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Thomas Paine
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Thomas Paine
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Thomas Paine

American, 1737 - 1809
Place of BirthThetford, Norfolk, England
Place of DeathNew York, New York, United States
Thomas Paine was an English born American writer. His pamphlet, Common Sense, was influential to the American Revolution.