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John Hewson (1744 – 1821) was a textile artist. He trained in a cotton-printing factory in
John Hewson
in ''Remembering Kensington & Fishtown: Philadelphia's Riverward Neighborhoods'', by By Kenneth W. Milano, 2008 1744 births 1821 deaths Burials in Pennsylvania Textile artists Businesspeople from London 18th-century American artists 18th-century American male artists 19th-century American artists 18th-century textile artists 19th-century textile artists {{US-artist-stub
John Hewson (1744 – 1821) was a textile artist. He trained in a cotton-printing factory in London
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, but moved to the United States
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on the advice of his friend Benjamin Franklin
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, and set up a calico printing factory in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania
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. His chintz
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es were used in American quilts, often as the centerpiece. In November 2014, a DNA test
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revealed Hewson to be the paternal fifth great-grandfather of American actress and comedian Tina Fey
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He is interred at Palmer Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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John Hewson
in ''Remembering Kensington & Fishtown: Philadelphia's Riverward Neighborhoods'', by By Kenneth W. Milano, 2008 1744 births 1821 deaths Burials in Pennsylvania Textile artists Businesspeople from London 18th-century American artists 18th-century American male artists 19th-century American artists 18th-century textile artists 19th-century textile artists {{US-artist-stub