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List of governors of Pennsylvania

February 15, 2024

The governor of Pennsylvania is the head of government of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, as well as commander-in-chief of the state's national guard.[2]

Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Seal of the governor
Flag of the governor
Incumbent
Josh Shapiro
since January 17, 2023
Government of Pennsylvania
Style
Status
ResidenceGovernor's Residence
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holderThomas Mifflin
FormationDecember 21, 1790
DeputyLieutenant Governor
Salary$201,729 (2020)[1]
Websitewww.governor.pa.gov

The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to approve or veto bills passed by the Pennsylvania Legislature[3] and to convene the legislature.[4] The governor may grant pardons except in cases of impeachment, but only when recommended by the Board of Pardons.[5]

There have been seven presidents and 48 governors of Pennsylvania, with two governors (Robert E. Pattison and Gifford Pinchot) serving non-consecutive terms, totaling 55 terms in both offices. The longest term was that of the first governor, Thomas Mifflin, who served three full terms as governor in addition to two years as President of the Continental Congress. The shortest term belonged to John C. Bell Jr., who served only 19 days as acting governor after his predecessor, Edward Martin, resigned.

The current governor is Josh Shapiro, who took office on January 17, 2023.

Governors edit

For the period before independence, see List of colonial governors of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on December 12, 1787.[6] Before it declared its independence, Pennsylvania was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Presidents of the Supreme Executive Council edit

The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 created the Supreme Executive Council as the state's executive branch, with a president as its head.[7] The president was chosen annually by the council, though with no specific term dates.[8]

The constitution created the position of "vice-president", though no provision was made if the office of the president became vacant, which occurred four times later. Contemporary sources continue to label the chief executive in such times as the vice-president, without any notion of succeeding in the presidency. One acting president, George Bryan, was subsequently recognized later as a full-fledged governor, due to his acting as president for over six months.

Presidents of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania
No. President Term in office Vice-President
1   Thomas Wharton Jr.
(1735–1778)
[9]		 March 5, 1777[10]
–
May 23, 1778
(died in office) 		George Bryan
2   George Bryan
(1731–1791)
[11]		 May 23, 1778[10]
–
December 22, 1778
(left office) 		acting as
president[a]
3   Joseph Reed
(1741–1785)
[12]		 December 22, 1778[10]
–
November 15, 1781
(term-limited)[b]		 George Bryan
(resigned October 11, 1779)
Matthew Smith
(resigned November 15, 1779)
William Moore
4   William Moore
(1735–1793)
[15]		 November 15, 1781[10]
–
November 7, 1782
(left office) 		James Potter
5   John Dickinson
(1732–1808)
[16]		 November 7, 1782[10]
–
October 18, 1785
(term-limited)[b]		 James Ewing
James Irvine
(resigned October 10, 1785)
Charles Biddle
6   Benjamin Franklin
(1706–1790)
[17]		 October 18, 1785[10]
–
November 5, 1788
(term-limited)[b]
Peter Muhlenberg
(resigned October 14, 1788)
David Redick
7   Thomas Mifflin
(1744–1800)
[18][19]		 November 5, 1788[10]
–
December 21, 1790
(became state governor) 		George Ross

Governors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania edit

 
Five governors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who have served since 1995, (left to right): Mark Schweiker, Tom Ridge, Tom Wolf, Tom Corbett and Ed Rendell, pose in front of the east facade of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg at Wolf's January 2015 gubernatorial inauguration

The 1790 constitution abolished the council and replaced the president with a governor,[20] and established a three-year term for governor commencing on the third Tuesday of the December following the election, with governors not allowed to serve more than nine out of any twelve years.[21] The 1838 constitution moved the start of the term to the third Tuesday of the January following the election, and allowed governors to only serve six out of any nine years.[22] The 1874 constitution lengthened the term to four years, and prohibited governors from succeeding themselves.[23] The current constitution of 1968 changed this to allow governors to serve two consecutive terms, with no lifetime limit.[24]

Under the 1968 constitution, Milton Shapp was the first governor to serve two terms, and Tom Corbett was the first incumbent governor to lose a re-election bid.

If the office of governor becomes vacant through death, resignation, or conviction on impeachment, the lieutenant governor becomes governor for the remainder of the term; if the office is only temporarily vacant due to disability of the governor, the lieutenant governor only acts out the duties of governor.[25] Should both offices be vacant, the president pro tempore of the state senate becomes governor.[26] The position of a lieutenant governor was created in the 1874 constitution; prior to then, the speaker of the senate would act as governor in cases of vacancy. Originally, the lieutenant governor could only act as governor; it was not until the 1968 constitution that the lieutenant governor could actually become the sitting governor in that fashion. The office of governor has been vacant for an extended period once before, a 17-day gap in 1848 between the resignation of the previous governor and the swearing in of his acting successor. Governors and lieutenant governors are elected on the same political party ticket.[27]

