Patrick Gordon (governor)

An early 18th century illustration of Gordon

Patrick Gordon (c. 1644[1] – August 17, 1736[2][3]) was Deputy governor of the Province of Pennsylvania and the Lower Counties on the Delaware from 22 June 1726 to 4 August 1736.[4] He was deputy to the Proprietors of Pennsylvania, the heirs of William Penn, rather than to a governor. Since the proprietors were usually in England, he was essentially the governor.

  1. ^ "Patrick Gordon Administration". Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  2. ^ Armor, William Crawford (1872). Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania: With the Incidental History of the State, from 1609 to 1872. Philadelphia: James K. Simon. p. 136. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "Re: Gov. Patrick Gordon, PA 1726 Robert Charles". Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  4. ^ Bean, Theodore W., ed. (1884). HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, ILLUSTRATED, 1884. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. p. 1047.