Clement Plumsted Explained

Clement Plumsted (2 May 1680^[1] – 26 May 1745)^[2] was Mayor of Philadelphia in 1723, 1736, and 1741. He also served as a Philadelphia councilman, alderman, and justice, as well as a member of the Pennsylvania provincial council. He was the father of William Plumsted, who also served as mayor of Philadelphia.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Extracts from the register of burials in St. Andrew's, holborn.—no. II . Notes and Queries . 30 November 1861 . s2-XII . 309 . 430–431 . 10.1093/nq/s2-XII.309.430b.
2. Book: Keith. Charles Penrose. The Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania, who Held Office Between 1733-1776: And Those Earlier Councillors who Were Some Time Chief Magistrates of the Province, and Their Descendants. W.S. Sharp Prtg. Company. 1883. Philadelphia. 167–168. clement plumsted.. 23 July 2016.
3. Web site: Plumsted family papers 1787 . 2022-10-02 . www2.hsp.org.