Isaac Jones (mayor)

Isaac Jones, Esq. on February 13, 1742, or 1743. Strettell was the daughter of fellow Philadelphia mayor Robert Strettell. They had at least one son, Robert Strettell Jones. The family were members of the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, for which Jones served as a lay delegate.

Career Jones became a common councilman in 1742 for Philadelphia, and became an alderman in 1764. He was elected again for a second term on October 4, 1768. Concurrent with his city council work, he was a judge for the court of common pleas. From 1768 to 1773, he presided "almost continuously" as the presiding judge.

In 1768, he was elected to a position in the American Philosophical Society. He was also a manager for the Pennsylvania Hospital and Trustee/Treasurer for the College of Philadelphia. His managerial role was not continuous. He was elected in 1752, resigned in 1756, re-elected in 1760, resigned in 1762, and was re-elected in 1764 and continued there until his death on October 18, 1773.