Rulers: United States
States F-K
Party abbreviations: Dem=Democratic, D-R=Democratic-Republican, D-W=Democrat-Whig, Ind=Independent, J-R=Jeffersonian Republican, K-N=Know-Nothing, N-R=National Republican, Rep=Republican, Uni=Union, U-D=Union Democrat, Whg=Whig
Florida
1565 Spanish colony
1763 traded to Britain (exchanged for Cuba);
division into two colonies, East and West Florida
1783 returned to Spain
22 Feb 1821 U.S. territory
3 Mar 1845 state
10 Jan 1861 secession
8 Feb 1861 founding state of Confederate States of America
1868 readmitted to United States
Florida 1565-1763
Governors
1565 - 17 Sep 1574 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (b. 1519 - d. 1574)
1575 - 1577 Hernando de Miranda
1577 - 1589 Pedro Menéndez de Márquez
(acting to 1578)
1589 - 1592 Gutierre de Miranda
1592 Rodrigo de Junco (b. 15... - d. 1592)
1594 - 1596 Domingo Martínez de Avendaño
1596 - 1603 Gonzalo Méndez de Canço
1603 - 1609 Pedro de Ibarra
1609 - 1613 Juan Fernández de Olivera
1613 - 1618 Juan Treviño de Guillamas
1618 - 1624 Juan de Salinas
1624 - 1630 Luis de Rojas y Borja
1630 - 1633 Andrés Rodríguez de Villegas
1633 - 1639 Luis Horruytiner
1639 - 1645 Damián de Vega Castro y Pardo
1645 - 1646 Benito Ruíz de Salazar Ballecilla
(1st time)
1646 - 1647 Pedro Horruytiner Benedit
(1st time) (acting)
1647 - 1650 Benito Ruíz de Salazar Ballecilla
(2nd time)
1650 - 1654 Nicolás Ponce de León
1654 - 1655 Pedro Horruytiner Benedit
(2nd time)
1655 - 1659 Diego de Rebolledo
1659 - 1664 Alonso de Aranguiz y Cortés
1664 - 1670 Francisco de la Guerra y de la Vega
1670 - 1675 Manuel de Çendoya
1675 - 1680 Pablo de Hita y Salazar
1680 - 1687 Juan Márquez Cabrera
1687 - 1693 Diego de Quiroga y Lozada
1693 - 1699 Laureano José de Torres Ayala a
Duadros Castellanos
1699 - 1706 José de Zúñiga y la Cerda
1706 - 1717 Francisco de Córcoles y Martínez
1717 - 1718 Juan de Ayala Escobar (acting)
1718 - 1734 Antonio de Benavides
1734 - 1737 Francisco del Moral y Sánchez
1737 - 1749 Manuel de Montiano
1749 - 1752 Melchor de Navarrete
1752 - 1755 Fulgencio García de Solís (acting)
1755 - 1758 Alonso Fernández de Heredia
1758 - 1762 Lucas Fernando de Palacio
y Valenzuela
1762 - 1763 Melchor Feliú
West Florida
Governors
1763 - 1767 George Johnstone (b. 1730 - d. 1787)
1767 - 1769 Montfort Brown
1769 John Eliot
1769 - 1770 Elias Durnford
1770 - 1781 Peter Chester
1781 - 1783 Arturo O'Neill y O'Kelly
1783 - 1796 Enrique White
1796 Francisco de Paula Celabert
1796 - 1811 Vicente Folch y Juan
1811 - 1812 Francisco San Maxent
1812 - 1813 Mauricio de Zúñiga (1st time)
1813 - 1815 Mateo González Manrique
1815 - 1816 José de Soto
1816 Mauricio de Zúñiga (2nd time)
1816 Francisco Maximiliano de San Maxent
1816 - 1819 José Fascot
1819 - 1821 José María Callava
Republic of West Florida
2 Oct 1810 Republic of West Florida
10 Dec 1810 incorporated into Louisiana
Chairman of the Convention
2 Oct 1810 - 10 Oct 1810 John Rhea
10 Oct 1810 - 24 Oct 1810 Committee of Public Safety
- John W. Leonard
- Edmund Hawes
- John H. Johnston
24 Oct 1810 - 26 Nov 1810 Executive Committee
- John H. Johnston
- John Mills
- Philip Hickey
- John Morgan
- William Barrow
Governor
26 Nov 1810 - 10 Dec 1810 Fulwar Skipwith (b. 1765 - d. 1839)
East Florida
Governors
1763 - 1770 James Grant (b. 1720 - d. 1806)
1771 - 1774 John Moultrie (b. 1729 - d. 1798)
1774 - 1783 Patrick Tonyn (b. 1725 - d. 1804)
1783 - 1790 Vicente Manuel de Céspedes
y Velasco
1790 - 1795 Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada
y Barnuevo
1795 Bartolomé Morales
1796 - 1811 Enrique White
1811 - 1812 Juan José de Estrada (1st time)
1812 - 1815 Sebastián Kindelán y Oregón
1815 - 1816 Juan José de Estrada (2nd time)