Governors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[c][d]
1     Thomas Mifflin
(1744–1800)
[18][19]		 December 21, 1790[28]
–
December 17, 1799
(term-limited)[e]		 None[f] 1790 Office did not exist
Democratic-
Republican[31]		 1793
1796
2   Thomas McKean
(1734–1817)
[32][33]		 December 17, 1799[34]
–
December 20, 1808
(term-limited)[e]		 Democratic-
Republican[g]		 1799
1802
1805
3   Simon Snyder
(1759–1819)
[37][38]		 December 20, 1808[39]
–
December 16, 1817
(term-limited)[e]		 Democratic-
Republican[40]		 1808
1811
1814
4   William Findlay
(1768–1846)
[41][42]		 December 16, 1817[43]
–
December 19, 1820
(lost election) 		Democratic-
Republican[40]		 1817
5   Joseph Hiester
(1752–1832)
[44][45]		 December 19, 1820[46]
–
December 16, 1823
(did not run) 		Democratic-
Republican[h]		 1820
6   John Andrew Shulze
(1775–1852)
[48][49]		 December 16, 1823[50]
–
December 15, 1829
(did not run) 		Democratic-
Republican[40]		 1823
1826
7   George Wolf
(1777–1840)
[51][52]		 December 15, 1829[53]
–
December 15, 1835
(lost election) 		Democratic-
Republican[40]		 1829
1832
8   Joseph Ritner
(1780–1869)
[54][55]		 December 15, 1835[56]
–
January 15, 1839
(lost election) 		Anti-Masonic[40] 1835
9   David R. Porter
(1788–1867)
[57][58]		 January 15, 1839[59]
–
January 21, 1845
(term-limited)[i]		 Democratic[40] 1838
1841
10   Francis R. Shunk
(1788–1848)
[61][62]		 January 21, 1845[63]
–
July 9, 1848
(resigned)[j]		 Democratic[40] 1844
1847
11   William F. Johnston
(1808–1872)
[64][65]		 July 9, 1848[k]
–
January 20, 1852
(lost election) 		Whig[40] Speaker of
the Senate
acting
1848
12   William Bigler
(1814–1880)
[69][70]		 January 20, 1852[71]
–
January 16, 1855
(lost election) 		Democratic[40] 1851
13   James Pollock
(1810–1890)
[72][73]		 January 16, 1855[74]
–
January 19, 1858
(did not run)[72]		 Whig[l] 1854
14   William F. Packer
(1807–1870)
[75][76]		 January 19, 1858[77]
–
January 15, 1861
(did not run) 		Democratic[40] 1857
15   Andrew Gregg Curtin
(d. 1894)
[78][79]		 January 15, 1861[80]
–
January 15, 1867
(term-limited)[i]		 Republican[40] 1860
1863
16   John W. Geary
(1819–1873)
[81][82]		 January 15, 1867[83]
–
January 21, 1873
(term-limited)[i]		 Republican[40] 1866
1869
17   John F. Hartranft
(1830–1889)
[84][85]		 January 21, 1873[86]
–
January 21, 1879
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1872
1875   John Latta
18   Henry M. Hoyt
(1830–1892)
[88][89]		 January 21, 1879[90]
–
January 16, 1883
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1878 Charles Warren Stone
19   Robert E. Pattison
(1850–1904)
[91][92]		 January 16, 1883[93]
–
January 18, 1887
(term-limited)[m]		 Democratic[40] 1882 Chauncey Forward Black
20   James A. Beaver
(1837–1914)
[94][95]		 January 18, 1887[96]
–
January 20, 1891
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1886 William T. Davies
19   Robert E. Pattison
(1850–1904)
[91][92]		 January 20, 1891[97]
–
January 15, 1895
(term-limited)[m]		 Democratic[40] 1890 Louis Arthur Watres
21   Daniel H. Hastings
(1849–1903)
[98][99]		 January 15, 1895[100]
–
January 17, 1899
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1894 Walter Lyon
22   William A. Stone
(1846–1920)
[101][102]		 January 17, 1899[103]
–
January 20, 1903
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1898 John P. S. Gobin
23   Samuel W. Pennypacker
(1843–1916)
[104][105]		 January 20, 1903[106]
–
January 15, 1907
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1902 William M. Brown
24   Edwin Sydney Stuart
(1853–1937)
[107][108]		 January 15, 1907[109]
–
January 17, 1911
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1906 Robert S. Murphy
25   John K. Tener
(1863–1946)
[110][111]		 January 17, 1911[112]
–
January 19, 1915
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1910 John Merriman Reynolds
26   Martin Grove Brumbaugh
(1862–1930)
[113][114]		 January 19, 1915[115]
–
January 21, 1919
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1914 Frank B. McClain
27   William Cameron Sproul
(1870–1928)
[116][117]		 January 21, 1919[118]
–
January 16, 1923
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1918 Edward E. Beidleman
28   Gifford Pinchot
(1865–1946)
[119][120]		 January 16, 1923[121]
–
January 18, 1927
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1922 David J. Davis
29   John Stuchell Fisher
(1867–1940)
[122][123]		 January 18, 1927[124]
–
January 20, 1931
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1926 Arthur James
28   Gifford Pinchot
(1865–1946)
[119][120]		 January 20, 1931[125]
–
January 15, 1935
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1930 Edward C. Shannon
30   George Howard Earle III
(1890–1974)
[126][127]		 January 15, 1935[128]
–
January 17, 1939
(term-limited)[m]		 Democratic[40] 1934 Thomas Kennedy
31   Arthur James
(1883–1973)
[129][130]		 January 17, 1939[131]
–
January 19, 1943
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1938 Samuel S. Lewis
32   Edward Martin
(1879–1967)
[132][133]		 January 19, 1943[134]
–
January 2, 1947
(resigned)[n]		 Republican[40] 1942 John C. Bell Jr.
33   John C. Bell Jr.
(1892–1974)
[135][136]		 January 2, 1947[137]
–
January 21, 1947
(successor took office) 		Republican[40] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
34   James H. Duff
(1883–1969)
[138][139]		 January 21, 1947[140]
–
January 16, 1951
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1946 Daniel Strickler
35   John S. Fine
(1893–1978)
[141][142]		 January 16, 1951[143]
–
January 18, 1955
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1950 Lloyd H. Wood
36   George M. Leader
(1918–2013)
[144][145]		 January 18, 1955[146]
–
January 20, 1959
(term-limited)[m]		 Democratic[40] 1954 Roy E. Furman
37   David L. Lawrence
(1889–1966)
[147][148]		 January 20, 1959[149]
–
January 15, 1963
(term-limited)[m]		 Democratic[40] 1958 John Morgan Davis
38   William Scranton
(1917–2013)
[150][151]		 January 15, 1963[152]
–
January 17, 1967
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1962 Raymond P. Shafer
39   Raymond P. Shafer
(1917–2006)
[153][154]		 January 17, 1967[155]
–
January 19, 1971
(term-limited)[m]		 Republican[40] 1966 Raymond J. Broderick
40   Milton Shapp
(1912–1994)
[156][157]		 January 19, 1971[158]
–
January 16, 1979
(term-limited)[o]		 Democratic[40] 1970 Ernest Kline
1974
41   Dick Thornburgh
(1932–2020)
[160]		 January 16, 1979[161]
–
January 20, 1987
(term-limited)[o]		 Republican[160] 1978 William Scranton III
1982
42   Bob Casey Sr.
(1932–2000)
[162]		 January 20, 1987[163]
–
January 17, 1995
(term-limited)[o]		 Democratic[162] 1986 Mark Singel[p]
1990
43   Tom Ridge
(b. 1945)
[165]		 January 17, 1995[166]
–
October 5, 2001
(resigned)[q]		 Republican[165] 1994 Mark Schweiker
1998
44   Mark Schweiker
(b. 1953)
[167]		 October 5, 2001[168]
–
January 21, 2003
(did not run) 		Republican[167] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Robert Jubelirer
45   Ed Rendell
(b. 1944)
[169]		 January 21, 2003[170]
–
January 18, 2011
(term-limited)[o]		 Democratic[169] 2002 Catherine Baker Knoll
(died November 12, 2008)
2006
Joe Scarnati[r]
(acting)
46   Tom Corbett
(b. 1949)
[171]		 January 18, 2011[172]
–
January 20, 2015
(lost election) 		Republican[171] 2010 Jim Cawley
47   Tom Wolf
(b. 1948)
[173]		 January 20, 2015[174]
–
January 17, 2023
(term-limited)[o]		 Democratic[173] 2014 Mike Stack
2018 John Fetterman
(resigned January 3, 2023)
Kim Ward[r]
(acting)
48   Josh Shapiro
(b. 1973)
[175]		 January 17, 2023[176]
–
Incumbent[s]		 Democratic[175] 2022 Austin Davis

