Rulers: United States
States A-D
Party abbreviations: A-R=American Republican, Dem=Democratic, D-R=Democratic-Republican, Fed=Federalist, Ind=Independent, K-N=Know-Nothing, N-R=National Republican, Pop=Populist, Rep=Republican, Tol=Toleration, Uni=Union, Whg=Whig
Alabama
1783 part of Georgia
1798 part of Mississippi
3 Mar 1817 territory
14 Dec 1819 state
11 Jan 1861 secession
8 Feb 1861 founding state of Confederate States of America
25 Jun 1868 readmitted to United States
Governors
Dec 1817 - 10 Jul 1820 William W. Bibb Dem (b. 1781 - d. 1820)
10 Jul 1820 - 9 Nov 1821 Thomas Bibb Dem (b. 1783 - d. 1839)
9 Nov 1821 - 25 Nov 1825 Israel Pickens Dem (b. 1780 - d. 1827)
25 Nov 1825 - 25 Nov 1829 John Murphy Dem (b. 1786 - d. 1841)
25 Nov 1829 - 3 Mar 1831 Gabriel Moore Dem (b. 1785 - d. 1844)
3 Mar 1831 - 26 Nov 1831 Samuel B. Moore Dem (b. 1789 - d. 1846)
26 Nov 1831 - 21 Nov 1835 John Gayle Dem (b. 1792 - d. 1859)
21 Nov 1835 - 16 Jul 1837 Clement C. Clay Dem (b. 1789 - d. 1866)
17 Jul 1837 - 30 Nov 1837 Hugh McVay Dem (b. 1788 - d. 1851)
30 Nov 1837 - 22 Nov 1841 Arthur P. Bagby Dem (b. 1794 - d. 1858)
22 Nov 1841 - 10 Dec 1845 Benjamin Fitzpatrick Dem (b. 1802 - d. 1869)
10 Dec 1845 - 6 Dec 1847 Joshua L. Martin Dem (b. 1799 - d. 1856)
6 Dec 1847 - 17 Dec 1849 Reuben Chapman Dem (b. 1799 - d. 1882)
17 Dec 1849 - 20 Dec 1853 Henry W. Collier Dem (b. 1801 - d. 1855)
20 Dec 1853 - 1 Dec 1857 John A. Winston Dem (b. 1812 - d. 1871)
1 Dec 1857 - 2 Dec 1861 Andrew B. Moore Dem (b. 1807 - d. 1873)
2 Dec 1861 - 1 Dec 1863 John G. Shorter Dem (b. 1818 - d. 1872)
1 Dec 1863 - 1 May 1865 Thomas H. Watts Dem (b. 1819 - d. 1892)
21 Jun 1865 - 13 Dec 1865 Lewis E. Parsons Dem (b. 1817 - d. 1895)
(provisional)
13 Dec 1865 - 24 Jul 1868 Robert M. Patton Whg (b. 1809 - d. 1885)
2 Apr 1867 - 24 Jul 1868 Wager Swayne (b. 1834 - d. 1902)
(military governor)
24 Jul 1868 - 26 Nov 1870 William H. Smith Rep (b. 1826 - d. 1899)
26 Nov 1870 - 17 Nov 1872 Robert B. Lindsay Dem (b. 1824 - d. 1902)
17 Nov 1872 - 24 Nov 1874 David P. Lewis Rep (b. 1820 - d. 1884)
24 Nov 1874 - 28 Nov 1878 George S. Houston Dem (b. 1811 - d. 1879)
28 Nov 1878 - 1 Dec 1882 Rufus W. Cobb Dem (b. 1829 - d. 1913)
1 Dec 1882 - 1 Dec 1886 Edward A. O'Neal Dem (b. 1818 - d. 1890)
1 Dec 1886 - 1 Dec 1890 Thomas Seay Dem (b. 1846 - d. 1896)
1 Dec 1890 - 1 Dec 1894 Thomas G. Jones Dem (b. 1844 - d. 1914)
1 Dec 1894 - 1 Dec 1896 William C. Oates Dem (b. 1835 - d. 1910)
1 Dec 1896 - 1 Dec 1900 Joseph F. Johnston Dem (b. 1843 - d. 1913)
1 Dec 1900 - 11 Jun 1901 William J. Samford Dem (b. 1844 - d. 1901)
11 Jun 1901 - 14 Jan 1907 William D. Jelks Dem (b. 1855 - d. 1931)
25 Apr 1904 - 5 Mar 1905 Russell M. Cunningham Dem (b. 1855 - d. 1921)
(acting for Jelks)
14 Jan 1907 - 17 Jan 1911 Braxton B. Comer Dem (b. 1848 - d. 1927)
17 Jan 1911 - 18 Jan 1915 Emmet O'Neal Dem (b. 1853 - d. 1922)
18 Jan 1915 - 20 Jan 1919 Charles Henderson Dem (b. 1860 - d. 1937)
20 Jan 1919 - 15 Jan 1923 Thomas E. Kilby Dem (b. 1865 - d. 1943)
15 Jan 1923 - 17 Jan 1927 William W. Brandon Dem (b. 1868 - d. 1934)
17 Jan 1927 - 19 Jan 1931 Bibb Graves (1st time) Dem (b. 1873 - d. 1942)
19 Jan 1931 - 14 Jan 1935 Benjamin M. Miller Dem (b. 1864 - d. 1944)
14 Jan 1935 - 17 Jan 1939 Bibb Graves (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
17 Jan 1939 - 19 Jan 1943 Frank M. Dixon Dem (b. 1892 - d. 1965)
19 Jan 1943 - 20 Jan 1947 Chauncey M. Sparks Dem (b. 1884 - d. 1968)
20 Jan 1947 - 15 Jan 1951 James E. Folsom (1st time) Dem (b. 1908 - d. 1987)
15 Jan 1951 - 17 Jan 1955 Seth Gordon Persons Dem (b. 1902 - d. 1965)
17 Jan 1955 - 19 Jan 1959 James E. Folsom (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
19 Jan 1959 - 14 Jan 1963 John Patterson Dem (b. 1921 - d. 2021)
14 Jan 1963 - 16 Jan 1967 George C. Wallace (1st time) Dem (b. 1919 - d. 1998)
16 Jan 1967 - 7 May 1968 Lurleen Wallace (f) Dem (b. 1926 - d. 1968)
7 May 1968 - 18 Jan 1971 Albert P. Brewer Dem (b. 1928 - d. 2017)
18 Jan 1971 - 15 Jan 1979 George C. Wallace (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
5 Jun 1972 - 7 Jul 1972 Jere Beasley Dem (b. 1935)
(acting for Wallace)
15 Jan 1979 - 17 Jan 1983 Forrest H. James, Jr.
(1st time) Dem (b. 1934)
17 Jan 1983 - 19 Jan 1987 George C. Wallace (3rd time) Dem (s.a.)
19 Jan 1987 - 22 Apr 1993 Guy Hunt Rep (b. 1933 - d. 2009)
22 Apr 1993 - 16 Jan 1995 James E. Folsom, Jr. Dem (b. 1949)
16 Jan 1995 - 18 Jan 1999 Forrest H. James, Jr.
(2nd time) Rep (s.a.)