1816 - 1821 José Coppinger
Florida from 1821
Commissioner
10 Mar 1821 - 13 Nov 1821 Andrew Jackson (b. 1767 - d. 1845)
Governors
17 Apr 1822 - 24 Apr 1834 William P. Duval (b. 1784 - d. 1854)
24 Apr 1834 - 16 Mar 1836 John H. Eaton (b. 1790 - d. 1856)
16 Mar 1836 - 2 Dec 1839 Richard K. Call (1st time) (b. 1792 - d. 1862)
2 Dec 1839 - 19 Mar 1841 Robert R. Reid (b. 1789 - d. 1841)
19 Mar 1841 - 11 Aug 1844 Richard K. Call (2nd time) (s.a.)
11 Aug 1844 - 25 Jun 1845 John Branch (b. 1782 - d. 1863)
25 Jun 1845 - 1 Oct 1849 William D. Moseley Dem (b. 1795 - d. 1863)
1 Oct 1849 - 3 Oct 1853 Thomas Brown Whg (b. 1785 - d. 1867)
3 Oct 1853 - 5 Oct 1857 James E. Broome Dem (b. 1808 - d. 1883)
5 Oct 1857 - 7 Oct 1861 Madison S. Perry Dem (b. 1814 - d. 1865)
7 Oct 1861 - 1 Apr 1865 John Milton Dem (b. 1807 - d. 1865)
1 Apr 1865 - 19 May 1865 Abraham K. Allison (acting) Dem (b. 1810 - d. 1893)
13 Jul 1865 - 20 Dec 1865 William Marvin (provisional) (b. 1808 - d. 1902)
20 Dec 1865 - 4 Jul 1868 David Shelby Walker Dem (b. 1806 - d. 1891)
4 Jul 1868 - 7 Jan 1873 Harrison Reed Rep (b. 1813 - d. 1899)
7 Jan 1873 - 18 Mar 1874 Ossian B. Hart Rep (b. 1821 - d. 1874)
18 Mar 1874 - 2 Jan 1877 Marcellus L. Stearns (acting) Rep (b. 1839 - d. 1891)
2 Jan 1877 - 4 Jan 1881 George F. Drew Dem (b. 1827 - d. 1900)
4 Jan 1881 - 7 Jan 1885 William D. Bloxham (1st time) Dem (b. 1835 - d. 1911)
7 Jan 1885 - 8 Jan 1889 Edward A. Perry Dem (b. 1831 - d. 1889)
8 Jan 1889 - 3 Jan 1893 Francis P. Fleming Dem (b. 1841 - d. 1908)
3 Jan 1893 - 5 Jan 1897 Henry L. Mitchell Dem (b. 1831 - d. 1903)
5 Jan 1897 - 8 Jan 1901 William D. Bloxham (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
8 Jan 1901 - 3 Jan 1905 William S. Jennings Dem (b. 1863 - d. 1920)
3 Jan 1905 - 5 Jan 1909 Napoleon B. Broward Dem (b. 1857 - d. 1910)
5 Jan 1909 - 7 Jan 1913 Albert W. Gilchrist Dem (b. 1858 - d. 1926)
7 Jan 1913 - 2 Jan 1917 Park Trammell Dem (b. 1876 - d. 1936)
2 Jan 1917 - 4 Jan 1921 Sidney J. Catts Dem (b. 1863 - d. 1936)
4 Jan 1921 - 6 Jan 1925 Cary A. Hardee Dem (b. 1876 - d. 1957)
6 Jan 1925 - 8 Jan 1929 John W. Martin Dem (b. 1884 - d. 1958)
8 Jan 1929 - 3 Jan 1933 Doyle E. Carlton Dem (b. 1887 - d. 1972)
3 Jan 1933 - 5 Jan 1937 David Sholtz Dem (b. 1891 - d. 1953)
5 Jan 1937 - 7 Jan 1941 Frederick P. Cone Dem (b. 1871 - d. 1948)
7 Jan 1941 - 2 Jan 1945 Spessard L. Holland Dem (b. 1892 - d. 1971)
2 Jan 1945 - 4 Jan 1949 Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. Dem (b. 1897 - d. 1984)
4 Jan 1949 - 6 Jan 1953 Fuller Warren Dem (b. 1905 - d. 1973)
6 Jan 1953 - 28 Sep 1953 Daniel T. McCarthy Dem (b. 1912 - d. 1953)
28 Sep 1953 - 4 Jan 1955 Charley E. Johns (acting) Dem (b. 1905 - d. 1990)
4 Jan 1955 - 3 Jan 1961 LeRoy Collins Dem (b. 1909 - d. 1991)
3 Jan 1961 - 5 Jan 1965 Farris Bryant Dem (b. 1914 - d. 2002)
5 Jan 1965 - 3 Jan 1967 Haydon Burns Dem (b. 1912 - d. 1987)
3 Jan 1967 - 5 Jan 1971 Claude Kirk, Jr. Rep (b. 1926)
5 Jan 1971 - 2 Jan 1979 Reubin Askew Dem (b. 1928)
2 Jan 1979 - 3 Jan 1987 Robert Graham Dem (b. 1936)
3 Jan 1987 - 6 Jan 1987 Wayne Mixson Dem (b. 1922)
6 Jan 1987 - 8 Jan 1991 Bob Martinez Rep (b. 1934)
8 Jan 1991 - 12 Dec 1998 Lawton Chiles Dem (b. 1930 - d. 1998)
13 Dec 1998 - 5 Jan 1999 Buddy MacKay Dem (b. 1933)
5 Jan 1999 - 2 Jan 2007 Jeb Bush Rep (b. 1953)
2 Jan 2007 - Charlie Crist Rep (b. 1956)
Georgia
1733 British colony
8 May 1777 State of Georgia
19 Jan 1861 secession
8 Feb 1861 founding state of Confederate States of America
1870 readmitted to United States
Resident Trustee
12 Feb 1733 - 11 Jul 1743 James Oglethorpe (b. 1696 - d. 1785)
Presidents
11 Jul 1743 - 8 Apr 1751 William Stephens (b. 1671 - d. 1753)
8 Apr 1751 - 1752 Henry Parker (b. ... - d. 1752)
6 Dec 1752 - 30 Oct 1754 Patrick Graham (b. ... - d. 1755)
Governors
30 Oct 1754 - 16 Feb 1757 John Reynolds (b. 1713 - d. 1788)
16 Feb 1757 - 31 Oct 1760 Henry Ellis (b. 1721 - d. 1806)
31 Oct 1760 - 10 Jul 1782 James Wright (b. 1716 - d. 1785)
(absent Mar 1776 - Jul 1779)
Presidents
22 Jan 1776 - 22 Feb 1777 Archibald Bulloch Whg (b. 1730 - d. 1777)
4 Mar 1777 - 8 May 1777 Button Gwinnett (acting) Whg (b. 1735 - d. 1777)
Governors
8 May 1777 - 10 Jan 1778 John Adam Treutlen Whg (b. 1726 - d. 1782)
10 Jan 1778 - Jan 1779 John Houstoun (1st time) Whg (b. 1744 - d. 1796)
21 Jan 1779 - Jul 1779 William Glascock (acting)
27 Jul 1779 - 6 Aug 1779 Seth John Cuthbert (acting)
6 Aug 1779 - Nov 1779 John Wereat (acting) Whg (b. 1730 - d. 1799)
4 Nov 1779 - Dec 1779 George Walton (1st time) Whg (b. 1750 - d. 1804)
3 Dec 1779 - 18 Feb 1780 Richard Howley Whg (b. 1740 - d. 1784)
(acting to 4 Jan 1780)
18 Feb 1780 - 18 Aug 1781 Stephen Heard Whg (b. 1740 - d. 1815)
18 Aug 1781 - 3 Jan 1782 Nathan Brownson Whg (b. 1741 - d. 1796)
3 Jan 1782 - 8 Jan 1783 John Martin (b. 1730 - d. 1786)
8 Jan 1783 - 9 Jan 1784 Lyman Hall (b. 1724 - d. 1790)
9 Jan 1784 - 6 Jan 1785 John Houstoun (2nd time) (s.a.)
6 Jan 1785 - 9 Jan 1786 Samuel Elbert (b. 1740 - d. 1788)
9 Jan 1786 - 9 Jan 1787 Edward Telfair (1st time) (b. 1735 - d. 1807)
9 Jan 1787 - 9 Jan 1788 George Mathews (1st time) (b. 1739 - d. 1812)
15 Jan 1788 - 7 Jan 1789 George Handley (b. 1752 - d. 1793)
(acting to 26 Jan 1788)
7 Jan 1789 - 9 Nov 1789 George Walton (2nd time) J-R (s.a.)
9 Nov 1789 - 7 Nov 1793 Edward Telfair (2nd time) J-R (s.a.)
7 Nov 1793 - 15 Jan 1796 George Mathews (2nd time) J-R (s.a.)
15 Jan 1796 - 12 Jan 1798 Jared Irwin (1st time) D-R (b. 1751 - d. 1818)
12 Jan 1798 - 3 Mar 1801 James Jackson D-R (b. 1757 - d. 1806)
3 Mar 1801 - 7 Nov 1801 David Emanuel (acting) D-R (b. 1744 - d. 1810)
7 Nov 1801 - 4 Nov 1802 Josiah Tattnall, Jr. D-R (b. 1765 - d. 1803)
4 Nov 1802 - 23 Sep 1806 John Milledge D-R (b. 1757 - d. 1818)
23 Sep 1806 - 10 Nov 1809 Jared Irwin (2nd time) D-R (s.a.)
(acting)
