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O'Neill, Presley B.
Member number:
333
Date elected:
1/1/1836
Colladay, Jacob W.
Description:
Jacob W. Colladay appears in the Philadelphia city directories as a carpenter and builder from 1866 to 1868. In 1866 he is associated with the building of the "Wigwam" for the National Convention in Philadelphia at 21st Street and Girard Avenue, a…
Member number:
332
Date elected:
1/1/1836
Wills, Joseph C.
Description:
Joseph Wills was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1836. He served as a Warden of the Company from 1840-1842. Wills built or worked on the Western Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.In 1845 he lived on 13th…
Member number:
331
Date elected:
1/1/1836
Sterr, Sr., George
Description:
George Sterr Sr. was a house carpenter elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1836. Sterr was born in 1784 to German-American parents. In 1824, he lived at 154 N. 8th street and, in addition to being a carpenter, was a shopkeeper.…
Member number:
330
Date elected:
1/1/1836
Howell, Zachariah
Description:
Zachariah Howell was a house carpenter of Philadelphia elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1835. He resided at 4 Poplar lane. His relation to the other Howells of the Carpenters' Company is unknown. Portraits of Zachariah and his wife, Elizabeth,…
Member number:
329
Date elected:
1/1/1835
Lawton, George R.
Member number:
328
Date elected:
1/1/1835
Taylor, John D.
Description:
John D. Taylor was a Philadelphia master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1835. He lived at 434 N. 4th street. In addition to working on and building domestic dwellings, Taylor also built factory buildings. He died in 1871.Biography from…
Member number:
327
Date elected:
1/1/1835
Miskey, John Adam
Description:
John Adam Miskey was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1835. The City Directory for the same year lists him as a carpenter living at Apple street above Mechanic street. Miskey died in 1882 and was buried in Woodside…
Member number:
326
Birth date:
10/13/1807
Date elected:
1/1/1835
Clark, Jr., James
Description:
James Clark Jr. was a Philadelphia House Carpenter elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1835. He was likely the son of another Carpenters' Company member, James Clark (elected 1813). James jr. lived at 320 Coates street at the time of his election…
Member number:
325
Date elected:
1/1/1835
Tresse, Thomas K.
Description:
Thomas K. Tresse was a house carpenter of Philadelphia elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1835. He belonged to an early Philadelphia Family and was likely descended or related to an earlier Philadelphia carpenter of the second half of the 1700s…
Member number:
324
Date elected:
1/1/1835
Thomas, Jacob
Description:
Jacob Thomas was a master builder of Philadelphia elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1834. He served as a Company Warden from 1842 to 1844 and served two terms on the Managing Committee, first from 1845 to 1847 and again from 1849 to 1851.…
Member number:
323
Date elected:
1/1/1834
Williamson, Jesse
Member number:
322
Date elected:
1/1/1834
Shaffer, Michael
Description:
Michael Shaffer was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1834. He served on the Company's Managing Committee in 1852-1854. In the 1830 City Directory he was listed as a house carpenter living at 356 North 5th street.…
Member number:
321
Date elected:
1/1/1834
Woods, James
Description:
James Woods was a master builder of Philadelphia and was elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1834. He served as a Warden of the Company from 1850-1852 and on the Managing Committee from 1853-1855. According to the 1830 City Directory, he resided at…
Member number:
320
Date elected:
1/1/1834
Williamson, Samuel
Member number:
319*
Date elected:
1/1/1834
Moore, Joseph
Description:
Joseph Moore was a master builder in Philadelphia elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1834. In 1835, he was listed as a carpenter at 12th below Spruce street. Later City Directories have three Joseph Moores listed as carpenters. Moore served the…
Member number:
318*
Date elected:
1/1/1834
Knight, Robert Tower
Description:
Robert Tower Knight was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1833. His father and brother, both named Daniel, were members of the Carpenters' Company. Robert and his brother were the contractors for building the Philadelphia…
Member number:
316*
Birth date:
1/1/1807
Date elected:
1/1/1833
Ellis, William H.
