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Nathan Stanbury
Position held	Mayor of Philadelphia

Nathan Stanbury (1670? – February 2, 1720/1, Philadelphia) was the mayor of colonial Philadelphia from 1 October 1706 to 7 October 1707.

Stanbury served as Justice of the Peace of Philadelphia County in 1704.

In 1706, Alderman Thomas Story was first elected to the non-paying office of mayor of Philadelphia; when he refused the honor, he was fined twenty pounds. In a second vote, Stanbury was elected to the position, which he accepted.

Family

Stanbury married widow Mary Ewer (née Wills, d. February 25, 1714/5) at Philadelphia on January 31, 1699. They had three children:

• Nathan Stanbury (d. 10 June 1704, Philadelphia).
• Nathan Stanbury (d. 8 June 1712, Philadelphia).
• Mary Stanbury (1705 – 26 October 1778, Philadelphia).

References

1. ^ Young, John Russell (1895). Memorial History of the City of Philadelphia: From Its First Settlement to the year 1895, Volume 1: Narrative and Critical History 1681-1895. NY: New York Historical Company. p. 185.
2. "Mayors of the City of Philadelphia 1691-2000". Philadelphia Information Locator Service: The Philadelphia City Archives. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
3. "Marriages Authorized by the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends: 1682-1756". My Roots and Branches: UK to Canada. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

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Colonial era (1691–1776)	Morrey Shippen (I) Morris (I) G. Jones Willcox Stanbury Masters Hill Carter Preston Dickinson Roch Hill Dickinson Fishbourn Logan C. Plumsted Norris Hudson Charles Read T. Lawrence (I) Griffitts Hasell Griffitts T. Lawrence (I) Allen C. Plumsted Griffitts Morris (II) Roberts Hasell C. Plumsted Till B. Shoemaker Shippen (II) Hamilton Attwood C. Willing T. Lawrence (I) W. Plumsted Strettell B. Shoemaker T. Lawrence (I) C. Willing W. Plumsted Shute T. Lawrence (II) Stamper B. Shoemaker Duché Harrison T. Willing T. Lawrence (II) J. Lawrence I. Jones S. Shoemaker Gibson Fisher Rhoads Powel
Pre-Act of Consolidation (1789–1854)	Powel Miles Barclay Clarkson Baker Wharton Inskeep Lawler Inskeep Wharton J. Barker Wharton Keppele J. Barker Geyer Wharton J. N. Barker Wharton Watson Dallas Richards Milnor Richards Swift Roach Swift Scott McCall Swift J. Jones Gilpin
Post-Consolidation (since 1854)	Conrad Vaux Henry McMichael Fox Stokley King W. Smith Fitler Stuart Warwick Ashbridge Weaver Reyburn Blankenburg T. Smith Moore Kendrick Mackey Moore Wilson Connell Lamberton Samuel Clark Dilworth Tate Rizzo Green Goode Rendell Street Nutter Kenney Parker

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• 1720 deaths
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