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List of Governors of Pennsylvania

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1 List of Pennsylvania Governors
2 Governors prior to 1790
3 Governors since 1790

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. Shunk Democratic
  11. 1848-1852.....William F. Johnston Whig
  12. 1852-1855.....William Bigler Democratic
  13. 1855-1858.....James Pollock Whig18551855-1858
  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 Republican19951995-2001
  46. 2001-2003.....Mark S. Schweiker Republican
  47. 2003-present..Ed Rendell Democratic20032003-