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Four vice-presidents acted as president at various times; however, Bryan's lengthy term has caused his term to since be recognized as being equivalent to president. Contemporary sources listed him only as vice president, acting out the duties of president.
  2. ^ a b c Members of the executive council who served three successive years were ineligible to hold the office for four years afterward.[13][14]
  3. ^ The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1873, first being filled in 1875.
  4. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  5. ^ a b c Under the 1790 constitution, governors were ineligible to hold the office longer than nine in any term of twelve years.[29]
  6. ^ The Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties jointly nominated Mifflin, but he himself carried no party label.[30]
  7. ^ Dubin[35] and Kallenbach[36] label McKean a Democratic-Republican for 1799 and 1802, and an Independent Democratic-Republican for 1805.
  8. ^ Hiester is labeled an Independent Republican by Dubin,[47] and an Independent Democratic-Republican and Federalist by Glashan.[31]
  9. ^ a b c Under the 1838 constitution, governors were ineligible to hold the office longer than six in any term of nine years.[60]
  10. ^ Shunk resigned due to illness; he died of tuberculosis 11 days later.[61]
  11. ^ Shunk resigned on July 9, and as Speaker of the Senate, Johnston became acting governor.[66] He arrived in Harrisburg to be formally sworn in on July 26.[67][68]
  12. ^ Pollock also represented the American Party.[40]
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Under the 1874 constitution, governors were ineligible to the office for the next succeeding term.[87]
  14. ^ Martin resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[132]
  15. ^ a b c d e Under a 1967 amendment to the constitution, governors may succeed themselves for one additional term.[159]
  16. ^ Singel acted as governor from June 14 to December 21, 1993, while Casey recovered from a heart-liver transplant.[164]
  17. ^ Ridge resigned, having been appointed Director of the Office of Homeland Security.[165]
  18. ^ a b Represented the Republican Party
  19. ^ Shapiro's first term will expire on January 19, 2027.

