Matthew Clarkson (mayor)

Matthew Clarkson (April 1733 – October 5, 1800) was the mayor of Philadelphia from 1792 to 1796. He was elected to the Confederation Congress in 1785, but did not attend.

Clarkson was born in New York City in April 1733. He moved to Philadelphia, where he was justice of the court of common pleas, quarter sessions of the peace, and of the Philadelphia orphans' court in 1771 and 1772. He was elected to the Confederation Congress in 1785, but did not serve. He was a member of the board of aldermen in 1789, then served as mayor of Philadelphia 1792-1796.

He died in Philadelphia, where he was interred in Christ Church Burial Ground.

References

Philadelphia portal

• Matthew Clarkson (mayor) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

• Matthew Clarkson (mayor) at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by John Barclay	Mayor of Philadelphia 1792–1796	Succeeded by Hilary Baker

Persondata
Name	Clarkson, Matthew
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1733
Place of birth
Date of death	October 5, 1800
Place of death

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