Charles Willing, Mayor of Philadelphia

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Mayor Charles Willing

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bristol, Gloucester, England
Death: November 30, 1754 (44)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States (ship fever)
Place of Burial: Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Willing and Ann Willing
Husband of Anne "Annie" S. Willing
Father of Thomas Willing, Mayor of Philadelphia; Dorothy Stirling; Anne Francis; Charles Willing; Mary Shippen Byrd and 4 others

Occupation: Mayor of Philadelphia
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About Charles Willing, Mayor of Philadelphia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Willing

Charles Willing (May 18, 1710, Bristol, England – November 30, 1754, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a successful Philadelphia merchant, trader and politician; twice he served as Mayor of Philadelphia, from 1748 to 1749 and again in 1754.

Family

His wife's grandfather, Edward Shippen, and his eldest son, Thomas Willing, also served as mayors of Philadelphia. Thomas was also a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania.

Willing had eleven children. Daughter Mary Willing Byrd, born September 24, 1740, married William Byrd III.

Daughter Elizabeth (February 10, 1742 – January 15, 1830) married Samuel Powel, a mayor of Philadelphia.

Robert Morris (financier) apprenticed at the firm of Willing & Co., and later became a partner with Thomas in the renamed firm of Willing Morris & Co.


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Charles Willing, Mayor of Philadelphia's Timeline

1710
May 18, 1710
Bristol, Gloucester, England
May 28, 1710
Christchurch, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
May 28, 1710
Christ Church, Bristol, Gloucester, England
1731
December 19, 1731
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1733
July 16, 1733
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1735
1735
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1738
March 30, 1738
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
1740
September 24, 1740
Philadelphia, Pensylvania, American Colonies
1742
February 10, 1742
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States