Robert Strettell
Robert Strettell | |
|---|---|
| 32nd Mayor of Philadelphia | |
| In office October 1, 1751 – October 3, 1752 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1693 |
| Died | 1762 (aged 68-69) |
| Relations | Isaac Jones (son-in-law) |
| Children | At least two, including John Strettell |
Robert Strettell (1693–1762) was a city councilman and mayor of Philadelphia.
He was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1693, the son of Amos Strettell and moved to London shortly thereafter.[1] In 1736 he came with his family to Philadelphia, where he worked as a merchant. He was a member of the Common Council of the City of Philadelphia, a member of the Governor's Council, and Mayor of Philadelphia. Strettell was a trustee of the Academy and College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) from 1749 to 1762.[1] He died in 1762. The London commission merchant John Strettell was his son. Through his daughter, Frances, he was the father-in-law of fellow Philadelphian mayor Isaac Jones.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Montgomery, Thomas Harrison (1900). A History of the University of Pennsylvania from Its Foundation to A. D. 1770. Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co.
- ↑ Young, John Russell (1895). Memorial History of the City of Philadelphia: From Its First Settlement to the Year 1895. New-York History Company. p. 367.
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