Description:
William H. Ellis was a master builder of elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1833. In 1830, he lived at 213 N. 4th street as a carpenter. In 1840, he was listed as a lumber merchant at N. 7th street above Brown street. In 1850, he…
Member number:
315*
Date elected:
1/1/1833
Amos, Jacob
Description:
Jacob Amos was a master builder of Philadelphia elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1833. His business address was 45 Coates Alley. His home address was 48 Vine street in 1824, and 67 New street (Callowhill) in 1845. For more…
Member number:
314*
Date elected:
1/1/1833
Leigh, S. Smith
Description:
S. Smith Leigh was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1833. His address was 117 N. 11th street in the 1830 City Directory. Leigh was placed on the Carpenters' Company list of quarterly allowance in 1869.Biography from the…
Member number:
313*
Date elected:
1/1/1833
Day, George
Description:
George Day was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1833. Day was a Company Warden from 1868-1870 and served on the Managing Committee from 1871-1873. He lived on Marlborough street near Queen street. According to…
Member number:
312
Date elected:
1/1/1833
Weer, William
Description:
William Weer was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1833. According to the 1830 Philadelphia City Directory, he lived at 179 Cherry street. Weer was also spelled Weir. William Weer died in 1857.Biography from the…
Member number:
312a*
Date elected:
1/1/1833
Stewart, James
Description:
James Stewart was a builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1833. Stewart had served an apprenticeship with John Warner, an earlier master builder and member of the Carpenters' Company. Stewart resided at 17 Plum street. In…
Member number:
311*
Birth date:
1/1/1787
Date elected:
1/1/1833
Govett, Joseph
Description:
Grandson of Joseph Govett and son of William Govett, Joseph Govett, II joined the Carpenters' Company in 1833. Biography from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings site, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Sandra L. Tatman.
Member number:
310*
Date elected:
1/1/1833
Govett, Robert A.
Description:
Robert Annesley Govett was a master builder in Philadelphia elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1833. He served as a Company Warden from 1838-1840 and on the Managing Committee from 1841-1843. In 1835, Govett lived at 9 Bonsall…
Member number:
309*
Date elected:
1/1/1833
Johnson, Jonathan
Member number:
308*
Date elected:
1/1/1833
Haas, George
Description:
George Haas was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1833. According to the City Directory, He resided at 10th above Spring Garden. He worked with George Meyers as Haas and Meyers in 1830. Haas died in 1844.Biography…
Member number:
307*
Date elected:
1/1/1833
Meyers, George G.
Description:
George G. Meyers was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1833. Meyers served as a Company's Warden in 1843 as well as three terms on the Managing Committee in the 1840s and 1850s. In 1845, He was listed in the…
Member number:
306
Date elected:
1/1/1833
Campbell, James A.
Description:
James A. Campbell was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1832. Campbell served the Company extensively: first as Secretary (1854-1856), Vice President (1857-1859), President (1860-1862) and Treasurer (1874-1880).…
Member number:
305
Date elected:
1/1/1832
Turner, Edward
Description:
Edward Turner was a master builder elected to the Carpenters'Company in 1831. He served as a warden of the Company and two terms on the Managing Committee. In the 1830 City Directory Turner was listed at Paschall's Alley. He died in 1852.Biography…
Member number:
317*
Date elected:
1/1/1831
Lindsay, John
Description:
John Lindsay first appears in Philadelphia city directories as a house carpenter in 1828 at 180 Lombard Street, although exactly a decade later he briefly changes his listing to "architect" at Eleventh Street below Lombard. The only building with…
Member number:
304*
Date elected:
1/1/1831
Hancock, William C.
Description:
William C. Hancock was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1831. He served as Warden of the Company in 1836 and on the Managing Committee in 1839. In 1820 he was listed in the City Directory as an owner of a…
Member number:
303*
Date elected:
1/1/1831
Copeland, Samuel
Description:
Samuel Copeland was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1831. He served the Company as Warden and Secretary as well as on the Book Prices and Managing Committees. Copeland was listed in the Philadelphia Directory at…
Member number:
302*
Date elected:
1/1/1831
Bachman, Jacob
Description:
Jacob Bachman was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1830. In 1835 Bachman resided at 112 St. John Street. He died in 1862. Biography from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a project of the Athenaeum of…
Member number:
301*
Date elected:
1/1/1830
Moore, Bethuel A.
