The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits . he classics, amassing afamous library of the best literature. His correspondencediscloses little humor or lightness of touch. Failing to winthe hand of Anne Shippen, he for a time grew touchyand was apt to give rough and short answers which , much to Penns distress, but he soon over-came this. In later years, his daughter Sally read to himIn French and In Hebrew. His daughter Hannah was solovel
The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits . he classics, amassing afamous library of the best literature. His correspondencediscloses little humor or lightness of touch. Failing to winthe hand of Anne Shippen, he for a time grew touchyand was apt to give rough and short answers which , much to Penns distress, but he soon over-came this. In later years, his daughter Sally read to himIn French and In Hebrew. His daughter Hannah was solovely that a young Virginia official, in 1744, burned hislips more than once, lost in contemplating her son William succeeded him at Stenton. Logan was provincial secretary, 1701—1747; receivergeneral, 1701-1714; member of the Provincial Council, 273 1704-1747 5 justice of the Court of Common Pleas, 1715 ;president judge, 1723 ; chief justice of the Supreme Court,1731-1739; acting governor, 1736-1738. The original painting is owned by Albanus C. Logan,Esq., of Germantown, Pennsylvania. Immigration of the Irish Quakers, by Albert C. Myers. Swarthmore, 1902,page 238. 274. JAMES LOGAN1674-1751 (»7S) THE NEV/ YOKK IPUBLIC LIBRARY ARTOR, L5^?^^ Isaac Norris, mayor of Philadelphia in 1724, wasborn,26 July, 1671, in London, the son of Thomas and Mary(Moore) Norris. The family soon migrated to Jamaica,and while Isaac was In America, in 1692, the rest of hisfamily were destroyed by an earthquake at Port this catastrophe, Isaac remained in became a wealthy merchant In Philadelphia, and mar-ried, 7 March, 1694, Mary, daughter of Governor ThomasLloyd. After a successful career, Norris died at JamesLogans home, Stenton, 4 June, 1735. His son, thefuture governor, had married Logans daughter, Mary. During his official career, Norris served on the Gover-nors Council, 1709-1734, and as a member of the Assem-bly, 1699-1701, 1705, 1711, 1712, 1716, 1720, et
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