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Packer, William Fisher

journalist, state senator, governor, was born April 2, 1807, in Howard, Pa. He published the Lycoming Gazette from 1827 to 1836; was canal commissioner from 1839 to 1842; and state auditor from 1842 to 1845. He was state senator from 1845 to 1848; and then president of the Susquehanna Railroad company until its consolidation with the Northern Central Railroad company, of which he was director until 1858. He was governor of Pennsylvania from 1858 to 1861. He died Sept. 27, 1870, in Williamsport, Pa.