List of Governors of Connecticut
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The Governor of Connecticut is the head of the executive branch of Connecticut
's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's
military forces
. The governor
has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly
and to convene the legislature. Unusual among U.S. governors, the Governor of Connecticut has no power to pardon
.
There have been 68 governors of the state, serving 72 distinct spans in office. The longest terms in office were in the state's early years, when four governors were elected to nine or more one-year terms. The longest was that of the first governor, Jonathan Trumbull
, who served over 14 years, but 7 of those as colonial governor; the longest-serving state governor — with no other position included in the term — was his son, Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.
, who served over 11 years. The shortest term was that of Hiram Bingham III
, who served only one day before resigning to take an elected seat in the U.S. Senate
. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
, is noted for a rare third party
win in American politics, having been elected to a term in 1990 representing A Connecticut Party
. The current governor is Dan Malloy
, who took office on January 5, 2011.
Connecticut was one of the original Thirteen Colonies
and was admitted as a state on January 9, 1788. Before it declared its independence, Connecticut was a colony
of the Kingdom of Great Britain
. Like most early states, Connecticut had claims to western areas, but did not cede
all of its claims during the formation of the country like the other states. It maintained its Western Reserve
until 1800, at which time it was reassigned to the Northwest Territory
.
The current Constitution of Connecticut
, ratified in 1965, calls for a four-year term for the governor, commencing on the Wednesday after the first Monday in the January following an election. The previous constitution of 1818 originally had only a one-year term for governor; this was increased to two years in 1875, and four years in 1948. The 1875 amendment also set the start date of the term to its current date; before then, it was the first Wednesday in the May following an election. The constitution provides for the election of a lieutenant governor for the same term as the governor. The two offices are elected on the same ticket
; this provision was added in 1962. In the event of a vacancy in the office of governor, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. Before the adoption of the 1965 constitution, the lieutenant governor only acted as governor. There is no limit of any kind on the number of terms one may serve.
Connecticut did not create a state constitution for itself until several decades after it became a state; until 1818, the state operated under the provisions of its colonial charter. The charter called for the election of a governor every year, but not more than once every two years, with the term commencing on the second Thursday in May.
(one of whom served in two different departments) and four ambassadors. One served as a judge on a U.S. Court of Appeals
. Three represented Connecticut in the Continental Congress
and 28 have represented the state in the U.S. Congress
, including one Speaker of the House
. Four (marked with *) resigned to take other offices, and one (marked with ) resigned his seat in the U.S. House
to take office as governor.
All representatives and senators listed represented Connecticut.
(1980–1991), who died on November 24, 2007.
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's
U.S. state
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military forces
Connecticut National Guard
The Connecticut National Guard consists of the Connecticut Army National Guard and theConnecticut Air National Guard. The Constitution of the United States specifically charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions. In fact, the National Guard is the only United States military...
. The governor
Governor (United States)
In the United States, the title governor refers to the chief executive of each state or insular territory, not directly subordinate to the federal authorities, but the political and ceremonial head of the state.-Role and powers:...
has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly
Connecticut General Assembly
The Connecticut General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. There are no term limits for either chamber.During...
and to convene the legislature. Unusual among U.S. governors, the Governor of Connecticut has no power to pardon
Pardon
Clemency means the forgiveness of a crime or the cancellation of the penalty associated with it. It is a general concept that encompasses several related procedures: pardoning, commutation, remission and reprieves...
.
There have been 68 governors of the state, serving 72 distinct spans in office. The longest terms in office were in the state's early years, when four governors were elected to nine or more one-year terms. The longest was that of the first governor, Jonathan Trumbull
Jonathan Trumbull
Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. was one of the few Americans who served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state...
, who served over 14 years, but 7 of those as colonial governor; the longest-serving state governor — with no other position included in the term — was his son, Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. was an American politician who served as the second Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
, who served over 11 years. The shortest term was that of Hiram Bingham III
Hiram Bingham III
Hiram Bingham, formally Hiram Bingham III, was an academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician from the United States. He made public the existence of the Quechua citadel of Machu Picchu in 1911 with the guidance of local indigenous farmers...
