Matthew Clarkson (mayor)

Matthew Clarkson (April 1733 – October 5, 1800) was the mayor of Philadelphia from 1792 to 1796. He was elected to the Confederation Congress in 1785, but did not attend.

Biography

Clarkson was born in New York City in April 1733. He moved to Philadelphia, where he was justice of the court of common pleas, quarter sessions of the peace, and of the Philadelphia orphans' court in 1771 and 1772. He was elected to the Confederation Congress in 1785, but did not serve. He was a member of the board of aldermen in 1789, then served as mayor of Philadelphia 1792-1796.

He died in Philadelphia, where he was interred in Christ Church Burial Ground.

References

United States Congress. "Matthew Clarkson (id: C000472)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

Matthew Clarkson at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by John Barclay	Mayor of Philadelphia 1792–1796	Succeeded by Hilary Baker

Mayors of Philadelphia (chronologically)

Morrey Shippen (I) Morris (I) Griffith Jones Joseph Willcox Stanbury Masters Hill William Carter Preston Dickinson George Roch Hill Dickinson Fishbourn Logan C. Plumsted Norris William 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 William Attwood C. Willing T. Lawrence (I) W. Plumsted Strettell B. Shoemaker T. Lawrence (I) C. Willing W. Plumsted Attwood Shute T. Lawrence (II) John Stamper B. Shoemaker Duché Harrison T. Willing T. Lawrence (II) John Lawrence Isaac Jones Samuel Shoemaker John Gibson William 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 Joseph Watson Dallas Richards Milnor Richards Swift Roach Swift Scott McCall Swift J. Jones Charles Gilpin Conrad Vaux Henry McMichael Fox William Strumberg Stokley Samuel George King William Burns 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 Kenney

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 44693747 US Congress: C000472

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