Clement Plumsted (bapt. 2 May 1680[1] – 26 May 1745)[2]: 168 was native of Norfolk and among the East Jersey proprietors associated with William Penn.[2]: 167 A wealthy Quaker merchant,[3]: 138 he served as mayor of Philadelphia in 1723, 1736, and 1741,[4] as well as a Philadelphia councilman, alderman, and justice, and member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Council.[2]: 167–168 He was also the father of William Plumsted, who also served as mayor of Philadelphia.[4][5]
Clement Plumsted | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1680  |
| Died | 26 May 1745 (aged 64–65) |
In October 1742, Plumsted was mayor during a riot later referred to as the "bloody election" where prominent members of the Proprietary Party hired sailors to "knock the Dutch off the steps" of the courthouse where elections were being held.[3]: 148–149 The riot was said to be instigated by William Allen, and Plumsted was said to have not done anything to stop the violence which he excused due to age and illness.[3]: 149
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- ^ a b c Keith, Charles Penrose (1883). "Clement Plumsted". The Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania, who Held Office Between 1733-1776: And Those Earlier Councillors who Were Some Time Chief Magistrates of the Province, and Their Descendants. Philadelphia: W.S. Sharp Printing Company. pp. 167–183. Retrieved 24 September 2024.167-183&rft.pub=W.S. Sharp Printing Company&rft.date=1883&rft.aulast=Keith&rft.aufirst=Charles Penrose&rft_id=https://archive.org/details/provincialcounci00keit/page/166/mode/2up&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Clement Plumsted" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b c Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson (1911). "Progress Under the Young Proprietors". Philadelphia: A History of the City and its People. Vol. I. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 136–162.136-162&rft.pub=The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company&rft.date=1911&rft.aulast=Oberholtzer&rft.aufirst=Ellis Paxson&rft_id=https://archive.org/details/philadelphiahist01ober_0/page/n289/mode/2up&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Clement Plumsted" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson (1911). "The Mayors of Philadelphia". Philadelphia: A History of the City and its People. Vol. II. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 440–442.440-442&rft.pub=The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company&rft.date=1911&rft.aulast=Oberholtzer&rft.aufirst=Ellis Paxson&rft_id=https://archive.org/details/philadelphiahist02ober/page/n993/mode/2up&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Clement Plumsted" class="Z3988">
- ^ "Plumsted family papers 1787". www2.hsp.org. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
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