Milton Shapp

Milton Shapp
Shapp in 1976
40th Governor of Pennsylvania
In office January 19, 1971 – January 16, 1979
Lieutenant	Ernest Kline
Preceded by	Raymond P. Shafer
Succeeded by	Dick Thornburgh
Personal details
Born	Milton Jerrold Shapiro (1912-06-25)June 25, 1912 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 24, 1994(1994-11-24) (aged 82) Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Harriet Nolte ​ ​ (m. 1939; div. 1947)​ Muriel Matzkin ​ (m. 1947)​
Children	3
Education	Case Western Reserve University (BS)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Captain
Unit	Army Signal Corps
Battles/wars	World War II

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.