Sharp Delany

Sharp Delany
Born
Ireland
Died(1799-05-13)May 13, 1799
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Place of burial
St. Peter's Episcopal Church Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AllegianceUnited States of America
BranchContinental Army
Service years1776-1779
RankColonel
Commands2nd Battalion Pennsylvania Militia
ConflictsAmerican Revolutionary War

Sharp Delany (c. 1739-1799), was a colonel in the American Revolutionary War a legislator and the first Collector of Customs in Philadelphia, appointed by George Washington.

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