Thomas Paine - One of the founders of the United States, the man who actually wrote the phrase, "the United States of America", died a penniless drunk in Manhattan. 10 Years after his death his bones were dug up by William Cobbett, who shipped his body back to England to build a proper memorial. Having not raised enough money for the shrine, the aforementioned Cobbett kept the bones in his attic, locked in a trunk until his death. The remains of Thomas Paine is still unknown.