, who served only one day before resigning to take an elected seat in the U.S. Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Lowell Palmer Weicker, Jr. is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the 85th Governor of Connecticut, and unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for President in 1980...
, is noted for a rare third party
Third party (United States)
The term third party is used in the United States for any and all political parties in the United States other than one of the two major parties . The term can also refer to independent politicians not affiliated with any party at all and to write-in candidates.The United States has had a...
win in American politics, having been elected to a term in 1990 representing A Connecticut Party
A Connecticut Party
A Connecticut Party was a political party formed by former Republican Senator and gubernatorial candidate Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. in 1990. Weicker subsequently won the election and served a single term as Governor of Connecticut...
. The current governor is Dan Malloy
Dan Malloy
Dannel Patrick "Dan" Malloy is the 88th and current Governor of Connecticut. He was the Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut from December 1995 until December 2009. Malloy had been endorsed by the Connecticut Democratic Party on May 22, 2010 over 2006 Democratic U.S...
, who took office on January 5, 2011.
Governors
- For the period before independence, see the list of colonial governors of Connecticut.
Connecticut was one of the original Thirteen Colonies
Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies were English and later British colonies established on the Atlantic coast of North America between 1607 and 1733. They declared their independence in the American Revolution and formed the United States of America...
and was admitted as a state on January 9, 1788. Before it declared its independence, Connecticut was a colony
Connecticut Colony
The Connecticut Colony or Colony of Connecticut was an English colony located in British America that became the U.S. state of Connecticut. Originally known as the River Colony, it was organized on March 3, 1636 as a haven for Puritan noblemen. After early struggles with the Dutch, the English...
of the Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
. Like most early states, Connecticut had claims to western areas, but did not cede
State cessions
The state cessions are those areas of the United States that the separate states ceded to the federal government in the late 18th and early 19th century...
all of its claims during the formation of the country like the other states. It maintained its Western Reserve
Connecticut Western Reserve
The Connecticut Western Reserve was land claimed by Connecticut from 1662 to 1800 in the Northwest Territory in what is now northeastern Ohio.-History:...
until 1800, at which time it was reassigned to the Northwest Territory
Northwest Territory
The Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, more commonly known as the Northwest Territory, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 13, 1787, until March 1, 1803, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Ohio...
.
The current Constitution of Connecticut
Connecticut Constitution
The Constitution of the State of Connecticut is the basic governing document of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was approved by referendum on December 14, 1965, and proclaimed by the governor as adopted on December 30. It is the second constitution that the state has had...
, ratified in 1965, calls for a four-year term for the governor, commencing on the Wednesday after the first Monday in the January following an election. The previous constitution of 1818 originally had only a one-year term for governor; this was increased to two years in 1875, and four years in 1948. The 1875 amendment also set the start date of the term to its current date; before then, it was the first Wednesday in the May following an election. The constitution provides for the election of a lieutenant governor for the same term as the governor. The two offices are elected on the same ticket
Ticket (election)
A ticket refers to a single election choice which fills more than one political office or seat. For example, in the U.S., the candidates for President and Vice President run on the same "ticket", because they are elected together on a single ballot question rather than separately.A ticket can also...
; this provision was added in 1962. In the event of a vacancy in the office of governor, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. Before the adoption of the 1965 constitution, the lieutenant governor only acted as governor. There is no limit of any kind on the number of terms one may serve.
