- Samuel Rhoads
Samuel Rhoads (
1711 -April 7 1784 ) was a leading citizen of 18th centuryPhiladelphia . He designedPennsylvania Hospital and was a master of theCarpenters' Company of Philadelphia .Rhoads's political career began in 1741, when he was elected to the Common Council of Philadelphia. In 1761 he was elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly, where he served two terms. Rhoads shared the revolutionary sentiment spreading through the city in the 1770s and was a delegate to the
First Continental Congress . He was electedMayor of Philadelphia in 1774.An associate and friend of
Benjamin Franklin , Rhoads played a role in many of the important institutions of colonial Philadelphia. He was an early Director of theLibrary Company of Philadelphia , a founding Director of theContributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire , and a Vice-President of theAmerican Philosophical Society .Rhoads was the great-grandfather of
American Civil War generalWilliam B. Franklin .External links
* [http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display.cfm/26272 Biographical Sketch at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings]
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* [http://virtualology.com/apsamuelrroads/ Brief biography at Virtualology.com]
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