John Hewson was a textile artist. He trained in a cotton-printing factory in London, but moved to the United States on the advice of his friend Benjamin Franklin, and set up a calico printing factory in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His chintzes were used in American quilts, often as the centerpiece. In November 2014, a DNA test revealed Hewson to be the paternal fifth great-grandfather of American actress and comedian Tina Fey.
- Occupation
- artist
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- 1744
- Died
- 1821
