George Clymer (1739-1813), a native Pennsylvanian, was a founding member of the Society and like several other founding members, he was a figure in many of the critical events in the establishment of our country. Orphaned at an early age, … Continued
The name of Charles Thomson is among the 1785 list of those twenty-three founders of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture. Thomson was born in Northern Ireland, was orphaned on the voyage to America at age about 11 and subsequently … Continued
George Morgan, (1743-1810), Charter member (1785), awarded the first Gold Medal by PSPA for “his essay on Farmyards” in 1786. He was a frontier merchant, friend of Native Americans (appointed as “Indian” Agent during Revolutionary War), appointed as a Colonel … Continued
The first Biddle in America came over with William Penn, although no Biddle was among the founding members of the Society. Best known as a financier and president of the Second Bank of the United States, Nicholas Biddle was also … Continued
Although a graduate of the University of Edinburgh Medical School, Logan gained fame as a farmer, a legislator, and politician. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society, the Pennsylvania Assembly, and a U.S. Senator. Although an enthusiastic founding … Continued
A charter member of the Society and one of the founders of the United States, Rush was a member of the Sons of Liberty, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a surgeon-general in the Continental Army, a member of … Continued
James Mease was not a charter member, but he was instrumental in reviving the Society in 1805, when he was elected Secretary at the first meeting. He had received a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1792 and … Continued
In some circles Washington is remembered not as a victorious military general or as an exemplary president, but as an agricultural pioneer. He owned vast tracts of land in various parts of the colonies, but it was the more than … Continued
Delegate to the Continental Congress, Secretary to the Board of War, speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Judge of the U.S. District Court of Pennsylvania, Richard Peters worked with many of the founders of the new nation. Although he … Continued
Last mayor of Philadelphia under the royal charter and first mayor under the new charter after the Revolution, Powel was active in the early political life of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was speaker of the Pennsylvania Senate, trustee of … Continued
