Anthony Morris (II)

Anthony Morris (March 1682 – September 23, 1763) was a brewer, merchant, judge, assemblyman, and mayor of Philadelphia.

He emigrated with his family to colonial-era British America, where they settled in New Jersey shortly after his birth.

Like his father, Morris was a prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends in Philadelphia.

In 1696, Morris' father paid fellow brewer Henry Babcock 20 pounds (equal to £3,505.41 today) to place the younger Anthony in a seven-year indentured apprenticeship.

Morris's grandson, Samuel, was Captain of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry during the American Revolutionary War, which served with distinction as General George Washington's bodyguard during 1776 and 1777.