Connecticut did not create a state constitution for itself until several decades after it became a state; until 1818, the state operated under the provisions of its colonial charter. The charter called for the election of a governor every year, but not more than once every two years, with the term commencing on the second Thursday in May.
| Governor | Term start | Term end | Party | Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted. | TermsThe fractional terms of some governors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show how many times a governor was elected, and to show single terms during which multiple governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like. | |||
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| 16 | Jonathan Trumbull Jonathan Trumbull Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. was one of the few Americans who served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state... |
October 1, 1769 | May 13, 1784 | No party | Matthew Griswold Matthew Griswold (governor) Matthew Griswold was the 2nd Governor of Connecticut from 1784 to 1786. He also served as Lieutenant Governor and Chief Justice of the Superior Court, during the American Revolution .-Early life:... |
As deputy governor, became governor upon the death of William Pitkin William Pitkin William Pitkin was a colonial governor of the Connecticut Colony. Born to a politically prominent family in Hartford, he was first elected to the colonial assembly in 1728, where he served through 1734, the last two years as speaker of the house... . |
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| 17 | Matthew Griswold Matthew Griswold (governor) Matthew Griswold was the 2nd Governor of Connecticut from 1784 to 1786. He also served as Lieutenant Governor and Chief Justice of the Superior Court, during the American Revolution .-Early life:... |
May 13, 1784 | May 11, 1786 | Federalist | Samuel Huntington Samuel Huntington (statesman) Samuel Huntington was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation... |
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| 18 | Samuel Huntington Samuel Huntington (statesman) Samuel Huntington was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation... |
May 11, 1786 | January 5, 1796 | Federalist | Oliver Wolcott | Died in office. | ||
| 19 | Oliver Wolcott | January 5, 1796 | December 1, 1797 | Federalist | Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. was an American politician who served as the second Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.... |
+As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term, and was subsequently elected in their own right. | ||
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. was an American politician who served as the second Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.... |
December 1, 1797 | August 7, 1809 | Federalist | John Treadwell John Treadwell John Treadwell was an American politician and the 6th Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Treadwell was born in Farmington, Connecticut on November 23, 1745. He studied law at Yale University. He then practiced law in Farmington.- Politics :Treadwell served as a member of the General Assembly... |
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| 21 | John Treadwell John Treadwell John Treadwell was an American politician and the 6th Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Treadwell was born in Farmington, Connecticut on November 23, 1745. He studied law at Yale University. He then practiced law in Farmington.- Politics :Treadwell served as a member of the General Assembly... |
August 7, 1809 | May 9, 1811 | Federalist | Roger Griswold Roger Griswold Roger Griswold was the 22nd Governor of Connecticut and a member of the US House of Representatives, serving as a Federalist.... |
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| 22 | Roger Griswold Roger Griswold Roger Griswold was the 22nd Governor of Connecticut and a member of the US House of Representatives, serving as a Federalist.... |
May 9, 1811 | October 25, 1812 | Federalist | John Cotton Smith John Cotton Smith John Cotton Smith was the 23rd Governor of Connecticut. He was a Federalist, serving as Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives , as a Congressman for Connecticut from 1800–1806, Lt... |
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| 23 | John Cotton Smith John Cotton Smith John Cotton Smith was the 23rd Governor of Connecticut. He was a Federalist, serving as Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives , as a Congressman for Connecticut from 1800–1806, Lt... |
October 25, 1812 | May 8, 1817 | Federalist | Chauncey Goodrich Chauncey Goodrich Chauncey Goodrich was an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who represented that state in the United States Congress as both a senator and a representative.-Biography:... |
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| 24 | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Oliver Wolcott, Jr. was United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1795 to 1800 and the 24th Governor of Connecticut from 1817 to 1827.-Youth and education:... |
May 8, 1817 | May 2, 1827 | Toleration Republican Toleration Party The Toleration Party was a political party active in Connecticut in the early 19th century... |
