William Plumsted

Plumsted was born on November 7, 1708, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The son of Clement Plumsted, who was also a mayor of Philadelphia, he served also as councilman, register of wills, and justice. ==Career==

Plumsted served as the mayor of Philadelphia in 1750, 1754, and 1755. Plumsted was a Freemason. He was a member of St. John's Lodge and served as Grand Master of Pennsylvania in 1737. He was also a founder of the Academy and College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania), of which he served as a trustee until his death. ==Personal life==

Plumsted was married to Rebecca Kearney, daughter of Philip Kearny of Philadelphia, and whose sister Mary was the wife of Chief Justice John Kinsey. Before her death in 1741, they were the parents of: • Elisabeth Plumsted (1735–1799), who married Andrew Elliot, a younger son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet of Minto. • Mary Plumsted (b. 1736), who died unmarried. Descendants Through his daughter Elisabeth, he was a grandfather of Agnes Murray Elliot (1763–1860), who married Sir David Carnegie, 4th Baronet, and Elizabeth Elliot (–1847), who married William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart. ==References==