Charles Willing

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Charles Willing (b. May 18, 1710, Bristol, England; d. November 30, 1754, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a successful merchant and the Mayor of Philadelphia from 1748 to 1749 and again in 1754. His wife's grandfather, Edward Shippen, and his son, Thomas Willing, also served as mayors of Philadelphia. Mary Willing Byrd was his daughter.^[1]

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Robert Morris

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^ Charles Penrose Keith (1997), The Provincial Councilors of Pennsylvania: Who Held Office Between 1733 and 1776, Genealogical Publishing, ISBN 0806315296, <http://books.google.com/books?id=6Wi0h3sFrbMC&pg=PA89&ots=DsTPMyA6M4&dq=%22Charles+Willing%221710&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=IMJEoNhihWPYv0yUrbRJ9WCJRp4>

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Biography and portrait at University of Pennsylvania

Preceded by William Attwood	Mayor of Philadelphia 1748–1749	Succeeded by Thomas Lawrence
Preceded by Thomas Lawrence (died in office)	Mayor of Philadelphia 1754 (died in office)	Succeeded by William Plumsted

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