abstract:Philip Hone (October 25, 1780 – May 5, 1851) was Mayor of New York City from 1825 to 1826. He was most notable for a detailed diary he kept from 1828 until the time of his death in 1851.
As late as 1836 New YorksocialitePhilip Hone, who oftenhostedsuchdinners, noted with satisfaction that hiswell-stocked cellar contained 672 gallonsofMadeiraandsherry.