Person:William Findlay (8)
William Findlay
b.20 Jun 1768 Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
d.12 Nov 1846 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  • F.  Samuel Findlay (add)
  • M.  Jane Smith (add)
  1. William Findlay1768 - 1846
  2. James Findlay1770 - 1835
  3. John Findlay1776 - 1838
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m. 7 Dec 1791
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Facts and Events
Name William Findlay
Gender Male
Birth[1] 20 Jun 1768 Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage 7 Dec 1791 Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United Statesto Nancy B. Irwin
Death[1] 12 Nov 1846 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Burial[1] 15 Nov 1846 East Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States


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William Findlay (June 20, 1768November 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, 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.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave: Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, PA, in Find A Grave
    William Findlay.
    In
    MEMORY OF
    WILLIAM FINDLAY
    LATE GOVERNOR OF PA
    BORN 20th JUNE 1768
    DIED 15th NOV 1846
    AND HIS WIFE
    NANCY IRWIN FINDLAY
    BORN 27 APRIL 1763
    DIED 27 JULY 1824
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