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 purchased by U.S. (Alaska)
1884 district
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 Spanish colony
1804 divided into Alta California and Baja California
11 Apr 1822 Mexican provinces
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.
9 Sep 1850 state (California)
Governors (of 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)
President
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 (acting) (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)
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)
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 Jul 1802 Commission
- Thomas Johnson (to 23 Aug 1794)
- Daniel Carroll
(4 Mar 1791 - 21 May 1795)
- David Stuart (to 12 Sep 1794)
- Gustavus Scott (b. 17... - d. 1800)
(23 Aug 1794 - 25 Dec 1800)
- William Thornton
(from 12 Sep 1794)
- Alexander White
(from 21 May 1795)
- William Cranch
(14 Jan - 3 Mar 1801)
- Tristram Dalton
(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
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
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)