Philip Marsteller
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(aged 61–62)
Philip Marsteller | |
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 Painting of Col. Marsteller by Jacob Frymire c. 1800 | |
| Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia | |
| In office 1791–1792 | |
| Preceded by | William Hunter Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1741 |
| Died | December 1803 (aged 61–62) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  Continental Army |
| Years of service | 1776–1783 |
| Rank | Lt. Colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War Forage War |
Philip Marsteller (1741 – December 1803) was a Revolutionary War officer, businessman, and politician. A friend of George Washington, Marsteller served as mayor of Alexandria and as a pallbearer in Washington's funeral.[1]
Philip Balthasar Marsteller was born in 1742 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, the son of German immigrants Frederick Ludwig Marsteller and his wife, Anna Barbara, both from Pfungstadt, Hesse.[2] When he was 21, he purchased land in Millcreek Township where he lived for several years. In 1773, he was a founding member of the Cedar Fire Company in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.[3]
In 1766, he married Magdalena Reiss. In 1770, they had one son, Phillip Godhelps Marsteller.[4]
American Revolutionary War
During the Revolutionary War, Marsteller was highly involved in the cause of securing American independence from Great Britain.[2]
In 1776, Marsteller attended the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention and assisted in recruitment of troops.[5][6] During the war, he served as a lieutenant colonel in the 1st Battalion of the Lancaster County Militia and held other war-time posts including paymaster, purchasing agent, and as a militia leader during the Forage War.[4][7]