18 Jan 1999 - 20 Jan 2003 Don Siegelman Dem (b. 1946)
20 Jan 2003 - 17 Jan 2011 Bob Riley Rep (b. 1944)
17 Jan 2011 - 10 Apr 2017 Robert Bentley Rep (b. 1943)
10 Apr 2017 - Kay Ivey (f) Rep (b. 1944)
Alaska
1799 Russian territory (Russian America)
18 Oct 1867 purchase by U.S. effective (Alaska)
17 May 1884 district
24 Aug 1912 territory
3 Jan 1959 state
Governors (of the Russian America Company)
1799 - 11 Jan 1818 Aleksandr Baranov (b. 1747 - d. 1819)
11 Jan 1818 - 24 Oct 1818 Leonty Gagemeyster (b. 1780 - d. 1834)
24 Oct 1818 - 15 Sep 1820 Semyon Yanovsky (b. 1789 - d. 1876)
15 Sep 1820 - 14 Oct 1825 Matvey Muravyov (b. 1784 - d. 1836)
14 Oct 1825 - 1 Jun 1830 Pyotr Chistyakov (b. 1790 - d. 1862)
1 Jun 1830 - 29 Oct 1835 Baron Ferdinand Vrangel (b. 1797 - d. 1870)
29 Oct 1835 - 25 May 1840 Ivan Kupriyanov (b. 1800 - d. 1857)
25 May 1840 - 9 Jul 1845 Adolf Etolin (b. 1799 - d. 1876)
9 Jul 1845 - 14 Oct 1850 Mikhail Tebenkov (b. 1802 - d. 1872)
14 Oct 1850 - 31 Mar 1853 Nikolay Rozenberg (b. 1807 - d. 1857)
31 Mar 1853 - 22 Apr 1854 Aleksandr Rudakov (b. 1817 - d. 1875)
22 Apr 1854 - 22 Jun 1859 Stepan Voyevodsky (b. 1805 - d. 1884)
22 Jun 1859 - 2 Dec 1863 Ivan Furugelm (b. 1821 - d. 1909)
2 Dec 1863 - 18 Oct 1867 Knyaz Dmitry Maksutov (b. 1832 - d. 1889)
Commander of the Military Department of Alaska
18 Oct 1867 - 31 Aug 1870 Jefferson Columbus Davis (b. 1828 - d. 1879)
Commanders of the Military District of Alaska
1 Sep 1870 - 22 Sep 1870 George K. Brady (b. 1839 - d. 1899)
23 Sep 1870 - 19 Sep 1871 John C. Tidball (b. 1825 - d. 1906)
20 Sep 1871 - 3 Jan 1873 Harvey A. Allen (b. 1818 - d. 1882)
4 Jan 1873 - 20 Apr 1874 Joseph Steward (b. 1822 - d. 1904)
21 Apr 1874 - 16 Aug 1874 George B. Rodney (b. 1842 - d. 1927)
17 Aug 1874 - 14 Jun 1876 Joseph B. Campbell (b. 1836 - d. 1891)
15 Jun 1876 - 4 Mar 1877 John Mendenhall (b. 1829 - d. 1892)
5 Mar 1877 - 14 Jun 1877 Arthur Morris (b. 1843 - d. 1892)
Collectors of customs
14 Jun 1877 - 13 Aug 1877 Montgomery P. Berry (b. 1824 - d. 1898)
14 Aug 1877 - 26 Mar 1878 H.C. DeAhna (b. 1823? - d. 1891)
27 Mar 1878 - 13 Jun 1879 Mottrom D. Ball (b. 1835 - d. 1887)
Naval commanders in charge of Alaska
14 Jun 1879 - 12 Sep 1880 Lester A. Beardslee (b. 1836 - d. 1901)
13 Sep 1880 - 9 Aug 1881 Henry Glass (1st time) (b. 1844 - d. 1908)
10 Aug 1881 - 18 Oct 1881 Edward P. Lull (b. 1836 - d. 1887)
19 Oct 1881 - 12 Mar 1882 Henry Glass (2nd time) (s.a.)
13 Mar 1882 - 3 Oct 1882 Frederick Pearson (b. 1842 - d. 1890)
4 Oct 1882 - 13 Sep 1883 Edgar C. Merriman (b. 1840 - d. 1894)
15 Sep 1883 - 13 Sep 1884 Joseph B. Coghlan (b. 1844 - d. 1908)
14 Sep 1884 - 15 Sep 1884 Henry E. Nichols (b. 1843 - d. 1899)
Governors
4 Jul 1884 - 7 May 1885 John H. Kinkead Rep (b. 1826 - d. 1904)
7 May 1885 - 20 Apr 1889 Alfred P. Swineford Dem (b. 1836 - d. 1909)
20 Apr 1889 - 18 Jun 1893 Lyman E. Knapp Rep (b. 1837 - d. 1904)
18 Jun 1893 - 23 Jun 1897 James Sheakley Dem (b. 1829 - d. 1917)
23 Jun 1897 - 2 Mar 1906 John G. Brady (b. 1848 - d. 1918)
2 Mar 1906 - 1 Oct 1909 Wilford B. Hoggatt Rep (b. 1865 - d. 1938)
1 Oct 1909 - 21 May 1913 Walter E. Clark Rep (b. 1869 - d. 1950)
21 May 1913 - 12 Apr 1918 John F.A. Strong Dem (b. 1856 - d. 1929)
12 Apr 1918 - 16 Jun 1921 Thomas Riggs, Jr. Dem (b. 1873 - d. 1945)
21 Jun 1921 - 16 Aug 1925 Scott C. Bone Rep (b. 1860 - d. 1936)
16 Aug 1925 - 19 Apr 1933 George A. Parks Rep (b. 1883 - d. 1984)
19 Apr 1933 - 6 Dec 1939 John W. Troy Dem (b. 1868 - d. 1942)
6 Dec 1939 - 10 Apr 1953 Ernest Gruening Dem (b. 1887 - d. 1974)
10 Apr 1953 - 3 Jan 1957 B. Frank Heintzleman Rep (b. 1888 - d. 1965)
3 Jan 1957 - 8 Jun 1957 Waino Hendrickson (1st time) Rep (b. 1896 - d. 1983)
(acting)
8 Jun 1957 - 9 Aug 1958 Michael A. Stepovich Rep (b. 1919 - d. 2014)
9 Aug 1958 - 3 Jan 1959 Waino Hendrickson (2nd time) Rep (s.a.)
(acting)
3 Jan 1959 - 5 Dec 1966 William A. Egan (1st time) Dem (b. 1914 - d. 1984)
5 Dec 1966 - 29 Jan 1969 Walter J. Hickel (1st time) Rep (b. 1919 - d. 2010)
29 Jan 1969 - 5 Dec 1970 Keith Miller Rep (b. 1925 - d. 2019)
5 Dec 1970 - 2 Dec 1974 William A. Egan (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
2 Dec 1974 - 6 Dec 1982 Jay S. Hammond Rep (b. 1922 - d. 2005)
6 Dec 1982 - 1 Dec 1986 William Sheffield Dem (b. 1928 - d. 2022)
1 Dec 1986 - 3 Dec 1990 Steve Cowper Dem (b. 1938)
3 Dec 1990 - 5 Dec 1994 Walter J. Hickel (2nd time)
Ind; Apr 1994: Rep (s.a.)
5 Dec 1994 - 2 Dec 2002 Tony Knowles Dem (b. 1943)
2 Dec 2002 - 4 Dec 2006 Frank Murkowski Rep (b. 1933)
4 Dec 2006 - 26 Jul 2009 Sarah Palin (f) Rep (b. 1964)
26 Jul 2009 - 1 Dec 2014 Sean Parnell Rep (b. 1962)
1 Dec 2014 - 3 Dec 2018 Bill Walker Ind (b. 1951)
3 Dec 2018 - Mike Dunleavy Rep (b. 1961)
Arizona
1850 part of New Mexico
24 Feb 1863 territory
14 Feb 1912 state
Governors
Dec 1863 - Apr 1866 John N. Goodwin Rep (b. 1824 - d. 1887)
Apr 1866 - 1869 Richard C. McCormick Rep (b. 1832 - d. 1901)
1869 - 1877 A.P.K. Safford Rep (b. 1830 - d. 1891)
1877 - 1878 John P. Hoyt Rep (b. 1841 - d. 1926)
1878 - 1881 John C. Frémont Rep (b. 1813 - d. 1890)
1881 - 1885 Frederick A. Tritle Rep (b. 1833 - d. 1906)
1885 - 1889 C. Meyer Zulick Dem (b. 1839 - d. 1926)
1889 - 1890 Lewis Wolfley Rep (b. 1839 - d. 1910)
1890 - 1892 John N. Irwin Rep (b. 1844 - d. 1905)
1892 - 1893 Nathan O. Murphy (1st time) Rep (b. 1849 - d. 1908)
1893 - 1896 Louis C. Hughes Dem (b. 1842 - d. 1915)
1896 - 1897 Benjamin J. Franklin Rep (b. 1839 - d. 1898)
1897 - 1898 Myron H. McCord Rep (b. 1840 - d. 1908)
1898 - 1 Jul 1902 Nathan O. Murphy (2nd time) Rep (s.a.)
1 Jul 1902 - 1905 Alexander O. Brodie Rep (b. 1849 - d. 1918)
1905 - 1909 Joseph H. Kibbey Rep (b. 1853 - d. 1924)
1909 - 12 Dec 1911 Richard E. Sloan Rep (b. 1857 - d. 1933)