Jonathan Ingersoll Jonathan Ingersoll Jonathan Ingersoll was a Connecticut politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.He was graduated from Yale College in 1766... |
10Wolcott was the first governor elected under the provisions of the 1818 constitution, which shifted the start date of his third term from May 13 to May 5. | ||
| David Plant David Plant David Plant was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Stratford, Connecticut. He attended the Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Connecticut and graduated from Yale College in 1804. He studied law in the Litchfield Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1804 and commenced... Represented the National Republican Party. |
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| 25 | Gideon Tomlinson Gideon Tomlinson Gideon Tomlinson was a United States Senator, United States Representative, and the 25th Governor for the state of Connecticut.... |
May 2, 1827 | March 2, 1831 | Democratic- Republican |
John Samuel Peters John Samuel Peters John Samuel Peters was an American politician and the 26th Governor of Connecticut.Peters was born in Hebron, Connecticut on September 21, 1772. He studied medicine and practiced in Heborn. In 1810 he was elected to in the Connecticut House of Representatives and was re-elected in 1816 and 1817... |
Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... . |
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| 26 | John Samuel Peters John Samuel Peters John Samuel Peters was an American politician and the 26th Governor of Connecticut.Peters was born in Hebron, Connecticut on September 21, 1772. He studied medicine and practiced in Heborn. In 1810 he was elected to in the Connecticut House of Representatives and was re-elected in 1816 and 1817... |
March 2, 1831 | May 1, 1833 | National Republican |
Thaddeus Betts Thaddeus Betts Thaddeus Betts was a United States Senator from Connecticut.He completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1807... |
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| 27 | Henry W. Edwards Henry W. Edwards Henry Waggaman Edwards was the 27th and 29th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut.He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Pierpont Edwards... |
May 1, 1833 | May 7, 1834 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Ebenezer Stoddard Ebenezer Stoddard Ebenezer Stoddard was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Union. He attended Woodstock Academy in 1802 and in 1803, and was graduated from Brown University in 1807... |
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| 28 | Samuel A. Foot Samuel A. Foot Samuel Augustus Foot was the 28th Governor of Connecticut as well as a United States Representative and Senator. Born in Cheshire, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1797, and attended the Litchfield Law School... |
May 7, 1834 | May 6, 1835 | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Thaddeus Betts Thaddeus Betts Thaddeus Betts was a United States Senator from Connecticut.He completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1807... |
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| 29 | Henry W. Edwards Henry W. Edwards Henry Waggaman Edwards was the 27th and 29th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut.He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Pierpont Edwards... |
May 6, 1835 | May 2, 1838 | Democratic | Ebenezer Stoddard Ebenezer Stoddard Ebenezer Stoddard was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Union. He attended Woodstock Academy in 1802 and in 1803, and was graduated from Brown University in 1807... |
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| 30 | William W. Ellsworth William W. Ellsworth William Wolcott Ellsworth was a Yale-educated attorney who served as the 30th Governor of Connecticut, a three-term United States Congressman, a Justice on the State Supreme Court, and who twice turned down nomination to the state's United States Senate seat... |
May 2, 1838 | May 4, 1842 | Whig | Charles Hawley Charles Hawley Charles Hawley was an American politician, judge, and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1838 to 1842.-Early life:... |
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| 31 | Chauncey Fitch Cleveland Chauncey Fitch Cleveland Chauncey Fitch Cleveland was a United States Representative and the 31st Governor of Connecticut. Born in Canterbury, Connecticut, he attended the common schools and taught school from the age of fifteen to twenty. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1819 and commenced practice in Hampton... |
May 4, 1842 | May 1, 1844 | Democratic | William S. Holabird William S. Holabird William S. Holabird was an American lawyer, politician and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.-Early life:William S. Holabird was born circa 1794 reportedly at Canaan, Connecticut, the son of William D. Holabird and his wife, the former Dorcas Bird... |
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| 32 | Roger Sherman Baldwin Roger Sherman Baldwin Roger Sherman Baldwin was an American lawyer involved in the Amistad case, who later became the 17th Governor of Connecticut and a United States Senator.-Early life:... |
May 1, 1844 | May 6, 1846 | Whig | Reuben Booth Reuben Booth Reuben Booth was an American politician and lawyer and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1844 to 1846.-Early life:... |
