John Penn (son of Richard Penn), Lieutenant Governor, Nov., 1763-April, 1771 April, 1771-Oct., 1771 Richard Penu (brother of John Penn), Lieutenant Governor, Oct., 1771-Aug., 1773 Aug., 1773-July, 1776 STATE GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE DURING THE REVOLUTION Name and Office Term Began Term Ended CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY. Benjamin Franklin, ........... .Sept., 17, 1776-March, 1777 Under the Constitution of 1790. Dec. 21, 1790-Dec. 17, 1799, Under the Constitution of 1838. Jan. 15, 1839-Jan. 21, 1845, Jan. 21, 1845-July 9, 1848, (Resigned July 9, 1848.) July 26, 1848-Jan. 20, 1852, (Vice Shunk, resigned.) Jan. 20, 1852-Jan. 16, 1855, Jan. 16, 1855-Jan. 19, 1858, Jan. 19, 1858-Jan. 15, 1861, Jan. 15, 1861-Jan. 15, 1867, Jan. 15, 1867-Jan. 21, 1873, Jan. 21, 1873-Jan. 18, 1876, Under the Constitution of 1873. Jan. 18, 1876-Jan. 21, 1879, Jan. 21, 1879-Jan. 16, 1883, Jan. 16, 1883-Jan. 18, 1887, Jan. 18, 1887-Jan. 20, 1891, Jan. 20, 1891-Jan. 15, 1895, Jan. 15, 1895-Jan. 17, 1899, Jan. 17, 1899-Jan. 20, 1903, Jan. 20, 1903-Jan. 15, 1907, Jan. 15, 1907-Jan. 17, 1911, Jan. 17, 1911-Jan. 19, 1915, Jan. 19, 1915-Jan. 21, 1919, Jan. 21, 1919-Jan. 16, 1923, Jan. 16, 1923-.. Jan. 10, 1744, Mar. 19, 1734, Nov. 5, 1759, June 20, 1768, Jan. 20, 1800 June 24, 1817 Nov. 9, 1819 Nov. 12, 1846 Nov. 18, 1752, July 19, 1775, June 10, 1832 Nov. 18, 1852 Aug. 12, 1777, Mar. 25, 1780, *There was an interregnum from July 9, 1848, to July 26, 1848. Johnston did not take the oath of office until July 26, 1818. Jan. 19, 1875 Jan. 21, 1879, Jan. 21, 1879-Jan. 16, 1883, Jan. 16, 1883-Jan. 18, 1887, Jan. 18, 1887-Jan. 20, 1891, Jan. 20, 1891-Jan. 15, 1895, Jan. 15, 1895-Jan. 17, 1899, Jan. 17, 1899-Jan. 20, 1903, Jan. 20, 1903-Jan. 15, 1907, Jan. 15, 1907-Jan. 17, 1911, Jan. 17, 1911-Jan. 19, 1915, Jan. 19, 1915 Jan. 21, 1919, Jan. 21, 1919-Jan. 16, 1923, Jan. 16, 1923 Mar. 2, 1836, 15, 1913 15, 1912 Feb. May 1, 1910 Living. Living. EXECUTIVE CONTROLLERS EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (By the Act of June 12, 1919, P. L. 449, this office was abolished.) Thomas F. Bell (resigned January 17, 1911), When Commissioned. Aug. 19, 1909 - Jan. 17, 1911 When Commissioned. James E. Barnett (resigned Oct. 18, 1897), Richard E. Cochran, May, 1, 1866 Jan. 16, 1867 Jan. 1, 1872 .Feb. 3. 1891 Mar. 2, 1899 ..July 1, 1911 Lewis E. Beitler (resigned March 1, 1911), William Hertzler, Frederic A. Godcharles (tempo rary leave of absence Oct. 1, 1918, to Feb. 26, 1919), George D. Thorn (acting), Frederic A. Godcharles, Thomas D. Frye (resigned 1. 1923), George D. Thorn, 1, 1915 .Oct. 1. 1918 Feb. 26, 1919 1. 1923 ....Oct. April Feb. ..April 6, 1923 Thomas H. Burrowes, Francis R. Shunk, Anson V. Parsons (resigned Feb ruary 16, 1843), Charles McClure, Townsend Haines, Jesse Miller, Alexander L. Russel, Francis W. Hughes (resigned .Jan. 15, 1839 .Jan. 25, 1842 . Feb. 20, 1843 March 14, 1853), Charles A. Black, Andrew G. Curtin, William M. Heister, Eli Slifer, Francis Jordan, .Jan. 21, 1845 .July 29, 1848 ..Jan. 25, 1850 Matthew S. Quay (resigned May .Jan. 21, 1852 2, 1878), John Blair Linn, Jan. 22, 1873 Matthew S. Quay vember 3, 1882), Francis Jordan, William S. Stenger, Charles W. Stone (resigned vember 30, 1890), Jacob H. Longenecker, Jan. 30, 1879 No William F. Harrity, .Jan. 18, 1887 Frank Reeder (resigned Septem ber 8, 1897), ..Jan. 15, 1895 David Martin (resigned Jan. 16, 1899), .Sept. 11, 1897 William W. Griest, ..Jan. 18, 1899 Frank M. Fuller (died July 10, 1905), .Jan. 21, 1903 Robert McAfee, .July 27, 1905 Cyrus E. Woods, (resigned July 20, 1921), .Jan. 19, 1915 Bernard J. Myers, July 20, 1921 Clyde L. King, Jan. 16, 1923 DEPUTY SECRETARIES James Trimble, .Mar. 12, 1791 (Mr. Trimble served as Assis Executive tant Secretary of the Supreme until his appointment as Duty Secretary of the Commonofficial connection wealth-his with the government embraced a period of fifty-nine years, and until 1836.) Joseph Wallace, Council from 1777 De James Cooper (resigned Dec. 30, 1848), Cornelius Darrah, Thomas E. Franklin, . Feb. 5, 1828 May 6, 1828 Aug. 17, 1829 Feb. 10, 1830 .Jan. 29, 1833 Oct. 14, 1833 Dec. 18, 1835 .Mar. 27, 1838 .Jan. 15, 1839 Jan. 21, 1845 June 23, 1846 ..Dec. 18, 1846 July 31, 1848 .Jan. 4, 1849 .April 28, 1851 James Campbell (resigned March 8, 1853), Thomas E. Franklin, Francis W. Hughes, John C. Knox, Harris Brewster .Jan. 19, 1858 Jan. 16, 1861 .June 3, 1861 Samuel A. Purviance, William M. Meredith, Benjamin (re signed Oct. 25, 1869), ..Jan. 16, 1867 F. Carroll Brewster, Oct. 26, 1869 Samuel E. Limmick (died Oct. 11, 1875), Jan. 22, 1873 George Lear, Dec. 7. 1875 Henry W. Palmer, Feb. 26, 1879 Lewis C. Cassidy, Henry C. McCormick, ..Jan. 17, 1883 Jan. 18, 1887 Jan. 20, 1891 Jan. 15, 1895 .Jan. 18, 1899 .Jan. 21, 1903 Jan. 16, 1907 John C. Bell, Jan. 17, 1911 Francis Shunk Brown, .Jan. 19, 1915 William I. Schaffer (resigned De .Jan. 19, 1858 cember 14, 1920), .Jan. 21, 1919 Jan. 16, 1861 George E. Alter, .Dec. 14, 1920 George W. Woodruff, Jan. 16, 1923 |