Isaac Craig (1742–1826) was a Pittsburgh businessman and politician in the early days of western Pennsylvania settlement.

Life

Craig was born in

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in Ireland of Protestant parents, and was fortunate enough to be apprenticed as a carpenter. After completing his apprenticeship, he became a journeyman carpenter and from his earnings was able to pay for his passage to

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. He prospered as a carpenter in Philadelphia, and at a young age became a master carpenter and a member of the Carpenters Company. He purchased land in western Pennsylvania while still in Philadelphia, and eventually went to live in Pittsburgh. In 1785, Craig married Amelia Neville in Pittsburgh, daughter of Virginian General John Neville. She survived him by more than two decades. The couple's thirteen children, ten of whom survived past infancy, included newspaper editor Neville B. Craig and Army officer

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. Craig was elected to the

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in 1787.

Chief Burgess

Craig was elected and served as Chief Burgess of Borough of Pittsburgh as a

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from 1802 to 1803. He died in 1826 in Montour, Pennsylvania.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Craig, Isaac 1742 births 1826 deaths Mayors of Pittsburgh Politicians from Philadelphia People from County Down English emigrants People of colonial Pennsylvania Burials at Allegheny Cemetery Members of the American Philosophical Society

Life

Chief Burgess

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