10 Nov 1809 - 5 Nov 1813 David B. Mitchell (1st time) D-R (b. 1766 - d. 1837)
5 Nov 1813 - 20 Nov 1815 Peter Early D-R (b. 1773 - d. 1817)
20 Nov 1815 - 4 Mar 1817 David B. Mitchell (2nd time) D-R (s.a.)
4 Mar 1817 - 24 Oct 1819 William Rabun D-R (b. 1771 - d. 1819)
24 Oct 1819 - 5 Nov 1819 Matthew Talbot (acting) D-R (b. 1767 - d. 1827)
5 Nov 1819 - 7 Nov 1823 John Clark D-R (b. 1766 - d. 1832)
7 Nov 1823 - 7 Nov 1827 George M. Troup D-R (b. 1780 - d. 1856)
7 Nov 1827 - 4 Nov 1829 John Forsyth D-R (b. 1780 - d. 1841)
4 Nov 1829 - 9 Nov 1831 George R. Gilmer (1st time) D-W (b. 1790 - d. 1859)
9 Nov 1831 - 4 Nov 1835 Wilson Lumpkin U-D (b. 1783 - d. 1870)
4 Nov 1835 - 8 Nov 1837 William Schley U-D (b. 1786 - d. 1858)
8 Nov 1837 - 6 Nov 1839 George R. Gilmer (2nd time) D-W (b. 1790 - d. 1859)
6 Nov 1839 - 8 Nov 1843 Charles J. McDonald Dem (b. 1793 - d. 1860)
8 Nov 1843 - 3 Nov 1847 George W. Crawford Whg (b. 1798 - d. 1872)
3 Nov 1847 - 5 Nov 1851 George W. Towns Dem (b. 1802 - d. 1854)
5 Nov 1851 - 9 Nov 1853 Howell Cobb U-D (b. 1815 - d. 1868)
9 Nov 1853 - 6 Nov 1857 Herschel V. Johnson U-D (b. 1812 - d. 1880)
6 Nov 1857 - 17 Jun 1865 Joseph E. Brown Dem (b. 1821 - d. 1894)
17 Jun 1865 - 14 Dec 1865 James Johnson Dem (b. 1811 - d. 1891)
14 Dec 1865 - 13 Jan 1868 Charles J. Jenkins Dem (b. 1805 - d. 1883)
13 Jan 1868 - 4 Jul 1868 Thomas H. Ruger (b. 1833 - d. 1907)
(military governor)
4 Jul 1868 - 30 Oct 1871 Rufus B. Bullock Rep (b. 1834 - d. 1907)
30 Oct 1871 - 12 Jan 1872 Benjamin Conley (acting) Rep (b. 1815 - d. 1886)
12 Jan 1872 - 12 Jan 1877 James M. Smith Dem (b. 1823 - d. 1890)
12 Jan 1877 - 4 Nov 1882 Alfred H. Colquitt Dem (b. 1824 - d. 1894)
4 Nov 1882 - 4 Mar 1883 Alexander H. Stephens D-W (b. 1812 - d. 1883)
5 Mar 1883 - 10 May 1883 James S. Boynton (acting) Dem (b. 1833 - d. 1902)
10 May 1883 - 9 Nov 1886 Henry D. McDaniel Dem (b. 1836 - d. 1926)
9 Nov 1886 - 8 Nov 1890 John B. Gordon Dem (b. 1832 - d. 1904)
8 Nov 1890 - 27 Oct 1894 William J. Northen Dem (b. 1835 - d. 1913)
27 Oct 1894 - 29 Oct 1898 William Y. Atkinson Dem (b. 1854 - d. 1899)
29 Oct 1898 - 25 Oct 1902 Allen D. Candler Dem (b. 1834 - d. 1910)
25 Oct 1902 - 29 Jun 1907 Joseph M. Terrell Dem (b. 1861 - d. 1912)
29 Jun 1907 - 26 Jun 1909 Hoke Smith (1st time) Dem (b. 1855 - d. 1931)
26 Jun 1909 - 1 Jul 1911 Joseph M. Brown (1st time) Dem (b. 1851 - d. 1932)
1 Jul 1911 - 16 Nov 1911 Hoke Smith (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
16 Nov 1911 - 25 Jan 1912 John M. Slaton (1st time) Dem (b. 1866 - d. 1955)
25 Jan 1912 - 28 Jun 1913 Joseph M. Brown (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
28 Jun 1913 - 26 Jun 1915 John M. Slaton (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
26 Jun 1915 - 30 Jun 1917 Nathaniel E. Harris Dem (b. 1846 - d. 1929)
30 Jun 1917 - 25 Jun 1921 Hugh M. Dorsey Dem (b. 1871 - d. 1948)
25 Jun 1921 - 30 Jun 1923 Thomas W. Hardwick Dem (b. 1872 - d. 1949)
30 Jun 1923 - 25 Jun 1927 Clifford M. Walker Dem (b. 1877 - d. 1954)
25 Jun 1927 - 27 Jun 1931 Lamartine G. Hardman Dem (b. 1856 - d. 1937)
27 Jun 1931 - 10 Jan 1933 Richard B. Russell Dem (b. 1897 - d. 1971)
10 Jan 1933 - 12 Jan 1937 Eugene Talmadge (1st time) Dem (b. 1884 - d. 1946)
12 Jan 1937 - 14 Jan 1941 Eurith D. Rivers Dem (b. 1895 - d. 1967)
14 Jan 1941 - 12 Jan 1943 Eugene Talmadge (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
12 Jan 1943 - 14 Jan 1947 Ellis Arnall Dem (b. 1907 - d. 1992)
14 Jan 1947 - 18 Mar 1947 Herman Talmadge (1st time) Dem (b. 1913 - d. 2002)
18 Mar 1947 - 17 Nov 1948 Melvin E. Thompson (acting) Dem (b. 1903 - d. 1980)
17 Nov 1948 - 11 Jan 1955 Herman Talmadge (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
11 Jan 1955 - 13 Jan 1959 Marvin Griffin Dem (b. 1907 - d. 1982)
13 Jan 1959 - 15 Jan 1963 Ernest Vandiver Dem (b. 1918 - d. 2005)
15 Jan 1963 - 11 Jan 1967 Carl E. Sanders Dem (b. 1925)
11 Jan 1967 - 12 Jan 1971 Lester Maddox Dem (b. 1915 - d. 2003)
12 Jan 1971 - 14 Jan 1975 Jimmy Carter Dem (b. 1924)
14 Jan 1975 - 11 Jan 1983 George Busbee Dem (b. 1927 - d. 2004)
11 Jan 1983 - 14 Jan 1991 Joe Frank Harris Dem (b. 1936)
14 Jan 1991 - 11 Jan 1999 Zell Miller Dem (b. 1932)
11 Jan 1999 - 13 Jan 2003 Roy Barnes Dem (b. 1948)
13 Jan 2003 - Sonny Perdue Rep (b. 1946)
Hawaii
1795 Kingdom of the Hawaiian Islands
(also officially styled Hawaiian Kingdom)
25 Feb 1843 - 31 Jul 1843 provisionally ceded to Britain
17 Jan 1893 Hawaiian Islands
4 Jul 1894 - 14 Jun 1900 Republic of Hawaii
12 Aug 1898 incorporation into the United States
21 Aug 1959 state
Kings/Queens
1795 - 8 May 1819 Kamehameha I (b. 1758? - d. 1819)
20 May 1819 - 14 Jul 1824 Kamehameha II (b. 1797 - d. 1824)
14 Jul 1824 - 6 Jun 1825 Queen Kaahumanu (f) (b. 1772? - d. 1832)
(regent [for Kamehameha II from 1823;
for Kamehameha III to 5 Jun 1832])
6 Jun 1825 - 15 Dec 1854 Kamehameha III (b. 1813 - d. 1854)
Jun 1832 - Mar 1833 Kinau = Kaahumanu II (f) (b. 1805 - d. 1839)
(regent)
25 Feb 1843 - 31 Jul 1843 Lord George Paulet (b. 1803 - d. 1879)
(British commander)
15 Dec 1854 - 30 Nov 1863 Kamehameha IV (b. 1834 - d. 1863)
30 Nov 1863 Princess Victoria Kamamalu (f) (b. 1838 - d. 1866)
(regent)
30 Nov 1863 - 11 Dec 1872 Kamehameha V (b. 1830 - d. 1872)
11 Dec 1872 - 9 Jan 1873 Executive Ministry
- Ferdinand William Hutchison (b. 1819 - d. 1893)
- Robert Stirling
- Stephen Henry Phillips (b. 1823 - d. 1897)
9 Jan 1873 - 3 Feb 1874 William Charles Lunalilo (b. 1835 - d. 1874)
3 Feb 1874 - 13 Feb 1874 Executive Ministry
- Edwin O. Hall
- Charles Reed Bishop (b. 1822 - d. 1915)
- Robert Stirling
- Albert Francis Judd (b. 1838 - d. 1900)
13 Feb 1874 - 20 Jan 1891 David Kalakaua (b. 1836 - d. 1891)
20 Jan 1891 - 17 Jan 1893 Liliuokalani (f) (b. 1838 - d. 1917)
(regent to 29 Jan 1891)
