Edward Shippen

For other people named Edward Shippen, see Edward Shippen (disambiguation).

Edward Shippen (1639, Hillham, Cheshire, England – October 2, 1712, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was the second mayor of Philadelphia, although under William Penn's charter of 1701, he was considered the first. He was appointed to a one-year term by William Penn in 1701. In 1702, he was elected to a second one-year term, making him the first elected mayor of Philadelphia. He was also a leader of the Province of Pennsylvania, and served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1699.

He first lived in Boston, where, according to family oral history, he was whipped for being a Quaker before being invited by William Penn to move his merchant business to the new city of Philadelphia.

Family

One of Shippen's grandsons was Continental Congressman William Shippen. A granddaughter was the wife of Philadelphia Mayor Charles Willing, whose daughter was Mary Willing Byrd. Another grandson, Edward Shippen, III, was also a mayor of Philadelphia. Shippen's great-great-granddaughter was Peggy Shippen, wife of Benedict Arnold. Shippen was married to Elizabeth Lybrand in 1671.

See also

• List of Lieutenant Governors of Colonial Pennsylvania

External links

• Biography from Lawmaking and Legislators in Pennsylvania, Vol. One, 1682–1709, pp. 666–669
• Biography at Virtualology.com
• Edward Shippen at Find a Grave

Preceded by Humphrey Morrey

Mayor of Philadelphia 1701–1703

Succeeded by Anthony Morris