Anthony Morris (March 168223 September 1763) was a brewer, merchant, judge, assemblyman, and
mayor of Philadelphia
The mayor of Philadelphia is the chief executive of the government of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Philadelphia. The current mayor of Philadelphia is Jim Kenney.
History
The first mayor of Philadelphia, ...
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Morris was born in
London, England, and immigrated with his family to
New Jersey shortly after his birth. From the age of three, he spent his life in Philadelphia, son of
Anthony Morris, Jr., one of the city's leading citizens. In 1696, the elder Anthony paid fellow brewer
Henry Babcock
Henry Babcock ( – ) was a colonial American military officer.
Henry Babcock was born on in Westerly, Rhode Island.
He was a son of Chief Justice Joshua Babcock, of Rhode Island, graduated from Yale College in 1752, entered the army, became ...
20 pounds (equal to £ today) to place the younger Anthony in a seven-year indentured
apprenticeship. In addition to establishing the
Morris Brewery
Morris may refer to:
Places
Australia
*St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia
Canada
* Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry
* Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba
** Morris, Manitob ...
as one of colonial Philadelphia's most highly regarded, Morris followed his father as a prominent member of the
Religious Society of Friends in Philadelphia. From 1737, he served as an associate justice of the city court. He sat for several sessions as a member of the assembly, and like his father before him, served as mayor in 1738. He was re-elected in 1739, but chose not to serve.
He was elected again in 1747, but disappeared so he didn't have to serve. He died in
Philadelphia.
Morris's grandson,
Samuel
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...
, was Captain of the
First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry during the
American Revolutionary War, which served with distinction as General
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
's bodyguard during 1776 and 1777.
Sources
* Stanley Baron, ''Brewed in America: A History of Beer and Ale in the United States'' (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1962)
Attribution
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References
External links
First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry history
1682 births
1763 deaths
English emigrants
Mayors of Philadelphia
American Quakers
People of colonial Pennsylvania
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