Chairman of the Executive Council of the Provisional Government
17 Jan 1893 - 15 Feb 1893 Sanford Ballard Dole (b. 1844 - d. 1926)
President of the Provisional Government
15 Feb 1893 - 4 Jul 1894 Sanford Ballard Dole (s.a.)
President
4 Jul 1894 - 14 Jun 1900 Sanford Ballard Dole (s.a.)
Governors
14 Jun 1900 - 23 Nov 1903 Sanford Ballard Dole Rep (s.a.)
23 Nov 1903 - 15 Aug 1907 George R. Carter Rep (b. 1866 - d. 1933)
15 Aug 1907 - 29 Nov 1913 Walter F. Frear Rep (b. 1863 - d. 1948)
29 Nov 1913 - 22 Jun 1918 Lucius E. Pinkham Dem (b. 1850 - d. 1922)
22 Jun 1918 - 5 Jul 1921 Charles J. McCarthy Dem (b. 1861 - d. 1928)
5 Jul 1921 - 5 Jul 1929 Wallace R. Farrington Rep (b. 1871 - d. 1933)
5 Jul 1929 - 20 Apr 1934 Lawrence M. Judd Rep (b. 1887 - d. 1968)
20 Apr 1934 - 24 Aug 1942 Joseph B. Poindexter Dem (b. 1869 - d. 1951)
7 Dec 1941 - 17 Dec 1941 Walter C. Short (b. 1880 - d. 1949)
(military governor)
17 Dec 1941 - 1 Jun 1943 Delos C. Emmons (b. 1888 - d. 1965)
(military governor)
24 Aug 1942 - 8 May 1951 Ingram M. Stainback Dem (b. 1883 - d. 1961)
1 Jun 1943 - 24 Oct 1944 Robert C. Richardson, Jr. (b. 1882 - d. 1954)
(military governor)
8 May 1951 - 28 Feb 1953 Oren E. Long Dem (b. 1889 - d. 1965)
28 Feb 1953 - 2 Sep 1957 Samuel Wilder King Rep (b. 1886 - d. 1959)
2 Sep 1957 - 3 Dec 1962 William F. Quinn Rep (b. 1919 - d. 2006)
3 Dec 1962 - 2 Dec 1974 John A. Burns Dem (b. 1909 - d. 1975)
2 Dec 1974 - 1 Dec 1986 George R. Ariyoshi Dem (b. 1926)
1 Dec 1986 - 5 Dec 1994 John Waihee Dem (b. 1946)
5 Dec 1994 - 2 Dec 2002 Ben Cayetano Dem (b. 1939)
2 Dec 2002 - Linda Lingle (f) Rep (b. 1953)
Premiers (kuhina nui)
1819 - 5 Jun 1832 Kaahumanu (f) (s.a.)
5 Jun 1832 - 4 Apr 1839 Kinau = Kaahumanu II (f) (s.a.)
5 Apr 1839 - 7 Jun 1845 Kekauluohi = Kaahumanu III (f) (b. 1794 - d. 1845)
10 Jun 1845 - 16 Jan 1855 John Young II (b. c.1810 - d. 1857)
16 Jan 1855 - 1863 Victoria Kamamalu
= Kaahumanu IV (f) (s.a.)
1863 - 24 Aug 1864 Mataio Kekuanaoa (b. 1791 - d. 1868)
Kauai
1810 subject to Kingdom of the Hawaiian Islands
26 May 1824 separate monarchy extinct
Kings/Queens
... - 1730 Kualii (b. ... - d. 1730)
1730 - 1770 Peleioholani (b. ... - d. 1770)
1770 - 1795 Kamakahelai (f)
1795 - 26 May 1824 George Kaumualii (b. c.1780 - d. 1824)
Maui
1795 part of Kingdom of the Hawaiian Islands
Kings
... - 17.. Lonohonuakini
17.. - 17.. Kaulahea II
17.. - 1736 Kekaulike Kuihonoikamoku (b. ... - d. 1736)
1736 - 1765 Kamehamehanui Ailuau (b. ... - d. 1765)
1765 - 1794 Kahekili II (b. ... - d. 1794)
1794 Kaeokulani (b. ... - d. 1794)
1794 - 1795 Kalanikupule (b. ... - d. 1795)
Oahu
1783 conquered by Kingdom of Maui
Kings
... - 1730 Kualii (b. ... - d. 1730)
1730 - 1737 Kapionookalani (b. ... - d. 1737)
1737 - 1738 Kanahaokalani (b. ... - d. 1738)
1738 - 1770 Peleioholani (b. ... - d. 1770)
1770 - 1773 Kumahana
1773 - 1783 Kaneoneo (b. ... - d. 1785)
Idaho
1848 part of Oregon
1853 part of Washington
4 Mar 1863 territory
3 Jul 1890 state
Governors
10 Mar 1863 - 3 Feb 1864 William H. Wallace Rep (b. 1811 - d. 1879)
1864 - 1866 Caleb Lyon Rep (b. 1821 - d. 1875)
1866 - 1870 David W. Ballard Rep (b. 1824 - d. 1883)
1870 Samuel Bard Rep
1870 Gilman Marston Rep
1870 - 1871 Edward J. Curtis (acting) Rep
1871 Alexander H. Conner Rep
1871 Thomas M. Bowen Rep (b. 1835 - d. 1906)
1871 - 1875 Thomas W. Bennett Rep (b. 1831 - d. 1893)
1875 - 1876 David P. Thompson Rep (b. 1834 - d. 1901)
1876 - 1878 Mason Brayman Rep (b. 1813 - d. 1895)
1878 - 1880 John P. Hoyt Rep
1880 - 1883 John B. Neil Rep
1883 - 1884 John N. Irwin Rep (b. 1847 - d. 1905)
1884 - 1885 William M. Bunn Rep
1885 - 1889 Edward A. Stevenson Dem
1889 - 19 Dec 1890 George L. Shoup Rep (b. 1836 - d. 1904)
