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
10 Nov 2018 Joseph Hiester JOSEPH HIESTER was born in Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania and spent his youth working on his father’s farm. He was captain of a militia company that he had raised… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 John Andrew Shulze Born in Stouchsberg, Pennsylvania, JOHN ANDREW SHULZE trained for the ministry at Franklin College in Lancaster and was ordained a Lutheran minister in 1796. Illness forced an end to his… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 George Wolf GEORGE WOLF was born in Allen Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania and studied at the Allen Township Classical Academy, of which he later became principal. After reading law, he was admitted… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 Joseph Ritner JOSEPH RITNER was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania and largely self-educated. He moved to Cumberland County during his teens to work as a farm hand. He later farmed for his… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 David Rittenhouse Porter DAVID RITTENHOUSE was born near Norristown, Pennsylvania. He was preparing to enter Princeton University when a fire forced the school’s closure. He went on to clerk for his father, who… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 Francis Rawn Shunk FRANCIS RAWN SHUNK was born in Trappe, Pennsylvania. He began teaching at the age of fifteen and then studied law, winning admission to the Bar in 1816. In 1812 he… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 William Freame Johnston WILLIAM FREAME JOHNSTON was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. After studying law and winning admission to the Bar, he moved to Armstrong County, where he was appointed District Attorney. He was… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 William Bigler WILLIAM BIGLER was born in Shermansburg, Pennsylvania. After working for his brother John ( who was editor of a newspaper in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania and later governor of California), he moved… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 James Pollock JAMES POLLOCK was born in Milton, Pennsylvania and received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the College of New Jersey (Princeton). He went on to read law and became District… National Governors Association
10 Nov 2018 William Fisher Packer WILLIAM FISHER PACKER was born in Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Although he studied law, his interest in the newspaper business predominated and after serving for seven years as a… National Governors Association