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Fishbourn was the son of Ralph Fishbourne and Sarah Lewis. |
Fishbourn was the son of Ralph Fishbourne and Sarah Lewis. |
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Before 1700, he settled in Philadelphia. There, on January 8, 1702, he married Hannah Carpenter (March 3, 1685 – July 25, 1728), daughter of [[Samuel Carpenter]], a deputy governor of Pennsylvania. After her death, he married Jane Roberts on June 29, 1729. |
Before 1700, he settled in Philadelphia. There, on January 8, 1702, he married Hannah Carpenter (March 3, 1685 – July 25, 1728), daughter of [[Samuel Carpenter]], a deputy governor of Pennsylvania. After her death, he married Jane Roberts, daughter of [[Edward Roberts (mayor)|Edward Roberts]] on June 29, 1729. |
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His granddaughter Elizabeth Fishbourne (September 1, 1752 – April 24, 1826) married [[Presidents of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania|President of Pennsylvania]] [[Thomas Wharton Jr.]] |
His granddaughter Elizabeth Fishbourne (September 1, 1752 – April 24, 1826) married [[Presidents of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania|President of Pennsylvania]] [[Thomas Wharton Jr.]] |
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[[Category:18th-century American merchants]] |
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[[Category:People from colonial Maryland]] |
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| Position held | Mayor of Philadelphia  |
William Fishbourn or Fishbourne (June 25, 1677 in Talbot, Maryland – May 27, 1742 in Philadelphia) was a wealthy merchant and mayor of Philadelphia for three one-year terms, 1719 to 1722.[1]
Family
[edit]Fishbourn was the son of Ralph Fishbourne and Sarah Lewis.
Before 1700, he settled in Philadelphia. There, on January 8, 1702, he married Hannah Carpenter (March 3, 1685 – July 25, 1728), daughter of Samuel Carpenter, a deputy governor of Pennsylvania. After her death, he married Jane Roberts, daughter of Edward Roberts on June 29, 1729.
His granddaughter Elizabeth Fishbourne (September 1, 1752 – April 24, 1826) married President of Pennsylvania Thomas Wharton Jr.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mayors of the City of Philadelphia 1691-2000". phila.gov. City of Philadelphia. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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