19 Dec 1890 - 1 Jan 1893 Norman B. Willey Rep (b. 1838 - d. 1921)
1 Jan 1893 - 4 Jan 1897 William J. McConnell Rep (b. 1839 - d. 1925)
4 Jan 1897 - 7 Jan 1901 Frank Steunenberg Dem (b. 1861 - d. 1905)
7 Jan 1901 - 5 Jan 1903 Frank W. Hunt Dem (b. 1861 - d. 1906)
5 Jan 1903 - 2 Jan 1905 John T. Morrison Rep (b. 1860 - d. 1915)
3 Jan 1905 - 4 Jan 1909 Frank R. Gooding Rep (b. 1859 - d. 1928)
4 Jan 1909 - 2 Jan 1911 James H. Brady Rep (b. 1862 - d. 1918)
2 Jan 1911 - 6 Jan 1913 James H. Hawley Dem (b. 1847 - d. 1929)
6 Jan 1913 - 4 Jan 1915 John M. Haines Rep (b. 1863 - d. 1917)
4 Jan 1915 - 6 Jan 1919 Moses Alexander Dem (b. 1853 - d. 1932)
6 Jan 1919 - 1 Jan 1923 David W. Davis Rep (b. 1873 - d. 1959)
3 Jan 1923 - 3 Jan 1927 Charles C. Moore Rep (b. 1866 - d. 1958)
3 Jan 1927 - 5 Jan 1931 H.C. Baldridge Rep (b. 1868 - d. 1947)
5 Jan 1931 - 4 Jan 1937 C. Ben Ross Dem (b. 1876 - d. 1946)
4 Jan 1937 - 2 Jan 1939 Barzilla W. Clark Dem (b. 1881 - d. 1943)
2 Jan 1939 - 5 Jan 1941 C.A. Bottolfsen (1st time) Rep (b. 1891 - d. 1964)
6 Jan 1941 - 4 Jan 1943 Chase A. Clark Dem (b. 1883 - d. 1966)
4 Jan 1943 - 1 Jan 1945 C.A. Bottolfsen (2nd time) Rep (s.a.)
1 Jan 1945 - 17 Nov 1945 C.C. Gossett Dem (b. 1888 - d. 1974)
17 Nov 1945 - 6 Jan 1947 Arnold Williams Dem (b. 1898 - d. 1970)
6 Jan 1947 - 1 Jan 1951 Charles A. Robins Rep (b. 1884 - d. 1970)
1 Jan 1951 - 3 Jan 1955 Len Jordan Rep (b. 1899 - d. 1983)
3 Jan 1955 - 2 Jan 1967 Robert E. Smylie Rep (b. 1914 - d. 2004)
2 Jan 1967 - 4 Jan 1971 Don W. Samuelson Rep (b. 1913 - d. 2000)
4 Jan 1971 - 24 Jan 1977 Cecil D. Andrus (1st time) Dem (b. 1931)
24 Jan 1977 - 5 Jan 1987 John V. Evans Dem (b. 1925)
5 Jan 1987 - 1 Jan 1995 Cecil D. Andrus (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
2 Jan 1995 - 8 Jan 1999 Phil Batt Rep (b. 1927)
8 Jan 1999 - 26 May 2006 Dirk Kempthorne Rep (b. 1951)
26 May 2006 - 1 Jan 2007 Jim Risch Rep (b. 1943)
1 Jan 2007 - Butch Otter Rep (b. 1942)
Illinois
1778 part of Virginia
1788 part of Northwest Territory (see Ohio)
4 Jul 1800 part of Indiana
1809 territory
3 Dec 1818 state
Governors
1 Mar 1809 - 6 Oct 1818 Ninian Edwards (1st time) D-R (b. 1775 - d. 1833)
6 Oct 1818 - 5 Dec 1822 Shadrach Bond D-R (b. 1773 - d. 1832)
5 Dec 1822 - 6 Dec 1826 Edward Coles D-R (b. 1786 - d. 1868)
6 Dec 1826 - 6 Dec 1830 Ninian Edwards (2nd time) D-R (s.a.)
6 Dec 1830 - 17 Nov 1834 John Reynolds Dem (b. 1789 - d. 1865)
17 Nov 1834 - 3 Dec 1834 William L.D. Ewing Dem (b. 1795 - d. 1846)
3 Dec 1834 - 7 Dec 1838 Joseph Duncan Dem (b. 1794 - d. 1844)
7 Dec 1838 - 8 Dec 1842 Thomas Carlin Dem (b. 1789 - d. 1852)
8 Dec 1842 - 9 Dec 1846 Thomas Ford Dem (b. 1800 - d. 1850)
9 Dec 1846 - 10 Jan 1853 Augustus C. French Dem (b. 1808 - d. 1864)
10 Jan 1853 - 12 Jan 1857 Joel A. Matteson Dem (b. 1808 - d. 1873)
12 Jan 1857 - 18 Mar 1860 William H. Bissell Rep (b. 1811 - d. 1860)
21 Mar 1860 - 14 Jan 1861 John Wood Rep (b. 1798 - d. 1880)
14 Jan 1861 - 16 Jan 1865 Richard Yates Rep (b. 1815 - d. 1873)
16 Jan 1865 - 11 Jan 1869 Richard J. Oglesby (1st time) Rep (b. 1824 - d. 1899)
11 Jan 1869 - 13 Jan 1873 John M. Palmer Rep (b. 1817 - d. 1900)
13 Jan 1873 - 23 Jan 1873 Richard J. Oglesby (2nd time) Rep (s.a.)
23 Jan 1873 - 8 Jan 1877 John L. Beveridge Rep (b. 1824 - d. 1910)
8 Jan 1877 - 8 Feb 1883 Shelby M. Cullom Rep (b. 1829 - d. 1914)
16 Feb 1883 - 30 Jan 1885 John M. Hamilton Rep (b. 1847 - d. 1905)
30 Jan 1885 - 14 Jan 1889 Richard J. Oglesby (3rd time) Rep (s.a.)
14 Jan 1889 - 10 Jan 1893 Joseph W. Fifer Rep (b. 1840 - d. 1938)
10 Jan 1893 - 11 Jan 1897 John Peter Altgeld Dem (b. 1847 - d. 1902)
11 Jan 1897 - 14 Jan 1901 John Riley Tanner Rep (b. 1844 - d. 1901)
14 Jan 1901 - 9 Jan 1905 Richard Yates Rep (b. 1860 - d. 1936)
9 Jan 1905 - 3 Feb 1913 Charles S. Deneen Rep (b. 1863 - d. 1940)
3 Feb 1913 - 8 Jan 1917 Edward F. Dunne Dem (b. 1853 - d. 1937)
8 Jan 1917 - 10 Jan 1921 Frank O. Lowden Rep (b. 1861 - d. 1943)
10 Jan 1921 - 14 Jan 1929 Len Small Rep (b. 1862 - d. 1936)
14 Jan 1929 - 9 Jan 1933 Louis L. Emmerson Rep (b. 1863 - d. 1941)
9 Jan 1933 - 6 Oct 1940 Henry Horner Dem (b. 1878 - d. 1940)
6 Oct 1940 - 13 Jan 1941 John Stelle Dem (b. 1891 - d. 1962)
13 Jan 1941 - 10 Jan 1949 Dwight H. Green Rep (b. 1897 - d. 1958)
10 Jan 1949 - 12 Jan 1953 Adlai E. Stevenson Dem (b. 1900 - d. 1965)
