Mary Willing Clymer
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Mary Willing Clymer was a noted Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
socialite during the time when that city was the capital of the United States. Her portrait by Gilbert Stuart
, which was painted in 1797, hangs in Independence National Historical Park on long-term loan.
and Anne McCall. Her father had been Mayor of Philadelphia in 1763 and later a justice. He went on to become the president of the Bank of North America
and First Bank of the United States
after the American Revolution
.
Mary wed Henry Clymer in 1794 and the couple had eight children. Henry was the son of George Clymer
(1739–1813), who signed both the Declaration of Independence
and the U.S. Constitution. She sat for a portrait by Gilbert Stuart in 1797. The portrait's caption notes that she was, "one of Philadelphia's premier social figures during the era when the city was the nation's capital".
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
socialite during the time when that city was the capital of the United States. Her portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Gilbert Stuart
Gilbert Charles Stuart was an American painter from Rhode Island.Gilbert Stuart is widely considered to be one of America's foremost portraitists...
, which was painted in 1797, hangs in Independence National Historical Park on long-term loan.
Life
She was born Mary Willing in 1770 of parents Thomas WillingThomas Willing
Thomas Willing was an American merchant and financier and a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania....
and Anne McCall. Her father had been Mayor of Philadelphia in 1763 and later a justice. He went on to become the president of the Bank of North America
Bank of North America
The Bank of North America was a private business chartered on December 31, 1781 by the Congress of the Confederation and opened on January 7, 1782, at the prodding of Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris. This was thus the nation's first de facto central bank. It was succeeded in its role as...
and First Bank of the United States
First Bank of the United States
The First Bank of the United States is a National Historic Landmark located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania within Independence National Historical Park.-Banking History:...
after the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
.
Mary wed Henry Clymer in 1794 and the couple had eight children. Henry was the son of George Clymer
George Clymer
George Clymer was an American politician and founding father. He was one of the first Patriots to advocate complete independence from Britain. As a Pennsylvania representative, Clymer was, along with five others, a signatory of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution...
(1739–1813), who signed both the Declaration of Independence
Declaration of independence
A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state...
and the U.S. Constitution. She sat for a portrait by Gilbert Stuart in 1797. The portrait's caption notes that she was, "one of Philadelphia's premier social figures during the era when the city was the nation's capital".
Sources
- ancestry.com Burnell, Jim George Clymer the Signer (accessed 16 October 2011)
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Clymer, George (accessed 16 October 2011)
- Independence National Historic Park portrait gallery