Samuel Rain was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1847. He served many leadership capacities in the Company, first as a Warden in 1856-1858, on the Managing Committee from 1859-61, in 1863, 1865, 1876-78, 1884 and in 1888 and on the Book Prices Committee from 1860-72. Rain was elected to serve a term as Secretary in 1866-1868, Vice President from 1869-1871 and finally as President of the Company from 1872-1874. In 1865, members of the Carpenters' Company proceeded to the funeral of the late President Abraham Lincoln in a body with Samuel Rain as marshal. The 1845 City Directory listed Rain as a carpenter living at 246 Wood street above 12th street.

Biography from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Tom Stokes.]]>

Biography from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Roger W. Moss.  ]]>
Written by Roger W. Moss, from the Philadelphia Architects and Builders website.]]>
Biography from Philadelphia Architects and Builders, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Roger W. Moss.]]>
Written by Roger W. Moss, from the Philadelphia Architects and Builders website. ]]> Alexander Ramsey was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1813. He resided at 175 Cherry Street and died in 1822. He left a family of little means, and the Carpenters' Company aided them financially throughout the 1820s and 1830s paying a widow's allowances and schooling fees as well as providing clothing and firewood for the family. The Company also paid for Ramsey's coffin and his burial.


Biography from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Tom Stokes.

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Joseph Randall, Master Carpenter, was the builder of the Walnut Street Theater from the plans of the architect John Haviland. A Quaker, he was elected a member of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia in 1824, died in 1856, and is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Joseph Randall was also John Harbeson's great-grandfather.

Biography from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Tom Stokes.]]>
Biography from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Tom Stokes]]>
Written by Roger W. Moss, from the Philadelphia Architects and Builders website. ]]>