John Barclay (mayor)

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John Barclay


Mayor of Philadelphia
In office 1791–1792
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the District 1 district
In office 1811–1813

Personal details
Born	January 22, 1749 Ballyshannon, Ireland
Died	September 15, 1824 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Federalist

John Barclay (January 22, 1749 – September 15, 1824) was an American soldier, politician, and jurist. He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as President Judge of the Courts for Bucks County, Pennsylvania, alderman in Philadelphia, and Mayor of Philadelphia from 1791 to 1793. He worked as president of the Bank of Pennsylvania and was one of the founders of the Insurance Company of North America. He served as a Federalist member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1811 to 1813.

Early life

Barclay was born in Ballyshannon, Ireland^[1]^[2] on January 22, 1749.^[3] He emigrated to colonial-era British America in 1778, as the American Revolutionary War entered its third year, and resided in the revolutionary capital of Philadelphia.^[2]

Career

Once arriving in Philadelphia, Barclay obtained work as a shipping merchant, and served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He enlisted in 1775 and was commissioned an ensign in 1776; he was eventually promoted to lieutenant and captain. He retired from the Continental Army in 1781.^[3]

He was appointed a justice of the peace in 1782 and rose to President Judge of the Courts of Bucks County in 1789.^[3]

He was one of the 15 aldermen selected to serve in Philadelphia under the city charter of April 1790. He was a member of the Constitutional convention of 1790, and served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1791 to 1792.^[4]

He became president of the Bank of Pennsylvania after the Pennsylvania General Assembly established its charter in 1793.^[5]

He was one of the founders of the Insurance Company of North America in 1792, and served as a director of the company until 1793.^[3]

He was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district, and served from 1811 to 1813.^[2]

Personal life

He was married twice. He married his second wife, Mary Searle, at Christ Church in the present-day Old City section of Philadelphia on December 11, 1781, and they had five children.^[2]

Death

He died in Philadelphia in 1824 and is interred in the Neshaminy Church Cemetery in Warwick Township, Pennsylvania.^[6]

Legacy

The John Barclay Elementary School in Warrington, Pennsylvania, is named for him.^[7]

References

^ Poxon, Marita (2013). Irish Philadelphia. Arcadia Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 9780738597706.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "John Barclay". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bucks County Historical Society Papers. Vol. VIII. Bucks County Historical Society. 1940. pp. 10–12.
^ "Mayors of Philadelphia". www.phila.gov. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ St. George Joyce, John (1919). Story of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Rex print. house. p. 188. Retrieved 6 January 2019. john barclay mayor philadelphia.
^ Moffat, R. Burnham (1904). The Barclays of New York. Robert Grier Cooke. p. 255.
^ "School History". www.cbsd.org. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

External links

Brief biography at John Barclay Elementary School, Warrington, Pennsylvania.
John Barclay at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by Samuel Miles	Mayor of Philadelphia 1791	Succeeded by Matthew Clarkson

Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by Melchior Rahm	Member of the Pennsylvania Senate 1st District 1811-1813	Succeeded by Nicholas Biddle

v t e Mayors of Philadelphia (chronologically)
Colonial era (1691–1776)	Morrey Shippen (I) Morris (I) G. Jones Willcox Stanbury Masters Hill Carter Preston Dickinson Roch Hill Dickinson Fishbourn Logan C. Plumsted Norris Hudson Charles Read T. Lawrence (I) Griffitts Hasell Griffitts T. Lawrence (I) Allen C. Plumsted Griffitts Morris (II) Roberts Hasell C. Plumsted Till B. Shoemaker Shippen (II) Hamilton Attwood C. Willing T. Lawrence (I) W. Plumsted Strettell B. Shoemaker T. Lawrence (I) C. Willing W. Plumsted Shute T. Lawrence (II) Stamper B. Shoemaker Duché Harrison T. Willing T. Lawrence (II) J. Lawrence I. Jones S. Shoemaker Gibson Fisher Rhoads Powel
Pre-Act of Consolidation (1789–1854)	Powel Miles Barclay Clarkson Baker Wharton Inskeep Lawler Inskeep Wharton J. Barker Wharton Keppele J. Barker Geyer Wharton J. N. Barker Wharton Watson Dallas Richards Milnor Richards Swift Roach Swift Scott McCall Swift J. Jones Gilpin
Post-Consolidation (since 1854)	Conrad Vaux Henry McMichael Fox Stokley King W. Smith Fitler Stuart Warwick Ashbridge Weaver Reyburn Blankenburg T. Smith Moore Kendrick Mackey Moore Wilson Connell Lamberton Samuel Clark Dilworth Tate Rizzo Green Goode Rendell Street Nutter Kenney Parker

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