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Anthony Wayne : biography

January 1, 1745 – December 15, 1796

Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 – December 15, 1796) was a United States Army general and statesman. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him promotion to brigadier general and the sobriquet Mad Anthony.

Early life

Wayne was one of five children born to Isaac Wayne and Elizabeth Eddings Wayne in Easttown Township, near present-day Paoli, Chester County, Pennsylvania. His father had emigrated from Ireland, and was part of a Protestant Anglo-Irish family. Wayne was born on January 1, 1745, in a log cabin on his family’s Waynesborough estate. He was educated as a surveyor at his uncle’s private academy in Philadelphia, as well as at the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania), where he was in the class of 1765, although he did not earn a degree. In 1766 he was sent by Benjamin Franklin and some associates to work for a year surveying land they owned in Nova Scotia and assisting with starting settlements there. In 1767 he returned to work in his father’s tannery, while continuing work as a surveyor. He became a prominent figure in Chester County and served in the Pennsylvania legislature from 1774–1780. He married Mary Penrose in 1766 and they had two children. Their daughter Margretta was born in 1770 and their son Isaac Wayne, future U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, was born in 1772.Anthony and Mary (Penrose) Wayne Family Bible http://genealogycenter.info/bibles/viewbiblepage_wayneanthony.php?p=10

Legacy

On September 14, 1929, the US Post office issued a stamp honoring General Wayne and which commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Fallen Timbers. The post office issued a series of stamps often referred to as the "Two Cent Reds" by collectors, issued to commemorate the 150th Anniversaries of the many events that occurred during the American Revolution and to honor people such as General Wayne and those others who were there during these times of struggle. The stamp shows Bruce Saville’s Battle of Fallen Timbers Monument.

Municipalities and institutions

There are many political jurisdictions and institutions named after Wayne, especially in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana, the region where he fought many of his battles.

Boroughs

  • The Borough of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
  • The Borough of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

Businesses, structures

  • The former Anthony Wayne Bank in Fort Wayne
  • Anthony Wayne Barber Shop in Maumee, Ohio
  • Anthony Wayne, a campsite at Woodland Trails Scout Reservation in Camden, Ohio
  • The Anthony Wayne Movie Theater in Wayne, Pennsylvania
  • Anthony Wayne Recreation Area in Harriman State Park, New York
  • AWS, formerly Anthony Wayne Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped and Blind, Inc. in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Anthony Wayne Suspension Bridge near downtown Toledo, Ohio
  • Anthony Wayne Terrace Housing Association Baden, Pennsylvania
  • Mad Anthony Brewing Company, in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Fort Wayne in Detroit, Michigan
  • General Wayne Inn in Merion, Pennsylvania
  • "Mad Anthony’s", a local pub in Waterville, Ohio
  • Wayne Corporation defunct school bus manufacturer, originally Wayne Agricultural Works, then Wayne Works
  • Wayne Hospital in Greenville, Ohio
  • Anthony Wayne Hotel in Akron, Ohio, demolished in 1996
  • Anthony Wayne Motel in Yellow Springs, Ohio on US Route 68

Cities

  • The City of Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • The City of Wayne, Michigan
  • The City of Wayne, Nebraska
  • The City of Waynesboro, Georgia
  • The City of Waynesboro, Mississippi
  • The City of Waynesboro, Tennessee
  • The City of Waynesboro, Virginia

Communities

  • The community of Wayne, Pennsylvania
  • The community of Waynedale, Fort Wayne, Indiana