Edward Shippen IV

Edward Shippen IV
Portrait of Shippen by Gilbert Stuart, 1796, National Gallery of Art
Born(1729-02-16)February 16, 1729
DiedApril 15, 1806(1806-04-15) (aged 77)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
EducationMiddle Temple
Occupations
  • lawyer
  • judge
  • politician
Spouse
Margaret Francis
(m. 1753; died 1794)
Children9, including Peggy
Parent(s)Edward Shippen III
Sarah Plumley
RelativesEdward Shippen (great-grandfather)

Edward Shippen (February 16, 1729 – April 15, 1806)[1] was an American lawyer, judge, government official, and prominent figure in colonial and post-revolutionary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His fourth daughter, Margaret Shippen, was the second wife of Benedict Arnold.

  1. ^ Randolph Shipley Klein. "Shippen, Edward IV"; American National Biography Online, Feb. 2000.