Joseph Galloway
Joseph Galloway was born in 1731 near west river in Maryland. Joseph was the fourth son of Samuel and Anne Galloway who were both quakers. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1749 where his father lived. Here he attended liberal school and became a lawyer and practiced in Philadelphia. Joseph Galloway was a Philadelphia lawyer who remained loyal to the British Crown during the Revolutionary War (1775–83). Born in Maryland, Galloway came from an affluent family that provided him with an excellent private education. He moved to Philadelphia in 1747, became a lawyer, and with a flourishing practice and inherited wealth, he quickly emerged in Philadelphia politics. He and Benjamin Franklin developed a warm friendship and close
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political alliance in the effort to make Pennsylvania a royal colony. Galloway served in the assembly from 1756 to 1775, with the exception of one year, and as speaker from 1766 to 1775.
Despite his concerns for the direction of the resistance to imperial regulation, Galloway attended the First Continental Congress in 1774 hoping to find some middle ground. His efforts at compromise led to his drawing up "A plan of proposed Union between Great Britain and the Colonies," which called for a president-general for the colonies appointed by the king and a legislature that would represent all the colonies. Both Parliament and the North American legislature would have to pass on all measures relevant to the British colonies. The Congress rejected the plan. Galloway attended the Second Continental Congress in 1775 and, distraught over the outbreak of hostilities, he supported John Dickinson's Olive Branch Petition in July 1775.
He withdrew from Congress before the Declaration of Independence(July 4, 1776) and sought the protection of General Sir William Howe's British army in New York.
Galloway agreed to serve as a civil administrator for the Crown during the British occupation of Philadelphia in 1777–78. Continuing to hope that the colonies would be reunited with the British Empire, he formulated several plans of union he thought could be used after the rebellion was suppressed. When the British evacuated Philadelphia in June 1778, Galloway went to British-occupied New York until December 1781 when he left for England. Galloway was reviled by the revolutionaries, who considered him a traitor. As punishment for his loyalty to the British Crown, his estates were seized, and when he applied for readmission to Pennsylvania in 1793, his request was rejected. He died at age 73 in Watford, England. Joseph Galloway was a very important man. He was a lawyer as a starting career then he moved up towards working for the government. He also worked with the british military and was a close associate of Ben Franklin. He was a great man and did a lot in his time of being part of the government of the colonies. I hope you learned some new stuff about Joseph and what his life was
like.
political alliance in the effort to make Pennsylvania a royal colony. Galloway served in the assembly from 1756 to 1775, with the exception of one year, and as speaker from 1766 to 1775.
Despite his concerns for the direction of the resistance to imperial regulation, Galloway attended the First Continental Congress in 1774 hoping to find some middle ground. His efforts at compromise led to his drawing up "A plan of proposed Union between Great Britain and the Colonies," which called for a president-general for the colonies appointed by the king and a legislature that would represent all the colonies. Both Parliament and the North American legislature would have to pass on all measures relevant to the British colonies. The Congress rejected the plan. Galloway attended the Second Continental Congress in 1775 and, distraught over the outbreak of hostilities, he supported John Dickinson's Olive Branch Petition in July 1775.
He withdrew from Congress before the Declaration of Independence(July 4, 1776) and sought the protection of General Sir William Howe's British army in New York.
Galloway agreed to serve as a civil administrator for the Crown during the British occupation of Philadelphia in 1777–78. Continuing to hope that the colonies would be reunited with the British Empire, he formulated several plans of union he thought could be used after the rebellion was suppressed. When the British evacuated Philadelphia in June 1778, Galloway went to British-occupied New York until December 1781 when he left for England. Galloway was reviled by the revolutionaries, who considered him a traitor. As punishment for his loyalty to the British Crown, his estates were seized, and when he applied for readmission to Pennsylvania in 1793, his request was rejected. He died at age 73 in Watford, England. Joseph Galloway was a very important man. He was a lawyer as a starting career then he moved up towards working for the government. He also worked with the british military and was a close associate of Ben Franklin. He was a great man and did a lot in his time of being part of the government of the colonies. I hope you learned some new stuff about Joseph and what his life was
like.