From the Sept. 30, 2015, TribLive "Exploring History: Gov. Shunk's passing" by Miles Richard.
As governor, he challenged James Buchanan. By 1846, he was very popular in western Pennsylvania.
Francis Rawn Shunk was born August 7, 1788, in Pennsylvania. By 1805 he was a school teacher and a private surveyor.
In May 1812, he was hired as chief assistant to Andrew Porter, Surveyor General of Pennsylvania. He also studied law at the office of Thomas Elder, a prominent Harrisburg attorney, and was admitted to the bar in 1816.
During the War of 1812, he was a lieutenant in the Pennsylvania militia. In 1814, he utilized his survey skills in the construction of various American fortifications around the Chesapeake Bay.
--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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