12 Dec 1911 - 1 Jan 1917 George W.P. Hunt (1st time) Dem (b. 1859 - d. 1934)
1 Jan 1917 - 25 Dec 1917 Thomas E. Campbell (1st time) Rep (b. 1878 - d. 1944)
25 Dec 1917 - 6 Jan 1919 George W.P. Hunt (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
6 Jan 1919 - 1 Jan 1923 Thomas E. Campbell (2nd time) Rep (s.a.)
1 Jan 1923 - 7 Jan 1929 George W.P. Hunt (3rd time) Dem (s.a.)
7 Jan 1929 - 5 Jan 1931 John C. Phillips Rep (b. 1870 - d. 1943)
5 Jan 1931 - 2 Jan 1933 George W.P. Hunt (4th time) Dem (s.a.)
2 Jan 1933 - 4 Jan 1937 Benjamin B. Moeur Dem (b. 1869 - d. 1937)
4 Jan 1937 - 2 Jan 1939 Rawghlie C. Stanford Dem (b. 1879 - d. 1963)
2 Jan 1939 - 6 Jan 1941 Robert T. Jones Dem (b. 1884 - d. 1958)
6 Jan 1941 - 25 May 1948 Sidney P. Osborn Dem (b. 1884 - d. 1948)
25 May 1948 - 1 Jan 1951 Dan E. Garvey Dem (b. 1886 - d. 1974)
1 Jan 1951 - 3 Jan 1955 Howard Pyle Rep (b. 1906 - d. 1987)
3 Jan 1955 - 5 Jan 1959 Ernest W. McFarland Dem (b. 1894 - d. 1984)
5 Jan 1959 - 4 Jan 1965 Paul Fannin Rep (b. 1907 - d. 2002)
4 Jan 1965 - 2 Jan 1967 Sam Goddard Dem (b. 1919 - d. 2006)
2 Jan 1967 - 6 Jan 1975 Jack Williams Rep (b. 1909 - d. 1998)
6 Jan 1975 - 20 Oct 1977 Raul H. Castro Dem (b. 1916 - d. 2015)
20 Oct 1977 - 4 Mar 1978 Wesley Bolin Dem (b. 1908 - d. 1978)
4 Mar 1978 - 5 Jan 1987 Bruce Babbitt Dem (b. 1938)
5 Jan 1987 - 8 Feb 1988 Evan Mecham Rep (b. 1924 - d. 2008)
8 Feb 1988 - 6 Mar 1991 Rose Mofford (f) Dem (b. 1922 - d. 2016)
(acting to 5 Apr 1988)
6 Mar 1991 - 5 Sep 1997 Fife Symington Rep (b. 1945)
8 Sep 1997 - 6 Jan 2003 Jane Hull (f) Rep (b. 1935 - d. 2020)
6 Jan 2003 - 20 Jan 2009 Janet Napolitano (f) Dem (b. 1957)
20 Jan 2009 - 5 Jan 2015 Jan Brewer (f) Rep (b. 1944)
5 Jan 2015 - 2 Jan 2023 Doug Ducey Rep (b. 1964)
2 Jan 2023 - Katie Hobbs (f) Dem (b. 1969)
Arkansas
1804 part of Louisiana Territory (which on 7 Dec 1812 becomes
Missouri Territory)
4 Jul 1819 territory
15 Jun 1836 state
6 May 1861 secession
20 May 1861 accession to Confederate States of America
22 Jun 1868 readmitted to United States
Governors
4 Jul 1819 - 26 Dec 1819 Robert Crittenden (acting) (b. 1797 - d. 1834)
26 Dec 1819 - 4 Mar 1825 James Miller (b. 1776 - d. 1851)
4 Mar 1825 - 22 Nov 1828 George Izard (b. 1776 - d. 1828)
9 Mar 1829 - 9 Mar 1835 John Pope (b. 1770 - d. 1845)
9 Mar 1835 - 13 Sep 1836 William S. Fulton (b. 1795 - d. 1844)
13 Sep 1836 - 4 Nov 1840 James S. Conway Dem (b. 1798 - d. 1855)
4 Nov 1840 - 29 Apr 1844 Archibald Yell Dem (b. 1797 - d. 1847)
29 Apr 1844 - 5 Nov 1844 Samuel Adams (acting) Dem (b. 1805 - d. 1850)
5 Nov 1844 - 10 Jan 1849 Thomas S. Drew Dem (b. 1802 - d. 1879)
10 Jan 1849 - 19 Apr 1849 Richard C. Byrd (acting) Dem (b. 1805 - d. 1854)
19 Apr 1849 - 15 Nov 1852 John S. Roane Dem (b. 1817 - d. 1867)
15 Nov 1852 - 16 Nov 1860 Elias N. Conway Dem (b. 1812 - d. 1892)
21 Apr 1857 - 14 Sep 1857 John R. Hampton Dem (b. 1807 - d. 1880)
(acting for Conway)
16 Nov 1860 - 4 Nov 1862 Henry M. Rector Dem (b. 1816 - d. 1899)
4 Nov 1862 - 15 Nov 1862 Thomas Fletcher (acting) Dem (b. 1819 - d. 1900)
15 Nov 1862 - 18 Apr 1864 Harris Flanagin Dem (b. 1817 - d. 1874)
18 Apr 1864 - 2 Jul 1868 Isaac Murphy Uni (b. 1802 - d. 1882)
2 Jul 1868 - 17 Mar 1871 Powell Clayton Rep (b. 1833 - d. 1914)
17 Mar 1871 - 6 Jan 1873 Ozro A. Hadley (acting) Rep (b. 1826 - d. 1915)
6 Jan 1873 - 12 Nov 1874 Elisha Baxter Rep (b. 1827 - d. 1899)
12 Nov 1874 - 11 Jan 1877 Augustus H. Garland Dem (b. 1832 - d. 1899)
11 Jan 1877 - 13 Jan 1881 William R. Miller Dem (b. 1823 - d. 1887)
13 Jan 1881 - 13 Jan 1883 Thomas J. Churchill Dem (b. 1824 - d. 1905)
13 Jan 1883 - 17 Jan 1885 James H. Berry Dem (b. 1841 - d. 1913)
17 Jan 1885 - 17 Jan 1889 Simon P. Hughes Dem (b. 1830 - d. 1906)
17 Jan 1889 - 10 Jan 1893 James P. Eagle Dem (b. 1837 - d. 1904)
10 Jan 1893 - 18 Jan 1895 William M. Fishback Dem (b. 1831 - d. 1903)
18 Jan 1895 - 18 Jan 1897 James P. Clarke Dem (b. 1854 - d. 1916)
18 Jan 1897 - 8 Jan 1901 Daniel W. Jones Dem (b. 1839 - d. 1918)
8 Jan 1901 - 8 Jan 1907 Jeff Davis Dem (b. 1862 - d. 1913)
8 Jan 1907 - 11 Feb 1907 John S. Little Dem (b. 1853 - d. 1916)
11 Feb 1907 - 14 May 1907 John I. Moore (acting) Dem (b. 1856 - d. 1937)
14 May 1907 - 11 Jan 1909 X.O. Pindall (acting) Dem (b. 1873 - d. 1935)
11 Jan 1909 - 16 Jan 1913 George W. Donaghey Dem (b. 1856 - d. 1937)
16 Jan 1913 - 8 Mar 1913 Joseph T. Robinson Dem (b. 1872 - d. 1937)
8 Mar 1913 - 23 Mar 1913 W.K. Oldham (acting) Dem (b. 1865 - d. 1938)
23 Mar 1913 - 6 Aug 1913 J.M. Futrell (1st time) Dem (b. 1870 - d. 1955)
(acting)
