. After the [[American Revolution]], Whipple became an associate justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire.
William Whipple owned a slave, [[Prince Whipple]], who he emancipated because he believed it was contradictory to fight for liberty while holding another man against his liberty. Prince Whipple would fight against the British as one of many Black Patriots in the [[Revolutionary War]].
==Early life==
==Early life==