George Wolf | |
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 Portrait of Wolf now housed at the Library of Congress | |
| 7th Governor of Pennsylvania | |
| In office December 15, 1829 – December 15, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | John Andrew Shulze |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Ritner |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th district | |
| In office December 9, 1824 – 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Rogers, Samuel D. Ingham |
| Succeeded by | Peter Ihrie, Jr., Samuel A. Smith |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1814 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 12, 1777 Allen Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1840 (aged 62) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Erb (1798–1833; her death) |
| Signature | .png) |
George Wolf (August 12, 1777 – March 11, 1840) was the seventh governor of Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1835.[1] On June 29, 1888, he was recognized as the "father of the public-school system" in Pennsylvania by the erection of a memorial gateway at Easton.[2]
- ^ "The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required).
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1889). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.