So it was that New Castle lawyer Thomas McKean denounced the Stamp Act in the strongest terms, and Kent County native John Dickinson became the " Penman of the Revolution.

From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group that included David Lander, Richard Beebe and Michael McKean.

The show, which starred Christopher Guest, Tom Leopold and McKean, was not picked up.

Published in May 2005, the second edition was edited by Erin McKean.

He held the latter office until December 17, 1799, when he was succeeded by Thomas McKean.

Thomas McKean ( March 19, 1734 – June 24, 1817 ) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sarah Armitage was McKean ’ s second wife.

McKean was the epitome of the Country party politician and was, as much as anyone, its leader.

" McKean then disputed his use of the word " conscience " so loudly and so long that a challenge was given by Ruggles and accepted in the presence of the congress.

Delaware cast no vote because the delegation was split between Thomas McKean ( who voted yes ) and George Read ( who voted no ).

The film was directed by Jonathan Lynn, who collaborated on the script with John Landis, and stars Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Madeline Kahn, Colleen Camp, and Lee Ving.

After the 1957 fire, the chapel was rescued by Hugh McKean, a former art student in 1930 at Laurelton Hall, and his wife Jeannette Genius McKean, and now occupies an entire wing of the Morse Museum which they founded.

The county was named in honor of former Pennsylvania Governor and Declaration of Independence signer Thomas McKean.

The following counties have been formed from land that was once part of Lycoming County: Armstrong, Bradford, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Indiana, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga, Venango, Warren, Forest, Elk and Cameron.

Elk County was created on April 18, 1843, from parts of Jefferson, Clearfield and McKean Counties, and is named for the Eastern elk that historically inhabited the region.

Cameron County was created on March 29, 1860, from parts of Clinton, Elk, McKean, and Potter Counties.

McKean was born in New York City, New York, the son of Ruth and Gilbert McKean.

McKean was part of an ensemble cast in the short-lived television series Grand on NBC which aired in 1990.

On March 22, 2006, while Harry Shearer was being interviewed on the Opie and Anthony Radio Show about Spinal Tap, he stated the following: " Well, Michael McKean had been in a band called ' The Left Banke '.

McKean was cast in the pilot episode of a remake of the British series The Thick of It as the chief of staff.

Michael John McKean ( born October 17, 1947 ) is an American actor, comedian, writer, composer and musician, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Squiggy's friend, Leonard " Lenny " Kosnowski, on the sitcom Laverne & Shirley ; and for his work in the Christopher Guest ensemble films, particularly as David St. Hubbins of Spinal Tap.

* Ed McKean, born in Grafton, major league baseball player

It was in 1861 that General Thomas Leiper Kane first mustered the McKean County Rifles and the famous and valiant Bucktail Regiment was born.

David McKean ( born 29 December 1963 in Maidenhead, Berkshire ) is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician.

* Thomas McKean was born in New London, Pennsylvania.

McKean was born in Indianapolis, Indiana.

* Australian country music matriarch Joy McKean was born in Singleton in 1930.

McKean was born in Willington, County Durham, England and emigrated in 1902 to Canada to join his brother.

Thomas Wayne McKean II ( born May 31, 1954 ) ( aka Kip ) is a former minister of the International Churches of Christ, and is a current minister of the City of Angels International Christian Church, also known as the " Portland / Sold-Out Discipling Movement ".

The son of a US Navy Officer, McKean was born in Indianapolis, Indiana.

James Gilbert McKean ( born May 26, 1945 ) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1973 to 1999, and in both major leagues in 2000 and 2001.

* New Oxford American Dictionary, Second Edition, Erin McKean ( editor ), 2096 pages, May 2005, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-517077-6.

Mary Borden McKean died in 1773 and is buried at Immanuel Episcopal Church in New Castle.

In the summer of 2010, McKean took over the role of the Stage Manager in Thornton Wilder's Our Town at the Barrow Street Playhouse in New York's Greenwich Village.

On May 22, 2012, McKean was hit by a car in New York City, suffering a broken leg.

The Allegheny Highlands Council serves Scouts in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties in New York and McKean and Potter counties in Pennsylvania.

Two signers of the Declaration of Independence were from New Castle — Thomas McKean and George Read.

Sharon Township is bordered by New York to the north, Oswayo Township to the east, Clara and Pleasant Valley Townships to the south and McKean County to the west.

After a trip to New York in 1986 during which he failed to find work as a comics artist, McKean met writer Neil Gaiman, and the pair collaborated on a short graphic novel of disturbing childhood memories, Violent Cases, published in 1987.

As such he generally worked in partnership with Thomas McKean from New Castle County and in opposition to George Read.

** Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy & Michael McKean ( songwriters ) for " A Mighty Wind " performed by The Folksmen, Mitch & Mickey & The New Main Street Singers

The Northern Tier also often includes McKean and Potter Counties, the two counties to the west that border New York, though the term Northern Pennsylvania is more commonly used there.

McKean died at Binghamton, New York., 22 April 1865.

According to Hancock ( 1973 ), a committee of correspondence was established by Thomas McKean after 10 years of agitation centered in New Castle County.

The notion of a ' pecuniary spillover ' is also introduced by ' McKean, Roland ( 1958 ) Efficiency in Government through Systems Analysis: With Emphasis on Water Resources Development ( John Wiley: New York ).