References edit

General
  • "Former Pennsylvania Governors". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  • Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. III. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466008. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  • Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  • Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5646-8.
  • Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Oceana Publications. ISBN 978-0-379-00665-0. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  • Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 978-0-930466-17-6.
  • "Our Campaigns - Governor of Pennsylvania - History". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
Specific
  1. ^ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. ^ PA Constitution article IV, § 7
  3. ^ PA Constitution article IV, § 15
  4. ^ PA Constitution article IV, § 12
  5. ^ PA Constitution article IV, § 9
  6. ^ "Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Pennsylvania; December 12, 1787". The Avalon Project at Yale Law School. from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  7. ^ 1776 Constitution § 3
  8. ^ 1776 Constitution § 19
  9. ^ "Thomas Wharton". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Smull, William P. (1885). Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania. p. 360.
  11. ^ "George Bryan". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "Joseph Reed". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  13. ^ Kallenbach 1977, p. 490.
  14. ^ "1776 Pa. Const. § 19". www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  15. ^ "William Moore". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  16. ^ "John Dickinson". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  17. ^ "Benjamin Franklin". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  18. ^ a b Sobel 1978, pp. 1293–1294.
  19. ^ a b "Thomas Mifflin". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  20. ^ 1790 Constitution article II, § 1
  21. ^ 1790 Constitution article IV, § 3
  22. ^ 1838 Constitution article II, § 3
  23. ^ 1874 Constitution article IV, § 3
  24. ^ PA Constitution article IV, § 3
  25. ^ PA Constitution article IV, § 13
  26. ^ PA Constitution article IV, § 14
  27. ^ "Executive Branch of the Several States". The Green Papers. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
  28. ^ "A Proclamation". Dunlap and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser. December 24, 1790. p. 3. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  29. ^ "1790 Pa. Const. art. II, § 3". www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  30. ^ Lampi, Philip. "Pennsylvania 1790 Governor". A New Nation Votes. Tufts University. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  31. ^ a b Glashan 1979, p. 260.
  32. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1294–1296.
  33. ^ "Thomas McKean". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  34. ^ "A Proclamation". The Gleaner. December 31, 1799. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  35. ^ Dubin 2003, p. 216.
  36. ^ Kallenbach 1977, pp. 493–494.
  37. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1296–1297.
  38. ^ "Simon Snyder". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  39. ^ "A Proclamation". Lancaster Intelligencer. December 27, 1808. p. 3. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  40. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Kallenbach 1977, pp. 491–493.
  41. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1297–1298.
  42. ^ "William Findlay". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  43. ^ "A Proclamation". Lancaster Intelligencer. December 20, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  44. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1298–1299.
  45. ^ "Joseph Hiester". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  46. ^ "Inauguration of the Governor". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 21, 1820. p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  47. ^ Dubin 2003, p. 219.
  48. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1299–1301.
  49. ^ "John Andrew Shulze". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  50. ^ "Pennsylvania Legislature". York Gazette. December 23, 1823. p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  51. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1301–1302.
  52. ^ "George Wolf". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  53. ^ "Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Legislature". Pennsylvania Republican. December 22, 1829. p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  54. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1302–1303.
  55. ^ "Joseph Ritner". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  56. ^ "none". The Lancaster Examiner. December 17, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved June 13, 2023. Mr. Ritner, being then proclaimed by the Speaker to be the Govenror of the Commonwealth...
  57. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1303–1304.
  58. ^ "David Rittenhouse Porter". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  59. ^ "Correspondence of the National Gazette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 17, 1839. p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  60. ^ "1838 Pa. Const. art. II, § 3". www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  61. ^ a b Sobel 1978, p. 1305.
  62. ^ "Francis Rawn Shunk". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  63. ^ "The Inauguration of Gov. Shunk". The Chambersburg Times. January 27, 1845. p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  64. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1306.
  65. ^ "William Freame Johnston". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  66. ^ "none". The Lancaster Examiner. July 12, 1848. p. 2. Retrieved October 1, 2023. By the resignation of Gov. Shunk, the Hon. Wm. F. Johnston, of Armstrong, Speaker of the Senate, will officiate as Governor until the inauguration of a new governor on the third Tuesday in January next.
