BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Thomas Lynch\, Jr. UID:2008-08-05-13-09-20-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:OPAQUE RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=8;BYMONTHDAY=5 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250805 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250806 DTSTAMP:20260525T223253 CATEGORIES:Signers of the Declaration of Independance,Revolution People LOCATION:Winyah\, South Carolina GEO:33.3744746;-79.2997488 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

Thomas Lynch Jr. (August 5, 1749 - circa 1779) was an American planter and signer of the Declarati on of Independence representing South Carolina. Born into a prominent fami ly, he studied at Eton College and Cambridge University in England before returning to the colonies.

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Lynch joined the Continental Congress i n 1776, stepping in for his ill father, Thomas Lynch Sr. Both were appoint ed to Congress, a rare father-son pairing. After signing the Declaration, his health declined, and in 1779 he sailed to Europe seeking recovery. Tra gically, his ship was lost at sea, and he was presumed dead at age 30.

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DESCRIPTION:Thomas Lynch Jr. (August 5\, 1749 - circa 1779) was an American planter and signer of the Declaration of Independence representing South Carolina. Born into a prominent family\, he studied at Eton College and Ca mbridge University in England before returning to the colonies.\nLynch joi ned the Continental Congress in 1776\, stepping in for his ill father\, Th omas Lynch Sr. Both were appointed to Congress\, a rare father-son pairing . After signing the Declaration\, his health declined\, and in 1779 he sai led to Europe seeking recovery. Tragically\, his ship was lost at sea\, an d he was presumed dead at age 30.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/1,6065-thomas-l ynch-jr?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR