From Wikipedia.
1788-1848, 10th Governor of Pennsylvania. He was born into a poor German family family but overcame that. Served in the Pennsylvania militia during the War of 1812 and took part in the successful defense of Baltimore in 1814.
After the war, he was appointed principal clerk of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In 1820, he married Jane Findlay, daughter of Pennsylvania Governor James Findlay. From 1829-1839, he was secretary of the state Canal Commission.
Another source listed him as a private in the Pennsylvania emergency force which hurried to Baltimore to defend that city after the fall of Washington, D.C. and was at the Battle of Baltimore.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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