Joseph Gilpin

He was born to Samuel Gilpin and Jane Parker in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Gilpin and his family relocated to Cecil County, Maryland in his childhood.

[2] He served as a representative at the Provincial convention in Annapolis (1775), joined the convention to draft a constitution for the state of Delaware (1776), became a delegate to the Provincial convention (1777), the Maryland Assembly (1777), and began serving as presiding Justice of the first court of Cecil County, which he held until his death.

He also attended the Maryland convention for the ratification of the United States Constitution (1787), and the Philadelphia conference regarding the restoration of public credit (1780).

[3] His brother, Thomas Gilpin (1727-1778), was also a prominent member of the American Philosophical Society.