Edwin Henry Fitler
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Edwin Henry Fitler was a Pennsylvania manufacturer of cordage and a politician. A Republican
, he served as Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania in 1876 and Mayor of Philadelphia, 1887–1891.
He was an early member of the Philadelphia Union League
, of which he served as president.
Fitler died in 1896 in Philadelphia, where he is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery
.
Fitler Square
and an elementary school in Philadelphia are named in his honor. He was the grandfather of Happy Rockefeller, second wife of Vice President Nelson Rockefeller
.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, he served as Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania in 1876 and Mayor of Philadelphia, 1887–1891.
He was an early member of the Philadelphia Union League
Union League
A Union League is one of a number of organizations established starting in 1862, during the American Civil War to promote loyalty to the Union and the policies of Abraham Lincoln. They were also known as Loyal Leagues. They comprised upper middle class men who supported efforts such as the United...
, of which he served as president.
Fitler died in 1896 in Philadelphia, where he is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Laurel Hill Cemetery, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the second major garden or rural cemetery in the United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1998, one of only a few cemeteries to receive the distinction....
.
Fitler Square
Fitler Square
Fitler Square is a city park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bounded on the east by 23rd Street, on the west by 24th Street, on the north by Panama Street, and on the south by Pine Street...
and an elementary school in Philadelphia are named in his honor. He was the grandfather of Happy Rockefeller, second wife of Vice President Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was the 41st Vice President of the United States , serving under President Gerald Ford, and the 49th Governor of New York , as well as serving the Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower administrations in a variety of positions...
.
Further reading
- Kenneth W. Milano, Remembering Kensington & Fishtown: Philadelphia's Riverward Neighborhoods, "Edwin Henry Fitler, Kensington-Born Mayor of Philadelphia", The History Press, 2008.