Edward Shippen
Edward Shippen | |
|---|---|
| Second Mayor of Philadelphia | |
| In office 1701–1703 | |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Philadelphia | |
| In office 1699 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1639 |
| Died | October 2, 1712 (aged 72–73) |
| Spouses | Elizabeth Lybrand
(m. 1671; died 1688)Rebecca Richardson
(m. 1689; died 1704)Esther James (m. 1706) |
| Children | 11 |
| Relatives | William Shippen (grandson) Edward Shippen III (grandson) Mary Willing Byrd (great-granddaughter) Peggy Shippen (great-great-granddaughter) |
Edward Shippen (1639 – October 2, 1712) was the second mayor of Philadelphia, although under William Penn's charter of 1701, he was considered the first.