Milton Shapp

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Milton J. Shapp (June 25 1912 – November 24 1994) was the 40th Governor of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1979 and was the first Jewish governor of Pennsylvania.

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active years end date

1979-01-16

active years start date

1971-01-20

alma mater

Case Western Reserve University

birth date

1912-06-25

birth name

Milton Jerrold Shapiro

birth place

Cleveland, Ohio

death date

1994-11-24

death place

Merion Pennsylvania

lieutenant

Ernest Kline

order in office

40th, Governor of Pennsylvania

party

Democratic Party (United States)

profession

Businessperson

religion

Judaism

successor

Dick Thornburgh