Old Philadelphians, also called Proper Philadelphians, or Perennial Philadelphians are the First Families of Philadelphia, that class of Pennsylvanians who claim hereditary and cultural descent mainly from England, Wales and Germany, who founded the city of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 and settled Pennsylvania. They are considered part of the historic core of the East Coast establishment, along with other wealthy families of Boston

Boston

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, New York City

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, Virginia and Charleston. These families were extremely influential in the development and leadership of arts, culture, science, medicine, law, politics, industry and trade.

Families

Nathaniel Burt, a chronicler of Old Philadelphia, names some of Philadelphia's most notable early figures in "the ancient rhyme, rather out-of-date now, called the Philadelphia Rosary," which goes:

Morris, Norris, Rush and Chew,

Drinker, Dallas, Coxe and Pugh,

Wharton, Pepper, Pennypacker,

Willing, Shippen and Markoe

Burt's full list of prominent families (with those in the poem in italics):

Adams, Annenberg Walter Annenberg Walter Hubert Annenberg was an American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat.-Early life:Walter Annenberg was born to a Jewish family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 13, 1908. He was the son of Sarah and Moses "Moe" Annenberg, who published The Daily Racing Form and purchased The Philadelphia... , Bacon, Baer George Frederick Baer George Frederick Baer was an American lawyer who was the President of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and spokesman for the owners during the Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902.... , Baird Matthew Baird Matthew Baird was one of the early partners in the Baldwin Locomotive Works.Baird was born in Derry, Ireland, in 1817. His parents brought him to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1821.... , Ballard, Barrymore family Barrymore family The Barrymore family is an American acting family.The Barrymores are also the inspiration of a Broadway and West End play called The Royal Family.... , Barton, Bartram John Bartram *Hoffmann, Nancy E. and John C. Van Horne, eds., America’s Curious Botanist: A Tercentennial Reappraisal of John Bartram 1699-1777. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 243. .... , Berwind Edward Julius Berwind Edward Julius Berwind was the founder of the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company. He was head of the company from 1886 until 1930.-Biography:... , Biddle Biddle family The American Biddle family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania yielded numerous and diverse people of interest down to the present era.William Biddle and Sarah Kempe were Quakers who emigrated from England to America in 1681 in part to avoid religious persecution... , Bingham William Bingham William Bingham was an American statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788 and served in the United States Senate from 1795 to 1801... , Binney Horace Binney Horace Binney was an American lawyer who served as an Anti-Jacksonian in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:... , Biswanger, Bispham David Bispham David Scull Bispham was the first American–born operatic baritone to win an international reputation.- Early life and family:... , Bok Edward W. Bok Edward William Bok was a Dutch born American editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He was editor of the Ladies Home Journal for thirty years... , Bond Thomas Bond (physician) Thomas Bond was an American physician and surgeon. In 1751 he co-founded the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first medical facility in the American colonies, with Benjamin Franklin, and also volunteered his services there as both physician and teacher.-Education and professional life:Bond was born in... , Borie Adolph E. Borie Adolph Edward Borie was a United States merchant and politician who briefly served as Secretary of the Navy in the Ulysses S. Grant administration.-Biography:... , Bradford, Brinton Daniel Garrison Brinton Daniel Garrison Brinton was an American archaeologist and ethnologist.-Biography:Brinton was born in Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Yale University in 1858, Brinton studied at Jefferson Medical College for two years and spent the next travelling in Europe.... , Bromley, Brooke, Bullitt, Burpee, Cadwalader Thomas Cadwalader Thomas Cadwalader was an American physician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After studying medicine with his uncle Dr. Evan Jones, he traveled to London to study medicine. He lived for a while near Trenton, New Jersey, where he became the chief burgess in 1746. After returning to Philadelphia, he... , Brooke, Cassatt Alexander Cassatt Alexander Johnston Cassatt was the 7th president of the Pennsylvania Railroad , serving from June 9, 1899 to December 28, 1906. Frequently referred to as A. J. Cassatt, the great accomplishment under his stewardship was the planning and construction of tunnels under the Hudson River to finally... , Carey Henry Charles Carey Henry Charles Carey , a leading 19th century economist of the American School of capitalism. He is now best known for the book The Harmony of Interests, to compare and contrast what he called the "British System" of laissez faire free trade capitalism with the "American System" of developmental...  Cheston, Chew Benjamin Chew Benjamin Chew was a third-generation American, a Quaker-born legal scholar, a prominent and successful Philadelphia lawyer, head of the Pennsylvania Judiciary System under both Colony and Commonwealth, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of Pennsylvania... , Clark Edward White Clark Edward White Clark was the head of E. W. Clark & Company, a prominent financial firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Biography:... , Clothier, Coates Edward Hornor Coates Edward Hornor Coates was a Philadelphia businessman, financier, and patron of the arts and sciences... , Converse, Cope Edward Drinker Cope Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen... , Coxe Tench Coxe Tench Coxe was an American political economist and a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1788-1789. He wrote under the pseudonym "A Pennsylvanian".-Biography:... , Cramp William Cramp and Sons thumb | upright | 1899 advertisement for William Cramp & Sons William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company of Philadelphia was founded in 1825 by William Cramp, and was the preeminent U.S. iron shipbuilder in the 19th century. The American Ship & Commerce Corporation bought the yard in 1919 but closed... , Curtis Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis was an American publisher of magazines and newspapers, including the Ladies' Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post.-Biography:... ,

