UNDER THE ENGLISH. Sir Edmund Andross 1674 TIE PROPRIETARY GOVERNMENT. William Markham, Doputy Governor 1681 William Penn, Proprietor.... 1682 The Council, Thos. Lloyd, President 1684 Five Commissioners appointed by Ponn 1688 John Blackwell, Deputy Governor.. 1688 The Council, Thos. Lloyd, President. 1690 Thomas Lloyd, D. G., of Province... 1691 Wm. Markham, D. G., lower counties... 1691 Benj. Fletcher, Gov. of New York, Governor, 1693 Wm. Marķham, Lieutenant Governor.. 1693 Wm. Markham, Deputy Governor.. 1695 William Penn, Proprietor.... 1699 Andrew Hamilton, Deputy Governor,(died,) 1701 Tho Council, Ed. Shippen, President 1703 John Evans, Deputy Governor..... 1704 Charles Gookin, Deputy Governor 1709 Sir Wm. Keith, Deputy Governor. 1717 Patrick Gordon, Deputy Governor 1726 The Council, Jamos Logan, President 1736 George Thomas, Deputy Governor 1738 The Council, Anthony Palmer, President. 1747 James Hamilton, Deputy Governor.. 1748 Robert Hunter Morris, Deputy Governor. 1754 William Denny, Deputy Governor..... 1756 James Hamilton, Deputy Governor. 1759 John Penn, Lieutenant Governor.. 1763 The Council, James Hamilton, President... 1771 Richard Penn, Lieutenant Governor.. 1771 John Penn, Lieutenant Governor. 1776 IN THE REVOLUTION. The Committee of Safety, Benjamin Franklin, chairman, from September, 1776, to March, 1777. PRESIDENTS OF THE SUPREME EX. COUNCIL. Thomas Wharton, Jr.... 1777 Joseph Reed... 1778 William Moore.. 1781 John Dickinson. 1782 Benjamin Franklin 1785 Thomas Mifflin..... 1788 GOVERNORS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF 1790. Thomas Miffin.. 1790 Thomas M'Kean.. 1799 Simon Snyder.. 1808 William Findlay. 1817 Joseph Hiester. 1820 John Andrew Shulze.. 1823 George Wolf.... 1829 Joseph Ritner* 1835 GOVERNORS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF 1838. David R. Porter. 1839 Francis R. Shunk, (died,) 1815 William F. Johnston 1818 William Bigler. 1852 James Pollock.. 1855 William F. Packer. 1858 Andrew G. Curtin... 1861 John W. Geary.. 1867 John F. Hartranft. 1873 * Joseph Ritner, the last of the Governors under the Constitution of 1790, died October 16, 1869, aged 99 years. Popular Vote of Candidates for Governor since 1790. 1790. Thomas Mifflin, Dem.. Arthur St. Clair, Fed. Whole vote.... 1793. Thomas Mitilin, Dem.... F. A. Muhlenberg, Fed. Whole vote... 1796. Thomas Mifflin, Dem. F. A. Muhlenberg, Fed.. Whole vote..... 1799. Thomas M'Kean, Dem. James Ross, Fed.. Whole vote.... James Ross, of Pittsburg, Fed.. Scattering... Simon Snyder, Dem.. Samuel Snyder James Ross, Fed.. Scattering..... William Tilghman, Fed. Scattering..... Isaac Wayne, Fed. 27,725 2, 802 30, 527 18,590 10,706 29, 296 30, 020 1,011 31,031 38,036 32,641 70, 676 47,879 :9, 499 7,538 94 43,614 38, 483 395 67,975 39, 575 4,006 8 52, 319 3,609 1,675 51,099 29, 566 1817. William Findlay, Dem., 910 18 Joseph Hiester, Fed.... Scattering 1820. Joseph Hiester, Fed.. William Findlay, Dem. Scattering 1823. J. Andrew Shultze, Dem. Andrew Gregg, Fed... Scattering 1826. J. Andrew Shultze, Dem. John Sergeant, Fed Scattering 1829. 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 1847. Francis R. Shunk, Dem. James Irvin, Whig... 66,331 59, 272 11 67, 905 66,300 21 89, 928 64,211 8 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 2,566 146,081 128, 148 11,247 1, 861 6 1848. William F. Johnston, Whig.. 168,522 Morris Longstreth, Dem. 168, 225 E. D. Gazzam, Free Soil. 48 Scattering 24 1851. William Bigler, Dem.. 186, 489 William F. Johnston, Whig. 178,034 Kimber Cleaver, Native American... 1, 850 Scattering 67 1854. James Pollock, Whig and American, 203, 822 William Bigler, Dem.... 166,991 B. Rush Bradford, Free Soil. 2, 194 Scattering 33 1857. William F. Packer, Dem 188, 846 David Wilmot, Free Soil 146, 139 Isaac Hazelhurst, American, 28, 168 Scattering 12 1860. Andrew G. Curtin, Rep 262, 346 H. D. Foster, Dem.... 230, 239 1863. Andrew G. Curtin, Rep 269, 506 George W. Woodward, Dem 254, 171 Scattering ... 2 1866. John W. Geary, Rep. 274 Hiester Clymer, Dem 290,096 1869. John W.Geary, Rep.. 290, 552 A sa Packer, Dem.... 285, 956 1872. John F. Hartranft, Rep 353, 387 Charles R. Buckalew, Dem 317, 760 307, |