6 Aug 1913 - 9 Jan 1917 George W. Hays Dem (b. 1863 - d. 1927)
9 Jan 1917 - 11 Jan 1921 Charles H. Brough Dem (b. 1876 - d. 1935)
11 Jan 1921 - 13 Jan 1925 Thomas C. McRae Dem (b. 1851 - d. 1929)
13 Jan 1925 - 11 Jan 1927 Tom J. Terral Dem (b. 1882 - d. 1946)
11 Jan 1927 - 4 Mar 1928 John E. Martineau Dem (b. 1873 - d. 1937)
4 Mar 1928 - 10 Jan 1933 Harvey Parnell Dem (b. 1880 - d. 1936)
10 Jan 1933 - 12 Jan 1937 J.M. Futrell (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
12 Jan 1937 - 14 Jan 1941 Carl E. Bailey Dem (b. 1894 - d. 1948)
14 Jan 1941 - 9 Jan 1945 Homer M. Adkins Dem (b. 1890 - d. 1964)
9 Jan 1945 - 11 Jan 1949 Ben T. Laney Dem (b. 1896 - d. 1977)
11 Jan 1949 - 13 Jan 1953 Sidney S. McMath Dem (b. 1912 - d. 2003)
13 Jan 1953 - 11 Jan 1955 Francis Cherry Dem (b. 1908 - d. 1965)
11 Jan 1955 - 10 Jan 1967 Orval E. Faubus Dem (b. 1910 - d. 1994)
10 Jan 1967 - 12 Jan 1971 Winthrop Rockefeller Rep (b. 1912 - d. 1973)
12 Jan 1971 - 3 Jan 1975 Dale Bumpers Dem (b. 1925 - d. 2016)
3 Jan 1975 - 14 Jan 1975 Bob Riley Dem (b. 1924 - d. 1994)
14 Jan 1975 - 3 Jan 1979 David Pryor Dem (b. 1934 - d. 2024)
3 Jan 1979 - 9 Jan 1979 Joe Purcell Dem (b. 1923 - d. 1987)
9 Jan 1979 - 19 Jan 1981 Bill Clinton (1st time) Dem (b. 1946)
19 Jan 1981 - 11 Jan 1983 Frank D. White Rep (b. 1933 - d. 2003)
11 Jan 1983 - 12 Dec 1992 Bill Clinton (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
12 Dec 1992 - 15 Jul 1996 Jim Guy Tucker Dem (b. 1943 - d. 2025)
15 Jul 1996 - 9 Jan 2007 Mike Huckabee Rep (b. 1955)
9 Jan 2007 - 13 Jan 2015 Mike Beebe Dem (b. 1946)
13 Jan 2015 - 10 Jan 2023 Asa Hutchinson Rep (b. 1950)
10 Jan 2023 - Sarah Huckabee Sanders (f) Rep (b. 1982)
California
1768 province of New Spain
1804 divided into Nueva California and Vieja California
11 Apr 1822 Mexican provinces (Alta California and Baja California)
14 Jun 1846 - 9 Jul 1846 California Republic during Bear Flag Revolt
7 Jul 1846 Alta California taken by U.S. military
4 Jul 1848 ceded to U.S.
20 Dec 1849 State of California
9 Sep 1850 state admitted to U.S.
Governors (of Nueva/Alta California from 1804)
6 Jul 1768 - 1769 Gaspar de Portolá (b. 1723 - d. 1786)
1769 - 1770 Matías de Armona (acting)
9 Jul 1770 - 1774 Felipe de Barri
1774 - 1777 Fernando Rivera y Moncada
3 Feb 1777 - 1782 Felipe de Neve (b. 1728 - d. 1784)
Sep 1782 - 1791 Pedro Fages (b. 1730 - d. 1794)
Oct 1791 - Apr 1792 José Antonio de Roméu (b. 1742? - d. 1792)
Apr 1792 - 1794 José Joaquín de Arillaga
(1st time) (acting) (b. 1750 - d. 1814)
Oct 1794 - 16 Jan 1800 Diego de Borica (b. 1742 - d. 1800)
Jan 1800 - 1800 Pedro de Alberni (acting) (b. 1747 - d. 1802)
1800 - 1814 José Joaquín de Arillaga
(2nd time) (acting to 1804) (s.a.)
1814 - 1815 José Darío Argüello (b. 1754 - d. 1828)
15 Aug 1815 - 22 Nov 1822 Pablo Vicente Sola (b. 1761 - d. 1826?)
Nov 1822 - 1825 Luis Antonio Argüello (b. 1784 - d. 1830)
1825 - 1831 José María de Echeandía (1st time) (b. ... - d. 1855)
1831 - 1832 Manuel Victoria (b. ... - d. 1833)
1832 Pío Pico (1st time) (b. 1801 - d. 1894)
1832 - 1833 Agustín V. Zamorano (b. 1798 - d. 1842)
(in the north)
1832 - 1833 José María de Echeandía (2nd time) (s.a.)
(in the south)
1833 - 1835 José Figueroa (b. 1792 - d. 1843)
1835 - 1836 José Castro (acting) (b. 1810 - d. 1860)
1836 Nicolás Gutiérrez (1st time)
(acting)
1836 Mariano Chico (b. 1796 - d. 1850)
1836 Nicolás Gutiérrez (2nd time)
(acting)
1836 - 1842 Juan Bautista Alvarado (b. 1800 - d. 1882)
1842 - 1845 José Manuel Micheltorena (b. 1802 - d. 1853)
1845 - 1846 Pío Pico (2nd time) (s.a.)
1846 - 1847 José María Flores (b. 1818 - d. 1866)
