VICE PRESIDENTS. George Bryan.... Mar. 5, 1777 Matthew Smith. Oct 11, 1779 William Moore Nov. 15, 1779 James Potter. Nov, 15, 1781 James Ewing Nov. 7, 1782 James Irvine Nov. 6, 1784 Charles Biddle.. Oct. 10, 1785 Peter Muhlenberg Oct. 31, 1787 David Redick Oct. 14, 1788 George Ross.. Nov. 5, 1788 GOVERNORS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF 1790. Thomas Mifflin Dec. 21, 1790 Thomas M'Kean.... Dec. 17, 1799 Simon Snyder Dec. 20, 1808 Williarn Findlay Dec. 16, 1817 Joseph Hiester.. Dec. 19, 1820 John Andrew Shulze Dec. 16, 1823 George Wolf Dec. 15, 1829 Joseph Ritner....... Dec. 15, 1835 GOVERNORS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF 1838. David R. Porter Jan. 15, 1839 Francis R. Shunk... Jan. 21, 1845 William F. Johnston, (vice Shunk, deceased)....... July 26, 1848 William Bigler...... Jan. 20, 1852 James Pollock... Jan, 16, 1855 William F. Packer Jan. 19, 1858 Andrew G. Curtin.. Jan. 15, 1861 John W. Geary Jan. 15, 1867 John F. Hartranft. Jan: 21, 1873 GOVERNOR UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF 1873. John F. Hartranft......... Jan. 18, 1676 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR UNDER CONSTITUTION OF 1878. John Latta.. Jan. 19, 1875 Popular vote of Candidates for Governor since 1790. 1790. Thomas Mimlin, Dem 27,725 Arthur St. Clair. Fed 2,802 Whole yote ........ 30,527 1793. Thomas Mifflin, Dem 18,590 F. A. Muhlenberg, Fed.. 10,706 Whole vote.. 29, 296 1796. Thomas Mifflin, Dem 30,020 F. A. Muhlenberg, Fed.. 1,011 Whole vote.... 31,031 1799. Thomas M'Kean, Dem 38,036 James Ross, Fed.. 32,641 Whole vote..... 70,676 1802. Thomas M'Kean, Demi.... 47,879 James Ross of Pittsburg, Fed 9, 499 James Ross, Fed. 7,538 Scattering 94 1835. Thomas M'Kean, Ind. Dem 43, 644 Simon Snyder, Dem ... 38, 483 Simon Snyder.. 395 1808. Simon Snyder, Dem..... 67,975 James Ross, Fed 39,575 John Spayd, Ind 4,006 Scattering . 8 1811. Simon Snyder, Dem.. 52,319 William Tilghman, Fed 3,609 Scattering 1,675 1814. Simon Snyder, Dem... 51,099 Isaac Wayne, Fed 29,566 George Lattimer, Ind. 910 Scattering. 18 1917. William Findlay, Dem 66,331 Joseph Hiester, Fed... 59, 272 Scattering. 11 1820. Joseph Hiester, Fed.. 67,905 William Findlay, Dem 66,300 Scattering 21 1823. J. Andrew Shulze, Dem. 89,928 Andrew Gregg, Fed .. 61,211 Scattering.. 8 1826, J. Andrew Shulze, Dem John Sergeant, Fed ..... Scattering... 1329. George Wolf, Dem Joseph Ritner, Anti-Mason. Scattering 1832. George Wolf, Dem. Joseph Ritner, Anti-Mason.. 1835. Joseph Ritner, Anti-Mason.. George Wolf, Ind. Dem Henry A. Muhlenberg, Dem 1838. David R. Porter, Dem... Joseph Ritner, Anti-Mason. 1841, David R. Porter, Dem .... John Banks, Whig Scattering Joseph Markle, Whig F.J. Lamoyne, Abolition 1817. Francis R. Shunk, Dem James Irvin, Whig. Scattering Morris Longstreth, Dem.. Scattering .. William F. Johnston, Whig.. Scattering William Bigler, Dem Scattering. David Wilmot, Free Soil Scattering .. Henry D. Foster, Dem 72, 710 1,175 1,174 78,219 61,776 12 91,335 88,165 94,023 65, 804 40, 586 127,821 122, 325 136,504 113, 473 763 23 160,322 146,040 2,566 146,082 128, 148 11, 247 1, 861 6 168,522 168, 225 48 24 186, 489 178,034 1,850 67 203,822 166,991 2,194 33 188,816 116, 139 28, 168 12 262,316 230, 239 1863. Andrew G. Curtin, Rep..... George W. Woodward, Dem .... Scattering... 1866. John W. Geary, Rep liester Clymer, Dem.. 1869. John W. Geary, Rep Asa Packer, Dem.. 1872. John F. Ilartranft, Rep... Charles R. Buckalew, Dem.. S. B. Chase, Pro.... Cyrus L. Pershing, Dem ... 269,506 254, 171 2 307,274 290,096 290,552 285, 956 . 353, 387 317,760 1,29 304,175 292,145 13,211 SECRETARIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH. Date of appointment. Joseph Shippen, (under the old Government.) Timothy Matlack....... Mar. 6, 1777 John Armstrong, Jr... Mar. 25, 1783 Charles Biddle...... Oct. 23, 1787 Alex. James Dallas, (resigned April 27, 1801,)...... Jan. 19, 1791 Thomas M'Kean Thompson April 28, 1801 Nathaniel B. Boileau .. Dec. 20, 1808 Thomas Sergeant, (resigned July 6, 1819) Dec. 16, 1817 Samuel D. Ingham.. July 6, 1819 Andrew Gregg........ Dec. 19, 1820 Molton C. Rogers, (resigned January 2, 1826, )...... Dec. 16, 1823 Isaac G. Barnard, (resigned November 28, 1827,)... Jan. 2, 1826 Calvin Blythe... .... Nov. 28, 1827 Samuel M'Kean Dec. 16, 1829 James Findley. Dec. 17, 1833 Thomas H. Burrowes Dec. 15, 1835 Francis R. Shunk Jan. 15, 1839 Anson V. Parsons, (resigned February 16, 1843, )... Jan. 22, 1812 Charles M'Clure.. Feb. 20, 1843 Jesse Miller....... ... Jan. 21, 1815 Townsend Haines July 29, 1848 Alexander L. Russell Jan. 25, 1850 Francis W. Hughes, (resigned March 14, 1853, )..... Jan. 21, 1852 Charles A. Black Mar. 14, 1853 Andrew G. Curtin Jan. 17, 1855 William M. Hiester. Jan, 20, 1858 Eli Slifer. Jan. 16, 1861 Francis Jordan... Jan. 16, 1867 Matthew S. Quay Jan, 22, 1873 |