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LIST 0V DIRECTORS, WITH THKIR TERMS OF SERVICE.

DIRECTORS.

106.ADAMS, ROBERT, .  .  .1801, 1808.
140.ALLIBONE, S. AUSTIN,  .184T-185T.
119.ARCHER, SAMUEL, .  .  .1816-1828.
55.ASH, JAMES,   .....1800-1804.
8C>.ASHLEY, JOHN,   .  .  .1803.
142.ASPINWALL, GEORGE W.,1851-1853.
110.ASTLEY, THOMAS, .  .  .1809-1839.

Died 1839, aged 67.
Died 24 Jan., 1830.

Died 1854, aged 40.

58. BAKER, JOHN H., .  .  .  1801.

2. BALL, JOSEPH,  ....IT 92-1803.
15. BARCLAY,JOHN,    .   .   .1792,1793.
45. BAYARD, ANDREW,    .  .1798-1805.

42.BELL, THOMAS,   .  ..1797-1800.
121.BEVAN, MATTHEW L.,.1822-1841'.
23.BLIGHT, PETER,  .  ..1794-1800.

1. BLODGET, SAMUEL,    .   .   1792-1799.

31. BRECK, SAMUEL,  .  .  .  1795-1797.
97. BOGGS, JAMES, ....  1805-1808.

{Died 2 September,
    1825,aged 73.
 Third president,  9 January,
  1798 to 8 July, 1799.
(Died 1 June, 1832,
(  aged 71.

Died 1812.
<"Died 11 April, 1814,
(  aged 59.
Died 7 May, 1809.
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141. BOWEN, WILLIAM E-. .

157. BROOKIE, WILLIAM,  .
130. BROOKS, SAMUEL, .  .

169. BROWN, JOHN A., .  .
103. BROWN, JOHN H., .  .
111. BUOKLEY, EDWARD S..

.1848-1866.
.1870-
.1835-1853.
.1803.

93. BROWN, ISRAEL,   .   .  .  1803.
123. BROWN, JOHN A., ...  1828-1872.

.1881-
.1807-1816.
.1882-

(Died 17 April, 1866,
(  aged 68.

Died 1853, aged 75.

(Died 31 December,
{   1872, aged 84.

116.CARROW, JOHN G.,
131.CHALONER, WILLIAM.
73.CLAPIER, LEWIS, .  .
149.CLARKE, EDWARD S., .
175.COATES, EDWARD H.,.
138.COFFIN, ARTHUR G., .

59. COMEGYS, CORNELIUS,
36. CONYNGHAM, DAVID H
147. COPE, FRANCIS R ,

126. COPE, THOMAS P.,
60. COTTINEAU, DENNIS,
49. Cox, PAUL, .   .   .

51. COXE, DANIEL WM., .
17. CRAIG, JOHN,  .  .  .
12. CRAMOND, WILLIAM, .
41. CRAWFORD, JAMES,

1811-1813.
1836-1838.

1802, 1803.

1862-
1885-
1846-1881.
1801-1804.
1796-1800.
1855-
1829-1854.
1801.
1799.
1800-1805.
1793-1799.
1792.  1795-1800.
1797-1800.

JDied 1 April, 1858,
\  aged 71.
(Died 4 May, 1837,
(  aged 73.

[Died 29 July, 1881,
i  aged 90.
) Third secretary, 19 June, 1832.
j Sixth president, 1 July, 1843 to
».     U January, 1878.

Died 5 March, 1831.
Bom 6 June, 1821.
(Died 22 November,
1   1854, aged 85.

(Died 4 June, 1852,
{  aged 88.
Died May, 1807.
Died 25 October, 1843.
INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA.  129

150.CUMMINGS, WILLIAM,  .1863-1867.
1TO.CUNNINGHAM, GRAHAMS.,1881.
155.CUSHMAN, CHARLES W.,1869-1880.

