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1730 – 1779Joseph Hewes (1730-1779)Died 10 November 1779, aged 49Joseph Hewes was a North Carolina merchant and signer of the Declaration of Independence. As a member of the Continental Congress's naval committee, he helped organise the Continental Navy. He died in Philadelphia while still serving in Congress.