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JOHN MIFFLIN was born in Philadelphia 18 January, 1715, the son of George Mifflin and grandson of John Mifflin of Wiltshire, England, who was one of the first arrivals in Pennsylvania. He became a merchant of great prominence, and was elected a Councilman of Philadelphia in 1747, and an Alderman in 1751, to the latter office being chosen concurrently with Franklin. He had been but a few months Trustee of the Academy when he was on 2 November, 1755, called to the Provincial Council. He was one of the Commissioners appointed by Act of Assembly to disburse the 60,000 granted after a long struggle by the Assembly "for the King's use," a euphonious phrase denoting the defence of the Province, which the Assembly under its Friendly Control would not directly vote for military defence. He died in February, 1759, and was buried in Friends' Burying Ground. He was twice married, his second wife being Sarah daughter of William Fishbourne, whose widow married John Galloway. Mrs. Mifflin eventually married Mr. John Beale Bordley of Maryland. John Mifflin's eldest son Thomas, a graduate of the College and Academy in 1760, became a Trustee in 1773; his eminent services in the Revolution and as the first Governor of Pennsylvania will demand a notice when we reach his election. His son by the second wife, John Fishbourne, was a graduate of the College and Academy in 1775, and became a Trustee of the University in 1802.