85. DALE, RICHARD,   .   .   .  1803.Died 24 Feb., 1826.

161. DAMON, ALBERT F.,  .  .  1874-
143. DICKSON, JAMES N., .  .  1851-1866.
 87. DONATH, JOSEPH, .  .   .  1803-1819.
 43. DONNALDSON, JOHN,  .  .  1798,1799.         Died 29 Dec., 1831.
 95. DOWNING, JACOB, .   .  .  1804.
115. DUNN, THOMAS,   .  .  .  1810-1813.
 34. EMERY, SAMUEL,  .  .  .  1795-1797.
 62. EMSLIE, ALEXANDER, .  .  1801.                Died 1862, aged 91.
 90. ENGLISH, THOMAS,   .  .  1803-1808.
 61. EVANS, CADWALADER,  .  1801.                Died 1841, aged 79.
163. FIELD, SAMUEL,   .  .  .  1874-1880, 1882-
 44. FISHER, JAMES C.,   .   .  1798. 1800.
 19. FITZSIMONS, THOMAS,   .  1794.                 Died August, 1811.
22. FORDE, STANDISH, .  .   .  1794-1797.
127. FOSTER, WILLIAM, .  .  .  1829-1840.
37. FRANCIS, THOMAS W.,  .  1796-1807.          JDied 2 June, 1815,
                                             (  aged 48.
25. FRY, JOHN, JR.,   .  .   .  1794-1796.
63. GABDINER, JOHN, JR.,  .  1801. 1803.
39. GOURDON, FERDINAND,  .  1797.
156. GRISCOM, CLEMENT A.,  .  1870-
56. HAGA, GODFREY,  .  .  .  1800-1825.         {r)ied 7 ^^"ary,
                                            (  1825, aged 78.
124. HARPER, CHARLES A.,  .  1826-1835.
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92. HARRISON, GEORGE,  ..1803.
146. HARRISON, GEORGE L.,.1854—
109. HARVEY, ISAAC, JR., ..1808-1810.
89. HARWOOD, ROBERT,  ..1803-1811.
50. HAWKINS, HENRY, .  ..1800-1803.

48. HENRY, ALEXANDER, ..1799-1847.
151. HENRY, T. CHARLTON,.1864-
74. HODGDON, SAMTJEL,  ..1802-1813.
26. HOLLINGSWORTH, JEHU,.1794. ,
139. HOSKINS, FRANCIS,   ..1846-1857.
174. HOUSTON, HENRY H., ..1884-
75. HUMPHREYS, ABEL,  ..1802.

Died 6 July, 1845.

Died 1861, aged 90.

(Died 16 November,
1  1815, aged 62.
f Died 13 August,
{  1847,aged 82.

( Died May, 1819,
{  aged 91.

64. IMBERT, FELIX,   .  .  .  1801.
47. INGRAHAM, FRANCIS, .  .  1799,1800.

76. INSKEEP,JOHN, .  .   .  .  1802-1834.

-Died 18 December,
   1834, aged 76.
Fourth president, 1 October,
-  1806 to 6 April, 1831.

176. JENKS, JOHN H.,  ...1885-
152. JESSUP, ALFRED D.,..1866-1873.
104. JONES, SAMUEL W.,..1807-1873.

(Born 11 Sept., 1781.
-< Died    7     November,
(  1873, aged 92.

98. KEITH, SAMUEL,  .  .  .  1805, 1806.
118. KRUMBHAAR, LEWIS, .  .  1812,1813.

Died 4 April, 1852.

54.LARGE, E BENEZER, .  . .1800-1804.
101.LARGE, JOHN, ....1806-1815.
108.LATIMER, THOMAS,  .  .1808-1824.
13.LEAMY.JOHN, ....1792-1806.

Died November, 1810.
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111. LEEDOM, RICHARD,..1809-1813.
113. LEIBEBT, JOHN,   ...1809-1813.
1T3. LEWIS, ROBERT M.,..1882-

29. McCALL, ARCHIBALD,   .  1T94-180T.

 6.  McCoNNELL, MATTHEW, .1792.
65. MCCREA, JAMES,  .  .1801.
166. MCKEAN, THOMAS,   .  .187T-
114. McKissiCK, JOHN, .  .  .1810-1813.
20. McMuRTRiE, WILLIAM, .1T94, 1T95.

CDied 13 April, 1843,
(  aged 75.

(Died 1 April, 1807,
(  aged 69.

