Andrew McNair

Andrew McNair is best known for being the custodian who served the Continental Congress. A member of the Masonic Order, he served as official ringer of the Liberty Bell from 1759 to 1776, and he likely rang it to announce independence, on July 8, 1776 (the announcement was delayed four days to allow the Declaration of Independence to be printed). His services were terminated September 15, 1776, for unknown reasons. McNair was played in the play and movie 1776 by William Duell. In his poem, "The Liberty Bell," Charles Brockden Brown describes McNair, not by name as follows:

Andrew McNair

Andrew McNair is best known for being the custodian who served the Continental Congress. A member of the Masonic Order, he served as official ringer of the Liberty Bell from 1759 to 1776, and he likely rang it to announce independence, on July 8, 1776 (the announcement was delayed four days to allow the Declaration of Independence to be printed). His services were terminated September 15, 1776, for unknown reasons. McNair was played in the play and movie 1776 by William Duell. In his poem, "The Liberty Bell," Charles Brockden Brown describes McNair, not by name as follows: