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In 1849, Bullitt and his partner Fairthorne, established one of the most successful and lucrative law offices in Philadelphia, with the Bank of Kentucky as one of their earliest clients. The partnership of Bullitt and Fairhorne would evolve into the law firm of Drinker, Biddle & Reath. He famously represented the financier Jay Cooke in the aftermath of the Panic of 1873. Bullitt served as a delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention of 1873. In 1885, he drafted the so called "Bullitt Bill," which became the Philadelphia City Charter. A statue of Bullitt stands on the north plaza of Philadelphia City Hall.