| 词条 | John Barclay (mayor) |
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John Barclay (, (January 22, 1749 – September 15, 1824) was an American soldier, politician, and jurist. He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as President Judge of the Courts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, alderman in Philadelphia and as Mayor of Philadelphia from 1791 to 1793. He worked as president of the Bank of Pennsylvania and was one of the founders of the Insurance Company of North America. He served as a Federalist member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1811 to 1813. Early lifeBarclay was born in Ballyshannon, Ireland. He emigrated to America just before 1779 and lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. CareerHe worked as a shipping merchant and served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He enlisted in 1775 and was commissioned an ensign in 1776; he was eventually promoted to lieutenant and captain. He retired from the Continental Army in 1782. He was appointed a justice of the peace in 1782 and rose to President Judge of the Courts of Bucks County in 1789. He was one of the fifteen aldermen selected to serve in Philadelphia under the city charter of April 1790. He was a member of the Constitutional convention of 1790 and served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1791 to 1792.[1] He became president of the Bank of Pennsylvania after the Pennsylvania Assembly established its charter in 1793.[2] He was one of the founders of the Insurance Company of North America in 1792 and served as a director through 1793. He was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district and served from 1811 to 1813.[3] He died in Philadelphia in 1824 and is interred in the Neshaminy-Warwick Cemetery in Hartsville, Pennsylvania.[4] Personal lifeHe was married twice. He married his second wife, Mary Searle at Christ Church in Philadelphia on December 11, 1781 and together they had five children. LegacyThe John Barclay Elementary School in Warrington, Pennsylvania, is named for him.[5] External links{{Portal|Philadelphia}}
References1. ^{{cite web |title=Mayors of Philadelphia |url=https://www.phila.gov/phils/Mayorlst.htm |website=www.phila.gov |accessdate=6 January 2019}} {{S-start}}{{S-off}}{{Succession box| before=Samuel Miles | title=Mayor of Philadelphia | years=1791 | after=Matthew Clarkson}}{{S-end}}{{s-start}}{{s-par|us-pa-sen}}{{s-bef|before=Melchior Rahm}}{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Pennsylvania Senate 1st District|years=1811-1813}}{{s-aft|after=Nicholas Biddle}}{{s-end}}{{PhiladelphiaMayors}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Barclay, John}}{{Philadelphia-stub}}{{Pennsylvania-mayor-stub}}2. ^{{cite book |last1=St. George Joyce |first1=John |title=Story of Philadelphia |date=1919 |location=Philadelphia |page=188 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wh8VAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA188&lpg=PA188&dq=john+barclay+mayor+philadelphia&source=bl&ots=2S13bN-0iE&sig=5AQmBoTZU8FuTlA0L52bcFal8LE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwis7b7It9nfAhXKhOAKHXKxB3I4ChDoATAFegQIBBAB#v=onepage&q=john%20barclay%20mayor%20philadelphia&f=false |accessdate=6 January 2019}} 3. ^{{cite web |title=John Barclay |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/bioshistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=4405&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=6 January 2019}} 4. ^{{cite web |title=John Barclay |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69423971 |website=www.findagrave.com |accessdate=6 January 2019}} 5. ^{{cite web |title=School History |url=https://www.cbsd.org/Page/135 |website=www.cbsd.org |accessdate=6 January 2019}} 15 : 1749 births|1824 deaths|18th-century American politicians|19th-century American politicians|American bankers|Continental Army officers from Pennsylvania|Continental Army staff officers|Mayors of Philadelphia|Pennsylvania Federalists|Pennsylvania state court judges|Pennsylvania state senators|People from Ballyshannon|People of colonial Pennsylvania|People of Pennsylvania in the American Revolution|Burials in Pennsylvania |
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