27 Sep 2019 Frances Wolf Frances Donnelly Wolf became the first lady of Pennsylvania when her husband, Governor Tom Wolf, was sworn in as governor on January 20, 2015. The daughter of a U.S. diplomat, Mrs.… wpengine
10 Nov 2018 Thomas Wharton THOMAS WHARTON JR. was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He served on the committee that called a convention to meet ten days after the Declaration of Independence was signed for… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 George Bryan A native of Dublin, Ireland, GEORGE BRYAN was a member of the State Assembly and in 1765 was a delegate to Congress when they convened in New York to oppose… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 Joseph Reed Born in Trenton, New Jersey, JOSEPH REED was a lawyer and jurist. He served as aide-de-camp to General George Washington during the war of independence. Reed is credited with having… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 William Moore WILLIAM MOORE was born in Philadelphia, where he became a merchant. He was appointed to the Committee of Safety in 1776 and was placed on the Board of War in… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 John Dickinson JOHN DICKINSON was born in Talbot County. He was privately tutored in Delaware and studied law in Pennsylvania as well as at Middle Temple in London. In 1757 he began… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 Benjamin Franklin Like others among this nation's Founding Fathers, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was a man of many talents, whose contributions to the media, science, and politics are well known. The tenth son of… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 Thomas Mifflin THOMAS MIFFLIN was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and educated at a Quaker school there as well as at the new College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania). Engaged in… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 Thomas McKean THOMAS MC KEAN was born in New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He studied law under his cousin in Delaware and was admitted to the Bar there in 1754, after… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 Simon Snyder SIMON SNYDER was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and became a tanning and currying apprentice during his teens. In his twenties he moved to Selinsgrove, where he opened a store and… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 William Findlay WILLIAM FINDLAY was born in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania and was admitted to the Franklin County Bar after reading law. He served in the Pennsylvania Assembly for ten years, after which the… National Governors Association
