List of Pennsylvania Governors

List of Pennsylvania Governors

The office of Pennsylvania governor was created by the state's Constitution of 1790. Before 1790, those who are listed below had held the office called president of the state Supreme Executive Council.

Governors prior to 1790

1. 1777-1778.....Thomas Wharton, Jr. (no party affiliation)
2. 1778..............George Bryan (no party affiliation)
3. 1778-1781.....Joseph Reed (no party affiliation)
4. 1781-1782.....William Moore (no party affiliation)
5. 1782-1785.....John Dickinson (no party affiliation)
6. 1785-1788.....Benjamin Franklin (no party affiliation)
7. 1788-1790.....Benjamin Franklin (no party affiliation)

Governors since 1790

1. 1790-1799.....Thomas Mifflin (no party affiliation)
2. 1799-1808.....Thomas McKean Dem.-Rep.
3. 1808-1817.....Simon Snyder Dem.-Rep.
4. 1817-1820.....William Findlay Dem.-Rep.
5. 1820-1823.....Joseph Hiester Dem.-Rep.
6. 1823-1829.....J. Andrew Schulze Dem.-Rep.
7. 1829-1835.....George Wolf Democratic
8. 1835-1839.....Joseph Ritner Anti-Masonic
9. 1839-1845.....David R. Porter Democratic
10. 1845-1848.....Francis R. ShunkDemocratic
11. 1848-1852.....William F. Johnston Whig
12. 1852-1855.....William Bigler Democratic
13. 1855-1858.....James Pollock Whig1855-1858
14. 1858-1861.....William F. Packer Democratic
15. 1861-1867.....A. G. Curtin Republican
16. 1867-1873.....John W. Geary Republican
17. 1873-1879.....John F. Hartranft Republican
18. 1879-1883.....Henry M. Hoyt Republican
19. 1883-1887.....Robert E. Pattison Democratic
20. 1887-1891.....James A. Beaver Republican
21. 1891-1895.....Robert E. Pattison Democratic
22. 1895-1899.....Daniel H. Hastings Republican
23. 1899-1903.....William A. Stone Republican
24. 1903-1907.....Samuel W. Pennypacker Republican
25. 1907-1911.....Edwin S. Stuart Republican
26. 1911-1915.....John K. Tener Republican
27. 1915-1919.....Martin G. Brumbaugh Republican
28. 1919-1923.....William C. Sproul Republican
29. 1923-1927.....Gifford Pinchot Republican
30. 1927-1931.....John S. Fisher Republican
31. 1931-1935.....Gifford Pinchot (2) Republican
32. 1935-1939.....George H. Earle Democratic
33. 1939-1943.....Arthur H. James Republican
34. 1943-1947.....Edward Martin Republican
35. 1947...............John C. Bell, Jr. Republican
36. 1947-1951.....James H. Duff Republican
37. 1951-1955.....John S. Fine Republican
38. 1955-1959.....George M. Leader Democratic
39. 1959-1963.....David L. Lawrence Democratic
40. 1963-1967.....William Warren Scranton Republican
41. 1967-1971.....Raymond P. Shafer Republican
42. 1971-1979.....Milton J. Shapp Democratic
43. 1979-1987.....Richard L. Thornburgh Republican
44. 1987-1995.....Robert P. Casey Democratic
45. 1995-2001.....Tom Ridge Republican1995-2001
46. 2001-2003.....Mark S. Schweiker Republican
47. 2003-present..Ed Rendell Democratic2003-

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