12 Jan 1953 - 9 Jan 1961 William G. Stratton Rep (b. 1914 - d. 2001)
9 Jan 1961 - 21 May 1968 Otto Kerner, Jr. Dem (b. 1908 - d. 1976)
21 May 1968 - 13 Jan 1969 Samuel H. Shapiro Dem (b. 1907 - d. 1987)
13 Jan 1969 - 8 Jan 1973 Richard B. Ogilvie Rep (b. 1923 - d. 1988)
8 Jan 1973 - 10 Jan 1977 Daniel Walker Dem (b. 1922)
10 Jan 1977 - 14 Jan 1991 James R. Thompson Rep (b. 1936)
14 Jan 1991 - 11 Jan 1999 Jim Edgar Rep (b. 1946)
11 Jan 1999 - 13 Jan 2003 George Ryan Rep (b. 1934)
13 Jan 2003 - Rod Blagojevich Dem (b. 1956)
Indiana
1788 part of Northwest Territory (see Ohio)
4 Jul 1800 territory
11 Dec 1816 state
Governors
13 May 1800 - 28 Dec 1812 William Henry Harrison (b. 1773 - d. 1841)
28 Dec 1812 - 3 Mar 1813 John Gibson (acting) (b. 1740 - d. 1822)
3 Mar 1813 - 7 Nov 1816 Thomas Posey (b. 1750 - d. 1818)
7 Nov 1816 - 12 Sep 1822 Jonathan Jennings J-R (b. 1784 - d. 1834)
12 Sep 1822 - 5 Dec 1822 Ratliff Boon J-R (b. 1781 - d. 1844)
5 Dec 1822 - 12 Feb 1825 William Hendricks J-R (b. 1782 - d. 1850)
12 Feb 1825 - 7 Dec 1831 James B. Ray Ind (b. 1794 - d. 1848)
7 Dec 1831 - 6 Dec 1837 Noah Noble N-R; 1834: Whg (b. 1794 - d. 1844)
6 Dec 1837 - 9 Dec 1840 David Wallace Whg (b. 1799 - d. 1859)
9 Dec 1840 - 6 Dec 1843 Samuel Bigger Whg (b. 1802 - d. 1846)
6 Dec 1843 - 26 Dec 1848 James Whitcomb Dem (b. 1795 - d. 1852)
26 Dec 1848 - 5 Dec 1849 Paris C. Dunning Dem (b. 1806 - d. 1884)
5 Dec 1849 - 12 Jan 1857 Joseph A. Wright Dem (b. 1810 - d. 1867)
12 Jan 1857 - 4 Oct 1860 Ashbel P. Willard Dem (b. 1820 - d. 1860)
4 Oct 1860 - 14 Jan 1861 Abram A. Hammond Dem (b. 1814 - d. 1874)
14 Jan 1861 - 16 Jan 1861 Henry S. Lane Rep (b. 1811 - d. 1881)
16 Jan 1861 - 23 Jan 1867 Oliver P. Morton Rep (b. 1823 - d. 1877)
23 Jan 1867 - 13 Jan 1873 Conrad Baker Rep (b. 1817 - d. 1885)
13 Jan 1873 - 8 Jan 1877 Thomas A. Hendricks Dem (b. 1819 - d. 1885)
8 Jan 1877 - 20 Nov 1880 James D. Williams Dem (b. 1808 - d. 1880)
20 Nov 1880 - 10 Jan 1881 Isaac P. Gray (1st time) Dem (b. 1828 - d. 1895)
10 Jan 1881 - 12 Jan 1885 Albert G. Porter Rep (b. 1824 - d. 1897)
12 Jan 1885 - 14 Jan 1889 Isaac P. Gray (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
14 Jan 1889 - 23 Nov 1891 Alvin P. Hovey Rep (b. 1821 - d. 1891)
23 Nov 1891 - 9 Jan 1893 Ira J. Chase Rep (b. 1834 - d. 1895)
9 Jan 1893 - 11 Jan 1897 Claude Matthews Dem (b. 1845 - d. 1898)
11 Jan 1897 - 14 Jan 1901 James A. Mount Rep (b. 1843 - d. 1901)
14 Jan 1901 - 9 Jan 1905 Winfield T. Durbin Rep (b. 1847 - d. 1928)
9 Jan 1905 - 11 Jan 1909 J. Frank Hanly Rep (b. 1863 - d. 1920)
11 Jan 1909 - 13 Jan 1913 Thomas R. Marshall Dem (b. 1854 - d. 1925)
13 Jan 1913 - 8 Jan 1917 Samuel M. Ralston Dem (b. 1857 - d. 1925)
8 Jan 1917 - 10 Jan 1921 James P. Goodrich Rep (b. 1864 - d. 1940)
10 Jan 1921 - 30 Apr 1924 Warren T. McCray Rep (b. 1865 - d. 1938)
30 Apr 1924 - 12 Jan 1925 Emmett F. Branch Rep (b. 1874 - d. 1932)
12 Jan 1925 - 14 Jan 1929 Ed Jackson Rep (b. 1873 - d. 1954)
14 Jan 1929 - 9 Jan 1933 Harry G. Leslie Rep (b. 1878 - d. 1937)
9 Jan 1933 - 11 Jan 1937 Paul V. McNutt Dem (b. 1891 - d. 1957)
11 Jan 1937 - 13 Jan 1941 M. Clifford Townsend Dem (b. 1884 - d. 1954)
13 Jan 1941 - 8 Jan 1945 Henry F. Schricker (1st time) Dem (b. 1883 - d. 1966)
8 Jan 1945 - 10 Jan 1949 Ralph F. Gates Rep (b. 1893 - d. 1978)
10 Jan 1949 - 12 Jan 1953 Henry F. Schricker (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
12 Jan 1953 - 14 Jan 1957 George N. Craig Rep (b. 1909 - d. 1992)
14 Jan 1957 - 9 Jan 1961 Harold W. Handley Rep (b. 1909 - d. 1972)
9 Jan 1961 - 11 Jan 1965 Matthew E. Welsh Dem (b. 1912 - d. 1995)
11 Jan 1965 - 13 Jan 1969 Roger D. Branigin Dem (b. 1902 - d. 1975)
13 Jan 1969 - 9 Jan 1973 Edgar D. Whitcomb Rep (b. 1917)
9 Jan 1973 - 13 Jan 1981 Otis R. Bowen Rep (b. 1918)
13 Jan 1981 - 9 Jan 1989 Robert D. Orr Rep (b. 1917 - d. 2004)
9 Jan 1989 - 13 Jan 1997 Evan Bayh Dem (b. 1955)
13 Jan 1997 - 13 Sep 2003 Frank O'Bannon Dem (b. 1930 - d. 2003)
9 Sep 2003 - 10 Jan 2005 Joe Kernan Dem (b. 1946)
(acting for O'Bannon to 13 Sep 2003)
10 Jan 2005 - Mitch Daniels Rep (b. 1949)
Iowa
1834 part of Michigan
1836 part of Wisconsin
3 Jul 1838 territory
28 Dec 1846 state
Governors
3 Jul 1838 - 1841 Robert Lucas (b. 1781 - d. 1853)
1841 - 1845 John Chambers (b. 1780 - d. 1852)
1845 - 3 Dec 1846 James Clark (b. 1812 - d. 1850)
