Joseph Ritner

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Joseph Ritner
8th Governor of Pennsylvania
In office December 15, 1835 – January 15, 1839
Preceded by	George Wolf
Succeeded by	David R. Porter
Born	March 25, 1780 Reading, Pennsylvania
Died	October 16, 1869
Political party	Anti-Masonic

Joseph Ritner (March 25,1780 – October 16,1869^[1]) was the eighth governor of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, elected as a member of the Anti-Masonic Party. He served from 1835 to 1839. Controversy surrounding his 1838 electoral defeat led to the Buckshot War. In 1856, Governor Ritner was a delegate to the first Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.

Governor Ritner has a residence hall named in his honor on the University Park campus of Penn State .

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• Joseph Ritner at Find a Grave

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