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| 33 | Isaac Toucey Isaac Toucey Isaac Toucey was an American statesman who served as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, Attorney General of the United States and the 18th Governor of Connecticut.... |
May 6, 1846 | May 5, 1847 | Democratic | Noyes Billings Noyes Billings Noyes Billings was an American politician who was Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1846 to 1847.-Early life:... |
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| 34 | Clark Bissell Clark Bissell Clark Bissell was an American politician and the 19th Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Bissell was born in Lebanon, Connecticut on September 7, 1782. He studied at Yale College and graduated in 1806... |
May 5, 1847 | May 2, 1849 | Whig | Charles J. McCurdy Charles J. McCurdy Charles Johnson McCurdy was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1847 to 1849.-Early life:... |
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| 35 | Joseph Trumbull Joseph Trumbull (governor) Joseph Trumbull was a U.S. lawyer, banker, and politician from Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the U.S. Congress and served as the 20th Governor of Connecticut.-Family:... |
May 2, 1849 | May 4, 1850 | Whig | Thomas Backus Thomas Backus Thomas Backus was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1849 to 1850. Governor at that time was Joseph Trumbull.... |
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| 36 | Thomas H. Seymour | May 4, 1850 | October 13, 1853 | Democratic | Charles H. Pond Charles H. Pond Charles Hobby Pond was an American politician who was Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut and who served as the 37th Governor for seven months after the resignation of Governor Thomas Hart Seymour.Pond graduated from Yale University in 1802... |
Resigned to be U.S. Minister to Russia. | ||
| Green Kendrick Green Kendrick Green Kendrick was an American politician who was elected as a Whig as Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1851 to 1852. As his party's nominee for Governor in the 1852 election, he was defeated by the incumbent Democrat Thomas H. Seymour gaining 45 percent of the vote... |
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| Charles H. Pond Charles H. Pond Charles Hobby Pond was an American politician who was Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut and who served as the 37th Governor for seven months after the resignation of Governor Thomas Hart Seymour.Pond graduated from Yale University in 1802... |
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| 37 | Charles H. Pond Charles H. Pond Charles Hobby Pond was an American politician who was Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut and who served as the 37th Governor for seven months after the resignation of Governor Thomas Hart Seymour.Pond graduated from Yale University in 1802... |
October 13, 1853 | May 3, 1854 | Democratic | Vacant | As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term. | ||
| 38 | Henry Dutton Henry Dutton Henry Dutton was an American politician and the 38th Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Dutton was born in Plymouth, Connecticut on February 12, 1796. He studied at Yale University and graduated in 1818. He then studied law. In 1823 he was admitted to the bar. He tutored at Yale University from... |
May 3, 1854 | May 2, 1855 | Whig | Alexander H. Holley Alexander H. Holley Alexander Hamilton Holley was an American politician and the 40th Governor of Connecticut. His son was Alexander Lyman Holley, a pioneer of American steelmaking.- Early life :... |
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| 39 | William T. Minor William T. Minor William Thomas Minor was an American politician and the 39th Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Minor was born in Stamford, Connecticut on October 3, 1815. He studied at Yale University and graduated in 1834. He then studied law... |
May 2, 1855 | May 6, 1857 | American Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by... |
William Field William Field (American politician) William Field was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1855 to 1856.... |
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| 40 | Alexander H. Holley Alexander H. Holley Alexander Hamilton Holley was an American politician and the 40th Governor of Connecticut. His son was Alexander Lyman Holley, a pioneer of American steelmaking.- Early life :... |
May 6, 1857 | May 5, 1858 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Alfred A. Burnham Alfred A. Burnham Alfred Avery Burnham was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Windham, Connecticut, Burnham completed a preparatory course and attended college for one year before studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Windham... |
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| 41 | William A. Buckingham William Alfred Buckingham William Alfred Buckingham was a Republican United States Senator from Connecticut.Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Buckingham attended the common schools and Bacon Academy in Colchester, Connecticut. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and in manufacturing. He served as the mayor of Norwich,... |
