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〔Morris〕American Revolutionary politician and financier. A signer of the Declaration of Independence, he raised money for the Continental Army, attended the Constitutional Convention (1787), and was financially ruined by land speculation.莫里斯，罗伯特：(1734-1806) 美国独立战争时期的政治家和财政专家。美国独立宣言的签字人之一，曾为大陆军筹款并参加制宪会议（1787年），后因地产投机而破产〔Girard〕French-born American financier and philanthropist who bought out the Bank of the United States (1812) and helped finance the War of 1812.吉拉德，斯蒂芬：(1750-1831) 法国裔美国财政专家和慈善家，他建立了美国银行(1812年）并为1812年的战争筹集资金 |