Matthew Clarkson (April 1733 – October 5, 1800) was an American politician who served as the

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from 1792 to 1796. He was elected to the

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in 1785, but did not attend.

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Clarkson was born in

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in April 1733. He moved to Philadelphia, where he was a justice of the court of common pleas, quarter sessions of the peace, and of the Philadelphia Orphans' court in 1771 and 1772. From 1779-1781 he served as treasurer of the

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, which he was elected to in 1768. He was elected to the

in 1785, but did not serve. He was a member of the board of aldermen in 1789, then served as mayor of Philadelphia 1792–1796. Clarkson was involved in numerous businesses, notably a dry-goods store on Second Street. He was also part owner of two schooners registered in 1757 and 1758. In 1765 he became involved inland settlement in the British colony of Nova Scotia, where a 100,000-acre township called Monckton was granted by the government in Halifax to Clarkson and several land partners including

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and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarkson, Matthew 1733 births 1800 deaths 18th-century mayors of places in Pennsylvania Mayors of Philadelphia Politicians from New York City Burials at Christ Church, Philadelphia People from colonial Pennsylvania

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