Benjamin Shoemaker
Benjamin Shoemaker (3 August 1704 in Germantown, Philadelphia – c.1767 in Philadelphia) was a colonial Pennsylvania Quaker, merchant, and politician. He served as mayor of Philadelphia in 1743, 1752, and 1760, and as city treasurer from 1751 to 1767. He also served on the Pennsylvania Provincial Council from 1745 to 1767.[1]
His son Samuel Shoemaker served two terms as mayor.
His father, Isaac Schumacher (1669–1732),[2] was born in Heidelberg, Germany and settled in the Province of Pennsylvania.
References
- Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, ed. John W. Jordan, Volume 1, 1911, p. 446
- familysearch.org Archived December 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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| Preceded by William Till |
Mayor of Philadelphia 1743–1744 |
Succeeded by Edward Shippen |
| Preceded by Robert Strettell |
Mayor of Philadelphia 1752–1753 |
Succeeded by Thomas Lawrence |
| Preceded by John Stamper |
Mayor of Philadelphia 1760–1761 |
Succeeded by Jacob Duché, Sr. |
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| Pre-Act of Consolidation (1789–1854) | ||
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