Robert Morris was one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. While many in America today do not believe the United States was founded on Christian values, a majority of the signers of the Declaration were Christian, including Robert.
Robert Morris's claim to fame was that he almost single handedly financed the entire Revolutionary war. From a very early age he grasped mathematics and was dismissed from school early to be sent to a counting room. 1
Morris was born in Liverpool, England to a wealthy businessman. "On the formation of the new United States government he was offered, but declined, an appointment as Secretary of the Treasury; he instead urged the appointment of Alexander Hamilton."2 He married "Miss Mary" a sister to Bishop White, whose church Morris attended when he wasn't away on business for the country.
He eventually became a senator and served Pennsylvania for many years. For much more information, check out Sabin Americana, a great resource on searching early American history.
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1. Gould, David. Life of Robert Morris, an Eminent Merchant of Philadelphia, a Signer of the Declaration of American Independence, and Superintendent of Finance for the United States, from 1781 to 1784 : With Extracts from His Speeches, Illustrating His Biography, and the Early History of Finance, Banking, and Commerce in the United States. Boston: L.W. Kimball, 1834.
2. Portraits in Revolution. “Robert Morris,” 2020. https://www.americanrevolution.com/biographies/colonials/robert_morris.
