Anthony Morris (March 168223 September 1763) was a brewer, merchant, judge, assemblyman, and mayor of Philadelphia. Morris was born in

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, England, and immigrated with his family to

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shortly after his birth. From the age of three, he spent his life in Philadelphia, son of Anthony Morris, Jr., one of the city's leading citizens. In 1696, the elder Anthony paid fellow brewer Henry Babcock 20 pounds (equal to £ today) to place the younger Anthony in a seven-year indentured

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. In addition to establishing the Morris Brewery as one of colonial Philadelphia's most highly regarded, Morris followed his father as a prominent member of the

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in Philadelphia. From 1737, he served as an associate justice of the city court. He sat for several sessions as a member of the assembly, and like his father before him, served as mayor in 1738. He was re-elected in 1739, but chose not to serve. He was elected again in 1747, but disappeared so he didn't have to serve. He died in

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. Morris's grandson, Samuel, was Captain of the

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during the

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, which served with distinction as General

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's bodyguard during 1776 and 1777.

Sources

* Stanley Baron, ''Brewed in America: A History of Beer and Ale in the United States'' (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1962) Attribution *

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