154. MADEIRA, Louis C., .
117. MAKKOE, FRANCIS,
145. MASON, JOHN,  .  .  .
77. MEEKER, SAMUEL,
96. MIFFLIN, SAMUEL, .  .
66. MIFFLIN, THOMAS,
83. MILLER, JOHN, JR.,  .
 3. MILLER, MAGNUS, .   .
67. MILLIGAN, JAMES, .  .

9. MOORE, THOMAS L.,

7. MOYLAN, JASPER,

.  1867-1880.
.  1812,1813.

.1854-1874.
.1802,1803.
.1804-1809.
.1801,1802.
.1803.
.1792-1799.
.1801.
.1792-1799.
.1792.

(Died  1 September,
(.       1874,   ag-ed   72.

Died April, 1820.

Died September, 1813.
(Died  11 February,
(  1812, aged 53.

68. NAIRAC, PETER,   .  .   .  1801.

135. NEFF, JOHN R.,   .  .  .  1841-1863.

5.  NESBITT, JOHN M.,    .   .   1792-1795.

168. NEWBOLD, JOHN S.,  .  .  1881-

(Died 24 July, 1863,
(  aged 74.
{Died 22 January,
    1802, aged 74.
 First president, 11 .December,
  1792 to 13 January, 179S.
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30. NICKLIN, PHILIP, .  .  .  1'794-1800.
69. NORTH, JOSEPH,   .  .  .  1801, 1802.

Died Nov., 1806.

46. OLDDEN, JAMES,   .   .  .  1798-1800.

107. PALMER, JOHN, .  .
84. PARKER, JEREMIAH,
78. PEARCE, MATHEW,
120. PERRY, CHARLES, .
102. PETTIT, ANDREW, .
 8. PETTIT, CHARLES, .
158. PLATT, CHARLES,  .
70. POYNTELL, WILLIAM,
 4. PRAGER, MICHAEL,
35. PKATT, HENRY, .   .
162. PRICE, THOMAS C.,

1808,1809.
1803.
1802,1803.
1817-1822.
1806-1837.

1792-1806.

1872-

1801.1805-1811.

1792, 1793.

1795.
1874-1881.

Died 6 March, 1837.
{Died 3 September,
     1806, aged 69.
  Second president, 13 January,
   1796 to 3 September, 181)C.
  (Omit 9 January, 1798 to 8 July,
   1799.)
f Sixth president, 3 April, 1860.
I Vice-president and secretary, IS
<  Jan., 1869,
| Vice-president, 12 Jan., 1870.
[.Seventh president, 14 Jan., 1878.
Died 10 Sept., 1811.
Died 1793.
(Died 6 February,
(  1838, aged 76.

16. RALSTON, ROBERT,
112. RAMSAY, WILLIAM.

57. READ, JAMES,  .  .
40. READ, WILLIAM,  .
91. RHOADS, SAMUEL. .
165. ROGERS, CHARLES il.

10. Ross, JOHN,

38. RUNDLE, RICHARD,

1793-1799.
1809-1813.
1800-1822.
1797-1800.
1803-1807.
1877-1884.
1792-1796.
1796.

Died 11 August, 1836.

Died 31 Dec., 1884.

Died 26 May, 1826.

32. SANSOM, WILLIAM,   .  .  1795-1797.
53. SIMPSON, JOHN,   .   .  .  1800.
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105. SMITH, EDWARD,  .  .

129. SMITH, JOHN C.,  .  .

24. SMITH, ROBERT,   .  .

128. SMITH, SAMUEL F.,

SPERRY,JACOB, .  .  .

'7 9.   SPERRY,  JACOB,  .      ..
33. STERETT, SAMUEL, ..
11. STEWART, WALTER,.

STEWART, WALTER, .

STILLE, JOHN,  .  .  .

STOKES, WILLIAM, .  .

80. STOKES, WILLIAM, .  .
14. SWANWICK, JOHN, .   .

1807-1857.

1831-1845.
1794-1800.
j" 1830-1835.
^1838-1862.
1802, 1803.
1795-1798.
1792-1796.
f 1800,1803,1804.
(1806-1840.
1802.
1792-1794.