1847 Andrés Pico (b. 1810 - d. 1876)
Commander
14 Jun 1846 - 9 Jul 1846 William B. Ide (b. 1796 - d. 1852)
Military governors
7 Jul 1846 - 29 Jul 1846 John D. Sloat (b. 1781 - d. 1867)
29 Jul 1846 - 19 Jan 1847 Robert F. Stockton (b. 1795 - d. 1866)
19 Jan 1847 - 1 Mar 1847 John C. Frémont (b. 1813 - d. 1890)
1 Mar 1847 - 31 May 1847 Stephen W. Kearny (b. 1794 - d. 1848)
31 May 1847 - 28 Feb 1849 Richard B. Mason (b. 1797 - d. 1850)
28 Feb 1849 - 12 Apr 1849 Persifor F. Smith (b. 1798 - d. 1858)
12 Apr 1849 - 20 Dec 1849 Bennett Riley (b. 1787 - d. 1853)
Governors
20 Dec 1849 - 9 Jan 1851 Peter H. Burnett Dem (b. 1807 - d. 1895)
9 Jan 1851 - 8 Jan 1852 John McDougal Dem (b. 1818 - d. 1866)
8 Jan 1852 - 9 Jan 1856 John Bigler Dem (b. 1805 - d. 1871)
9 Jan 1856 - 8 Jan 1858 Neely Johnson K-N (b. 1825 - d. 1872)
8 Jan 1858 - 9 Jan 1860 John B. Weller Dem (b. 1812 - d. 1875)
9 Jan 1860 - 14 Jan 1860 Milton S. Latham Dem (b. 1827 - d. 1882)
14 Jan 1860 - 10 Jan 1862 John G. Downey Dem (b. 1827 - d. 1894)
10 Jan 1862 - 10 Dec 1863 Leland Stanford Rep (b. 1824 - d. 1893)
10 Dec 1863 - 5 Dec 1867 Frederick F. Low Uni (b. 1828 - d. 1894)
5 Dec 1867 - 8 Dec 1871 Henry H. Haight Dem (b. 1825 - d. 1878)
8 Dec 1871 - 27 Feb 1875 Newton Booth Rep (b. 1825 - d. 1892)
27 Feb 1875 - 9 Dec 1875 Romualdo Pacheco Rep (b. 1831 - d. 1899)
9 Dec 1875 - 8 Jan 1880 William Irwin Dem (b. 1827 - d. 1886)
8 Jan 1880 - 10 Jan 1883 George C. Perkins Rep (b. 1839 - d. 1923)
10 Jan 1883 - 8 Jan 1887 George Stoneman Dem (b. 1822 - d. 1894)
8 Jan 1887 - 12 Sep 1887 Washington Bartlett Dem (b. 1824 - d. 1887)
13 Sep 1887 - 8 Jan 1891 Robert W. Waterman Rep (b. 1826 - d. 1891)
8 Jan 1891 - 11 Jan 1895 Henry H. Markham Rep (b. 1840 - d. 1923)
11 Jan 1895 - 4 Jan 1899 James H. Budd Dem (b. 1851 - d. 1908)
4 Jan 1899 - 7 Jan 1903 Henry T. Gage Rep (b. 1852 - d. 1924)
7 Jan 1903 - 9 Jan 1907 George C. Pardee Rep (b. 1857 - d. 1941)
9 Jan 1907 - 3 Jan 1911 James N. Gillett Rep (b. 1860 - d. 1937)
3 Jan 1911 - 15 Mar 1917 Hiram W. Johnson Rep (b. 1866 - d. 1945)
15 Mar 1917 - 8 Jan 1923 William D. Stephens Rep (b. 1859 - d. 1944)
8 Jan 1923 - 4 Jan 1927 Friend W. Richardson Rep (b. 1865 - d. 1943)
4 Jan 1927 - 8 Jan 1931 Clement C. Young Rep (b. 1869 - d. 1947)
8 Jan 1931 - 2 Jun 1934 James Rolph, Jr. Rep (b. 1869 - d. 1934)
7 Jun 1934 - 2 Jan 1939 Frank F. Merriam Rep (b. 1865 - d. 1955)
2 Jan 1939 - 4 Jan 1943 Culbert L. Olson Dem (b. 1876 - d. 1962)
4 Jan 1943 - 5 Oct 1953 Earl Warren Rep (b. 1891 - d. 1974)
5 Oct 1953 - 5 Jan 1959 Goodwin J. Knight Rep (b. 1896 - d. 1970)
5 Jan 1959 - 2 Jan 1967 Edmund G. Brown Dem (b. 1905 - d. 1996)
2 Jan 1967 - 6 Jan 1975 Ronald Reagan Rep (b. 1911 - d. 2004)
6 Jan 1975 - 3 Jan 1983 Jerry Brown (1st time) Dem (b. 1938)
3 Jan 1983 - 7 Jan 1991 George Deukmejian Rep (b. 1928 - d. 2018)
7 Jan 1991 - 4 Jan 1999 Pete Wilson Rep (b. 1933)
4 Jan 1999 - 17 Nov 2003 Gray Davis Dem (b. 1942)
17 Nov 2003 - 3 Jan 2011 Arnold Schwarzenegger Rep (b. 1947)
3 Jan 2011 - 7 Jan 2019 Jerry Brown (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
7 Jan 2019 - Gavin Newsom Dem (b. 1967)
Colorado
1858 part of Kansas
24 Oct 1859 Territory of Jefferson (not recognized by U.S.)
28 Feb 1861 Territory of Colorado
1 Aug 1876 state
Governors
7 Nov 1859 - 28 Feb 1861 Robert W. Steele (provisional) (b. 1820 - d. 1901)
28 Feb 1861 - 1862 William Gilpin (b. 1815 - d. 1894)
1862 - 1865 John Evans (b. 1814 - d. 1897)
1865 - 1867 Alexander Cummings (b. 1810 - d. 1879)
1867 - 1869 Alexander Cameron Hunt (b. 1825 - d. 1894)
Jun 1869 - 1873 Edward M. McCook (1st time) (b. 1833 - d. 1909)
1873 - 1874 Samuel H. Elbert (b. 1833 - d. 1899)
1874 - 1875 Edward M. McCook (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Mar 1875 - 14 Jan 1879 John L. Routt (1st time) Rep (b. 1826 - d. 1907)
14 Jan 1879 - 9 Jan 1883 Frederick W. Pitkin Rep (b. 1837 - d. 1886)
9 Jan 1883 - 13 Jan 1885 James B. Grant Dem (b. 1848 - d. 1911)
13 Jan 1885 - 11 Jan 1887 Benjamin H. Eaton Rep (b. 1833 - d. 1904)
11 Jan 1887 - 10 Jan 1889 Alva Adams (1st time) Dem (b. 1850 - d. 1922)
10 Jan 1889 - 13 Jan 1891 Job A. Cooper Rep (b. 1843 - d. 1899)
13 Jan 1891 - 10 Jan 1893 John L. Routt (2nd time) Rep (s.a.)
10 Jan 1893 - 8 Jan 1895 Davis H. Waite Pop (b. 1825 - d. 1901)
8 Jan 1895 - 12 Jan 1897 Albert W. McIntire Rep (b. 1853 - d. 1935)
12 Jan 1897 - 10 Jan 1899 Alva Adams (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
10 Jan 1899 - 8 Jan 1901 Charles S. Thomas Dem (b. 1849 - d. 1934)
8 Jan 1901 - 13 Jan 1903 James B. Orman Dem (b. 1849 - d. 1919)
13 Jan 1903 - 10 Jan 1905 James H. Peabody (1st time) Rep (b. 1852 - d. 1917)
10 Jan 1905 - 16 Mar 1905 Alva Adams (3rd time) Dem (s.a.)
16 Mar 1905 - 17 Mar 1905 James H. Peabody (2nd time) Rep (s.a.)
17 Mar 1905 - 8 Jan 1907 Jesse F. McDonald Rep (b. 1858 - d. 1942)
8 Jan 1907 - 12 Jan 1909 Henry A. Buchtel Rep (b. 1847 - d. 1924)
12 Jan 1909 - 14 Jan 1913 John F. Shafroth Dem (b. 1854 - d. 1922)
14 Jan 1913 - 12 Jan 1915 Elias M. Ammons Dem (b. 1860 - d. 1925)
12 Jan 1915 - 9 Jan 1917 George A. Carlson Rep (b. 1876 - d. 1926)
9 Jan 1917 - 14 Jan 1919 Julius C. Gunter Dem (b. 1858 - d. 1940)
14 Jan 1919 - 9 Jan 1923 Oliver H. Shoup Rep (b. 1869 - d. 1940)
9 Jan 1923 - 13 Jan 1925 William E. Sweet Dem (b. 1869 - d. 1942)
13 Jan 1925 - 11 Jan 1927 Clarence J. Morley Rep (b. 1869 - d. 1948)
11 Jan 1927 - 10 Jan 1933 William H. Adams Dem (b. 1861 - d. 1954)
10 Jan 1933 - 3 Jan 1937 Edwin C. Johnson (1st time) Dem (b. 1884 - d. 1970)
3 Jan 1937 - 12 Jan 1937 Ray H. Talbot Dem (b. 1896 - d. 1955)
12 Jan 1937 - 10 Jan 1939 Teller Ammons Dem (b. 1895 - d. 1972)
10 Jan 1939 - 12 Jan 1943 Ralph L. Carr Rep (b. 1887 - d. 1950)
12 Jan 1943 - 14 Jan 1947 John C. Vivian Rep (b. 1887 - d. 1964)
14 Jan 1947 - 15 Apr 1950 William Lee Knous Dem (b. 1889 - d. 1959)
15 Apr 1950 - 9 Jan 1951 Walter W. Johnson Dem (b. 1904 - d. 1987)
9 Jan 1951 - 11 Jan 1955 Dan Thornton Rep (b. 1911 - d. 1976)
11 Jan 1955 - 8 Jan 1957 Edwin C. Johnson (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
8 Jan 1957 - 8 Jan 1963 Stephen L.R. McNichols Dem (b. 1914 - d. 1997)
8 Jan 1963 - 16 Jul 1973 John A. Love Rep (b. 1916 - d. 2002)
16 Jul 1973 - 14 Jan 1975 John Vanderhoof Rep (b. 1922 - d. 2013)
14 Jan 1975 - 13 Jan 1987 Richard D. Lamm Dem (b. 1935 - d. 2021)
13 Jan 1987 - 12 Jan 1999 Roy Romer Dem (b. 1928)
12 Jan 1999 - 9 Jan 2007 Bill Owens Rep (b. 1950)
9 Jan 2007 - 11 Jan 2011 Bill Ritter Dem (b. 1956)
11 Jan 2011 - 8 Jan 2019 John Hickenlooper Dem (b. 1952)
8 Jan 2019 - Jared Polis Dem (b. 1975)
Connecticut
1639 Connecticut Colony
11 Nov 1687 - 28 Apr 1689 part of Dominion of New England (see under Massachusetts)
7 Jul 1776 State of Connecticut
Governors
Apr 1639 - 1640 John Haynes (1st time) (b. 1594 - d. 1654)
1640 - 1641 Edward Hopkins (1st time) (b. 1600 - d. 1657)
1641 - 1642 John Haynes (2nd time) (s.a.)
1642 - 1643 George Wyllys (b. 1590 - d. 1645)
1643 - 1644 John Haynes (3rd time) (s.a.)
1644 - 1645 Edward Hopkins (2nd time) (s.a.)
1645 - 1646 John Haynes (4th time) (s.a.)
1646 - 1647 Edward Hopkins (3rd time) (s.a.)
1647 - 1648 John Haynes (5th time) (s.a.)
1648 - 1649 Edward Hopkins (4th time) (s.a.)
1649 - 1650 John Haynes (6th time) (s.a.)
1650 - 1651 Edward Hopkins (5th time) (s.a.)
1651 - 1652 John Haynes (7th time) (s.a.)
1652 - 1653 Edward Hopkins (6th time) (s.a.)
1653 - 1654 John Haynes (8th time) (s.a.)
1654 - 1655 Edward Hopkins (7th time) (s.a.)
1655 - 1656 Thomas Welles (1st time) (b. c.1590 - d. 1660)
1656 - 1657 John Webster (b. 1590 - d. 1661)
1657 - 1658 John Winthrop, Jr. (1st time) (b. 1606 - d. 1676)
1658 - 1659 Thomas Welles (2nd time) (s.a.)
1659 - 15 Apr 1676 John Winthrop, Jr. (2nd time) (s.a.)
1676 - 26 Apr 1683 William Leete (b. 1613? - d. 1683)
1683 - 1687 Robert Treat (1st time) (b. 1624? - d. 1710)
1689 - 1698 Robert Treat (2nd time) (s.a.)
