3 John Thomas, Junior, by this early movement in behalf of the revolutionary element, placed himself in the front rank of successful politicians in AVestchester-county-- he was a member of the Committee of the County, and its Chairman ; a Member of the Provincial Convention representing Westchester-county, in 177.5; a Member of the Fii-st and Second Provincial (Congresses, representing Westchester-county, in 1775, 1776 ; (iuartermaster of the Second Westchester-county Regiment, of which his brother, Thomas, was Colonel ; and Sheriff of Westchestercounty, from 1778 to 1781 -- his brothers, also, having beeu well provided for, in the public service.

<See the liisclaimer of Isauc GUIney (mil eiijhlij-lhree other " Freeholdere "ami Iiihahilaiits of Bye," " KvE, New York, September 24, 1774," pages 32, 33, post.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1774-1783.

ough Town of Westchester, within which tlie ])olitical family of Morris was seated,' prepared to follow their example. For that jiurpose, on Saturday, the twentieth of August, also in response to the Circular Letter received from the Committee of Correspondence in the City of New York, those of " the Freeholders " and Inhabitants " of that Borough Town who sympathized with that Committee in its request that Westchester-county should apj)oint Delegates to represent it in the proposed Congress, met, and appointed James Ferris, Esq., Colonel Lewis Morris, and Captain Thomas Hunt, " a Committee to meet the Com- " mittees of the difl'ereut Towns and Precincts, within " this County, at the White Plains, on Monday, the " twenty-second instant, to consult on the expediency " of appointing one or more Delegates to represent " this County, at the general Congress, to be held at " Philadelphia, the first day of September next."