Appointed by William Penn in 1682 as Surveyor General of Pennsylvania. A member of its first Assembly, 1682, and its Provincial Council, 1683-86. Under Penn's direction, Holme laid out the original portion of Philadelphia. He drafted the first map of this city, 1683, and a map of the settled parts of Pennsylvania, 1687. Here on his estate he was buried--as were members of the Crispin family, relatives of Penn.
Pennypack Park, 3000 Holme Ave., Philadelphia. Philadelphia County Pennsylvania.
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