Historical records matching Hon. Matthew Clarkson, Mayor of Philadelphia, 1792-1796
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About Hon. Matthew Clarkson, Mayor of Philadelphia, 1792-1796
Matthew Clarkson (April 1733 – October 5, 1800) was the mayor of Philadelphia from 1792 to 1796. He was elected to the Confederation Congress in 1785, but did not attend.
Biography
Clarkson was born in New Jersey in April 1733. He moved to Philadelphia, where he was a justice of the court of common pleas, quarter sessions of the peace, and of the Philadelphia Orphans' court in 1771 and 1772. From 1779-1781 he served as treasurer of the American Philosophical Society, which he was elected to in 1768.[1] He was elected to the Confederation Congress in 1785, but did not serve. He was a member of the board of aldermen in 1789, then served as mayor of Philadelphia 1792–1796.
Clarkson was involved in numerous businesses, notably a dry-goods store on Second Street.[2] He was also part owner of two schooners registered in 1757 and 1758.[3] In 1765 he became involved inland settlement in the British colony of Nova Scotia, where a 100,000-acre township called Monckton was granted by the government in Halifax to Clarkson and several land partners including Anthony Wayne, John Hughes and Benjamin Franklin.[4]
He died in 1800 in Philadelphia, where he was interred in Christ Church Burial Ground.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Clarkson_(mayor)
Continental Congressman. Born in New York City, he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was justice of the court of common pleas, quarter sessions of the peace, and was on the Philadelphia orphans’ court, (1771-72). In 1785, he was elected to the Continental Congress and chose not to serve. He was a member of the board of aldermen in 1789 and Mayor of Philadelphia, (1792-96). He died at age 67 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Hon. Matthew Clarkson, Mayor of Philadelphia, 1792-1796's Timeline
1733 |
April 15, 1733
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New York City, New York, United States
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1758 |
June 23, 1758
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1766 |
April 1, 1766
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Pennsylvania, USA
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1800 |
October 5, 1800
Age 67
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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