William Rawle (1788-1858)

Jr., President of the Common Council of Philadelphia

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He was educated at Princeton and admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in 1810. During the War of 1812-1814, he served as Captain of the 2nd Troop of Philadelphia City Cavalry. He resumed his legal career and "attained a prominence and reputation little inferior to that of his father". He was President of the Common Council of Philadelphia (1836-1840); Member of the American Philosophical Society; and, with his father co-founded the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 

Parents (2)

William Rawle

of Philadelphia; U.S. District Attorney for Pennsylvania

1759-1836

Sarah Coates (Burge) Rawle

Mrs Sarah Coates (Burge) Rawle

1761-1824

Spouse (1)

Mary (Tilghman) Rawle

Mrs. Mary Ann (Tilghman) Rawle

1795-1878

Children (2)

Elizabeth (Rawle) Brooke

Mrs. Elizabeth Tilghman (Rawle) Brooke

1818-1897

William Henry Rawle

Vice-Chancellor of the Law Association of Philadelphia

1823-1889

Associated Houses (1)

Powel House

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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