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Robert Emory Pattison ( 8 December 1850 - 1 August 1904 ) was governor of Pennsylvania from 1883 to 1887 and 1891 to 1895 . Born at Quantico in Somerset County, Maryland , Pattison's family moved to Philadelphia when he was five. He practiced law from 1872 to 1877 and was elected Controller of the city of Philadelphia in 1880 . He was the Democratic candidate for governor at the young age of 32, and, with little experience in public office, took the governor's office back from a succession of Republican administrations. Under the Constitution of 1874, Pennsylvania governors, now serving a 4-year term, were prevented from seeking two consecutive terms. Pattison's opponent in the 1882 election, James Addams Beaver , held the post for a term before Pattison sought the office once again in 1890 . During his second term, he ordered state Militia to halt the Homestead Strike . |
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