William Findlay

4th Governor of Pennsylvania
William Findlay

In office December 16, 1817 – December 19, 1820
Preceded by	Simon Snyder
Succeeded by	Joseph Hiester
Senior Senator from Pennsylvania
In office 1821 – 1827
Preceded by	Jonathan Roberts
Succeeded by	Isaac D. Barnard

Born	June 20, 1768 Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Died	November 12, 1846 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic-Republican Party

William Findlay (June 20 1768 – November 12 1846) was governor of Pennsylvania from 1817 to 1820. A Jeffersonian Democrat, and lawyer by training, Findlay served in the state legislature and was elected state treasurer in 1807. He remained in this position until 1817 when he was nominated for the post of governor in the state's first open convention. He was the first governor to lead the state from its new capital of Harrisburg, running many of the functions of government out of his own home while the new capitol building was under construction. He was defeated for re-election in 1820 by Joseph Hiester, but was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1821 and later served as director of the U.S. Mint. He is interred at Harrisburg Cemetery.

Findlay Township in Western Pennsylvania and Findlay Commons on the campus of Penn State University are both named for Governor Findlay.

He was the brother of United States Congressman John and United States Congressman and Cincinnati mayor James Findlay.

Sources

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Biography[1]

Preceded by Simon Snyder	Governor of Pennsylvania 1817–1820	Succeeded by Joseph Hiester
Preceded by Jonathan Roberts	United States Senator (Class 1) from Pennsylvania 1821–1827 Served alongside: Walter Lowrie, William Marks	Succeeded by Isaac D. Barnard

United States Senators from Pennsylvania

Class 1: W. Maclay • Gallatin • Ross • S. Maclay • Leib • Roberts • Findlay • Barnard • Dallas • McKean • Sturgeon • Brodhead • S. Cameron • Wilmot • Buckalew • J. Scott • Wallace • Mitchell • Quay • Knox • Oliver • Knox • Crow • Reed • Guffey • Martin • H. Scott • Heinz • Wofford • Santorum • Casey
Class 3: Morris • Bingham • Muhlenberg • Logan • Gregg • Lacock • Lowrie • Marks • Wilkins • Buchanan • S. Cameron • Cooper • Bigler • Cowan • S. Cameron • J. Cameron • Penrose • Pepper • Vare • Grundy • Davis • Myers • Duff • Clark • Schweiker • Specter

Governors of Pennsylvania

Mifflin • McKean • Snyder • Findlay • Hiester • Shulze • Wolf • Ritner • Porter • Shunk • Johnston • Bigler • Pollock • Packer • Curtin • Geary • Hartranft • Hoyt • Pattison • Beaver • Pattison • Hastings • Stone • Pennypacker • Stuart • Tener • Brumbaugh • Sproul • Pinchot • Fisher • Pinchot • Earle • James • Martin • Bell • Duff • Fine • Leader • Lawrence • Scranton • Shafer • Shapp • Thornburgh • Casey • Ridge • Schweiker • Rendell

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