Nathan Stanbury

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Nathan Stanbury (1670? – February 2, 1720/1, Philadelphia) was the mayor of colonial Philadelphia from 1 October 1706 to 7 October 1707.{{cite book |last1=Young |first1=John Russell |title=Memorial History of the City of Philadelphia: From Its First Settlement to the year 1895, Volume 1: Narrative and Critical History 1681-1895 |publisher=New York Historical Company |location=NY |year=1895 |page=185}}{{cite web |title=Mayors of the City of Philadelphia 1691-2000 |url=http://www.phila.gov/phils/mayortxt.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222024814/https://www.phila.gov/phils/Mayorlst.htm |archive-date=22 February 2021 |accessdate=27 February 2014 |publisher=Philadelphia Information Locator Service: The Philadelphia City Archives}}

Stanbury served as Justice of the Peace of Philadelphia County in 1704.

In 1706, Alderman Thomas Story was first elected to the non-paying office of mayor of Philadelphia; when he refused the honor, he was fined twenty pounds. In a second vote, Stanbury was elected to the position, which he accepted.