Anthony Morris (March 1682 – September 23, 1763) was a brewer, merchant, judge, assemblyman, and mayor of Philadelphia.[1]
Anthony Morris | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Philadelphia | |
| In office 3 October 1738 – 2 October 1739 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Griffitts |
| Succeeded by | Edward Roberts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1682 London, England, Kingdom of England |
| Died | 23 September 1763 (aged 81) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Great Britain |
| Parent | Anthony Morris |
Early life and education
editMorris was born in London, the son of Anthony Morris, Jr.. He emigrated with his family to colonial-era British America, where they settled in New Jersey shortly after his birth.
At age three, the family moved to Philadelphia, where Morris spent the rest of his life. Like his father, Morris was a prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends in Philadelphia.
Career
editPhiladelphia brewing
editIn 1696, Morris' father paid fellow brewer Henry Babcock 20 pounds (equal to £3,505.41 today) to place the younger Anthony in a seven-year indentured apprenticeship.
Morris later founded the Morris Brewery, which emerged as one the most highly regarded among colonial Philadelphia's many breweries.
Philadelphia politics
editIn 1737, Morris served as an associate justice of the city court. He sat for several sessions as a member of the assembly.
The following year, in 1738, like his father before him, he served as mayor of Philadelphia. He was reelected the following year in 1739, but to chose not to serve. In 1747, he was again elected, but fled the city to Bucks County to avoid having to serve. After three days of searching for Morris, a new election for mayor was scheduled.[2]
Death
editOn September 23, 1763, Morris died in Philadelphia, at age 81.
Legacy
editMorris's grandson, Samuel, was Captain of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry during the American Revolutionary War, which served with distinction as General George Washington's bodyguard during 1776 and 1777.
Sources
edit- Stanley Baron, Brewed in America: A History of Beer and Ale in the United States (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1962)
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1891). Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)
References
edit- ^ "Colonial Mayors 1691–1776". phila.gov. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Mayors of Philadelphia". www.phila.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-14.