  67. ^ "From Harrisburg". Public Ledger. July 19, 1848. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  68. ^ "Governor Johnston Sworn into Office". Public Ledger. July 27, 1848. p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  69. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1307–1308.
  70. ^ "William Bigler". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  71. ^ "Inauguration of Gov. Bigler". Sunbury American. January 24, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  72. ^ a b Sobel 1978, p. 1308.
  73. ^ "James Pollock". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  74. ^ "The Inauguration of Hon. James Pollock". Carlisle Weekly Herald. January 17, 1855. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  75. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1309.
  76. ^ "William Fisher Packer". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  77. ^ "Packer inaugurated January 19". Pittsburgh Daily Post. January 22, 1858. p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  78. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1310–1311.
  79. ^ "Andrew Gregg Curtin". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  80. ^ "Inauguration of Gov. Curtin". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 16, 1861. p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  81. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1311.
  82. ^ "John White Geary". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  83. ^ "The Inauguration of General Geary as Governor". Pittsburgh Weekly Gazette. January 16, 1867. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  84. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1312.
  85. ^ "John Frederick Hartranft". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  86. ^ "Inauguration of Gen. Hartranft". Reading Times. January 22, 1873. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  87. ^ "1874 Pa. Const. art. IV, § 3". www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  88. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1312–1313.
  89. ^ "Henry Martyn Hoyt". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  90. ^ "Governor Hoyt". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 22, 1879. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  91. ^ a b Sobel 1978, pp. 1313–1314.
  92. ^ a b "Robert Emory Pattison". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  93. ^ "The Inauguration". Intelligencer Journal. January 17, 1883. p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  94. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1314–1315.
  95. ^ "James Addams Beaver". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
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The governor of Pennsylvania is the head of government of the U S state of Pennsylvania as well as commander in chief of the state s national guard 2 Governor of theCommonwealth of PennsylvaniaSeal of the governorFlag of the governorIncumbentJosh Shapirosince January 17 2023Government of PennsylvaniaStyleGovernor informal The Honorable formal StatusHead of stateHead of governmentResidenceGovernor s ResidenceTerm lengthFour years renewable once consecutivelyInaugural holderThomas MifflinFormationDecember 21 1790DeputyLieutenant GovernorSalary 201 729 2020 1 Websitewww wbr governor wbr pa wbr govThe governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to approve or veto bills passed by the Pennsylvania Legislature 3 and to convene the legislature 4 The governor may grant pardons except in cases of impeachment but only when recommended by the Board of Pardons 5 There have been seven presidents and 48 governors of Pennsylvania with two governors Robert E Pattison and Gifford Pinchot serving non consecutive terms totaling 55 terms in both offices The longest term was that of the first governor Thomas Mifflin who served three full terms as governor in addition to two years as President of the Continental Congress The shortest term belonged to John C Bell Jr who served only 19 days as acting governor after his predecessor Edward Martin resigned The current governor is Josh Shapiro who took office on January 17 2023 Contents 1 Governors 1 1 Presidents of the Supreme Executive Council 1 2 Governors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksGovernors editFor the period before independence see List of colonial governors of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on December 12 1787 6 Before it declared its independence Pennsylvania was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain Presidents of the Supreme Executive Council edit The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 created the Supreme Executive Council as the state s executive branch with a president as its head 7 The president was chosen annually by the council though with no specific term dates 8 The constitution created the position of vice president though no provision was made if the office of the president became vacant which occurred four times later Contemporary sources continue to label the chief executive in such times as the vice president without any notion of succeeding in the presidency One acting president George Bryan was subsequently recognized later as a full fledged governor due to his acting as president for over six months Presidents of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania No President Term in office Vice President1 nbsp Thomas Wharton Jr 1735 1778 9 March 5 1777 10 May 23 1778 died in office George Bryan2 nbsp George Bryan 1731 1791 11 May 23 1778 10 December 22 1778 left office acting aspresident a 3 nbsp Joseph Reed 1741 1785 12 December 22 1778 10 November 15 1781 term limited b George Bryan resigned October 11 1779 Matthew Smith resigned November 15 1779 William Moore4 nbsp William Moore 1735 1793 15 November 15 1781 10 November 7 1782 left office James Potter5 nbsp John Dickinson 1732 1808 16 November 7 1782 10 October 18 1785 term limited b James EwingJames Irvine resigned October 10 1785 Charles Biddle6 nbsp Benjamin Franklin 1706 1790 17 October 18 1785 10 November 5 1788 term limited b Peter Muhlenberg resigned October 14 1788 David Redick7 nbsp Thomas Mifflin 1744 1800 18 19 November 5 1788 10 December 21 1790 became state governor George