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'''William Fishbourn''' or '''Fishbourne''' (June 25, 1677 |
{{Infobox person/Wikidata|fetchwikidata=ALL}}'''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.<ref name=phila.gov>{{cite web|title=Mayors of the City of Philadelphia 1691-2000|url=http://www.phila.gov/phils/mayortxt.htm|work=phila.gov|publisher=City of Philadelphia|access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref> |
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==Family== |
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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, daughter of [[Edward Roberts (mayor)|Edward Roberts]] on June 29, 1729. |
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| NAME =Fishbourn, William |
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| DATE OF BIRTH =June 25, 1677 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Talbot, Maryland]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH =May 27, 1742 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH =[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:54, 12 November 2024
William Fishbourn | |
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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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