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Francis Rawle (lawyer)
Francis Rawle (1660 – 5 March 1727), originally from England, was a Quaker and colonist in Philadelphia, where he served in administrative positions and was a member of the assembly. Early life Rawle was born in England in 1660, son of Francis Rawle, and came of an old Cornwall, Cornish family of some wealth and standing. He settled at one time near St Juliot, and later in the neighbourhood of Plymouth. Both father and son were Quakers and followers of George Fox, and were persecuted for their religious belief, being imprisoned together at Exeter in 1683. Because of this they obtained a grant from William Penn, left Plymouth in the ship ''Desire'', and arrived in Philadelphia on June 23, 1686. Colonial America Rawle first settled on 2,500 acres in Plymouth Colony, where he founded the society known as the Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, Plymouth Friends. Subsequently, he moved to Philadelphia. In 1688, he became a justice of the peace and judge of the court of common pleas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Act of Consolidation, 1854, Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, the List of counties in Pennsylvania, most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the Metropolitan statistical area, nation's seventh-largest and one of List of largest cities, world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
