Nathan Stanbury

Nathan Stanbury
Position heldMayor of Philadelphia 

Nathan Stanbury (1670? – February 2, 1720/1, Philadelphia) was the mayor of colonial Philadelphia from 1 October 1706 to 7 October 1707.

Stanbury served as Justice of the Peace of Philadelphia County in 1704.

In 1706, Alderman Thomas Story was first elected to the non-paying office of mayor of Philadelphia; when he refused the honor, he was fined twenty pounds. In a second vote, Stanbury was elected to the position, which he accepted.

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