1698 - 8 Dec 1707 Fitz-John Winthrop (b. 1638 - d. 1707)
Dec 1707 - 1724 Gurdon Saltonstall (b. 1666 - d. 1724)
1724 - 1741 Joseph Talcott (b. 1669 - d. 1741)
1741 - 1750 Jonathan Law (b. 1674 - d. 1750)
1750 - 1754 Roger Wolcott (b. 1679 - d. 1767)
1754 - 1766 Thomas Fitch (b. 1700 - d. 1774)
1766 - 1769 William Pitkin (b. 1694 - d. 1769)
Oct 1769 - 13 May 1784 Jonathan Trumbull (b. 1710 - d. 1785)
13 May 1784 - 11 May 1786 Matthew Griswold Fed (b. 1714 - d. 1799)
11 May 1786 - 5 Jan 1796 Samuel Huntington Fed (b. 1731 - d. 1796)
5 Jan 1796 - 1 Dec 1797 Oliver Wolcott Fed (b. 1726 - d. 1797)
1 Dec 1797 - 7 Aug 1809 Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. Fed (b. 1740 - d. 1809)
7 Aug 1809 - 9 May 1811 John Treadwell Fed (b. 1745 - d. 1823)
9 May 1811 - 25 Oct 1812 Roger Griswold Fed (b. 1762 - d. 1812)
25 Oct 1812 - 8 May 1817 John Cotton Smith Fed (b. 1765 - d. 1845)
8 May 1817 - 2 May 1827 Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Tol (b. 1760 - d. 1833)
2 May 1827 - 2 Mar 1831 Gideon Tomlinson D-R (b. 1780 - d. 1854)
4 Mar 1831 - 4 May 1833 John S. Peters N-R (b. 1772 - d. 1858)
4 May 1833 - 7 May 1834 Henry W. Edwards (1st time) Dem (b. 1779 - d. 1847)
7 May 1834 - 6 May 1835 Samuel A. Foot Whg (b. 1780 - d. 1846)
6 May 1835 - 2 May 1838 Henry W. Edwards (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
2 May 1838 - 4 May 1842 William W. Ellsworth Whg (b. 1791 - d. 1868)
4 May 1842 - 2 May 1844 Chauncey F. Cleveland Dem (b. 1799 - d. 1887)
2 May 1844 - 6 May 1846 Roger S. Baldwin Whg (b. 1793 - d. 1863)
6 May 1846 - 5 May 1847 Isaac Toucey Dem (b. 1796 - d. 1869)
5 May 1847 - 2 May 1849 Clark Bissell Whg (b. 1782 - d. 1857)
2 May 1849 - 4 May 1850 Joseph Trumbull Whg (b. 1782 - d. 1861)
4 May 1850 - 13 Oct 1853 Thomas H. Seymour Dem (b. 1807 - d. 1868)
13 Oct 1853 - 3 May 1854 Charles H. Pond Dem (b. 1781 - d. 1861)
3 May 1854 - 3 May 1855 Henry Dutton Whg (b. 1796 - d. 1869)
3 May 1855 - 6 May 1857 William T. Minor K-N (b. 1815 - d. 1889)
6 May 1857 - 5 May 1858 Alexander H. Holley Whg (b. 1804 - d. 1887)
5 May 1858 - 2 May 1866 William A. Buckingham Rep (b. 1804 - d. 1875)
2 May 1866 - 1 May 1867 Joseph R. Hawley Rep (b. 1826 - d. 1905)
1 May 1867 - 5 May 1869 James E. English (1st time) Dem (b. 1812 - d. 1890)
5 May 1869 - 4 May 1870 Marshall Jewell (1st time) Rep (b. 1825 - d. 1883)
4 May 1870 - 16 May 1871 James E. English (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
16 May 1871 - 7 May 1873 Marshall Jewell (2nd time) Rep (s.a.)
7 May 1873 - 3 Jan 1877 Charles R. Ingersoll Dem (b. 1821 - d. 1903)
3 Jan 1877 - 9 Jan 1879 Richard D. Hubbard Dem (b. 1818 - d. 1884)
9 Jan 1879 - 5 Jan 1881 Charles B. Andrews Rep (b. 1834 - d. 1902)
5 Jan 1881 - 3 Jan 1883 Hobart B. Bigelow Rep (b. 1834 - d. 1891)
3 Jan 1883 - 8 Jan 1885 Thomas M. Waller Dem (b. 1840 - d. 1924)
8 Jan 1885 - 7 Jan 1887 Henry B. Harrison Rep (b. 1821 - d. 1901)
7 Jan 1887 - 10 Jan 1889 Phineas C. Lounsbury Rep (b. 1844 - d. 1925)
10 Jan 1889 - 4 Jan 1893 Morgan G. Bulkeley Rep (b. 1837 - d. 1922)
4 Jan 1893 - 9 Jan 1895 Luzon B. Morris Dem (b. 1827 - d. 1895)
9 Jan 1895 - 6 Jan 1897 O. Vincent Coffin Rep (b. 1836 - d. 1921)
6 Jan 1897 - 4 Jan 1899 Lorrin A. Cooke Rep (b. 1831 - d. 1902)
4 Jan 1899 - 9 Jan 1901 George E. Lounsbury Rep (b. 1838 - d. 1904)
9 Jan 1901 - 7 Jan 1903 George P. McLean Rep (b. 1857 - d. 1932)
7 Jan 1903 - 4 Jan 1905 Abiram Chamberlain Rep (b. 1837 - d. 1911)
4 Jan 1905 - 9 Jan 1907 Henry Roberts Rep (b. 1853 - d. 1929)
9 Jan 1907 - 6 Jan 1909 Rollin S. Woodruff Rep (b. 1854 - d. 1925)
6 Jan 1909 - 21 Apr 1909 George L. Lilley Rep (b. 1859 - d. 1909)
21 Apr 1909 - 4 Jan 1911 Frank B. Weeks Rep (b. 1854 - d. 1935)
4 Jan 1911 - 6 Jan 1915 Simeon E. Baldwin Dem (b. 1840 - d. 1927)
6 Jan 1915 - 5 Jan 1921 Marcus H. Holcomb Rep (b. 1844 - d. 1932)
5 Jan 1921 - 3 Jan 1923 Everett J. Lake Rep (b. 1871 - d. 1948)
3 Jan 1923 - 7 Jan 1925 Charles A. Templeton Rep (b. 1871 - d. 1955)
7 Jan 1925 - 8 Jan 1925 Hiram Bingham Rep (b. 1875 - d. 1956)
8 Jan 1925 - 7 Jan 1931 John H. Trumbull Rep (b. 1873 - d. 1961)
8 Jan 1931 - 4 Jan 1939 Wilbur L. Cross Dem (b. 1862 - d. 1948)
4 Jan 1939 - 8 Jan 1941 Raymond E. Baldwin (1st time) Rep (b. 1893 - d. 1986)
8 Jan 1941 - 6 Jan 1943 Robert A. Hurley Dem (b. 1895 - d. 1968)
6 Jan 1943 - 27 Dec 1946 Raymond E. Baldwin (2nd time) Rep (s.a.)
27 Dec 1946 - 8 Jan 1947 Wilbert Snow Dem (b. 1884 - d. 1977)
8 Jan 1947 - 7 Mar 1948 James L. McConaughy Rep (b. 1887 - d. 1948)
7 Mar 1948 - 5 Jan 1949 James C. Shannon Rep (b. 1896 - d. 1980)
5 Jan 1949 - 3 Jan 1951 Chester Bowles Dem (b. 1901 - d. 1986)
3 Jan 1951 - 5 Jan 1955 John Davis Lodge Rep (b. 1903 - d. 1985)
5 Jan 1955 - 21 Jan 1961 Abraham A. Ribicoff Dem (b. 1910 - d. 1998)
21 Jan 1961 - 6 Jan 1971 John N. Dempsey Dem (b. 1915 - d. 1989)
6 Jan 1971 - 8 Jan 1975 Thomas J. Meskill Rep (b. 1928 - d. 2007)
8 Jan 1975 - 31 Dec 1980 Ella T. Grasso (f) Dem (b. 1919 - d. 1981)
31 Dec 1980 - 9 Jan 1991 William A. O'Neill Dem (b. 1930 - d. 2007)
9 Jan 1991 - 4 Jan 1995 Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. Ind (b. 1931 - d. 2023)
4 Jan 1995 - 1 Jul 2004 John G. Rowland Rep (b. 1957)
1 Jul 2004 - 5 Jan 2011 M. Jodi Rell (f) Rep (b. 1946 - d. 2024)
5 Jan 2011 - 9 Jan 2019 Dan Malloy Dem (b. 1955)
9 Jan 2019 - Ned Lamont Dem (b. 1954)
New Haven Colony
Governors
1639 - 7 Jan 1658 Theophilus Eaton (b. 1591 - d. 1658)
1658 - 1660 Francis Newman
1661 - 1664 William Leete (s.a.)
Delaware
29 Mar 1638 Swedish colony (New Sweden)
15 Sep 1655 part of New Netherland (see New York)
1682 part of Pennsylvania
4 Jul 1776 Government of the Counties of New Castle, Kent, and
Sussex upon Delaware
21 Sep 1776 The Delaware State
Governors
1638 Peter Minuit (b. 1580 - d. 1638)
1640 Jost van Bogardt (acting)
1640 - 1643 Peter Hollandaer Ridder
1643 - 1653 Johan Björnsson Printz (b. 1592 - d. 1663)
1653 - 1654 Johan Papegoja (b. ... - d. 1667)
1654 - 1655 Johan Classon Rising (b. 1617 - d. 1672)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
4 Jul 1776 - 22 Jul 1776 Caesar Rodney (b. 1728 - d. 1784)
President of the Constitutional Convention
30 Aug 1776 - 21 Sep 1776 George Read (b. 1733 - d. 1798)
Presidents
29 Oct 1776 - 21 Feb 1777 John McKinly (b. 1721 - d. 1796)
+ George Read (s.a.)
