Marinus Willett City to the state convention where he and other anti-federalist were defeated. As late as 1790, he was still trying to repeal or amend the United States Constitution. In 1790 he was sent by President Washington to the Creek Indians to persuade their leader Alexander McGillivray to continue treaty efforts. Willett was successful and a delegation of Creeks under McGillvray visited New York City, then capital of the United States, resulting in the Treaty of New York (1790). In 1791, he was appointed by Clinton to another term as the Sheriff of New York County, New York. Willett acquired considerable
Vincent Thomas (mayor) Vincent Thomas (mayor) Vincent Johns Thomas (September 20, 1922 – November 7, 2015) was an American businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia, from 1976 to 1984. He also served as the chairman of the Virginia State Board of Education from 1975 to 1978. Thomas, who was born in Norfolk to Minnie Allison Thomas and Vincent Graves Thomas on September 20, 1922, was a lifelong resident of the city. He graduated from Maury High School in 1939. In 1943, Thomas received a degree in electrical engineering from the Virginia Military Institute. In 1960, the Norfolk City