Joseph Willcox was the fifth

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, serving from October 2, 1705, to October 1, 1706. Willcox was named an Alderman in the City Charter in 1701. He was a member of the Assembly. He drew up the remonstrance of 1704 addressed to

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which caused offense. A 1698 source refers to him as the principal ropemaker in the city. He served as mayor from October 2, 1705, to October 1, 1706.Memorial History of the City of Philadelphia, Vol. 1
pp. 184-85 (1895) Willcox married Ann Powell, who was also the step-daughter of prior mayor Griffith Jones.The Papers of William Penn, Volume 4
p. 553 (1987)

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