Da Costa, Dallas George M. Dallas George Mifflin Dallas was a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and the 11th Vice President of the United States , serving under James K. Polk.-Family and early life:... , De Solis-Cohen, Dickinson Jonathan Dickinson Jonathan Dickinson was a Quaker merchant from Port Royal, Jamaica who was shipwrecked on the southeast coast of Florida in 1696, along with his family and the other passengers and crew members of the ship.... , Disston Henry Disston Henry Disston was an English American industrialist who founded the Keystone Saw Works in 1840 and developed the surrounding neighborhood of Tacony in Philadelphia, beginning in 1872. He was the father of industrialist Hamilton Disston.-Early life and rise to prominence:Disston was born in... , Dorrance, Drayton William Drayton William Drayton was an American politician, banker, and author from Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of Federal Judge William Drayton, Sr. of South Carolina.... , Drexel Anthony Joseph Drexel I Anthony Joseph Drexel was an American financier, banker, partner of J.P. Morgan and founder of Drexel University.-Birth:... , Drinker, Duane, Duke Angier Biddle Duke Angier Biddle Duke had a career which included being a diplomat in the United States foreign service.-Biography:Angier Biddle Duke was born November 30, 1915 in New York City.... , Elkins William Lukens Elkins William Lukens Elkins was an American businessman, inventor, and art collector.-Career:Although his father was a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, William Elkins was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. He started his working life at a grocery store in Philadelphia where his family had returned to... , Emlen, Evans, Fisher Sidney George Fisher Sidney George Fisher was a Philadelphia gentleman, lawyer, farmer, plantation owner, political essayist and occasional poet.-Early life and education:... , Fox, Francis, Franks David Franks (loyalist) David Franks was a loyalist in the war of the American Revolution.-Biography:... , Furness William Henry Furness Rev. William Henry Furness was an American clergyman, theologian, reformer and abolitionist. Following the American Civil War, he raised funds for Black schools in the South, including Morehouse College.... , Gates Thomas Sovereign Gates Thomas Sovereign Gates was an American investment banker and educator. He was the first president of the University of Pennsylvania from 6 October 1930 until 1944, and was the father of United States Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates, Jr.Born in Philadelphia, Gates was a student at University... , Geyelin, Gowen Franklin B. Gowen Franklin Benjamin Gowen served as president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad in the 1870s and 1880s.... ,

