Thomas Carpenter (glassmaker)

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Thomas Carpenter
Nickname"The Fighting Quaker"
Born(1752-11-02)November 2, 1752
Salem, New Jersey, British America
DiedJuly 7, 1847(1847-07-07) (aged 94)
Carpenter's Landing, New Jersey, U.S.
Buried
Friends Meeting House Burial Ground, Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S.
Allegiance United States of America
Branch Department of War–Continental Army
Service years1776–1782
RankColonel
UnitNew Jersey Continental Line & New Jersey Militia
CommandsCommissary, Paymaster & Quartermaster
ConflictsAmerican Revolutionary War, Patriot
Other workGlass Manufacturer

Thomas Carpenter (November 2, 1752 at Salem, New Jersey – July 7, 1847 at Carpenter's Landing, New Jersey) was an early American glassmaker and devout Quaker who, at significant spiritual and personal risk, found an important way to assist the American Revolutionary War, serving in the militia and the New Jersey Continental Line as what would today be called a logistics officer and earning the title of "Fighting Quaker." After the war, he contributed significantly to the rise of New Jersey glass production.

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