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Librarians of the Library Company from its Founding Through 1881

NameTerm of Service
Louis Timothée (d. 1738)November 14, 1732 – December 10, 1733
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)December 10, 1733 – March 11, 1734
William Parsons (1701-1757)March 11, 1734 – May 5, 1746
Robert GreenwayMay 5, 1746 – June 13, 1763
John EdwardsJuly 11, 1763 – February 13, 1764
Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791)February 13, 1764 – May 13, 1765
James JohnstonMay 13, 1765 – May 9, 1768
Ludowick SprogellMay 9, 1768 – November 13, 1769
John DeMauregnaultMay 2, 1769 – August 5, 1771
William AttmoreAugust 5, 1771 – May 10, 1773
Charles Cist (1738-1805)May 10, 1773 – March 7, 1774
Francis DamonApril 14, 1774 – June 10, 1777
Samuel LobdellJune 27, 1777 – December 8, 1778
John Todd, Sr.December 8, 1778 – June 16, 1779
Bernard FearisJune 24, 1779 – January 11, 1780
Joseph FawcettJanuary 11, 1780 – January 13, 1784
John Todd, Jr.January 13, 1784 – February 3, 1785
Zachariah Poulson (1761-1844)February 8, 1785 – March 6, 1806
George Campbell, Jr. (d. 1855)April 10, 1806 – May 14, 1829
John Jay Smith (1798-1881)May 14, 1829 – February 6, 1851
Lloyd Pearsall Smith (1822-1886)February 6, 1851 – died July 2, 1886