Joseph Ritner
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 156 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 25,1780 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Reading |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | October 16,1869 |
| Died | Cumberland County |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Previous office | Governor of Pennsylvania (1835–1839) |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Previous position | Governor of Pennsylvania (1835–1839) |
| Books | Republican Party |
| Opinions and Acts of Joseph Ritner: On All Measures of Public Importance Since His Inauguration, Exemplified by Copies Of, and Extracts from His Addresses, Messages, Vetoes, and Proclamations | |
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| ID | 865121 |
Joseph Ritner Life story
Joseph Ritner was the eighth governor of Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Anti-Masonic Party. Elected governor during the 1835 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, he served from 1835 to 1839. Controversy surrounding his defeat in the 1838 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election sparked the Buckshot War.