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Peter McCall (mayor)

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Peter McCall
Born31 August 1809 Edit this on Wikidata
Died30 October 1880 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 71)
Alma mater
OccupationLawyer, politician Edit this on Wikidata
Political partyWhig Party Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldMayor of Philadelphia Edit this on Wikidata

Peter McCall (August 31, 1809 – October 30, 1880)[1] was an American lawyer and politician. He served as Mayor of Philadelphia from 1844 to 1845.

Biography

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McCall attended Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1826. He was admitted to the bar in 1830, and practiced law in Philadelphia until shortly before his death in 1880.[1]

He was a professor in the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1852 to 1860. He later served as a University Trustee. He was also a founder of the Law Academy of Philadelphia, the first professional legal association in the United States.

He served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council for several terms throughout the 1840s and 1850s.

In 1846, he married Jane Byrd Mercer (1825– 1895), with whom he had eight children.[1]

In 1851, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.[2]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Phillips 1881.
  2. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-14.

Sources

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  • Phillips, Henry (January 7, 1881). "Obituary Notice of Peter McCall". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 9 (108): 213–215. JSTOR 982242.

Further reading

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Preceded by Mayor of Philadelphia
1844–1845
Succeeded by