Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania

GOVERNORS OF THE COLONIES ON THE DELAWARE, OF THE PROVINCE, AND OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.

GOVERNORS AND DIRECTORS OF NEW NETHERLANDS AND OF THE DUTCH ON THE DELAWARE.

Peter Stuyvesant, Governor of New Netherlands and of the settle

ments on the Delaware,.

1655-1664

Andreas Hudde, Commissary,

1655-1657

John Paul Jacquet, Director,

1655-1657

[The Colony divided into that of the City and Company, 1657.]

Robert Carr, Deputy Governor,

Robert Needham, (Commander on the Delaware,).
Colonel Francis Lovelace,

Captain John Carr, (Commander on the Delaware.)

1664-1667

1664-1668

1667-1673

1668-1673

[Colonies captured by the Dutch, 1673.]

DOMINION OF THE DUTCH.

Anthony Colve, Governor of the Netherlands, .
Peter Alrichs, Deputy Governor of the Colonies on the west side of
the Delaware, .

1673-1674

[Colonies recaptured by the English, 1674.]

DOMINION OF THE ENGLISH.

Sir Edmund Andross,

1674-1681

[The commanders on the Delaware during this period were Captains Edmund Cantwell, John Collier, Christopher Billop, and Anthony Brockholst.]

Andrew Hamilton, Lieutenant Governor, (died,) Nov., 14, 1701-April,

1695-1718

March, 1695-Dec., 1699

. March,

1695

Dec., 1699-Nov.,

1701

1703

The Council, (Edward Shippen, President,) John Evans, Lieutenant Governor,

April, 1703-Feb.,

1704

Feb., 1704-Feb,,

1709

Charles Gookin, Lieutenant Governor,

Feb.,

1709-May,

1717

Sir William Keith, Lieutenant Governor,

May,

1717-July,

1718

John Penn, Richard Penn, and Thomas Penn, Proprietors,

Jan. 15, 1839-Jan. 21, 1845, Jan. 21, 1845-July 9, 1848, (Resigned July 9, 1848.)

William Freame Johnston, July 26, 1848-Jan. 20, 1852,

William Bigler,

James Pollock,
William Fisher Packer,
Andrew Gregg Curtin,
John White Geary,

(Vice Shunk resigned.)
Jan. 20, 1852-Jan. 16, 1855,

Jan. 16, 1855-Jan. 19, 1858,
Jan. 19, 1858-Jan. 15, 1861,
Jan. 15, 1861-Jan. 15, 1867,
Jan. 15, 1867-Jan. 21, 1873,

Philadelphia, 1744,
Chester co., Pa., March 19, 1734,
Lancaster co., Pa., Nov. 5, 1759,

Franklin co., Pa., June 20, 1768,
Bucks co., Pa., Nov. 18, 1752,
Bucks co., Pa., July 19, 1775,

Northampton co., Pa., Aug. 12, 1777,
Berks co., Pa., March 25, 1780,

Montgomery co., Pa., Oct. 31, 1788,.
Montgomery co., Pa., Aug. 7, 1788,
Westmoreland co., Pa., Nov. 29, 1808,
Cumberland co., Pa., Dec., 1813,

Northumberland co., Pa.,Sept.11,1810,
Centre co., Pa., April 2, 1807,
Centre co., Pa., April 22, 1817,
Westmoreland co., Pa., Dec. 30, 1819,

Jan. 21, 1800, June 24, 1817,

Nov.

Merchant.
Lawyer.
Tanner and
miller.

9, 1819,

Nov. 12, 1846,
June 10, 1832,
Nov. 18, 1852,

Lawyer.

Merchant,

Lutheran

preacher.

March 11, 1840,

Lawyer.

Oct.

16, 1869,

Farmer.

Aug.

6, 1867,.

July

20, 1848,

Iron manufacturer. Lawyer.

*There was an interregnum from July 9, 1848, to July 26, 1848. Johnston did not take the oath of office till July 26, 1848.

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