Benjamin Loxley, known as Benjamin Lockley was a Philadelphia carpenter-architect, master builder, investor and military leader in the American Colonial Period.
17 Facts About Benjamin Loxley
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Benjamin Loxley began his career by working as a carpenter-architect and renting out land outside the city.
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Benjamin Loxley then worked as a master builder and built various properties in the city.
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Benjamin Loxley invested in many schemes and was a member of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia.
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Benjamin Loxley rose through the ranks and eventually became a major in command of artillery.
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Benjamin Loxley was taken as a prisoner of war when the British captured and overtook Philadelphia and eventually released in a prisoner exchange.
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Benjamin Loxley was the son of Benjamin Loxley and Elizabeth.
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Benjamin Loxley immigrated to America in 1734 to live with his uncle in Pennsylvania.
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Benjamin Loxley built a home in Philadelphia around 1744 which became known as Benjamin Loxley's Place.
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Benjamin Loxley constructed a second group of houses known as Loxley's Court.
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Benjamin Loxley was a member of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia with architects Thomas Nevell and Robert Smith.
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Pennsylvania did not have an official militia, since it had been founded by pacifist Quakers, and so prominent Pennsylvanians like Benjamin Loxley Franklin established a voluntary organization, known as the Philadelphia Associators, to help defend the province.
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Benjamin Loxley received training in artillery from British officers and in turn trained other colonists.
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Benjamin Loxley arranged his cannons and artillerymen in the streets while Franklin negotiated with the Paxton leaders, which ended the crisis.
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Benjamin Loxley was elected to the Philadelphia Committee of Safety in 1775.
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Benjamin Loxley had a total of twelve children with Catherine, five of which lived to adulthood.
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Benjamin Loxley was first buried in the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia and later reinterred in Mount Moriah Cemetery.