21 Feb 1777 - 2 Apr 1778 John McKinly (s.a.)
(British prisoner from 3 Sep 1777)
22 Sep 1777 - 20 Oct 1777 Thomas McKean (b. 1734 - d. 1817)
(acting for McKinly)
20 Oct 1777 - 2 Apr 1778 George Read (s.a.)
(acting for McKinly)
2 Apr 1778 - 13 Nov 1781 Caesar Rodney (s.a.)
13 Nov 1781 - 31 Jan 1783 John Dickinson (b. 1732 - d. 1808)
31 Jan 1783 - 8 Feb 1783 John Cook (b. 1730 - d. 1789)
(acting [for Dickinson from Nov 1782])
8 Feb 1783 - 27 Oct 1786 Nicholas Van Dyke (b. 1738 - d. 1789)
27 Oct 1786 - 29 Mar 1789 Thomas Collins (b. 1732 - d. 1789)
29 Mar 1789 - 2 Jun 1789 Jehu Davis (acting) (b. 1740 - d. 1802)
2 Jun 1789 - 15 Jan 1793 Joshua Clayton Fed (b. 1744 - d. 1798)
Governors
15 Jan 1793 - 19 Jan 1796 Joshua Clayton Fed (s.a.)
19 Jan 1796 - 30 Sep 1797 Gunning Bedford Fed (b. 1742 - d. 1797)
30 Sep 1797 - 15 Jan 1799 Daniel Rogers (acting) Fed (b. 1754 - d. 1806)
15 Jan 1799 - 20 Feb 1801 Richard Bassett Fed (b. 1745 - d. 1815)
4 Mar 1801 - 19 Jan 1802 James Sykes (acting) Fed (b. 1761 - d. 1822)
19 Jan 1802 - 15 Jan 1805 David Hall D-R (b. 1752 - d. 1817)
15 Jan 1805 - 19 Jan 1808 Nathaniel Mitchell Fed (b. 1753 - d. 1814)
19 Jan 1808 - 15 Jan 1811 George Truitt Fed (b. 1756 - d. 1818)
15 Jan 1811 - 18 Jan 1814 Joseph Haslet (1st time) D-R (b. 1769 - d. 1823)
18 Jan 1814 - 21 Jan 1817 Daniel Rodney Fed (b. 1764 - d. 1846)
21 Jan 1817 - 15 Jan 1820 John Clark Fed (b. 1761 - d. 1821)
18 Jan 1820 - 16 Jan 1821 Jacob Stout (acting) Fed (b. 1764 - d. 1855)
16 Jan 1821 - 16 Apr 1822 John Collins D-R (b. 1776 - d. 1822)
23 Apr 1822 - 21 Jan 1823 Caleb Rodney (acting) Fed (b. 1767 - d. 1840)
21 Jan 1823 - 20 Jun 1823 Joseph Haslet (2nd time) D-R (s.a.)
24 Jun 1823 - 20 Jan 1824 Charles Thomas (acting) D-R (b. 1790 - d. 1848)
20 Jan 1824 - 16 Jan 1827 Samuel Paynter Fed (b. 1768 - d. 1845)
16 Jan 1827 - 19 Jan 1830 Charles Polk (1st time) Fed (b. 1788 - d. 1857)
19 Jan 1830 - 15 Jan 1833 David Hazzard A-R (b. 1781 - d. 1864)
15 Jan 1833 - 9 May 1836 Caleb P. Bennett Dem (b. 1758 - d. 1836)
9 May 1836 - 17 Jan 1837 Charles Polk (2nd time) Whg (s.a.)
(acting)
17 Jan 1837 - 19 Jan 1841 Cornelius P. Comegys Whg (b. 1780 - d. 1851)
19 Jan 1841 - 21 Jan 1845 William B. Cooper Whg (b. 1771 - d. 1849)
21 Jan 1845 - 2 Mar 1846 Thomas Stockton Whg (b. 1781 - d. 1846)
2 Mar 1846 - 3 May 1846 Joseph Maull (acting) Whg (b. 1781 - d. 1846)
6 May 1846 - 19 Jan 1847 William Temple (acting) Whg (b. 1814 - d. 1863)
19 Jan 1847 - 21 Jan 1851 William Tharp Dem (b. 1803 - d. 1865)
21 Jan 1851 - 16 Jan 1855 William H. Ross Dem (b. 1814 - d. 1887)
16 Jan 1855 - 18 Jan 1859 Peter Causey K-N (b. 1801 - d. 1871)
18 Jan 1859 - 20 Jan 1863 William Burton Dem (b. 1789 - d. 1866)
20 Jan 1863 - 1 Mar 1865 William Cannon Uni (b. 1809 - d. 1865)
1 Mar 1865 - 17 Jan 1871 Gove Saulsbury Dem (b. 1815 - d. 1881)
(acting to Jan 1867)
17 Jan 1871 - 19 Jan 1875 James Ponder Dem (b. 1819 - d. 1897)
19 Jan 1875 - 21 Jan 1879 John P. Cochran Dem (b. 1809 - d. 1898)
21 Jan 1879 - 16 Jan 1883 John W. Hall Dem (b. 1817 - d. 1892)
16 Jan 1883 - 18 Jan 1887 Charles C. Stockley Dem (b. 1819 - d. 1901)
18 Jan 1887 - 20 Jan 1891 Benjamin T. Biggs Dem (b. 1821 - d. 1893)
20 Jan 1891 - 15 Jan 1895 Robert J. Reynolds Dem (b. 1838 - d. 1909)
15 Jan 1895 - 8 Apr 1895 Joshua H. Marvil Rep (b. 1825 - d. 1895)
8 Apr 1895 - 19 Jan 1897 William T. Watson (acting) Dem (b. 1849 - d. 1917)
19 Jan 1897 - 15 Jan 1901 Ebe W. Tunnell Dem (b. 1844 - d. 1917)
15 Jan 1901 - 17 Jan 1905 John Hunn Rep (b. 1849 - d. 1926)
17 Jan 1905 - 19 Jan 1909 Preston Lea Rep (b. 1841 - d. 1916)
19 Jan 1909 - 21 Jan 1913 Simeon S. Pennewill Rep (b. 1867 - d. 1935)
21 Jan 1913 - 16 Jan 1917 Charles R. Miller Rep (b. 1857 - d. 1927)
16 Jan 1917 - 18 Jan 1921 John G. Townsend, Jr. Rep (b. 1871 - d. 1964)
18 Jan 1921 - 20 Jan 1925 William D. Denney Rep (b. 1873 - d. 1953)
20 Jan 1925 - 15 Jan 1929 Robert P. Robinson Rep (b. 1869 - d. 1939)
15 Jan 1929 - 19 Jan 1937 C. Douglass Buck Rep (b. 1890 - d. 1965)
19 Jan 1937 - 21 Jan 1941 R.C. McMullen Dem (b. 1868 - d. 1944)
21 Jan 1941 - 18 Jan 1949 Walter W. Bacon Rep (b. 1880 - d. 1962)
18 Jan 1949 - 20 Jan 1953 Elbert N. Carvel (1st time) Dem (b. 1910 - d. 2005)
20 Jan 1953 - 30 Dec 1960 J. Caleb Boggs Rep (b. 1909 - d. 1993)
30 Dec 1960 - 17 Jan 1961 David P. Buckson Rep (b. 1920 - d. 2017)
17 Jan 1961 - 19 Jan 1965 Elbert N. Carvel (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
19 Jan 1965 - 21 Jan 1969 Charles L. Terry, Jr. Dem (b. 1900 - d. 1970)
21 Jan 1969 - 16 Jan 1973 Russell W. Peterson Rep (b. 1916 - d. 2011)
16 Jan 1973 - 18 Jan 1977 Sherman W. Tribbitt Dem (b. 1922 - d. 2010)
18 Jan 1977 - 15 Jan 1985 Pierre S. du Pont IV Rep (b. 1935 - d. 2021)
15 Jan 1985 - 3 Jan 1993 Michael N. Castle Rep (b. 1939 - d. 2025)
3 Jan 1993 - 19 Jan 1993 Dale E. Wolf Rep (b. 1924 - d. 2021)
19 Jan 1993 - 3 Jan 2001 Tom Carper Dem (b. 1947)
3 Jan 2001 - 20 Jan 2009 Ruth Ann Minner (f) Dem (b. 1935 - d. 2021)
20 Jan 2009 - 17 Jan 2017 Jack Markell Dem (b. 1960)
17 Jan 2017 - 7 Jan 2025 John Carney Dem (b. 1956)
7 Jan 2025 - 21 Jan 2025 Bethany Hall-Long (f) Dem (b. 1963)
21 Jan 2025 - Matt Meyer Dem (b. 1971)
District of Columbia
1791 district created from land ceded by Virginia and Maryland;
unofficially referred to as Territory of Columbia
6 May 1796 officially named District of Columbia
9 Jul 1846 former Virginian part (Alexandria) returned to Virginia
2 Jan 1975 home rule
Mayors of Washington
22 Jan 1791 - 1 Jun 1802 Commission
- Thomas Johnson (to 23 Aug 1794) (b. 1732 - d. 1819)
- Daniel Carroll (b. 1730 - d. 1796)
(4 Mar 1791 - 21 May 1795)
- David Stuart (to 12 Sep 1794) (b. 1753 - d. 1814)
- Gustavus Scott (b. 1753 - d. 1800)
(23 Aug 1794 - 25 Dec 1800)
- William Thornton (b. 1759 - d. 1828)
(from 12 Sep 1794)
- Alexander White (b. 1738 - d. 1804)
(from 21 May 1795)
- William Cranch (b. 1769 - d. 1855)
(14 Jan - 3 Mar 1801)
- Tristram Dalton (b. 1738 - d. 1817)
(from 10 Mar 1801)
