Nathan Stanbury (1670? – February 2, 1720/1,

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) was the mayor of colonial

from 1 October 1706 to 7 October 1707. Stanbury served as Justice of the Peace of Philadelphia County in 1704. In 1706, Alderman Thomas Story was first elected to the non-paying office of

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 Cherelle Parker, who is the first woman to hold the ...

; when he refused the honor, he was fined twenty pounds. In a second vote, Stanbury was elected to the position, which he accepted.

Family

Stanbury married widow Mary Ewer (née Wills, d. February 25, 1714/5) at Philadelphia on January 31, 1699. They had three children: * Nathan Stanbury (d. 10 June 1704, Philadelphia). * Nathan Stanbury (d. 8 June 1712, Philadelphia). * Mary Stanbury (1705 – 26 October 1778, Philadelphia).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanbury, Nathan 1670s births 1720 deaths 18th-century mayors of places in Pennsylvania Mayors of Philadelphia People from colonial Pennsylvania American justices of the peace