Clement Plumsted | |
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| Born | 1680  |
| Died | May 26, 1745 (aged 64–65) |
Clement Plumsted (bapt.Tooltip baptised 2 May 1680[1] – 26 May 1745)[2]: 168 was native ofNorfolk and among theEast Jersey proprietors associated withWilliam Penn.[2]: 167 A wealthyQuaker merchant,[3]: 138 he served asmayor of Philadelphia in 1723, 1736, and 1741,[4] as well as a Philadelphia councilman, alderman, and justice, and member of thePennsylvania Provincial Council.[2]: 167–168 He was also the father ofWilliam Plumsted, who also served as mayor of Philadelphia.[4][5]
In October 1742, Plumsted was mayor during a riot later referred to as the "bloody election" where prominent members of theProprietary Party hired sailors to "knock theDutch off the steps" of the courthouse where elections were being held.[3]: 148–149 The riot was said to be instigated byWilliam Allen, and Plumsted was said to have not done anything to stop the violence which he excused due to age and illness.[3]: 149
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Philadelphia 1736–1737 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Mayor of Philadelphia 1741–1742 | Succeeded by |
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