Edward Pennington

Background

Pennington, Edward was born on December 15, 1726 in Buckinghamshire County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Isaac and Ann (Biles) Pennington.

Career

President Philadelphia Committee of Correspondence, 1774.

Achievements

• Edward Pennington has been listed as a noteworthy Continental congressman, merchant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Pennsylvania Assembly, 1761. Member Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774. Member Philadelphia City Council, 1790.

Member American Philosophical Society, 1768-1796.

Connections

Married Sarah Shoemaker, November 26, 1754.

Father:

Isaac Pennington

Mother:

Ann (Biles) Pennington

Spouse:

Sarah Shoemaker