Description:
Bethuel A. Moore was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company in Philadelphia in 1829. He resided at Carlton Square below 12th street. Bethuel Moore died in 1851.Biography from thePhiladelphia Architects and Buildings, a project of…
Member number:
300*
Date elected:
1/1/1829
Hutchinson, Thomas
Description:
Thomas Hutchinson was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1829. His father John, and his two brothers James and Joseph were earlier members of the Company. Thomas lived at 2 Orange Street and had another property,…
Member number:
299
Birth date:
7/16/1800
Date elected:
1/1/1829
Knight, Daniel Ridgway
Description:
Daniel Ridgeway Knight was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1829. His father, Daniel Knight, had been a member of the Company since 1789. Daniel completed insurance surveys of the Company's headquarters, Carpenters' Hall, first…
Member number:
298*
Birth date:
1/1/1801
Date elected:
1/1/1829
Smith, Daniel
Description:
Daniel Smith was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1828. In the 1814 Directory, he was listed as residing at 216 South Third street. By 1820, he had moved to 222 Green Street. In 1834, he made a successful application to measure…
Member number:
297
Date elected:
1/1/1828
Smith, Joseph
Description:
Joseph Smith was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1828. He resided at 179 Green street. He worked in partnership with Daniel Smith, likely a close relative, who was also elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1828. Joseph died in…
Member number:
296*
Date elected:
1/1/1828
Harmstad, George R.
Member number:
295
Date elected:
1/1/1828
Randall, Joseph
Description:
According to a 1971 letter fromJohn Harbesonto Robert Ennis:
Joseph Randall, Master Carpenter, was the builder of the Walnut Street Theater from the plans of the architectJohn Haviland. A Quaker, he was elected a member of the Carpenters' Company of…
Member number:
294
Date elected:
1/1/1827
Chamberlin, John
Description:
John Chamberlin was a master builder who was elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1826. Richard Chamberlin, probably John's father, was an earlier member of the Company. John lived at 40 Kunckle street. He died in 1868. Biography…
Member number:
293
Date elected:
1/1/1826
Hutchinson, Joseph
Description:
Joseph Hutchinson was a Philadelphian master builder and was elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1824. Hutchinson was the son of an earlier member, John Hutchinson He served a term as Secretary and Warden of the Company as well as multiple terms on…
Member number:
292
Birth date:
5/7/1796
Date elected:
1/1/1824
Roberts, Seth R.
Member number:
291*
Date elected:
1/1/1824
Flickwir, David Henry
Description:
David Henry Flickwir was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1824. His father, David Flickwir had also been a member of the Company until his death in 1813. David H. Flickwir served nearly every office the Company…
Member number:
290
Birth date:
1/1/1798
Date elected:
1/1/1824
Greeves, James R.
Description:
James R. Greeves was a master builder and lumber merchant in Philadelphia elected to the Carpenters' Company of the same city in 1824. He served as a Warden of the Company from 1830-32. Greeves was a prominent lumber merchant in Philadelphia. In…
Member number:
289*
Date elected:
1/1/1824
Zigler, Jacob
Description:
Jacob Zigler was a master builder in Philadelphia during the first half of the 19th century. In 1823, he was elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia. He was probably closely related to an earlier member and Revolutionary War veteran of the…
Member number:
288*
Date elected:
1/1/1823
Shunk, Isaac
Description:
Isaac Shunk was a master builder in Philadelphia elected to the Carpenters' Company in 1823. It is revealed in Donna J. Rilling's book, Making Houses, Crafting Capitalism: Builders in Philadelphia, 1790-1850, that Isaac Shunk worked for carpenter…
Member number:
286*
Date elected:
1/1/1823
Bockius, William H.
Description:
William H. Bockius was a master builder of Philadelphia during the first half of the 19th century. He was elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1823. In addition to being a member, he served the Company as a member of the Managing…
Member number:
287*
Date elected:
1/1/1823
Colladay, Charles J.
Description:
Charles Colladay was master builder in Philadelphia during the first half of the 1800s. He was elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1823 . Charles was likely related to other Colladays who were also members of the Company but their…
Business name:
see"comments" about expulsion from Company
Member number:
285
Date elected:
1/1/1823