Nathaniel Pitcher (November 30, 1777 – May 25, 1836) was an American lawyer and politician who served in Congress and as the eighth governor of New York from February 11 to December 31, 1828.

Pitcher was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, and raised in Sandy Hill, New York (Hudson Falls).

He became active in politics as a Democratic-Republican, and served in local offices including town supervisor and justice of the peace.

He served in the New York State Assembly, as probate court judge of Washington County, and as a federal tax assessor during the War of 1812.

[2] The younger Pitcher was raised and educated in Sandy Hill, New York (now Hudson Falls).

[3] Pitcher entered politics as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, and he served as Kingsbury's town supervisor from 1804 to 1810.

[9] In 1814, Pitcher was included in a militia detail of 13,500 soldiers that was activated for federal service during military operations on the Canada-western New York border during the War of 1812.

[25] Pitcher is the only Governor of New York for whom no likeness is known to exist, and attempts to locate one have proved unsuccessful.