Gratz, Griffith, Griffitts Thomas Griffitts Thomas Griffitts was Mayor of Philadelphia on three occasions.Griffitts was born in Cork, Ireland and emigrated to Philadelphia via Jamaica. He was a provincial councillor from 1733 to 1742. He was Mayor of Philadelphia in 1729-1731, 1733–1734, and 1737-1738... , Griscom Clement Griscom Clement Acton Griscom was a prominent American Quaker businessman and nineteenth century shipping magnate.-Biography:... , Gross, Grubb Grubb Family Iron Dynasty The Grubb Family Iron Dynasty was a succession of iron manufacturing enterprises owned and operated by Grubb family members for over 165 years, collectively one the largest Pennsylvania iron producers during the Industrial Revolution... , Hamilton Andrew Hamilton (lawyer) Andrew Hamilton was a Scottish lawyer in Colonial America, best known for his legal victory on behalf of printer and newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger. This 1735 decision helped to establish that truth is a defense to an accusation of libel... , Hare Robert Hare (chemist) Robert Hare was an early American chemist.Hare was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 17, 1781. He developed and experimented with the oxy-hydrogen blowpipe, with Edward Daniel Clarke of Oxford, shortly after 1800. He married Harriett Clark and had six children... , Harrison, Hart, Hays, Hazard Ebenezer Hazard Ebenezer Hazard was deputy Postmaster of New York City who later became Postmaster General.-Biography:He was born in Philadelphia and educated at Princeton University. He established a publishing business in New York in , but quit that business after five years... , Henry, Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson , an American author, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. He later served as a federal judge in Pennsylvania... , Horwitz, Houston Henry H. Houston Henry Howard Houston was a leading Philadelphia businessman and philanthropist. He was in charge of the Philadelphia, Germantown and Chestnut Hill Railroad which was built in the 1880s to link downtown Philadelphia with the wealthy and growing suburbs to the northwest.Houston attended St... , Huston, Hutchinson, Ingersoll, Jayne, Keating, Kelly John B. Kelly, Sr. John Brendan Kelly, Sr., also known as Jack Kelly, was one of the most accomplished American oarsmen in the history of the sport of rowing. He was a triple Olympic Gold Medal winner, the first to do so in the sport of rowing. He won 126 straight races in the single scull... , Kuhn,

