John Andrew Shulze
| John Andrew Shulze | |
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| 6th Governor of Pennsylvania | |
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In office December 16, 1823 – December 15, 1829 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Hiester |
| Succeeded by | George Wolf |
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July 19, 1775 Tulpehocken Township, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | November 18, 1852 (aged 77) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Kimmell (?–1852; his death) |
| Religion | Lutheran |
John Andrew Shulze (July 19, 1775 – November 18, 1852) was a Pennsylvania political leader and the sixth Governor of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Muhlenberg family political dynasty.
Shulze was born in Tulpehocken Township in the Province of Pennsylvania. He was the son of Rev. Christopher Emmanuel Shulze and Eve Elizabeth Muhlenberg. Shulze was the grandson of Henry Muhlenberg and the nephew of brothers Peter Muhlenberg and Frederick Muhlenberg, who were leading politicians. Shulze grew up in the Pennsylvania Dutch community speaking their German dialect, and for his entire life would speak English with a noticeable accent.
Shulze studied at Franklin College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and was ordained a minister in the Lutheran church in 1796. He left the ministry due to poor health in 1802 and became a merchant in Myerstown, Pennsylvania. Shulze married Susan Kimmell and they had five children together.
Shulze was elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1806 and served three terms. From 1813 to 1821, he served in several low offices in Lebanon County. He returned to the General Assembly in 1821 and was elected to the State Senate in 1822.
In 1823, he was elected Governor of Pennsylvania defeating former U.S. Senator Andrew Gregg. He was reelected in 1826 over John Sergeant in one of the most lopsided victories in Pennsylvania political history.
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