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 A LIST 
 
 PROPRIETARIES AND QOVERNORS 
 
 
 PENNSYLVANIA 
 
 By JOHN H. CAMPBELL. 
 
 PHILADELPHIA 
 
 1868. 
 
^ Jist of t\^e ^r0prict;inc5 ant» jt|obcrn0rs of Pcmtsnlbnma. 
 
 Governors of Ne-iv Netherlands an J of the Dutch on the \\ Governors of the Szvedes on the Delai.vtre. 
 
 Dela-ivare. ii d . ^f• •. -- o /- 
 
 j[ Peter Mimiit 1638-1641 
 
 Peter Miniiit 1624-1633 m Peter Hollaiidaer 1641-1643 
 
 \Vt)iiter Van Twiller 1633-1638 
 
 sir William Kiett 1638-1647 
 
 Peter Stiiyvesant 1647- 1664 
 
 Jt)lin Print/. 1643- 165 3 
 
 John Pappegova 1653-1654 
 
 John Rysiiigh 1654-1655 
 
 Captured by Peter Stuyvesant, 1655. 
 
 DOMINION OF THE DUTCH. 
 
 (Derek Smidt, Commissary pro tern 1655 
 
 John Paul Jacquet 1655-1657 
 
 Colony of the Company. 
 
 Goeran Var Dyke 1657-1658 
 
 William Beekman 1 658-1 662 
 
 Netherlands and ) Colony of the City. 
 
 of the Settlements 1 t u a i • 1 ,■ r 
 
 ,, T^ , / Jacob Alrichs 1657-1650 
 
 on the Delaware,/-'-, , t-i'u- r /t 
 
 ,, I Alexander D Hmovosaa 1659-1662 
 
 1655-1664 \ J J J 
 
 \William Beekman 1 662-1 663 
 
 Alexander D'Hinoyossa 1663- 1664 
 
 Settlements captured by the English, 1664. 
 
 DOMINION OF THE DUKE OF YORK. 
 
 Col. Richard Nichols 1664 — May, 1667 
 
 Col. Francis Lovelace May, 1667 — 1673 
 
 Colonies capture J by tJie Dutch, 1673. 
 
 DOMINION OF THE DUTCH. 
 
 Nenv Netherlands. 
 Anthony Colve 1673-1674 
 
 Colonies on the "W est Side of the Dilaavare. 
 I Peter Alrichs, Dep. Gov 1673-1674 
 
 Recaptured by the English, 1674. 
 
 DOMINION OF THE ENGLISH. 
 
 Sir Edinimd Andross 1 674-1 681 
 
 THE PROPRIETARY GOVERNMENT. 
 
 William Markham, D. G June, 1681 — Oct., 1682 
 
 / William Penn Oct., 1682— June, 1684 
 
 j The Council (Thomas Lloyd, President) June, 1684 — Feb., 1688 
 
 y I. Thomas Lloyd, \ 
 
 ,,,.,,. „ 12. Robert Turner, / c- r> ■ • c o. . \ • 
 
 William Penn, , . /-> 1 I f^'^^ Commissioners or State, liaving 
 
 T-» * ' ^- Arlniir i^^ooK, ) ^1 ■ r» i •on r^ >-or. 
 
 Proprietary, i t i c 1 I the executive u&wer reb,, 1688 — Dec, 1688 
 
 ,J , •" \ 4. John Svmcock, V 
 1681-1693. ; T I V v\ \ 
 
 I 5- John Lckley. I 
 
 Capt. John Blackvsell, D. G '. Dec, 1688 — Jan., 1690 
 
 The Council (Thomas Lloyd) President J^n j 1690 — Mar., 1691 
 
 Thomas Lloyd, D. G., of Province ) „ . . f Mar., 1691 — Apr., 1693 
 
 William Markham, D. G, of Lower Counties j 1 '^9' — Apr., 1693 
 
So 
 
 Crown of 
 Ensland. 
 
 William Penn, 
 Proprietary, 
 1695-1718 
 
 Jolin Penn, 
 
 Richard Penn & 
 
 Thomas Penn, 
 
 Proprietor . 
 
 John Penn died, 
 
 1746. 
 
 Richard Penn 
 
 died, 1771, wlien 
 
 John Penn, his 
 
 son, tO£^ether 
 
 with Thomas 
 
 Penn, becaine 
 
 sole Proprietors. 
 
 j Benjamin Fletcher '. . . ] 
 
 1 William Markham, Lieut. Gov ........[...... \ '^P''-' ^^93- 
 
 Wi'liam Markham, D. G Mar. i6q<;- 
 
 WiUiam Penn '..'..Dec.,' 1699- 
 
 Andrew Hamilton, D. G.. . . , .Nov. 1701- 
 
 71ie Council (Edward Shippen, President) Apr., 1703- 
 
 John Evans, D. O Feb.,' 1704- 
 
 Charles Gookin, D. G Feb. 170Q- 
 
 Sir William Keith May 1717- 
 
 (Sir William Keith, D. G July' 1718- 
 
 'Patrick Gordon, D. G Aug. 1726- 
 
 )The Council, (James Logan, President) Aug., 1736- 
 
 , George Thomas, D. G Aug., 1738- 
 
 George Thomas, D. G ;^ay, 1746- 
 
 The Council (Anthony Palmer, President) 1747— 
 
 James Hamilton, L. G. 1748— 
 
 Robert Hunter Morris, D, G Oct. 1 7 C4— 
 
 William Denny, D. G Aug. 17^6- 
 
 James Hamilton, D. G Oct. 1759- 
 
 John Penn (son of Richard Penn) Nov., 1763- 
 
 The Council (James Hamilton, President) 1771- 
 
 Richard Penn (brother of John Penn) Oct., 1771- 
 
 John Penn Sept., 1773- 
 
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 PRESIDENTS OF THE SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. 
 
 Thomas Wharton, Jr j__g_j__g 
 
 Josejih Reed 1778-1782 
 
 John Dickinson.. 1 782-1 785 
 
 Benjamin Franklin. 1785-1788 
 
 Thomas Mifflin 1788-1791 
 
 GOVERNORS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF 1790. 
 
 Thomas Mifflin , 1791-1799 
 
 Thomas McKean 1799-1808 
 
 Simon Snyder 1808-1817 
 
 William Finley 1817-1820 
 
 Joseph Hiester 1820-1823 
 
 John Andrew Shulze j 823-1 820 
 
 George Wolf. 1829-1835 
 
 Joseph Ritner 1835-1838 
 
 GOVERNORS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF 1838. 
 
 David Rittenhouse Porter , 183S-1844 
 
 Francis Raim Shunk . 1 844-1 848 
 
 William F Johnson 1848-1851 
 
 William Bigler 1851-1854 
 
 James Pollock ,,, 1854-1857 
 
 William F. Packer 1 857-1 860 
 
 Andrew G. Curtin .^ . . , 1860-1867 
 
 John W. Geary 1 867- 
 
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