Landreth, Lea Isaac Lea Isaac Lea was an American conchologist, geologist, and businessman, who was born in Wilmington, Delaware.-Life:... , Lewis, Lippincott, Lloyd Allgates The Allgates is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The large estate contained 19 buildings, with the largest the Mansion House, designed by Wilson Eyre, and completed in 1912. The Frog Tavern was built in 1731, and the Federal School was built in 1797... , Logan James Logan (statesman) James Logan , a statesman and scholar, was born in Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland of Scottish descent and Quaker parentage. In 1689, the Logan family moved to Bristol, England where, in 1693, James replaced his father as schoolmaster... , Lorimer George Horace Lorimer George Horace Lorimer was an American journalist and author. He is best known as the editor of The Saturday Evening Post.... , Lukens Rebecca Lukens Rebecca Lukens born Rebecca Webb Pennock was the owner and manager of the iron and steel mill which became the Lukens Steel Company of Coatesville, Pennsylvania... , McCall George A. McCall George Archibald McCall was a United States Army officer who became a brigadier general and prisoner of war during the American Civil War. He was also a naturalist.-Biography:... , McKean Thomas McKean Thomas McKean was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of... , McLean Philadelphia Bulletin For the 2004 resurrection of the Bulletin, see The Bulletin .The Philadelphia Bulletin was a daily evening newspaper published from 1847 to 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the largest circulation newspaper in Philadelphia for 76 years and was once the largest evening newspaper in the... , Madeira, Markoe Abraham Markoe Abraham Markoe , was an American patriot who founded the Philadelphia Light Horse, now known as the First City Troop.-Early life:... , Matlack Timothy Matlack Timothy Matlack was a merchant, surveyor, architect, statesman, and patriot in the American Revolution. A delegate from Pennsylvania to the Second Continental Congress in 1780, he emerged during the Revolutionary period as one of Pennsylvania's most provocative and influential political... , Meade George Meade George Gordon Meade was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved in coastal construction, including several lighthouses. He fought with distinction in the Second Seminole War and Mexican-American War. During the American Civil War he served as a Union general, rising from... , Meigs Charles Delucena Meigs Dr. Charles Delucena Meigs was an influential American obstetrician of the nineteenth century who is remembered for his opposition to obstetrical anesthesia and to the idea that physicians' hands could transmit disease to their patients.-Biography:Meigs was born February 19, 1792, in St... , Meredith William M. Meredith William Morris Meredith was an American lawyer and politician.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1812... , Merrick Samuel Vaughn Merrick Samuel Vaughan Merrick was a 19th-century American manufacturer.Born in Hallowell, Maine, Merrick left school 1816 and moved to Philadelphia... , Middleton Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton , of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.... , Mitchell, Montgomery, Morgan, Morris Anthony Morris (I) Anthony Morris, Jr. was a brewer, Quaker preacher, judge, and mayor of Philadelphia.... , Munson, Newbold, Newhall William Newhall William Price Newhall was an American cricketer. He played seven first-class matches between 1908 and 1913. Six of these were for the Philadelphian cricket team and the other was for a combined Canada/USA team... , Newlin Newlin Mill Complex The Newlin Mill Complex, a water powered gristmill on the west branch of Chester Creek near Concordville, Pennsylvania, USA, was built in 1704 by Nathaniel and Mary Newlin and operated commercially until 1941. During its three centuries of operation, the mill has been known as the Lower Mill, the... , Norris Isaac Norris Isaac Norris was a merchant and prominent figure in provincial Pennsylvania, including mayor of Philadelphia in 1724.He was born in London, England, but his father, Thomas, moved to Jamaica when Isaac was seven years old... ,

Packard, Patterson, Paul Alice Paul Alice Stokes Paul was an American suffragist and activist. Along with Lucy Burns and others, she led a successful campaign for women's suffrage that resulted in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920.-Activism: Alice Paul received her undergraduate education from... , Peale Charles Willson Peale Charles Willson Peale was an American painter, soldier and naturalist. He is best remembered for his portrait paintings of leading figures of the American Revolution, as well as establishing one of the first museums.... , Penn William Penn William Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful... , Pennypacker Samuel W. Pennypacker Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker was the 23rd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1903 to 1907.-Biography:Gov. Pennypacker was born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1843; son of Dr. Isaac A. Pennypacker and Anna Maria Whitaker; grandson of Matthias and Sarah Anderson , and of Joseph and Grace Whitaker... , Penrose Boies Penrose Boies Penrose was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1897 until his death in 1921.-Biography:... , Pepper George W. Pepper George Wharton Pepper was an American lawyer, law professor, and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... , Peterson, Pew Joseph Newton Pew Joseph Newton Pew was the founder of Sun Oil Company and a prominent philanthropist.Joseph N. Pew was born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, to John Pew and Nancy Glenn. He worked on the family's farm as a child. Pew attended public schools in Mercer and graduated from Edinboro Normal School... , Platt, Potts John Potts (Pennsylvanian) John Potts was the founder of the towns of Pottstown and Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He was also an ironmaster, merchant, and English Quaker.... , Powel Samuel Powel Samuel Powel was a colonial and post-colonial mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1759 from the College of Philadelphia . He served as mayor from 1775–1776 and 1789–1790, the office having lain vacant in the interim... , Price Eli Kirk Price Eli Kirk Price was a Philadelphia lawyer, a commissioner of Fairmount Park from the time of its founding, and a member of the American Philosophical Society.... , Pugh, Rawle William Rawle William Rawle was an American lawyer in Philadelphia, who in 1791 was appointed as United States district attorney in Pennsylvania... , Read John M. Read John Meredith Read was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one of the founders of the Republican Party and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.-Early life:... , Redman, Reed Joseph Reed (jurist) Joseph Reed was a Pennsylvania lawyer, military officer, and statesman of the Revolutionary Era. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and, while in Congress, signed the Articles of Confederation... , Rhoads Samuel Rhoads Samuel Rhoads was a leading citizen of 18th-century Philadelphia. He designed Pennsylvania Hospital and was a master of the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia.... , Rittenhouse David Rittenhouse David Rittenhouse was a renowned American astronomer, inventor, clockmaker, mathematician, surveyor, scientific instrument craftsman and public official... , Roberts George Brooke Roberts George Brooke Roberts was a civil engineer and the 5th president of the Pennsylvania Railroad .... , Rosenbach A. S. W. Rosenbach Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach was an avid American collector, scholar, and seller of rare books and manuscripts.... , Rosengarten, Ross George Ross (delegate) George Ross was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania.He was born in New Castle, Delaware, and educated at home. He studied law at his brother John's law office, the common practice in those days, and was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia... , Rush Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and a Christian Universalist, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.... , Sands, Savage, Scattergood, Scott, Scull, Sergeant,

