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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Some State Governers From Ulster Stock

up untill 1900 at least forty eight state governors claimed Ulster Scot heritage.
here are a few...

with thanks to H.D.

Alabama---Robert Miller Patton (1809-85 ) 17th Governor

Colorado---Edward Moody Mc Cook (1869-73, 1874-75 )

Delaware ---Charles Polk (1788-1857)
John P Cochrane (1809-98)

IDAHO
ILLINOIS
IOWA
KANSAS
MINNESOTA
MISSOURI
NEBRASKA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
OHIO
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
VERMONT
WEST VIRGINA
WISCONSIN
all the above had at least one Governor of Ulster scot Heritage.
info taken from LEGACY by ALISTER JOHN Mc REYNOLDS

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