Hare-Willing family.

Dates:
Active 1744
Active 1905

Biographical notes:

Robert Hare, an English immigrant in 1773, was a prominent businessman and served in the Pennsylvania legislature and as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania. He married Margaret Willing, sister of Thomas Willing, who was a banker and official and legislator in Pennsylvania. Their son, Robert, was a chemist and inventor and taught at the University of Pennsylvania. In the third generation, John Innes Clark Hare was a distinguished Philadelphia lawyer.

From the description of Papers, [ca. 1744-1905]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298180

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Subjects:

  • African American churches
  • Banks and banking
  • Steam engines
  • Science

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Places:

  • West (U.S.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • San Francisco (Calif.) (as recorded)
  • Philadelphia (Pa.) (as recorded)