Spies, smugglers, and shipping prodigies: 9 jobs people don't realize America's Founding Fathers held

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The Founding Fathers held some rather unusual roles.

This Fourth of July marks the 241st anniversary of the United States of America's independence from Britain. Across the US, we'll celebrate, as we always do, with fireworks, barbecues, and car deals.

It's also a good time to think about American history - namely, the people who made the decision to break away from the Mother Country and found a new system.

The Founders were largely a group of politicians, lawyers, military men, and wealthy landowners. That being said, some members of this group held pretty weird jobs, too.

Here are nine particularly unexpected gigs that the Founding Fathers held before (or, in some cases, after) they made it big: