Gingrich was born at the Harrisburg Hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on June 17, 1943. He was named Newton Leroy McPherson. His mother, Kathleen "Kit" (née Daugherty; 1925–2003) and father, Newton Searles McPherson, married in September 1942 when she was 16 and McPherson was 19. The marriage fell apart within days.[7][8][9] In 1946, his mother married Army officer Robert Gingrich (1925–1996), who adopted Newt.
