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Martin G. Brumbaugh, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1915-1919.
Credit: Capitol Preservation Committee, http://cpc.state.pa.us and John Rudy Photography, www.johnrudy.com
In 1914 Philadelphia School Superintendent Martin Brumbaugh became the first and only Ph.D. to win election as the Governor of Pennsylvania. After his term ended in 1919, Brumbaugh returned to Juniata College and again served as president of the college, from 1924 until his death in 1930.