Patrick Gordon (governor)

[4] He was deputy to the Proprietors of Pennsylvania, the heirs of William Penn, rather than to a governor.

[5][6] He resided in what is present-day Mont Clare, Pennsylvania,[4] and had at least seven children: Charles, Army, Archibal, Henrietta, Philadelphia, Elizabeth, and Agatha Harriot.

[3] Peace and prosperity reportedly prevailed during Gordon's administration as deputy governor.

In 1732, a lawsuit was settled[7] that temporarily defined the boundaries between the colonial-era provinces of Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Prior to 1735, members of the state Assembly met in private homes or at Quaker meeting houses.