("Died 7 June, 1859,
\  aged 76.
(Died 22 June, 1845.
) Fifth president, 5 April, 1831 to
(^    22 June, 1845.

(Pied 23 August,
(  1862, aged 84.

Died February, 1803.

81. TAGERT,JOSEPH,  .  ..1802-1813.
132. TAYLOR, CHARLES,   ..1836-1873.
88. TAYLOR, JAMES,   .  ..1803-1808.
134. THOMAS, JACOB M.,  ..1840-1853.
2S. TINGEY, THOMAS,  .  ..1794.
148. TROTTER, EDWARD H.,.1858-1872.
160. TROTTER, WILLIAM H.,.1873-

J Died 14 January,
(   1874, aged 75.

(Died October, 1853,
(_      aged  53.

(Died 3 May, 1872,
\  aged 58.

21. YAUGHAN,JOHN,

.  1794-1798.

Died 30 Dec., 1841.

100. WALN, JACOB S.,

144. WALN, S.MORRIS,

82. WALN, WILLIAM,

71. WARDER, JOHN.

.1805-1824.
.1852-1870.
.1802.
.1801.

Died 4 April, 1850.
J Died 21 December,
(  1870, aged 63.
(Died February, 1826,
(  aged 50.
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122. WEIR, SILAS E.,  .  .  .  1823-1828.
167. WELSH, JOHN LOWBER, .  1879-

137. WELSH, WILLIAM, .  .  .  1842-1878.

18. WEST, FRANCIS,   .  ..1793-1799.
94. WHARTON, ROBERT,  ..1804, 1805.
164. WHEELER, CHARLES, ..1874-1883.

133. WHITE, AMBROSE, .  .  .  1839-1873.

124. WHITE, JOHN,  ....1825-1848.
153. WHITE, JOHN P.,  .  .  .1867,'1868.
172. WHITNEY, GEORGE,     .1882-1885.
72. WIKOFF, JACOB C.,  .  .1801-1831.
27. WILOOCKS, JOHN, .   .  .1794.
99. WILLING, RICHARD,  .  .1805, 1806.

159. WINSOR, HENRY,  .  .  .  1873-

136. WOOD, RICHARD D.,  .  .  1841-1869.

CDied 11 February,
"[    1878, aged 70.
Died 29 June, 1843.
Died July, 1883.
fDied 29 December,
{  1873, aged 93.
("Died 14 February,
'),        1848,  aged   6G.

Died 6 March, 1885.
Died 23 May, 1834.

("Died 18 June, 1858,
\  aged 84.

("Died 6 April, 1869,
"^    aged 70.

NUMBER OF DIRECTORS ELECTED A:N"NTTALLY.

Fifteen—1792, 1793. 1814-1845.
Twenty-five—! 794-1813.
Nineteen—1852, 1853, 1877-1880.
Eighteen—1851, 1854-1857, 1866, 1867,1869,1870,1872-1874.
Seventeen—1862-1865, 1868, 1871, 1875, 1876.
Sixteen—1846-1850. 1858-1861.
Twenty—1881-
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TERMS OP DIRECTORS' SERVICE OVER TWENTY YEARS
                   TO 1885.

Samuel W. Jones,  .................... 67 years.
Edward Smith, ...................... 51"
Alexander Henry,  .................... 49''
John A. Brown, ..................... 43"
Thomas Astley, ..................... 40"
John Stille, . .   .................... 38"
Charles Taylor,  ..................... 38"
William Welsh,  ..................... 37"
Artlinr G. Coffin, ..................... 36"
Ambrose White, ..................... 35"
John Inskeep, ...................... 33"
Andrew Pettit,  ..................... 32"
Jacob C. Wikoff, ..................... 32"
George L. Harrison, ................... 32"—
Samuel F. Smith,  .................... 31"
Francis R. Cope, ..................... 31"—
Richard D. Wood, .................... 29"
Thomas P. Cope, ..................... 26"
Edward S. Clarke, .................... 24"—
John White, ....................... 24ll
John R. Neff,  ...................... 23"
James Read, ....................... 23"
John Mason, ....................... 21"
Matthew L. Bevan, .................... 20"
Jacob S. Wain,...................... 20"
T. Chariton Henry, .................... 22"—