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Humphrey Morrey, or Murrey (–1716) was the first
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Political career

Morrey was one of the 15 founders of
Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania Cheltenham Township is a home rule township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Cheltenham's population density ranges from over 10,000 per square mile (25,900 per square kilometer) in rowhouses and high-rise apartments along Chel ...
."A Brief History of Cheltenham", Historic la Mott website, last access 08/27/2019. https://historic-lamott-pa.com/a-brief-history-of-cheltenham/ Morrey first came to Philadelphia in 1683 and worked as a merchant. In 1685, he was appointed a justice of the peace. In 1687, and again in 1690, he was chosen to the provincial assembly. In the charter of March 20, 1691, by which Philadelphia was incorporated as a city, Morrey was appointed mayor. The length of his term was 10 years. In 1701, he was succeeded by Edward Shippen, who was appointed by Penn to a one-year term, then re-elected to a second term by the City Council.


See also

* Philadelphia
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrey, Humphrey 1650 births 1716 deaths Mayors of Philadelphia People from Cheltenham, Pennsylvania People of colonial Pennsylvania Colonial American merchants