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Isaac Norris (October 3, 1701 – June 13, 1766) was a merchant and statesman in provincial Pennsylvania . Early life and education. Norris was born in Philadelphia in 1701, the son of Isaac Norris, a prosperous Quaker merchant and original participant in William Penn 's establishment of Province of Pennsylvania, and Mary Lloyd. [1] .
Isaac Norris served as a trustee of the College and Academy of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) from 1751 until his resignation in 1755. University Archives | University of Pennsylvania | 3401 Market Street, Suite 210 | Philadelphia, PA 19104
May 27, 2020 · In 1690, a young Quaker named Isaac Norris (1671-1735) arrived in Philadelphia to explore a possible move for his family, who lived in Jamaica.
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.
Jun 11, 2022 · Isaac Norris (July 21, 1671 – June 4, 1735) was a merchant 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.
Apr 29, 2021 · Toward the end of 1721, a Quaker man named Isaac Norris discovered an alarming prediction in The American Almanack for the Year of Christian Account, 1722. A local magistrate, successful merchant, and gentleman farmer, Norris had stepped into the printshop at the Sign of the Bible on Second Street in Philadelphia looking for weather predictions
George W. Norris, Isaac Norris, The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 1, No. 4 (1877), pp. 449-454.
