Biography

1758 - 09/29/1825

William Maghee (Federalist1) Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County 1814-1818

Early Life:

William Maghee, born 1758, Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, British Colonial America; son of Safety Maghee and Mary Maghee; saw-miller, lumber yard owner, co-owner of the Washington Tavern (later, Washington Inn) Lower Dublin Township, Philadelphia County; married, Frances Holme Maghee, 1799, children, Sarah Ann Fahnstock, Joseph B. Maghee, John "Holme" Maghee, Thomas H. Maghee, Gillison Maghee, and Mary C. Harrison; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1814-1818; appointed, member, elected president, Lower Dublin delegation, Philadelphia County commission, 1818; died, September 29, 1825 (66-67), Holmesburg, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Burial details unknown.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County 1814-1818. 

Appointed, member, elected president, Lower Dublin delegation, Philadelphia County commission, 1818.

Legacy: 

Father-in-law, John Holme, is whom Holmesburg, Pennsylvania is named. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

William Maghee (1758-1825) - Find a Grave Memorial