Old City in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Thomas Willing Esquire
Thomas Willing Esquire
Born 19th Decr 1731 O.S. Died 19th Jany 1821
Aged 89 years & 20 days.
This excellent man
In all the relations of private life
and
In various situations of high public trust
deserved and acquired
the devoted affection of his family and friends
and
the universal respect of his fellow citizens.
From 1754 to 1807
He successfully held the offices of
Secretary to the Congress of Delegates at Albany,
Mayor of the City of Philadelphia,
Her representative in the General Assembly,
President of the Provincial Congress,
Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation,
President of the first chartered Bank in America,
and President of the first
Chartered Bank of the United States.
With these public duties he united the business of
An active enterprising and successful Merchant
in which pursuit for sixty years
his life was rich in examples
of the influence of probity, fidelity and perseverance
upon the stability of commercial establishments
and upon that which was
His distinguished reward upon earth,
Public consideration and esteem.
His profound adoration of the Great
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and his deep sense of his dependence on His mercy
in life and in death
gave him at the close of his protracted years
The humble hope
of a superior reward in Heaven.
Erected by Christ Church Burial Ground. (Marker Number C 67.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1731.
Location. 39° 57.132′ N, 75° 8.896′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Old City. It can be reached from Arch Street east of North 5th Street (County Road 2003), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 340 N 5th St, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland,
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Charles Mason (here, next to this marker); Thomas Smith (here, next to this marker); Major William Jackson - 40th Signer of the U.S. Constitution (here, next to this marker); John Inskeep (here, next to this marker); General Jacob Morgan, Esquire (a few steps from this marker); Captain Anthony Palmer (a few steps from this marker); Matthew Clarkson (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
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