Edward Shippen

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Edward Shippen (b. 1639, Hillham, Cheshire, England; d. August 1712, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was the second mayor of Philadelphia, from 1701 to 1703. He was also a leader of the Province of Pennsylvania, including serving as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1699.

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One grandchild was Continental Congressman William Shippen; another was wife of Philadelphia Mayor Charles Willing, whose daughter was Mary Willing Byrd; and another, also Edward Shippen, was also a mayor of Philadelphia. A great-great-granddaughter was Peggy Shippen, wife of Benedict Arnold.

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List of Lieutenant Governors of Colonial Pennsylvania

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Preceded by Humphrey Morrey	Mayor of Philadelphia 1701–1703	Succeeded by Anthony Morris

v • d • e Mayors of Philadelphia

Morrey • Shippen (I) • Morris (I) • G. Jones • Willcox • Stanbury • Masters • Hill • Carter • Preston • Dickinson • Roch • Hill • Dickinson • Fishbourn • Logan • C. Plumsted • Norris • Hudson • Read • T. Lawrence (I) • 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 • vacant • 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 • McCall • Swift • J. Jones • Gilpin • Conrad • Vaux • Henry • McMichael • Fox • Stokley • King • Smith • Fitler • Stuart • Warwick • Ashbridge • Weaver • Reyburn • Blankenburg • Smith • Moore • Kendrick • Mackey • Moore • Wilson • Connell • Lamberton • Samuel • Clark • Dilworth • Tate • Rizzo • Green • Goode • Rendell • Street • Nutter