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John Swift (politician)
John Swift (27 June 1790, in Philadelphia – 9 June 1873, in Philadelphia) was an American lawyer and politician and long-time List of mayors of Philadelphia, mayor of Philadelphia. He was admitted to the bar in 1810. He was a leader of the Whig Party (United States), Whigs of Philadelphia and served as mayor 1832–1838, 1839–1841, and 1845–1849. 1840 Philadelphia mayoral election, In 1840, Swift became the first mayor to be elected by popular election. He is buried at Christ Church Burial Ground. Personal life John Swift was born in Philadelphia on January 21, 1790, his father was Charles Swift, one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Swift graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 1808 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Swift married Mary Truxton, daughter of Thomas Truxtun, Commodore Thomas Truxton, on March 11, 1808. Swift was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar five days later on March 16, 1811. Swift was elected a member of the State in Schuy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Roach
Isaac Roach (February 24, 1786 – December 29, 1848) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as mayor of Philadelphia, from 1838 to 1839. He was a captain in the United States Army and fought in the War of 1812. He was brevetted In many of the world's military establishments, a brevet ( or ) was a warrant giving a commissioned officer a higher rank title as a reward for gallantry or meritorious conduct but may not confer the authority, precedence, or pay of real rank. ... to Major in April 1823, and resigned from the army on April 1, 1824. He became the mayor of Philadelphia in 1838 and was later appointed the Treasurer of the Mint. On October 4, 1819, Roach married Mary Huddell. Roach died in 1848 in Philadelphia, where he is buried in St. Peter's churchyard. References External links * United States Army personnel of the War of 1812 Mayors of Philadelphia 1786 births 1848 deaths 19th-century American politicians Burials at St. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politicians From Philadelphia
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19th-century American Politicians
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 (Roman numerals, MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (Roman numerals, MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolitionism, abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The Industrial Revolution, First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Gunpowder empires, Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors Of Philadelphia
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American Military Personnel Of The War Of 1812
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1873 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 ** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar. ** The California Penal Code goes into effect. * January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defeat the United States Army. * February 11 – The Spanish Cortes deposes King Amadeus I, and proclaims the First Spanish Republic. * February 12 ** Emilio Castelar, the former foreign minister, becomes prime minister of the new Spanish Republic. ** The Coinage Act of 1873 in the United States is signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant; coming into effect on April 1, it ends bimetallism in the U.S., and places the country on the gold standard. * February 20 ** The University of California opens its first medical school in San Francisco. ** British naval officer John Moresby discovers the site of Port Moresby, and claims the land for Britain. * March 3 – Censorship: The United States Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1790 Births
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Joel Jones (mayor)
Joel Jones (October 26, 1795 – February 3, 1860) was an American lawyer, jurist, and mayor of Philadelphia. Biography He was born in Coventry, Connecticut, the oldest of nine children. At age fifteen he went to Hebron, Connecticut, and engaged in business with his uncle. After graduating at Yale University with high honor in 1817, he commenced the study of law with Judge William Bristol of New Haven, Connecticut, and afterward finished at Tapping Reeve's Litchfield Law School in Litchfield, Connecticut. After completion of his studies, he resided for a short time in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, whence he removed, in 1822, to Easton, Pennsylvania, where he practiced law for many years. From 1826 to 1835 he served as a secretary to the Lafayette College board of trustees, and continued to work as a trustee until 1852. In 1830 he was appointed by Governor George Wolf one of three commissioners to revise the civil code of Pennsylvania. In 1834 he removed to Philadelphia, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter McCall (mayor)
Peter McCall (August 31, 1809 – October 30, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as Mayor of Philadelphia from 1844 to 1845. Biography McCall attended Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1826. He was admitted to the bar in 1830, and practiced law in Philadelphia until shortly before his death in 1880. He was a professor in the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1852 to 1860. He later served as a University Trustee. He was also a founder of the Law Academy of Philadelphia, the first professional legal association in the United States. He served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council for several terms throughout the 1840s and 1850s. In 1846, he married Jane Byrd Mercer (1825– 1895), with whom he had eight children. In 1851, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society The American Philosophical Society (APS), founded in 1743 in Philadelphia, is a scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Morin Scott (mayor)
John Morin Scott (October 25, 1789 – April 3, 1858) was an American lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1841 to 1844. During his administration, the 1842 Lombard Street riot and the 1844 Philadelphia Nativist Riots occurred. He was a member of the Whig Party. He attended Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1805. He married Mary Emlen on May 15, 1817. He was a trustee of Lafayette College from 1826 to 1847. He died on April 3, 1858, in Philadelphia and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia. Founded in 1836, it was the second major rural cemetery in the United States after Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts. The cemetery is .... References External links * 1789 births 1858 deaths 19th-century American politicians Burials at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia) Lafayette College trustees Lawyers from New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Philadelphia
The mayor of Philadelphia is the chief executive of the government of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Philadelphia. The current mayor of Philadelphia is Jim Kenney. History The first mayor of Philadelphia, Humphrey Morrey, was appointed by the city’s founder, William Penn. Subsequently, Edward Shippen was appointed by Penn as the first mayor under the charter of 1701 and second mayor overall, and then was elected to a second term by the City Council. Subsequent mayors, who held office for one year, were elected by the city council from among their number. No monetary compensation was paid to the earliest office-holders, and candidates often objected strongly to their being selected, sometimes choosing even to pay a fine rather than serve. In 1704 Alderman Griffith Jones was elected but declined to serve, for which he was fined twenty pounds. In 1706, Alderman Thomas Story was similarly fined for refusing office. In 1745, Alderman Abraham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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