Robert Morris

1734–1806 (age 72)

Financier

Biography

Robert Morris (1734–1806) stands among the foremost financiers of the American Revolution, marshaling private resources to keep the Continental Army supplied and the new government afloat during its earliest struggles.

After the war he remained a devoted participant in the life of Christ Church, Philadelphia, where worship, civic discourse, and memorialization of the republic's founders took place.