William Findlay (governor)

William Findlay
United States Senator
from Pennsylvania
In office
December 10, 1821 – March 3, 1827
Preceded byJonathan Roberts
Succeeded byIsaac D. Barnard
4th Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
December 16, 1817 – December 19, 1820
Preceded bySimon Snyder
Succeeded byJoseph Hiester
7th Treasurer of Pennsylvania
In office
1807–1817
GovernorThomas McKean
Simon Snyder
Preceded byIsaac Weaver, Jr.
Succeeded byR. M. Crain
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1804–1807
Personal details
Born(1768-06-20)June 20, 1768
Mercersburg, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedNovember 12, 1846(1846-11-12) (aged 78)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic-Republican Party
SpouseNancy Irwin (?-July 27, 1824; her death)
ProfessionPolitician and public official
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William Findlay (June 20, 1768 – November 12, 1846) was an American farmer, lawyer, and politician. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he served as the fourth governor of Pennsylvania from 1817 to 1820,[1] and as a United States senator from 1821 to 1827. He was one of three Findlay brothers born and raised in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, on their family farm.

All became politicians, serving at national, state and local levels in Pennsylvania and Ohio in the early federal years. He sold Findlay Farm in 1823; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

  1. ^ "The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required).