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Benjamin Shoemaker

 
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Benjamin Shoemaker (b. 3 August 1704, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; d. c. 1767, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was Mayor of Philadelphia in 1743, 1752, and 1760. He also served on the Pennsylvania Provincial Council.

His father, Isaac Shoemaker, (Schumacher, 1669-1732) [1] was born in Heidelberg, Germany and settled in the Province of Pennsylvania.

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Political offices
Preceded by
William Till
Mayor of Philadelphia
1743–1744
Succeeded by
Edward Shippen
Preceded by
Robert Strettell
Mayor of Philadelphia
1752–1753
Succeeded by
Thomas Lawrence
Preceded by
John Stamper
Mayor of Philadelphia
1760–1761
Succeeded by
Jacob Duché, Sr.



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