John Macpherson

John Macpherson (1726September 6, 1792) was a Scottish-born privateer. After emigrating to colonial America, he built Mount Pleasant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1762. Early life and career Macpherson was born in 1726 in Skinner's Close, Edinburgh, Scotland, as the second son of William Macpherson and Jane Anderson. His paternal uncle was Lachlan Macpherson, fourth Laird of Nuid and the eleventh chief of Clan Macpherson. In 1746, aged about 20, he emigrated to colonial America, arriving in Philadelphia. He became commander of the twenty-gun British privateer Britannia in 1751.