Thomas Henry Burrowes

President of Penn State University

Thomas Henry Burrowes (November 16, 1805 – February 25, 1871) was the fourth president of Pennsylvania State University, serving from 1868 until 1871.He also served as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1835 until 1839, the ninth Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania., State Chairman of the Anti-Masonic Party, and Superintendent of Pennsylvania Schools.