Shippen, Sims, Sinkler William Lukens Elkins William Lukens Elkins was an American businessman, inventor, and art collector.-Career:Although his father was a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, William Elkins was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. He started his working life at a grocery store in Philadelphia where his family had returned to... , Smith John K. Smith John K. Smith was the founder of SmithKline as in GlaxoSmithKline, the leading pharmaceutical business.-Career:Trained as a druggist, John K.Smith joined with his brother-in-law, John Gilbert, in 1830 to open a dispensing chemist at 296 North Second Street in Philadelphia. Together they sold... , Stetson John Batterson Stetson John Batterson Stetson was a U.S. hatter, hat manufacturer, and, in the 1860s, the inventor of the cowboy hat. He founded the John B. Stetson Company as a manufacturer of headwear; the company's hats are now commonly referred to simply as Stetsons.John Stetson was born in New Jersey, the 7th of... , Stockton, Stokes William Axton Stokes William Axton Stokes was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attorney who contributed notes and references to an American edition of Mathew Hale's Historia placitorum coronae published by R. H. Small of Philadelphia in 1847.-Civil War service:Stokes later served as a major in the U.S... , Stotesbury Edward T. Stotesbury Edward Townsend "Ned" Stotesbury was a prominent investment banker, a partner in Drexel & Co. and its New York affiliate J. P. Morgan & Co. for over fifty-five years.... , Taft, Thayer, Toland, Townsend, Van Pelt, Van Rensselear, Vauclain Samuel M. Vauclain thumb|Samuel Matthews Vauclain was an American engineer, inventor of the Vauclain compound locomotive, and president of the Baldwin Locomotive Works. He was awarded the John Scott Award and the Elliott Cresson Medal by The Franklin Institute in 1891... , Vaux, Wanamaker John Wanamaker John Wanamaker was a United States merchant, religious leader, civic and political figure, considered by some to be the father of modern advertising and a "pioneer in marketing." Wanamaker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Biography:He was born on July 11, 1838.He opened his first store in... , Wetherill, Wharton Joseph Wharton Joseph Wharton was a prominent Philadelphia merchant, industrialist and philanthropist, who was involved in mining, manufacturing and education... , Whitaker, Widener Peter Arrell Brown Widener Peter Arrell Brown Widener was an American businessman and head of the prominent Widener family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Biography:... , Willing Thomas Willing Thomas Willing was an American merchant and financier and a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania.... , Wistar Caspar Wistar (physician) Caspar Wistar was an American physician and anatomist. He is sometimes referred to as Caspar Wistar the Younger, to distinguish him from his grandfather of the same name.-Biography:... , Wister Owen Wister Owen Wister was an American writer and "father" of western fiction.-Early life:Owen Wister was born on July 14, 1860, in Germantown, a well-known neighborhood in the northwestern part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Owen Jones Wister, was a wealthy physician, one of a long line of... , Wolf, Wood, Wright.

