Andrew McNair: podcast appearances and interviews

Andrew McNair was the custodian who served the Continental Congress and was a member of the Masonic Order. He served as the official ringer of the Liberty Bell from 1759 to 1776 and likely rang it to announce American independence on July 8, 1776, although the announcement was delayed four days to allow for the printing of the Declaration of Independence. McNair died on September 15, 1776, with no records indicating his burial location. The records of the American Philosophical Society note that on March 22, 1768, McNair was contracted to perform duties such as making fires, lighting and extinguishing candles, and maintaining the cleanliness of the meeting room, for four shillings a night. He has been portrayed in the play and film 1776 by actor William Duell. Additionally, the poet Charles Brockden Brown referenced McNair indirectly in his poem 'The Liberty Bell.'