RossGovernors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania edit nbsp Five governors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who have served since 1995 left to right Mark Schweiker Tom Ridge Tom Wolf Tom Corbett and Ed Rendell pose in front of the east facade of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg at Wolf s January 2015 gubernatorial inaugurationThe 1790 constitution abolished the council and replaced the president with a governor 20 and established a three year term for governor commencing on the third Tuesday of the December following the election with governors not allowed to serve more than nine out of any twelve years 21 The 1838 constitution moved the start of the term to the third Tuesday of the January following the election and allowed governors to only serve six out of any nine years 22 The 1874 constitution lengthened the term to four years and prohibited governors from succeeding themselves 23 The current constitution of 1968 changed this to allow governors to serve two consecutive terms with no lifetime limit 24 Under the 1968 constitution Milton Shapp was the first governor to serve two terms and Tom Corbett was the first incumbent governor to lose a re election bid If the office of governor becomes vacant through death resignation or conviction on impeachment the lieutenant governor becomes governor for the remainder of the term if the office is only temporarily vacant due to disability of the governor the lieutenant governor only acts out the duties of governor 25 Should both offices be vacant the president pro tempore of the state senate becomes governor 26 The position of a lieutenant governor was created in the 1874 constitution prior to then the speaker of the senate would act as governor in cases of vacancy Originally the lieutenant governor could only act as governor it was not until the 1968 constitution that the lieutenant governor could actually become the sitting governor in that fashion The office of governor has been vacant for an extended period once before a 17 day gap in 1848 between the resignation of the previous governor and the swearing in of his acting successor Governors and lieutenant governors are elected on the same political party ticket 27 Governors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania No Governor Term in office Party Election Lt Governor c d 1 nbsp Thomas Mifflin 1744 1800 18 19 December 21 1790 28 December 17 1799 term limited e None f 1790 Office did not existDemocratic Republican 31 179317962 nbsp Thomas McKean 1734 1817 32 33 December 17 1799 34 December 20 1808 term limited e Democratic Republican g 1799180218053 nbsp Simon Snyder 1759 1819 37 38 December 20 1808 39 December 16 1817 term limited e Democratic Republican 40 1808181118144 nbsp William Findlay 1768 1846 41 42 December 16 1817 43 December 19 1820 lost election Democratic Republican 40 18175 nbsp Joseph Hiester 1752 1832 44 45 December 19 1820 46 December 16 1823 did not run Democratic Republican h 18206 nbsp John Andrew Shulze 1775 1852 48 49 December 16 1823 50 December 15 1829 did not run Democratic Republican 40 182318267 nbsp George Wolf 1777 1840 51 52 December 15 1829 53 December 15 1835 lost election Democratic Republican 40 182918328 nbsp Joseph Ritner 1780 1869 54 55 December 15 1835 56 January 15 1839 lost election Anti Masonic 40 18359 nbsp David R Porter 1788 1867 57 58 January 15 1839 59 January 21 1845 term limited i Democratic 40 1838184110 nbsp Francis R Shunk 1788 1848 61 62 January 21 1845 63 July 9 1848 resigned j Democratic 40 1844184711 nbsp William F Johnston 1808 1872 64 65 July 9 1848 k January 20 1852 lost election Whig 40 Speaker ofthe Senateacting184812 nbsp William Bigler 1814 1880 69 70 January 20 1852 71 January 16 1855 lost election Democratic 40 185113 nbsp James Pollock 1810 1890 72 73 January 16 1855 74 January 19 1858 did not run 72 Whig l 185414 nbsp William F Packer 1807 1870 75 76 January 19 1858 77 January 15 1861 did not run Democratic 40 185715 nbsp Andrew Gregg Curtin d 1894 78 79 January 15 1861 80 January 15 1867 term limited i Republican 40 1860186316 nbsp John W Geary 1819 1873 81 82 January 15 1867 83 January 21 1873 term limited i Republican 40 1866186917 nbsp John F Hartranft 1830 1889 84 85 January 21 1873 86 January 21 1879 term limited m Republican 40 18721875 John Latta18 nbsp Henry M Hoyt 1830 1892 88 89 January 21 1879 90 January 16 1883 term limited m Republican 40 1878 Charles Warren Stone19 nbsp Robert E Pattison 1850 1904 91 92 January 16 1883 93 January 18 1887 term limited m Democratic 40 1882 Chauncey Forward Black20 nbsp James A Beaver 1837 1914 94 95 January 18 1887 96 January 20 1891 term limited m Republican 40 1886 William T Davies19 nbsp Robert E Pattison 1850 1904 91 92 January 20 1891 97 January 15 1895 term limited m Democratic 40 1890 Louis Arthur Watres21 nbsp Daniel H Hastings 1849 1903 98 99 January 15 1895 100 January 17 1899 term limited m Republican 40 1894 Walter Lyon22 nbsp William A Stone 1846 1920 101 102 January 17 1899 103 January 20 1903 term limited m Republican 40 1898 John P S Gobin23 nbsp Samuel W Pennypacker 1843 1916 104 105 January 20 1903 106 January 15 1907 term limited m Republican 40 1902 William M Brown24 nbsp Edwin Sydney Stuart 1853 1937 107 108 January 15 1907 109 January 17 1911 term limited m Republican 40 1906 Robert S Murphy25 nbsp John K Tener 1863 1946 110 111 January 17 1911 112 January 19 1915 term limited m Republican 40 1910 John Merriman Reynolds26 nbsp Martin Grove Brumbaugh 1862 1930 113 114 January 19 1915 115 January 21 1919 term limited m Republican 40 1914 Frank B McClain27 nbsp William Cameron Sproul 1870 1928 116 117 January 21 1919 118 January 16 1923 term limited m Republican 40 1918 Edward E Beidleman28 nbsp Gifford Pinchot 1865 1946 119 120 January 16 1923 121 January 18 1927 term limited m Republican 40 1922 David J Davis29 nbsp John Stuchell Fisher 1867 1940 122 123 January 18 1927 124 January 20 1931 term limited m Republican 40 1926 Arthur James28 nbsp Gifford Pinchot 1865 1946 119 120 January 20 1931 125 January 15 1935 term limited m Republican 40 1930 Edward C Shannon30 nbsp George Howard Earle III 1890 1974 126 127 January 15 1935 128 January 17 1939 term limited