Education
In France he probably attended lectures at Rheims University.
In France he probably attended lectures at Rheims University.
He lived for a while near Trenton, New Jersey, where he became the chief burgess in 1746. After returning to Philadelphia, he was elected in 1751 to the city"s Common Council. He served on Pennsylvania"s Provincial Council from 1755 until the Revolution.
He was one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Hospital in 1751.
Cadwalader Park, in Trenton, New Jersey, was named in his honor. The park has an area of nearly 100 acres (040 km2), and was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and built starting in 1887.
American Philosophical Society.