| 词条 | Charles Willing |
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| name = Charles Willing | image = Charles Willing by Wollaston.jpg | caption = Portrait of Charles Willing by John Wollaston | office1 = Mayor of Philadelphia | term_start1 = 1748 | term_end1 = 1749 | predecessor1 = William Attwood | successor1 = Thomas Lawrence | term_start2 = 1754 | term_end2 = 1754 | predecessor2 = Thomas Lawrence | successor2 = William Plumsted | birth_date = {{birth date|1710|05|18}} | birth_place = Bristol, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|1754|11|30|1710|05|18}} | death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | resting_place = Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia | parents = Thomas Willing and Anne Harrison | spouse = {{marriage|Anne Shippen |1731|November 30, 1754|reason=her death}} | children = 11, including Thomas, James and Mary | relatives = | known_for = | occupation = Merchant, financier, politician }}Charles Willing (May 18, 1710 – November 30, 1754) was a Philadelphia merchant, trader and politician; twice he served as Mayor of Philadelphia, from 1748 until 1749 and again in 1754. [1] Early lifeCharles Willing was born in Bristol, England, on May 18, 1710, the son of Thomas Willing and Anne Harrison. He traveled to the American British colonies by ship and settled in Philadelphia in 1728 at the age of eighteen. His cousin Thomas Willing was selling land and laying out plans for a new community called Willingtown which later became Wilmington, Delaware. While living in Willingtown, Charles Willing became a very successful businessman and held political offices such as councilman and magistrate. [2] PhiladelphiaLater in life Willing moved to Philadelphia and in 1743 was elected to the Common Council. Soon afterwards in the year 1745 Willing was appointed as Justice. Then in 1747 Willing was appointed as one of the Justices of the City Court. The following year in 1748 he was elected as the City Mayor. While serving as mayor Willing was subsequently appointed Justice in the years 1749, 1752 and 1754. Willing was elected to serve a second term as mayor and during this time contracted ships fever and died on November 30, 1754. [3] [4] LegacyHis 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. His son James Willing was a representative of the American Continental Congress and led a military expedition during the American War of Independence known as the Willing Expedition. CareerRobert Morris apprenticed at the firm of Willing & Co., and later became a partner with Thomas in the renamed firm of Willing Morris & Co.[5]Personal lifeHe married Anne Nancy Shippen (1710–1791) in 1731, daughter of Abigail Grosse (1677–1716) and Joseph Shippen (1677–1678), together they had eleven children, including:
Charles Willing died on November 30, 1754 in Philadelphia and is buried in Christ Church Burial Ground along with his wife.[7] References{{Portal|Biography}}1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.archives.upenn.edu/people/1700s/willing_chas.html |title=Penn University Archives |publisher=Archives.upenn.edu |date= |accessdate=2014-01-04}} 2. ^{{cite book|author=John W. Jordan|title=Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=arAfWBsvO1gC&pg=PA124|year=2004|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com|isbn=978-0-8063-5239-8|pages=124}} 3. ^{{cite book|author=John W. Jordan|title=Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=arAfWBsvO1gC&pg=PA125|year=2004|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com|isbn=978-0-8063-5239-8|pages=125}} 4. ^{{cite book|author=Thomas Willing|title=Willing Letters and Papers: Edited with a Biographical Essay of Thomas Willing of Philadelphia (1631-1821)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sfAOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR5|year=1922|publisher=Allen, Lane and Scott|pages=5–}} 5. ^Rappleye, Charles. Robert Morris: Financier of the American Revolution (2010) {{ISBN|978-1-4165-7091-2}} 6. ^1 {{citation|title=The Provincial Councilors of Pennsylvania: Who Held Office Between 1733 and 1776|author= Charles Penrose Keith|year=1997|publisher=Genealogical Publishing |url=https://books.google.com/?id=6Wi0h3sFrbMC&pg=PA89&dq=%22Charles+Willing%221710|isbn=978-0-8063-1529-4}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11323322 |title=Find-A-Grave |publisher=Find-A-Grave |date= |accessdate=2014-01-04}} External links
(died in office) | title=Mayor of Philadelphia | years=1754 (died in office) | after=William Plumsted}}{{s-end}}{{PhiladelphiaMayors}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Willing, Charles}}{{Pennsylvania-mayor-stub}} 8 : 1710 births|1754 deaths|Mayors of Philadelphia|Colonial American merchants|British emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies|People of colonial Pennsylvania|Burials at Christ Church, Philadelphia|People from Bristol |
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