m Democratic 40 1934 Thomas Kennedy31 nbsp Arthur James 1883 1973 129 130 January 17 1939 131 January 19 1943 term limited m Republican 40 1938 Samuel S Lewis32 nbsp Edward Martin 1879 1967 132 133 January 19 1943 134 January 2 1947 resigned n Republican 40 1942 John C Bell Jr 33 nbsp John C Bell Jr 1892 1974 135 136 January 2 1947 137 January 21 1947 successor took office Republican 40 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant34 nbsp James H Duff 1883 1969 138 139 January 21 1947 140 January 16 1951 term limited m Republican 40 1946 Daniel Strickler35 nbsp John S Fine 1893 1978 141 142 January 16 1951 143 January 18 1955 term limited m Republican 40 1950 Lloyd H Wood36 nbsp George M Leader 1918 2013 144 145 January 18 1955 146 January 20 1959 term limited m Democratic 40 1954 Roy E Furman37 nbsp David L Lawrence 1889 1966 147 148 January 20 1959 149 January 15 1963 term limited m Democratic 40 1958 John Morgan Davis38 nbsp William Scranton 1917 2013 150 151 January 15 1963 152 January 17 1967 term limited m Republican 40 1962 Raymond P Shafer39 nbsp Raymond P Shafer 1917 2006 153 154 January 17 1967 155 January 19 1971 term limited m Republican 40 1966 Raymond J Broderick40 nbsp Milton Shapp 1912 1994 156 157 January 19 1971 158 January 16 1979 term limited o Democratic 40 1970 Ernest Kline197441 nbsp Dick Thornburgh 1932 2020 160 January 16 1979 161 January 20 1987 term limited o Republican 160 1978 William Scranton III198242 nbsp Bob Casey Sr 1932 2000 162 January 20 1987 163 January 17 1995 term limited o Democratic 162 1986 Mark Singel p 199043 nbsp Tom Ridge b 1945 165 January 17 1995 166 October 5 2001 resigned q Republican 165 1994 Mark Schweiker199844 nbsp Mark Schweiker b 1953 167 October 5 2001 168 January 21 2003 did not run Republican 167 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Robert Jubelirer45 nbsp Ed Rendell b 1944 169 January 21 2003 170 January 18 2011 term limited o Democratic 169 2002 Catherine Baker Knoll died November 12 2008 2006Joe Scarnati r acting 46 nbsp Tom Corbett b 1949 171 January 18 2011 172 January 20 2015 lost election Republican 171 2010 Jim Cawley47 nbsp Tom Wolf b 1948 173 January 20 2015 174 January 17 2023 term limited o Democratic 173 2014 Mike Stack2018 John Fetterman resigned January 3 2023 Kim Ward r acting 48 nbsp Josh Shapiro b 1973 175 January 17 2023 176 Incumbent s Democratic 175 2022 Austin DavisSee also editGubernatorial lines of succession in the United States Pennsylvania List of Pennsylvania gubernatorial elections List of Pennsylvania state legislatures List of colonial governors of PennsylvaniaNotes edit Four vice presidents acted as president at various times however Bryan s lengthy term has caused his term to since be recognized as being equivalent to president Contemporary sources listed him only as vice president acting out the duties of president a b c Members of the executive council who served three successive years were ineligible to hold the office for four years afterward 13 14 The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1873 first being filled in 1875 Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted a b c Under the 1790 constitution governors were ineligible to hold the office longer than nine in any term of twelve years 29 The Federalist and Democratic Republican parties jointly nominated Mifflin but he himself carried no party label 30 Dubin 35 and Kallenbach 36 label McKean a Democratic Republican for 1799 and 1802 and an Independent Democratic Republican for 1805 Hiester is labeled an Independent Republican by Dubin 47 and an Independent Democratic Republican and Federalist by Glashan 31 a b c Under the 1838 constitution governors were ineligible to hold the office longer than six in any term of nine years 60 Shunk resigned due to illness he died of tuberculosis 11 days later 61 Shunk resigned on July 9 and as Speaker of the Senate Johnston became acting governor 66 He arrived in Harrisburg to be formally sworn in on July 26 67 68 Pollock also represented the American Party 40 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Under the 1874 constitution governors were ineligible to the office for the next succeeding term 87 Martin resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 132 a b c d e Under a 1967 amendment to the constitution governors may succeed themselves for one additional term 159 Singel acted as governor from June 14 to December 21 1993 while Casey recovered from a heart liver transplant 164 Ridge resigned having been appointed Director of the Office of Homeland Security 165 a b Represented the Republican Party Shapiro s first term will expire on January 19 2027 References editGeneral Former Pennsylvania Governors National Governors Association Retrieved June 11 2023 Sobel Robert 1978 Biographical directory of the governors of the United States 1789 1978 Vol III Meckler Books ISBN 9780930466008 Retrieved March 25 2023 Dubin Michael J 2003 United States Gubernatorial Elections 1776 1860 The Official Results by State and County McFarland ISBN 978 0 7864 1439 0 Dubin Michael J 2014 United States Gubernatorial Elections 1861 1911 The Official Results by State and County McFarland ISBN 978 0 7864 5646 8 Kallenbach Joseph Ernest 1977 American State Governors 1776 1976 Oceana Publications ISBN 978 0 379 00665 0 Retrieved September 23 2023 Glashan Roy R 1979 American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections 1775 1978 Meckler Books ISBN 978 0 930466 17 6 Our Campaigns Governor of Pennsylvania History www ourcampaigns com Retrieved July 25 2023 Specific CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries The Council of State Governments June 25 2013 Retrieved November 23 2014 PA Constitution article IV 7 PA Constitution article IV 15 PA Constitution article IV 12 PA Constitution article IV 9 Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Pennsylvania December 12 1787 The Avalon Project at Yale Law School Archived from the original on November 5 2015 Retrieved October 31 2015 1776 Constitution 3 1776 Constitution 19 Thomas Wharton National Governors Association Retrieved June 8 2023 a b c d e f g Smull William P 1885 Smull s Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania p 360 