Humphrey Morrey | |
|---|---|
| 1st Mayor of Philadelphia | |
| In office 1691–1701 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Edward Shippen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c.1650 England |
| Died | 1716 (aged 65–66) Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
Humphrey Morrey, or Murrey (c. 1650–1716) was the first mayor of Philadelphia under William Penn's 1691 charter.[1] He was not elected, but rather was appointed by Penn.[2]
- ^ Montgomery, Thomas Harrison (1900). A History of the University of Pennsylvania from Its Foundation to A. D. 1770. Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co.
- ^ The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography, Volume 18, by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1894
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