Background
Fitler, Edwin Henry was born on December 2, 1825 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Elizabeth (Wonderly) Fitler.
manufacturer mayor of Philadelphia
Fitler, Edwin Henry was born on December 2, 1825 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Elizabeth (Wonderly) Fitler.
A Republican, he served as Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania in 1876 and Mayor of Philadelphia, 1887–1891. 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.
He was a member of The Philadelphia Club and later the Philadelphia Union League, of which he served as president
Married Josephine Baker, 1850.