About Peter McCall
Lived 1809 – 1880 (aged 71). Peter McCall was an American lawyer and politician.
Peter McCall (August 31, 1809 – October 30, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as Mayor of Philadelphia from 1844 to 1845.
Biography McCall attended Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1826. He was admitted to the bar in 1830, and practiced law in Philadelphia until shortly before his death in 1880.
He was a professor in the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1852 to 1860. He later served as a University Trustee. He was also a founder of the Law Academy of Philadelphia, the first professional legal association in the United States.
He served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council for several terms throughout the 1840s and 1850s.
In 1846, he married Jane Byrd Mercer (1825– 1895), with whom he had eight children.
In 1851, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.
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Who was Peter McCall?
American mayor (1809-1880)
When was Peter McCall born?
Peter McCall was born on 31 August 1809.
When did Peter McCall die?
Peter McCall died on 30 October 1880.
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Peter McCall was a lawyer and politician.
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Peter McCall was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Peter McCall (mayor)
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