William Plumsted (November 7, 1708 – August 10, 1765) was the
mayor of Philadelphia
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as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Philadelphia. The current mayor of Philadelphia is Jim Kenney.
History
The first mayor of Philadelphia, ...
in 1750, 1754, and 1755.
Early life
Plumsted was born on November 7, 1708 in
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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. The son of
Clement Plumsted
Clement Plumsted ( 2 May 1680 – 26 May 1745) was Mayor of Philadelphia in 1723, 1736, and 1741. He also served as a Philadelphia councilman, alderman, and justice, as well as on the Pennsylvania provincial council. He was the father of William P ...
, who was also a mayor of Philadelphia, he served also as councilman, register of wills, and justice.
Career
Plumsted served as the
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, ...
in 1750, 1754, and 1755.
He was also a founder of the
Academy and College of Philadelphia
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Founded in 1749 by a group of local notables that included Benjamin Franklin, the Academy of Philadelphia began as a ...
(now the
University of Pennsylvania
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), of which he served as a trustee until his death.
Personal life
Plumsted was married to Rebecca Kearney, daughter of Philip Kearny of Philadelphia, and whose sister Mary was the wife of Chief Justice John Kinsey. Before her death in 1741, they were the parents of:
* Elisabeth Plumsted (1735–1799), who married
Andrew Elliot
Andrew Elliot (November 1728 – 25 May 1797) was a British merchant and official who served as the Acting and last British Governor of New York in 1783.
Early life
Elliot was born November 1728 in Edinburgh, the son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, ...
, a younger son of
Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet of
Minto
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* Minto City, British Col ...
.
* Mary Plumsted (b. 1736), who died unmarried.
* Rebecca Plumsted (1737–1799), who married Charles Gore in .
* Clement Plumsted (1738–1738), who died young.
* Clement Plumsted (1739–1739), who died young.
* Thomas Plumsted (b. 1740), who married Mary Coats in 1762.
After Rebecca's death, he married Mary McCall by the Rev. Robert Jenney at
Christ Church, Philadelphia
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on the September 27, 1753. Mary was the daughter of George McCall and the sister of Samuel McCall Jr., his fellow Trustee of what became the
University of Pennsylvania
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. Together, they were the parents of:
* William Plumsted (1754–1756), who died young.
* George Plumsted (1755–1756), who died young.
* Clement Plumsted (1758–1800), who died unmarried.
* Ann Plumsted (1760–), who died unmarried.
* Catherine Plumsted (1760–1802), who died unmarried.
* George Plumsted (1765–1805), who married Ann Helena Amelia Ross in 1795.
Plumsted died on August 10, 1765.
Descendants
Through his daughter Elisabeth, he was a grandfather of Agnes Murray Elliot (1763–1860), who married
Sir David Carnegie, 4th Baronet
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, and
Elizabeth Elliot (–1847), who married
William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart
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Early life
He was the son of Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart and his wife Ann Hamilton.
Cathcart born at Petersham, Lon ...
.
References
External links
William Plumstedat the
University of Pennsylvania
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1708 births
1765 deaths
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