Isaac Roach Explained

Isaac Roach (February 24, 1786 – December 29, 1848) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as mayor of Philadelphia, from 1838 to 1839. He was a captain in the United States Army and fought in the War of 1812.^[1] He was brevetted to Major in April 1823,^[2] and resigned from the army on April 1, 1824.^[3] He became the mayor of Philadelphia in 1838 and was later appointed the Treasurer of the Mint.^[4]

On October 4, 1819, Roach married Mary Huddell.^[5]

Roach died in 1848 in Philadelphia, where he is buried in St. Peter's churchyard.

Notes and References

1. Book: Stryker's American Register and Magazine . 1849 . W.M. Morrison . 251 .
2. Book: Jenkins, Howard Malcolm . Memorial History of the City of Philadelphia, from Its First Settlement to Year 1895 . Seilhamer, George Overcast . 1895 . New York History Co. . . 499 . Isaac Roach mayor. .
3. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography . The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography . 1893 . . . 0031-4587 . 129 . Isaac Roach. .
4. Book: Simpson, Henry . The Lives of Eminent Philadelphians, Now Deceased . 1859 . W. Brotherhead . 847 . Major Roach. .
5. Book: Mackenzie, George Norbury . Colonial Families of the United States of America . Rhoades, Nelson Osgood . 1917 . The Grafton Press . . 386 . Isaac Roach mayor. .