Governors of Pennsylvania
more, however, as being useful for future reference rather than to its connection with our subject:—
1682 to 1863.
1682, October. William Penn (Proprietary), acted as Governor until August, 1684.
Thomas Lloyd, President until December, 1688.
Captain John Blackwell, Deputy-Governor to 1690.
President and Council to April 26, 1693.
Benjamin Fletcher, Deputy-Governor to September, 1692.
William Markham, Deputy-Governor to December 3, 1696.
William Penn again acted as Governor to November 1, 1701.
Andrew Hamilton, Deputy-Governor to February, 1703.
Edward Shippen, President of Council to February, 1704.
John Evans, Deputy-Governor to February, 1709.
Charles Gookin, Deputy-Governor to March, 1717.
Sir William Keith, Bart., Deputy-Governor to June, 1727.
Patrick Gordon, Deputy-Governor to June, 1736.
James Logan, President of Council to June, 1738.
George Thomas, Deputy-Governor to June, 1748.
James Hamilton, Deputy-Governor to October, 1754.
Robert Hunter Morris, Deputy-Governor to August 19, 1756.
William Denny, Deputy-Governor to November, 1759
James Hamilton, Deputy-Governor to October, 1763
John Penn, son of Richard Penn, Deputy-Governor to May 6, 1771.
Richard Penn, Governor to August, 1771.
John Penn (second time), Governor to September, 1776.
Thomas Wharton, Jr., President of Executive Council to October, 1777.
Joseph Reed, President to November, 1781.
William Moore, President to November, 1782.
John Dickinson, President to October, 1785.
Benjamin Franklin, President to October, 1788.
Thomas Mifflin, President to the adoption of the new Constitution in 1790.
UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF 1790.
| 1790. | Thomas Mifflin | 27,725 | |
| Arthur St. Clair | 2,802 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 30,527 | |
| 1793. | Thomas Mifflin | 19,590 | |
| F.A. Muhlenberg | 10,700 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 30,290 | |
| 1796. | Thomas Mifflin | 30,029 | |
| F.A. Muhlenberg | 10,011 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 40,040 | |
| 1799. | Thomas McKean | 37,244 | |
| James Ross | 22,643 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 59,887 | |
| 1802. | Thomas McKean | 47,879 | |
| James Ross | 17,037 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 64,916 | |
| 1805. | Thomas McKean | 48,483 | |
| Simon Snyder | 43,644 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 82,127 | |
| 1808. | Simon Snyder | 67,975 | |
| James Ross | 37,575 | ||
| John Spay | 4,006 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 109,556 | |
| 1811. | Simon Snyder | 52,319 | |
| No opposition. | |||
| Whole number | ——— | 52,319 | |
| 1814. | Simon Snyder | 51,099 | |
| Isaac Wayne | 29,566 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 80,665 | |
| 1817. | William Findlay | 66,331 | |
| Joseph Heister | 59,273 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 125,604 | |
| 1820. | Joseph Heister | 67,905 | |
| William Findlay | 66,300 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 134,205 | |
| 1823. | John A. Shultze | 89,968 | |
| Andrew Gregg | 64,221 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 154,189 | |
| 1826. | John A. Shultze | 72,710 | |
| John Sergeant | 1,174 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 73,884 | |
| 1829. | George Wolf | 78,219 | |
| Joseph Ritner | 51,776 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 129,995 | |
| 1832. | George Wolf | 91,235 | |
| Joseph Ritner | 88,186 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 179,421 | |
| 1835. | Joseph Ritner | 94,023 | |
| George Wolf | 65,804 | ||
| H. A. Muhlenberg | 40,586 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 200,413 | |
| 1838. | David R. Porter | 131,496 | |
| Joseph Ritner | 121,389 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 252,885 | |
| 1841. | David R. Porter | 136,335 | |
| John Banks | 113,374 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 249,709 | |
| 1844. | Francis R. Shunk | 160,403 | |
| Joseph Markle | 156,114 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 316,517 | |
| 1847. | Francis R. Shunk | 146,081 | |
| James Irvin | 128,148 | ||
| Emanuel C. Reigert | 11,247 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 285,476 | |
| 1848. | W. F. Johnston | 168,462 | |
| Morris Longstreth | 168,192 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 336,654 | |
| 1851. | William Bigler | 186,507 | |
| W. F. Johnston | 178,070 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 364,577 | |
| 1854. | James Pollock | 204,008 | |
| William Bigler | 167,001 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 371,009 | |
| 1857. | William F. Packer | 188,890 | |
| David Wilmot | 146,147 | ||
| Isaac Hazlehurst | 28,100 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 363,137 | |
| 1860. | Andrew G. Curtin | 262,403 | |
| Henry D. Foster | 230,239 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 492,642 | |
| 1863. | Andrew G. Curtin | 269,496 | |
| G. W. Woodward | 254,171 | ||
| Whole number | ——— | 523,667 |