1 Jun 1802 - May 1812 Robert Brent (b. 1763 - d. 1819)
8 Jun 1812 - Jun 1813 Daniel Rapine (b. 1768 - d. 1826)
14 Jun 1813 - Jun 1817 James H. Blake (b. 1768 - d. 1819)
9 Jun 1817 - Jun 1819 Benjamin G. Orr (b. 1762? - d. 1822)
14 Jun 1819 - Jun 1822 Samuel N. Smallwood (1st time) (b. 1772 - d. 1824)
14 Jun 1822 - Jun 1824 Thomas Carbery (b. 1791 - d. 1863)
14 Jun 1824 - 30 Sep 1824 Samuel N. Smallwood (2nd time) (s.a.)
4 Oct 1824 - 31 Jul 1827 Roger C. Weightman (b. 1787 - d. 1876)
31 Jul 1827 - Jun 1830 Joseph Gales, Jr. (b. 1786 - d. 1860)
14 Jun 1830 - Jun 1834 John P. Van Ness (b. 1769 - d. 1846)
9 Jun 1834 - Jun 1836 William A. Bradley (b. 1794 - d. 1867)
13 Jun 1836 - Jun 1840 Peter Force (b. 1790 - d. 1868)
8 Jun 1840 - Jun 1850 William Winston Seaton (b. 1785 - d. 1866)
10 Jun 1850 - Jun 1852 Walter Lenox (b. 1817 - d. 1874)
14 Jun 1852 - Jun 1854 John W. Maury (b. 1809 - d. 1855)
12 Jun 1854 - Jun 1856 John Thomas Towers (b. 1811 - d. 1857)
9 Jun 1856 - Jun 1858 William B. Magruder (b. 1810 - d. 1869)
14 Jun 1858 - 24 Aug 1861 James G. Berret (b. 1815 - d. 1901)
26 Aug 1861 - Jun 1868 Richard Wallach (b. 1816 - d. 1881)
8 Jun 1868 - Jun 1870 Sayles J. Bowen (b. 1813 - d. 1896)
13 Jun 1870 - 1 Jun 1871 Matthew Gault Emery (b. 1818 - d. 1901)
Mayors of Georgetown
5 Jan 1790 - 3 Jan 1791 Robert Peter (b. 1726 - d. 1806)
3 Jan 1791 - 2 Jan 1792 Thomas Beale
2 Jan 1792 - 7 Jan 1793 Uriah Forrest (b. 1756 - d. 1805)
7 Jan 1793 - 6 Jan 1794 John Threlkeld
6 Jan 1794 - 5 Jan 1795 Peter Casanave (b. 1763? - d. 1796)
5 Jan 1795 - 4 Jan 1796 Thomas Turner
4 Jan 1796 - 2 Jan 1797 Daniel Reintzel (1st time) (b. 1755 - d. 1828)
2 Jan 1797 - 19 Oct 1799 Lloyd Beall
19 Oct 1799 - 7 Jan 1805 Daniel Reintzel (2nd time) (s.a.)
7 Jan 1805 - 6 Jan 1806 Thomas Corcoran (1st time) (b. 1754 - d. 1830)
6 Jan 1806 - 4 Jan 1808 Daniel Reintzel (3rd time) (s.a.)
4 Jan 1808 - 7 Jan 1811 Thomas Corcoran (2nd time) (s.a.)
7 Jan 1811 - 6 Jan 1812 David Wiley (b. 1768 - d. 1812)
6 Jan 1812 - 4 Jan 1813 Thomas Corcoran (3rd time) (s.a.)
4 Jan 1813 - 4 Jan 1819 John Peter (1st time)
4 Jan 1819 - 1 Jan 1821 Henry Foxall (b. 1758 - d. 1823)
1 Jan 1821 - 6 Jan 1823 John Peter (2nd time)
6 Jan 1823 - 3 Mar 1845 John Cox (b. 1775 - d. 1849)
3 Mar 1845 - 2 Mar 1857 Henry Addison (1st time) (b. 1798 - d. 1870)
2 Mar 1857 - 4 Mar 1861 Richard R. Crawford (b. 1811? - d. 1888)
4 Mar 1861 - 4 Mar 1867 Henry Addison (2nd time) (s.a.)
4 Mar 1867 - 1 Mar 1869 Charles D. Welch
1 Mar 1869 - 31 May 1871 Henry M. Sweeney
Governors
28 Feb 1871 - 13 Sep 1873 Henry Cooke (b. 1825 - d. 1881)
13 Sep 1873 - 20 Jun 1874 Alexander Shepherd (b. 1835 - d. 1902)
1 Jul 1874 - 1 Jul 1878 Commission
- William Dennison, Jr. (b. 1815 - d. 1882)
- Henry T. Blow (to 31 Dec 1874) (b. 1817 - d. 1875)
- John H. Ketcham (b. 1832 - d. 1906)
(3 Jul 1874 - 30 Jun 1877)
- Seth Ledyard Phelps (b. 1824 - d. 1885)
(from 18 Jan 1875)
- Thomas B. Bryan (b. 1828 - d. 1906)
(from 3 Dec 1877)
Presidents of the Board of Commissioners
1 Jul 1878 - 29 Nov 1879 Seth Ledyard Phelps (s.a.)
29 Nov 1879 - 17 Jul 1882 Josiah Dent (b. 1817 - d. 1899)
17 Jul 1882 - 29 Mar 1883 Joseph Rodman West (b. 1822 - d. 1898)
29 Mar 1883 - 1 Jan 1886 James Barker Edmonds (b. 1832 - d. 1900)
1 Jan 1886 - 21 May 1889 William Benning Webb (b. 1825 - d. 1896)
21 May 1889 - 1 Mar 1893 John Watkinson Douglass (b. 1827 - d. 1909)
1 Mar 1893 - 1 Jun 1898 John Wesley Ross (b. 1841 - d. 1902)
1 Jun 1898 - 9 May 1900 John Brewer Wight (b. 1853 - d. 1923)
9 May 1900 - 24 Jan 1910 Henry Brown Floyd Macfarland (b. 1861 - d. 1921)
24 Jan 1910 - 19 Jul 1913 Cuno Hugo Rudolph (1st time) (b. 1860 - d. 1932)
19 Jul 1913 - 9 Oct 1917 Oliver Peck Newman (b. 1877 - d. 1956)
9 Oct 1917 - 17 Sep 1920 Louis Brownlow (b. 1879 - d. 1963)
17 Sep 1920 - 25 Sep 1920 Charles Willauer Kutz (acting) (b. 1870 - d. 1951)
25 Sep 1920 - 4 Dec 1926 Cuno Hugo Rudolph (2nd time) (s.a.)
4 Dec 1926 - 10 Apr 1930 Proctor L. Dougherty (b. 1873 - d. 1966)
10 Apr 1930 - 16 Nov 1933 Luther H. Reichelderfer (b. 1874 - d. 1945)
16 Nov 1933 - 15 Jul 1941 Melvin C. Hazen (b. 1867 - d. 1941)
29 Jul 1941 - 2 Jun 1952 John Russell Young (b. 1882 - d. 1967)
2 Jun 1952 - 6 Apr 1953 F. Joseph Donohue (b. 1900 - d. 1978)
6 Apr 1953 - 6 Apr 1956 Samuel Spencer (b. 1910 - d. 1997)
6 Apr 1956 - 3 Mar 1961 Robert E. McLaughlin
3 Mar 1961 - 3 Nov 1967 Walter N. Tobriner (b. 1902 - d. 1979)
Mayors
3 Nov 1967 - 2 Jan 1979 Walter Washington Dem (b. 1915 - d. 2003)
2 Jan 1979 - 2 Jan 1991 Marion Barry (1st time) Dem (b. 1936 - d. 2014)
2 Jan 1991 - 2 Jan 1995 Sharon Pratt Dixon (from Dec
1991, Sharon Pratt Kelly) (f) Dem (b. 1944)
2 Jan 1995 - 2 Jan 1999 Marion Barry (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
2 Jan 1999 - 2 Jan 2007 Anthony Williams Dem (b. 1951)
2 Jan 2007 - 2 Jan 2011 Adrian Fenty Dem (b. 1970)
2 Jan 2011 - 2 Jan 2015 Vincent Gray Dem (b. 1942)
2 Jan 2015 - Muriel Bowser (f) Dem (b. 1972)