Isaac Roach (February 24, 1786 – December 29, 1848) was an American lawyer and

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who served one term as

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, from 1838 to 1839. He was a captain in the

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and fought in the

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. He was

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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.

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* United States Army personnel of the War of 1812 Mayors of Philadelphia 1786 births 1848 deaths 19th-century American politicians Burials at St. Peter's churchyard, Philadelphia United States Army officers {{Pennsylvania-mayor-stub