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How could Thomas Lynch Jr. have "tried to put a gag rule on slavery at the Constitutional Convention," as this article claims? The Constitutional Convention was in 1787, and Lynch disappeared in 1779. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.154.215.186 (talk • contribs) 16:03, 27 March 2006

Magic. You go, great granduncle! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.40.141.102 (talk • contribs) 17:33, 3 October 2006

Conflicts

The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress [1] says that Lynch was lost on a voyage to France. Where does this West Indies destination come from? The source is not cited. Also, the article states that "his stepfather was South Carolina Governor William Moultrie". His biological father Thomas Lynch died in 1776, when Thomas Jr. was 27; is this a case of earlier remarriage? In any case, the circumstances should be noted. This article is confusing. — AlekJDS ^talk 16:12, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SC rep, not VA

Thomas Lynch, Jr. was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of South Carolina, not Virginia. The author of this article was likely thinking of Thomas Nelson, Jr. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.83.133.249 (talk) 20:57, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Why do you keep reverting my edit? Thomas Lynch was of Irish ancestry.

To suggest that Thomas lynch was of English ancestry is wrong on so many historical levels, his decedents and himself identified as nothing but Irish. His ancestors were involved in wars in Ireland against England and his ancestors had been in Ireland for some 700 years being originally from Norman stock, stock that had only been in England less than a generation before moving to Ireland. By your own logic he's french or norse not English. The saying of those of Irish-Norman ancestry is more Irish than the Irish themselves.

Category:American slave owners

No mention of slave-owning. I feel that this category should be restricted to people whose slave-owning history was notable in itself. Valetude (talk) 05:07, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Founding Father

Hello @Myotus:. Are you saying he wasn't a Founding Father? Not understanding why it was removed from the lead, maybe because he was representing his dad, although anyone who signed one of the main four founding documents is considered a ff. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 02:54, 30 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Randy Kryn: It is how it was executed on the page that is the issue. It was added as if was a title. People could as add the titles of "Planter, South Carolinian, Slave holder" to his name if that were the case. If you wish to add the the information that he is a founding father, then it would be written in as information not as title. "Lynch, Jr. was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States." Myotus (talk) 12:50, 30 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, have added it. 'American Founding Father' is an apt descriptor though, and is used in such articles as the second sentence of Hamilton (musical). Randy Kryn (talk) 13:33, 30 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

None of the literature describe the son as a founding father. The dad, yes, because he helped set the foundation of the USA. Lynch Sr is honored in the S.Carolina Hall of Fame as a founding father.[2] The son is merely a footnote. Binksternet (talk) 15:59, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]