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Milton Shapp

1912-06-25 – 1994-11-24

Portrait of Milton Shapp
The photo contact sheet, identified as B0508 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). This file is a 200 dpi photo contact sheet having images from roll of film B0508 of the August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977 Gerald R. Ford White House Photographic Office Series A0001-A9999 and B0001-B2886 photographs. The date on the photo contact sheet is the date the roll of film was processed, not necessarily the date the photographs were taken. See table below for additional details.Credit: David Hume Kennerly

Life & Legacy

Milton Jerrold Shapp (born Milton Jerrold Shapiro; June 25, 1912 – November 24, 1994) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 40th governor of Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1979 and the first Jewish governor of Pennsylvania. He was also the first governor of Pennsylvania to be eligible for, and re-elected to, consecutive four-year terms per the 1968 Pennsylvania Constitution.

Occupation & Career

politician, businessperson, governor

Education

Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland Heights High School

Faith & Community

Judaism

Legacy Highlights

Church

Judaism

Education & Institutions

Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland Heights High School

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q374746 — wikidata View source

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