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Isaac Norris (July 21, 1671 – June 4, 1735) was a merchant, slave trader and prominent figure in provincial Pennsylvania, including mayor of Philadelphia in 1724. He was born in London, England, but his father, Thomas, moved to Jamaica when Isaac was seven years old.
Isaac Norris (October 3, 1701 – June 13, 1766) was a merchant and statesman in provincial Pennsylvania.
In the Assembly, Norris played a key and acrimonious role as the leader of the old Quaker faction. Over the course of the 18th century the Quakers fast became a minority in Pennsylvania. To counteract the political fallout of the change in demographics, Norris led the charge in gerrymandering and other underhanded tactics to retain a Quaker ...
18 de mai. de 2024 · Isaac Norris I. Born: July 26, 1671, Southwark, Surrey, England. Died: June 4, 1735, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. Member of the Colonial Assembly: Philadelphia County, 1699-1702, 1703-1704, 1705-1706, 1711-1713, 1716-1717, 1720-1721, 1734-June 4, 1735; Philadelphia City: 1710-1711, 1713-1714, 1715-1716, 1718-1720.
Summary: The papers of Isaac Norris (1671-1735), merchant, mayor of Philadelphia; Isaac Norris (1701-1766), merchant, alderman, speaker of the Assembly; Charles Norris (1712-1766), trustee of the General Loan Office of Pennsylvania.
- Norris Family Papers
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- Norris family (Creator)
Rear view of Fairhill estate built in 1712 by Quaker merchant Isaac Norris. Situated north of the city limits, Fairhill fulfilled the Quaker ideals of living a private rural life. Norris became the Mayor of Philadelphia in 1724.
Isaac Norris wrote the following to the colony's agent in London, Richard Partridge: "it is as certain that laws of the same kind.