3 Dec 1846 - 4 Dec 1850 Ansel Briggs Dem (b. 1806 - d. 1881)
4 Dec 1850 - 9 Dec 1854 Stephen P. Hempstead Dem (b. 1812 - d. 1883)
9 Dec 1854 - 13 Jan 1858 James W. Grimes Whg (b. 1816 - d. 1872)
13 Jan 1858 - 11 Jan 1860 Ralph P. Lowe Rep (b. 1805 - d. 1883)
11 Jan 1860 - 14 Jan 1864 Samuel J. Kirkwood (1st time) Rep (b. 1813 - d. 1894)
14 Jan 1864 - 16 Jan 1868 William M. Stone Rep (b. 1827 - d. 1893)
16 Jan 1868 - 11 Jan 1872 Samuel Merrill Rep (b. 1822 - d. 1899)
11 Jan 1872 - 13 Jan 1876 Cyrus C. Carpenter Rep (b. 1829 - d. 1898)
13 Jan 1876 - 1 Feb 1877 Samuel J. Kirkwood (2nd time) Rep (s.a.)
1 Feb 1877 - 17 Jan 1878 Joshua G. Newbold Rep (b. 1830 - d. 1903)
17 Jan 1878 - 12 Jan 1882 John H. Gear Rep (b. 1825 - d. 1900)
12 Jan 1882 - 14 Jan 1886 Buren R. Sherman Rep (b. 1836 - d. 1904)
14 Jan 1886 - 27 Feb 1890 William Larrabee Rep (b. 1832 - d. 1912)
27 Feb 1890 - 11 Jan 1894 Horace Boies Dem (b. 1827 - d. 1923)
11 Jan 1894 - 16 Jan 1896 Frank Darr Jackson Rep (b. 1854 - d. 1938)
16 Jan 1896 - 13 Jan 1898 Francis M. Drake Rep (b. 1830 - d. 1903)
13 Jan 1898 - 16 Jan 1902 Leslie M. Shaw Rep (b. 1848 - d. 1932)
16 Jan 1902 - 24 Nov 1908 Albert B. Cummins Rep (b. 1850 - d. 1926)
24 Nov 1908 - 14 Jan 1909 Warren Garst Rep (b. 1850 - d. 1924)
14 Jan 1909 - 16 Jan 1913 Beryl F. Carroll Rep (b. 1860 - d. 1939)
16 Jan 1913 - 11 Jan 1917 George W. Clarke Rep (b. 1852 - d. 1936)
11 Jan 1917 - 13 Jan 1921 William L. Harding Rep (b. 1877 - d. 1934)
13 Jan 1921 - 15 Jan 1925 Nathan E. Kendall Rep (b. 1868 - d. 1936)
15 Jan 1925 - 15 Jan 1931 John Hammill Rep (b. 1875 - d. 1936)
15 Jan 1931 - 12 Jan 1933 Daniel W. Turner Rep (b. 1877 - d. 1969)
12 Jan 1933 - 14 Jan 1937 Clyde L. Herring Dem (b. 1879 - d. 1945)
14 Jan 1937 - 12 Jan 1939 Nelson G. Kraschel Dem (b. 1889 - d. 1957)
12 Jan 1939 - 14 Jan 1943 George A. Wilson Rep (b. 1884 - d. 1953)
14 Jan 1943 - 11 Jan 1945 Bourke B. Hickenlooper Rep (b. 1896 - d. 1971)
11 Jan 1945 - 13 Jan 1949 Robert D. Blue Rep (b. 1898 - d. 1989)
13 Jan 1949 - 21 Nov 1954 William S. Beardsley Rep (b. 1901 - d. 1954)
22 Nov 1954 - 13 Jan 1955 Leo Elthon Rep (b. 1898 - d. 1967)
13 Jan 1955 - 17 Jan 1957 Leo A. Hoegh Rep (b. 1908 - d. 2000)
17 Jan 1957 - 12 Jan 1961 Herschel C. Loveless Dem (b. 1911 - d. 1989)
12 Jan 1961 - 17 Jan 1963 Norman A. Erbe Rep (b. 1919 - d. 2000)
17 Jan 1963 - 1 Jan 1969 Harold E. Hughes Dem (b. 1922 - d. 1996)
1 Jan 1969 - 16 Jan 1969 Robert Fulton Dem (b. 1929)
16 Jan 1969 - 14 Jan 1983 Robert Ray Rep (b. 1928)
14 Jan 1983 - 15 Jan 1999 Terry E. Branstad Rep (b. 1946)
15 Jan 1999 - 12 Jan 2007 Tom Vilsack Dem (b. 1950)
12 Jan 2007 - Chet Culver Dem (b. 1966)
Kansas
1804 part of Louisiana Territory (which on 7 Dec 1812 becomes
Missouri Territory)
10 Aug 1821 unorganized territory
30 May 1854 territory
29 Jan 1861 state
Governors
29 Jun 1854 - 16 Aug 1855 Andrew Horatio Reeder (b. 1807 - d. 1864)
16 Aug 1855 - 7 Sep 1855 Daniel Woodson (1st time) (acting) (b. 1824 - d. 1894)
7 Sep 1855 - 18 Aug 1856 Wilson Shannon (b. 1802 - d. 1877)
Mar 1856 - 10 May 1856 Charles Robinson (b. 1818 - d. 1894)
(in rebellion, at Topeka)
18 Aug 1856 - 9 Sep 1856 Daniel Woodson (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
9 Sep 1856 - 12 Mar 1857 John White Geary (b. 1819 - d. 1873)
12 Mar 1857 - 16 Apr 1857 Daniel Woodson (3rd time) (acting) (s.a.)
16 Apr 1857 - 27 May 1857 Frederick P. Stanton (1st time) (b. 1841 - d. 1894)
(acting)
27 May 1857 - 16 Nov 1857 Robert James Walker (b. 1801 - d. 1869)
16 Nov 1857 - 21 Dec 1857 Frederick P. Stanton (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
21 Dec 1857 - 10 Oct 1858 James William Denver (b. 1817 - d. 1892)
(acting to 12 May 1858)
10 Oct 1858 - 18 Dec 1858 Hugh S. Walsh (acting) (b. 1810 - d. 1877)
18 Dec 1858 - 17 Dec 1860 Samuel Medary (b. 1801 - d. 1864)
17 Dec 1860 - 9 Feb 1861 George M. Beebe (acting) (b. 1836 - d. 1927)
9 Feb 1861 - 12 Jan 1863 Charles Robinson Rep (s.a.)
12 Jan 1863 - 9 Jan 1865 Thomas Carney Rep (b. 1827 - d. 1888)
9 Jan 1865 - 4 Nov 1868 Samuel J. Crawford Rep (b. 1835 - d. 1913)
4 Nov 1868 - 11 Jan 1869 Nehemiah Green Rep (b. 1837 - d. 1890)
11 Jan 1869 - 13 Jan 1873 James M. Harvey Rep (b. 1833 - d. 1894)
13 Jan 1873 - 8 Jan 1877 Thomas A. Osborn Rep (b. 1836 - d. 1898)
8 Jan 1877 - 13 Jan 1879 George T. Anthony Rep (b. 1824 - d. 1896)
13 Jan 1879 - 8 Jan 1883 John P. St. John Rep (b. 1833 - d. 1916)
8 Jan 1883 - 12 Jan 1885 George W. Glick Dem (b. 1827 - d. 1911)
12 Jan 1885 - 14 Jan 1889 John A. Martin Rep (b. 1839 - d. 1889)
14 Jan 1889 - 9 Jan 1893 Lyman U. Humphrey Rep (b. 1844 - d. 1915)
9 Jan 1893 - 14 Jan 1895 Lorenzo D. Lewelling Dem (b. 1846 - d. 1900)
14 Jan 1895 - 11 Jan 1897 Edmund N. Morrill Rep (b. 1834 - d. 1909)
11 Jan 1897 - 9 Jan 1899 John W. Leedy Dem (b. 1849 - d. 1935)
9 Jan 1899 - 12 Jan 1903 William E. Stanley Rep (b. 1848 - d. 1910)
12 Jan 1903 - 9 Jan 1905 Willis J. Bailey Rep (b. 1854 - d. 1932)
9 Jan 1905 - 11 Jan 1909 Edward W. Hoch Rep (b. 1849 - d. 1925)
11 Jan 1909 - 13 Jan 1913 Walter R. Stubbs Rep (b. 1858 - d. 1929)
13 Jan 1913 - 11 Jan 1915 George H. Hodges Dem (b. 1866 - d. 1947)
11 Jan 1915 - 13 Jan 1919 Arthur Capper Rep (b. 1865 - d. 1951)
13 Jan 1919 - 8 Jan 1923 Henry J. Allen Rep (b. 1868 - d. 1950)
8 Jan 1923 - 12 Jan 1925 Jonathan M. Davis Dem (b. 1871 - d. 1943)
12 Jan 1925 - 14 Jan 1929 Ben S. Paulen Rep (b. 1869 - d. 1961)
14 Jan 1929 - 12 Jan 1931 Clyde M. Reed Rep (b. 1871 - d. 1949)
12 Jan 1931 - 9 Jan 1933 Harry H. Woodring Dem (b. 1890 - d. 1967)
9 Jan 1933 - 11 Jan 1937 Alfred M. Landon Rep (b. 1887 - d. 1987)
11 Jan 1937 - 9 Jan 1939 Walter A. Huxman Dem (b. 1887 - d. 1972)
9 Jan 1939 - 11 Jan 1943 Payne H. Ratner Rep (b. 1896 - d. 1974)
11 Jan 1943 - 13 Jan 1947 Andrew F. Schoeppel Rep (b. 1894 - d. 1962)
13 Jan 1947 - 28 Nov 1950 Frank Carlson Rep (b. 1893 - d. 1987)
28 Nov 1950 - 8 Jan 1951 Frank L. Hagaman Rep (b. 1894 - d. 1966)
8 Jan 1951 - 10 Jan 1955 Edward F. Arn Rep (b. 1906 - d. 1998)
10 Jan 1955 - 3 Jan 1957 Fred Hall Rep (b. 1916 - d. 1970)
3 Jan 1957 - 14 Jan 1957 John McCuish Rep (b. 1906 - d. 1962)
14 Jan 1957 - 9 Jan 1961 George Docking Dem (b. 1904 - d. 1964)
9 Jan 1961 - 11 Jan 1965 John Anderson, Jr. Rep (b. 1917)
11 Jan 1965 - 9 Jan 1967 William H. Avery Rep (b. 1911)
9 Jan 1967 - 13 Jan 1975 Robert Docking Dem (b. 1925 - d. 1983)
13 Jan 1975 - 8 Jan 1979 Robert F. Bennett Rep (b. 1927 - d. 2000)
8 Jan 1979 - 12 Jan 1987 John W. Carlin Dem (b. 1940)
12 Jan 1987 - 14 Jan 1991 Mike Hayden Rep (b. 1944)
14 Jan 1991 - 9 Jan 1995 Joan Finney (f) Dem (b. 1925 - d. 2001)
9 Jan 1995 - 13 Jan 2003 Bill Graves Rep (b. 1953)
13 Jan 2003 - Kathleen Sebelius (f) Dem (b. 1948)
Kentucky
1776 part of Virginia
1 Jun 1792 state
20 Nov 1861 secession by part of the state, ruled by a "Provisional
Government"
