Daniel Cunyngham Clymer (1748-1810) was a military officer during the American Revolution; a lawyer in Berks County, Pennsylvania; and a Pennsylvania Assemby Legislator. Daniel was a cousin of George Clymer a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He studied law at Princeton University and graduated in 1766. Clymer served as an officer during the American Revolution with the Philadelphia Military Associators of the 5th Rifle Battalion. He also was the Commissioner of Claims of the Treasury and a Deputy Commisioner General of Prisoners in the Continental Army from 1777-1781. Clymer played a key role in the arrest of William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin, who was a royalist governor of New Jersey.In 1779, Clymer came to the rescue of James Wilson, another signer of the Declaration of independence, when James came under attack by a mob. After years of service in the army, Clymer became a lawyer practicing in Berks County Pennsylvania. Daniel was a representitive for Berks county in the Pennsylvania Assembly from 1782-84 and again from 1786-87. Thomas Paine in a 1786 letter refers to Daniel Clymer as his "Old Friend." Daniel Clymer is remembered for his serivce in the Pennsylvania Assembly and his support of George Clymer during the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.