Members of these families are generally known for being fiscally conservative, socially liberal, and well educated. These families often have deeply established traditions in the Quaker and Episcopal faiths. Many Old Philadelphia families intermarried and their descendants summer in Northeast Harbor, Desert Island, Maine

Northeast Harbor, Maine

Northeast Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island, located in the town of Mount Desert in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The village has a significant summer population, and has long been a quiet enclave of the rich and famous. Summer residents include the Rockefeller family, as well as...

. Many of these families trace their ancestries back to the original founders of Philadelphia while others entered into aristocracy during the nineteenth century with their profits from commerce and trade or by marrying into established Old Philadelphia families like the Cadwaladers and Biddles.

Clubs and societies

Old Philadelphia exclusive clubs and societies

• Acorn Club
• Athenaeum of Philadelphia
  Athenaeum of Philadelphia
  The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a special collections library founded in 1814 to collect materials "connected with the history and antiquities of America, and the useful arts, and generally to disseminate useful knowledge" for public benefit...
  
  
• Bachelors Barge Club
  Bachelors Barge Club
  Bachelors Barge Club is an amateur rowing club located at #6 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the oldest continuously operating boathouse in the United States. It went through renovations as part of the "Light Boathouse Row" initiative, in which new...
  
  
• Contributionship/Hand-in-Hand
• Corinthian Yacht Club
• Dancing Assemblies of Philadelphia
• First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry
  First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry
  thumb|right|300px|Captain [[Joseph Lapsley Wilson]] of the First City Troop circa 1894The First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, also known as the First City Troop, is a unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.-History:...
  
  
• Germantown Cricket Club
• Gulph Mills Golf Club
• Merion Cricket Club
  Merion Cricket Club
  Merion Cricket Club is a private club in Haverford, Pennsylvania, founded in 1865. The current clubhouse is its sixth, the last four having been designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness and his partner, Allen Evans .-History:...
  
  
• Orpheus Club
• Penllyn Club
• Philadelphia Charity Ball
• The Philadelphia Club
  The Philadelphia Club
  The Philadelphia Club is a gentlemen's club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the oldest club of its kind in the United States.-Founding:Its founders were a group of men who met to play cards at Mrs. Rubicam's Coffeehouse at the northwest corner of 5th & Minor Streets...
  
  
• Philadelphia Cricket Club
  Philadelphia Cricket Club
  The Philadelphia Cricket Club, founded in 1854, is the oldest country club in the United States. It has two locations: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, and Flourtown, Pennsylvania.-History:...
  
  
• The Rabbit
• Racquet Club of Philadelphia
  Racquet Club of Philadelphia
  The Racquet Club of Philadelphia is a private social club and athletic club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It has facilities for squash, real tennis, and racquets....
  
  
• Radnor Hunt Club
• Rittenhouse Club
• Schuylkill Fishing Company
  Schuylkill Fishing Company
  The Schuylkill Fishing Company of Pennsylvania, also known as the State in Schuylkill, was the first angling club in the American Colonies. Still in existence, it claims to be the oldest social club in the English-speaking world...
  
  
• Undine Barge Club
  Undine Barge Club
  Undine Barge Club is an amateur rowing club located at #13 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The club was founded in 1856. Undine was not initially listed as a founder of the Schuylkill Navy, but is now considered a founder...
  
  
• University Barge Club
  University Barge Club
  University Barge Club of Philadelphia is an amateur rowing club located at #7 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark...
  
  
• Welcome Society of Pennsylvania
• Wistar Parties