10 Dec 1861 accession to Confederate States of America
Governors
4 Jun 1792 - 7 Jun 1796 Isaac Shelby (1st time) D-R (b. 1750 - d. 1826)
7 Jun 1796 - 5 Sep 1804 James Garrard D-R (b. 1749 - d. 1822)
5 Sep 1804 - 1 Sep 1808 Christopher Greenup D-R (b. 1750 - d. 1818)
1 Sep 1808 - 24 Aug 1812 Charles Scott D-R (b. 1739 - d. 1813)
24 Aug 1812 - 5 Sep 1816 Isaac Shelby (2nd time) D-R (s.a.)
5 Sep 1816 - 19 Oct 1816 George Madison D-R (b. 1763 - d. 1816)
19 Oct 1816 - 7 Sep 1820 Gabriel Slaughter D-R (b. 1767 - d. 1830)
7 Sep 1820 - 24 Aug 1824 John Adair D-R (b. 1757 - d. 1840)
24 Aug 1824 - 26 Aug 1828 Joseph Desha D-R (b. 1768 - d. 1842)
26 Aug 1828 - 4 Sep 1832 Thomas Metcalfe N-R (b. 1780 - d. 1855)
4 Sep 1832 - 22 Feb 1834 John Breathitt Dem (b. 1786 - d. 1834)
22 Feb 1834 - 30 Aug 1836 James T. Morehead N-R (b. 1797 - d. 1854)
30 Aug 1836 - 12 Sep 1839 James Clark Whg (b. 1779 - d. 1839)
12 Sep 1839 - 2 Sep 1840 Charles A. Wickliffe Whg (b. 1788 - d. 1869)
2 Sep 1840 - 4 Sep 1844 Robert P. Letcher Whg (b. 1788 - d. 1861)
4 Sep 1844 - 6 Sep 1848 William Owsley Whg (b. 1782 - d. 1862)
6 Sep 1848 - 31 Jul 1850 John J. Crittenden Whg (b. 1787 - d. 1863)
31 Jul 1850 - 2 Sep 1851 John L. Helm (1st time) Whg (b. 1802 - d. 1867)
2 Sep 1851 - 4 Sep 1855 Lazarus W. Powell Dem (b. 1812 - d. 1867)
4 Sep 1855 - 30 Aug 1859 Charles S. Morehead K-N (b. 1802 - d. 1868)
30 Aug 1859 - 18 Aug 1862 Beriah Magoffin Dem (b. 1815 - d. 1885)
Nov 1861 - 9 Apr 1862 George W. Johnson (b. 1811 - d. 1862)
(Confederate provisional governor)
4 Oct 1862 - 1865 Richard Hawes (b. 1797 - d. 1877)
(Confederate provisional governor)
18 Aug 1862 - 1 Sep 1863 James F. Robinson Uni (b. 1800 - d. 1882)
1 Sep 1863 - 3 Sep 1867 Thomas E. Bramlette Uni (b. 1817 - d. 1875)
3 Sep 1867 - 8 Sep 1867 John L. Helm (2nd time) Dem (b. 1802 - d. 1867)
8 Sep 1867 - 5 Sep 1871 John W. Stevenson Dem (b. 1812 - d. 1886)
5 Sep 1871 - 31 Aug 1875 Preston H. Leslie Dem (b. 1819 - d. 1907)
31 Aug 1875 - 2 Sep 1879 James B. McCreary (1st time) Dem (b. 1838 - d. 1918)
2 Sep 1879 - 5 Sep 1883 Luke P. Blackburn Dem (b. 1816 - d. 1887)
5 Sep 1883 - 30 Aug 1887 J. Proctor Knott Dem (b. 1830 - d. 1911)
30 Aug 1887 - 2 Sep 1891 Simon B. Buckner Dem (b. 1823 - d. 1914)
2 Sep 1891 - 10 Dec 1895 John Young Brown Dem (b. 1835 - d. 1904)
10 Dec 1895 - 12 Dec 1899 William O. Bradley Rep (b. 1848 - d. 1929)
12 Dec 1899 - 31 Jan 1900 William S. Taylor Rep (b. 1853 - d. 1928)
31 Jan 1900 - 3 Feb 1900 William Goebel Dem (b. 1856 - d. 1900)
3 Feb 1900 - 10 Dec 1907 J.C.W. Beckham Dem (b. 1869 - d. 1940)
10 Dec 1907 - 12 Dec 1911 Augustus E. Willson Rep (b. 1846 - d. 1931)
12 Dec 1911 - 7 Dec 1915 James B. McCreary (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
7 Dec 1915 - 9 Dec 1919 Augustus O. Stanley Dem (b. 1867 - d. 1958)
9 Dec 1919 - 11 Dec 1923 Edwin P. Morrow Rep (b. 1878 - d. 1935)
11 Dec 1923 - 13 Dec 1927 William J. Fields Dem (b. 1874 - d. 1954)
13 Dec 1927 - 8 Dec 1931 Flem D. Sampson Rep (b. 1873 - d. 1967)
8 Dec 1931 - 10 Dec 1935 Ruby Laffoon Dem (b. 1869 - d. 1941)
10 Dec 1935 - 9 Oct 1939 A.B. Chandler (1st time) Dem (b. 1898 - d. 1991)
9 Oct 1939 - 7 Dec 1943 Keen Johnson Dem (b. 1896 - d. 1970)
7 Dec 1943 - 9 Dec 1947 Simeon S. Willis Rep (b. 1879 - d. 1965)
9 Dec 1947 - 27 Nov 1951 Earle C. Clements Dem (b. 1896 - d. 1985)
27 Nov 1951 - 13 Dec 1955 Lawrence W. Wetherby Dem (b. 1908 - d. 1984)
13 Dec 1955 - 8 Dec 1959 A.B. Chandler (2nd time) Dem (s.a.)
8 Dec 1959 - 10 Dec 1963 Bert T. Combs Dem (b. 1911 - d. 1991)
10 Dec 1963 - 12 Dec 1967 Edward T. Breathitt Dem (b. 1924 - d. 2003)
12 Dec 1967 - 7 Dec 1971 Louie B. Nunn Rep (b. 1924 - d. 2004)
7 Dec 1971 - 9 Dec 1975 Wendell Ford Dem (b. 1924)
9 Dec 1975 - 11 Dec 1979 Julian M. Carroll Dem (b. 1931)
11 Dec 1979 - 13 Dec 1983 John Y. Brown, Jr. Dem (b. 1933)
13 Dec 1983 - 8 Dec 1987 Martha Layne Collins (f) Dem (b. 1936)
8 Dec 1987 - 10 Dec 1991 Wallace Wilkinson Dem (b. 1941 - d. 2002)
10 Dec 1991 - 12 Dec 1995 Brereton C. Jones Dem (b. 1939)
12 Dec 1995 - 9 Dec 2003 Paul Patton Dem (b. 1937)
9 Dec 2003 - 11 Dec 2007 Ernie Fletcher Rep (b. 1952)
11 Dec 2007 - Steve Beshear Dem (b. 1944)