George Bryan National Governors Association Retrieved June 8 2023 Joseph Reed National Governors Association Retrieved June 8 2023 Kallenbach 1977 p 490 1776 Pa Const 19 www stateconstitutions umd edu Retrieved December 20 2023 William Moore National Governors Association Retrieved June 8 2023 John Dickinson National Governors Association Retrieved June 8 2023 Benjamin Franklin National Governors Association Retrieved June 8 2023 a b Sobel 1978 pp 1293 1294 a b Thomas Mifflin National Governors Association Retrieved June 11 2023 1790 Constitution article II 1 1790 Constitution article IV 3 1838 Constitution article II 3 1874 Constitution article IV 3 PA Constitution article IV 3 PA Constitution article IV 13 PA Constitution article IV 14 Executive Branch of the Several States The Green Papers Retrieved April 30 2008 A Proclamation Dunlap and Claypoole s American Daily Advertiser December 24 1790 p 3 Retrieved June 12 2023 1790 Pa Const art II 3 www 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Inquirer December 21 1820 p 2 Retrieved June 13 2023 Dubin 2003 p 219 Sobel 1978 pp 1299 1301 John Andrew Shulze National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Pennsylvania Legislature York Gazette December 23 1823 p 2 Retrieved June 13 2023 Sobel 1978 pp 1301 1302 George Wolf National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Legislature Pennsylvania Republican December 22 1829 p 2 Retrieved June 13 2023 Sobel 1978 pp 1302 1303 Joseph Ritner National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 none The Lancaster Examiner December 17 1835 p 3 Retrieved June 13 2023 Mr Ritner being then proclaimed by the Speaker to be the Govenror of the Commonwealth Sobel 1978 pp 1303 1304 David Rittenhouse Porter National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Correspondence of the National Gazette The Philadelphia Inquirer January 17 1839 p 2 Retrieved June 13 2023 1838 Pa Const art II 3 www stateconstitutions umd edu Retrieved December 20 2023 a b Sobel 1978 p 1305 Francis Rawn Shunk National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 The Inauguration of Gov Shunk The Chambersburg Times January 27 1845 p 2 Retrieved June 13 2023 Sobel 1978 p 1306 William Freame Johnston National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 none The Lancaster Examiner July 12 1848 p 2 Retrieved October 1 2023 By the resignation of Gov Shunk the Hon Wm F Johnston of Armstrong Speaker of the Senate will officiate as Governor until the inauguration of a new governor on the third Tuesday in January next From Harrisburg Public Ledger July 19 1848 p 1 Retrieved June 13 2023 Governor Johnston Sworn into Office Public Ledger July 27 1848 p 2 Retrieved June 13 2023 Sobel 1978 pp 1307 1308 William Bigler National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Inauguration of Gov Bigler Sunbury American January 24 1852 p 2 Retrieved June 13 2023 a b Sobel 1978 p 1308 James Pollock National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 The Inauguration of Hon 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Sobel 1978 pp 1320 1321 a b Gifford Pinchot National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Pinchot Is Sworn In As Governor of Pennsylvania Will Do His Utmost to Enforce Prohibition in State Wilkes Barre Times Leader January 16 1923 p 1 Retrieved June 13 2023 Sobel 1978 pp 1321 1322 John Stuchell Fisher National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Williams Thomas E January 18 1927 Fisher Assumes Office As Governor of State Urges Separate Bureau for Anthracite Mines Wilkes Barre Times Leader p 1 Retrieved June 13 2023 Pinchot Hits Utilities Harrisburg Telegraph January 20 1931 p 1 Retrieved June 13 2023 Sobel 1978 pp 1322 1323 George Howard Earle National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Earle Taking Oath As Governor Flays Lobbyists and Wall Street The Times Leader Associated Press January 16 1935 p 1 Retrieved June 13 2023 Sobel 1978 p 1323 Arthur Horace James National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 James Sworn In As Governor Shamokin News Dispatch United Press January 17 1939 p 1 Retrieved June 13 2023 a b Sobel 1978 p 1324 Edward Martin National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Indoor Ceremonial Marks Inaugural of Martin as Governor Wilkes Barre Times Leader the Evening News Associated Press January 19 1943 p 1 Retrieved June 13 2023 Sobel 1978 p 1325 John Cromwell Bell National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Matthews Frank M January 3 1947 Bell Sworn Martin Goes to Capital Pittsburgh Post Gazette p 1 Retrieved June 13 2023 Sobel 1978 pp 1325 1326 James Henderson Duff National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Duff Pledges Full Support for Industrial Peace Plan Centre Daily Times Associated Press January 21 1947 p 1 Retrieved June 13 2023 Sobel 1978 pp 1326 1327 John Sydney Fine National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Miller Joseph H January 17 1951 Fine Takes Oath Pledges Policy of Pay As You Go The Philadelphia Inquirer p 1 Retrieved June 13 2023 Sobel 1978 p 1327 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Gene January 20 1971 Shapp Takes Oath As Governor Vows End to State Crisis The Philadelphia Inquirer p 1 Retrieved June 13 2023 Pa Const art IV 3 Retrieved December 20 2023 a b Dick Thornburgh National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Dvorchak Bob January 17 1979 Thornburgh Pledges to Fulfill The Spirit of Pennsylvania The Times Leader Associated Press p 1A Retrieved June 13 2023 a b Robert P Casey National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Stoffer Harry January 21 1987 Casey Pleads for Unity Pittsburgh Post Gazette p 1 Retrieved June 13 2023 Reeves Tim December 22 1993 Governor Returns to Office with Moving Speech Plans for 94 Pittsburgh Post Gazette p A1 Retrieved June 13 2023 a b c Tom Ridge National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Eshleman Jr Russell E Moran Robert January 18 1995 Ridge Sworn In As 43d Governor The Philadelphia Inquirer p A1 Retrieved June 13 2023 a b Mark Schweiker National Governors Association Retrieved June 12 2023 Fitzgerald 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