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It was purchased in 1735 by the famous Philadelphia lawyer Andrew Hamilton. When Hamilton died in 1741, he willed his lands to his son, also named Andrew. The son survived his father by only six years, but in that time built up his landholdings enough to leave a 300-acre (1.2 km 2 ) estate to his own son, William Hamilton (1745–1813), who ...
The township also contained The Woodlands; the former estate of William Hamilton, grandson of Andrew Hamilton, which was converted in 1840 to the Woodlands Cemetery. The boundaries and area changed on February 17, 1844, when the area encompassing Mantua and Hamilton were incorporated into the Borough of West Philadelphia , dividing the ...
Henry Muhlenberg's passport, issued by Hamilton in 1752 Bush Hill the seat of William Hamilton Esq. near Philadelphia, a portrait by James Peller Malcolm; Bush Hill was the country residence of Andrew Hamilton, which he later passed on to his son, James. Hamilton became a member of the provincial council in 1746.
Philadelphia: 10 William Penn: Proprietor: 1699 Philadelphia: 11 Andrew Hamilton: Deputy Governor: 1701–1703 Philadelphia: 12 Edward Shippen: President of Council: 1703–1704 Philadelphia: 13 John Evans: Deputy Governor: 1704–1709 Philadelphia: 14 Charles Gookin: Deputy Governor: 1709–1717 Philadelphia: 15 William Keith: Deputy Governor ...
William Robert Hamilton (February 16, 1866 – December 15, 1940), nicknamed "Sliding Billy", was an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 19th-century. He played for the Kansas City Cowboys , Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Beaneaters between 1888 and 1901.
The National Park Service withdrew a proposal Monday to take down a statue of William Penn at a Philadelphia historical site as part of a renovation that touched off a torrent of criticism over ...
William Allen (August 5, 1704 – September 6, 1780) was a wealthy merchant, attorney and chief justice of the Province of Pennsylvania, and mayor of Philadelphia during the colonial era. At the time of the American Revolution , Allen was one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON — An unusual clash over money for a Philadelphia LGBTQ community center and a pro-gun provision has created turmoil over a government funding bill as Congress seeks to pass it days ...