Pennsylvania Governors 1790 - 1876
Under the Constitution of 1790
Name | Party | Start Term | End Term | Born | Died |
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Thomas Mifflin | None | 12/21/1790 | 12/17/1799 | 01/10/1744 | 01/20/1800 |
Thomas McKean | Dem-Rep | 12/17/1799 | 12/20/1808 | 03/17/1734 | 06/24/1817 |
Simon Snyder | Dem-Rep | 12/20/1808 | 12/16/1817 | 11/05/1759 | 11/09/1819 |
William Findlay | Dem-Rep | 12/16/1817 | 12/19/1820 | 06/20/1768 | 11/12/1846 |
Joseph Hiester | Dem-Rep | 12/19/1820 | 12/16/1823 | 11/18/1752 | 06/10/1832 |
John Andrew Shulze | Dem-Rep | 12/16/1823 | 12/15/1829 | 07/19/1775 | 11/18/1852 |
George Wolf | Dem-Rep | 12/15/1829 | 12/15/1835 | 08/12/1777 | 03/11/1840 |
Joseph Ritner | Anti-Mason | 12/15/1835 | 01/15/1839 | 03/25/1780 | 10/16/1869 |
Under the Constitution of 1838
Name | Party | Start Term | End Term | Born | Died |
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David Rittenhouse Porter | Dem-Rep | 01/15/1839 | 01/21/1845 | 10/31/1788 | 08/06/1867 |
Francis Rawn Shunk 1 | Democrat | 01/21/1845 | 07/09/1848 | 08/07/1788 | 07/20/1848 |
William Freame Johnston 2 | Whig | 07/26/1848 | 01/20/1852 | 11/29/1808 | 10/25/1872 |
William Bigler | Democrat | 01/20/1852 | 01/16/1855 | 01/11/1814 | 08/09/1880 |
James Pollock | Whig | 01/16/1855 | 01/19/1858 | 09/11/1810 | 04/19/1890 |
William Fisher Packer | Democrat | 01/19/1858 | 01/15/1861 | 04/02/1807 | 09/27/1870 |
Andrew Gregg Curtin | Republican | 01/15/1861 | 01/15/1867 | 04/22/1817 | 10/07/1894 |
John White Geary | Republican | 01/15/1867 | 01/21/1873 | 12/30/1819 | 02/08/1873 |
John Frederick Hartranft | Republican | 01/21/1873 | 01/18/1876 | 12/16/1830 | 10/17/1889 |
Notes
- Governor Shunk resigned July 9, 1848
- there was an interregnum from July 9, 1848 to July 26, 1848 when Johnston took the oath
Pages in this Section
- 1790-1876
- Thomas Mifflin
- Thomas McKean
- Simon Snyder
- William Findlay
- Joseph Hiester
- John Andrew Shulze
- George Wolf
- Joseph Ritner
- David Rittenhouse Porter
- Francis Rawn Shunk
- William Freame Johnston
- William Bigler
- James Pollock
- William Fisher Packer
- Andrew Gregg Curtin
- John White Geary
- John Frederick Hartranft