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Edward Shippen (February 16, 1729 – April 15, 1806) [1] was an American lawyer, judge, government official, and prominent figure in colonial and post-revolutionary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His fourth daughter, Margaret Shippen, was the second wife of Benedict Arnold .
Discover life events, stories and photos about Edward Shippen IV (1729–1806) of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
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- Margaret Francis, Barbara Shippin
Shippen became Chief Justice in 1799, but then, in 1804 he was impeached on flimsy, political grounds. The next year the Pennsylvania Senate acquitted him and his associates. Shippen retired to private life and died soon thereafter. Shippen served as a Penn trustee for almost fifty years.
Edward Shippen IV. Born 16 Feb 1729 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ancestors. Son of Edward S Shippen III and Sarah (Plumley) Shippen. Brother of Elizabeth Shippen, Joseph Shippen I, Sarah Plumley (Shippen) Burd, Joseph Shippen III and Rose Shippen.
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- February 16, 1729
- Margaret (Francis) Shippen
- April 15, 1806
His children filled positions of importance in colonial Pennsylvania, and most historians depict him and his family as hedging their bets during the Revolution. Edward Shippen IV (1729-1806), who studied law in London, served on Philadelphia’s common council and acted as clerk for the colony’s supreme court.
Edward Shippen was a lawyer, judge, government official, and prominent figure in colonial and post-revolutionary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Margaret “Peggy” Shippen was born to Edward Shippen IV and Margaret Francis in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1760. The Shippen's were among Philadelphia’s most prominent families, although their loyalties were divided with the coming of the American Revolution.
