| 词条 | Charles Read (Philadelphia) |
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LifeBorn circa 1686, Charles Read was related to Deborah Read, who married Benjamin Franklin. In 1717 he qualified as a Common Councilman, and a year later was commissioned Justice of the Peace for Philadelphia county. He was promoted to Alderman on October 22, 1722. In 1723, he was charged with leading the Free Society of Traders. He was also sheriff, excise collector and judge of admiralty, before finally becoming mayor in 1726. The third Charles Read, his son, was born in the London Coffee House (finished in 1702) in 1715.[1][2][3][4] One of his final positions was Clerk of the Orphan's Court of Philadelphia county, where he was succeeded by his deputy, Thomas Hopkinson, upon his death in 1736.[4] References1. ^Charles Penrose Keith, 1883. The Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania: Who Held Office Between 1733-1776 and Those Earlier Councillors who Were Some Time Chief Magistrates of the Province, and Their Descendants. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 185. {{ISBN|978-0-8063-1529-4}}. {{s-start}}{{succession box | before=William Hudson | title=Mayor of Philadelphia | years=1725–1726 | after=Thomas Lawrence (mayor)}}{{s-end}}{{PhiladelphiaMayors}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Read, Charles}}2. ^Arthur Dudley Pierce, 1957. Iron in the Pines: The Story of New Jersey's Ghost Towns and Bog Iron. Rutgers University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8135-0514-5}}. 3. ^1 Thompson Westcott, 1877. The Historic Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia: With Some Notice of Their Owners and Occupants. Porter & Coates. pp. 68–70. 4. ^1 John W. Jordan; LL. D., 1911. Colonial families of Philadelphia. Рипол Классик. p. 1189. {{ISBN|978-5-88023-355-7}}. 3 : Mayors of Philadelphia|1736 deaths|Year of birth uncertain |
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