Joseph Watson (mayor)

Joseph Watson
57th Mayor of Philadelphia
In office
October 19, 1824 – October 21, 1828
Preceded byRobert Wharton
Succeeded byGeorge M. Dallas
Personal details
Born1784 (1784)
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 9, 1841(1841-04-09) (aged 55–56)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
PartyNational Republican
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Joseph Watson (c. 1784 – April 9, 1841) was an American merchant and politician. He was the mayor of Philadelphia from 1824 to 1828. Watson was known for his efforts to free free blacks who had been kidnapped in Philadelphia and transported to southern plantations as slaves and in pursuing members of Patty Cannon's gang of kidnappers.

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