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Alexander Wilcocks (1741-1801)

  • A.B. 1761
  • Trustee 1779-1791
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  • Lawyer
  • Supporter of the American Revolution
  • Recorder of the city of Philadelphia
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    Alexander Wilcocks was born in Philadelphia, the son of Elizabeth Wooddrop and John Wilcocks. After his 1761 graduation from the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) he became a lawyer. He married Mary, the daughter of Pennsylvania Chief Justice Benjamin Chew.

    Wilcocks supported the American Revolution as a member of Philadelphia's committee of safety. After the Revolution, he served as recorder of Philadelphia from 1789 to 1791.

    Wilcocks was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1768 and served as a trustee of the Academy and College of Philadelphia from 1779 until his death in 1801.

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