May 5, 1858 | May 2, 1866 | Republican | Julius Catlin Julius Catlin Julius Catlin was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1858 to 1861.Julius Catlin had a sister, Flora Catlin, who lived with him after the death of their father. She was an artist and a teacher of the arts at the Hartford Female Seminary.New York D.A. Benjamin... |
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| Benjamin Douglas Benjamin Douglas Benjamin Douglas was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1861 to 1862.-Family:... |
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| Roger Averill Roger Averill Roger Averill was an American politician who was Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.-Early life:Roger Averill was born in Salisbury, Connecticut. Some of his ancestors were among the earliest European settlers of Connecticut. His grandfathers, Samuel Averill and John Whittlesey, were natives of... |
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| 42 | Joseph R. Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was a four-term U.S... |
May 2, 1866 | May 1, 1867 | Republican | Oliver Winchester | 1 | ||
| 43 | James E. English James E. English James Edward English was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut. He was born in New Haven and attended the common schools; later, he engaged in the lumber business, banking, and manufacturing. He was a member of the New Haven board of selectmen from 1847 to 1861, and a member... |
May 1, 1867 | May 5, 1869 | Democratic | Ephraim H. Hyde Ephraim H. Hyde Ephraim H. Hyde was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1867 to 1869.... |
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| 44 | Marshall Jewell Marshall Jewell Marshall Jewell was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 44th and 46th Governor of Connecticut between 1869 and 1870, and again from 1871 until 1873. Born in 1825 in Winchester, New Hampshire, he was first appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant as Minister to Russia from 1873 to 1874, but... |
May 5, 1869 | May 4, 1870 | Republican | Francis Wayland | 1 | ||
| 45 | James E. English James E. English James Edward English was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut. He was born in New Haven and attended the common schools; later, he engaged in the lumber business, banking, and manufacturing. He was a member of the New Haven board of selectmen from 1847 to 1861, and a member... |
May 4, 1870 | May 16, 1871 | Democratic | Julius Hotchkiss Julius Hotchkiss Julius Hotchkiss was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, the son of Woodward and Polly Hotchkiss, Prospect farmers. At seventeen, he taught in Prospect schools... |
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| 46 | Marshall Jewell Marshall Jewell Marshall Jewell was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 44th and 46th Governor of Connecticut between 1869 and 1870, and again from 1871 until 1873. Born in 1825 in Winchester, New Hampshire, he was first appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant as Minister to Russia from 1873 to 1874, but... |
May 16, 1871 | May 7, 1873 | Republican | Morris Tyler Morris Tyler Morris Franklin Tyler was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1871 to 1873.... |
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| 47 | Charles R. Ingersoll Charles Roberts Ingersoll Charles Roberts Ingersoll was the 47th Governor of Connecticut from 1873 to 1877.He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, son of Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll, a New Haven lawyer who also served in the state House of Representatives, the United States Congress, and as United States Minister to Russia and... |
May 7, 1873 | January 3, 1877 | Democratic | George G. Sill George G. Sill George Griswold Sill was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1873 to 1877.-Early life:... |
3The end date of Ingersoll's term was moved back from May 3, 1876, to January 3, 1877, due to the adoption of the 26th amendment to the state constitution. | ||
| 48 | Richard D. Hubbard Richard D. Hubbard Richard Dudley Hubbard was a United States Representative and the 48th Governor of Connecticut. Born in Berlin, Connecticut, he was orphaned while young, he pursued preparatory studies at East Hartford and graduated from Yale College in 1839, where he was a member of Skull and Bones... |
January 3, 1877 | January 9, 1879 | Democratic | Francis Loomis Francis Loomis (lieutenant governor) Francis B. Loomis from New London, Connecticut, was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1877 to 1879.-References:... |
1Hubbard was the first governor elected under the provisions of the 26th amendment to the state constitution, increasing term lengths to two years and moving the start date of his term to January 3. | ||
| 49 | Charles B. Andrews Charles B. Andrews Charles Bartlett Andrews was an American politician and the 49th Governor of Connecticut.He was born in Sunderland, Massachusetts on November 4, 1834. He graduated from Amherst College in 1858. He then moved to the state of Connecticut and studied law... |
January 9, 1879 | January 5, 1881 | Republican | David Gallup David Gallup David Gallup was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1879 to 1881.... |
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| 50 | Hobart B. Bigelow Hobart B. Bigelow Hobart Baldwin Bigelow was an American politician and the 50th Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Bigelow was born in North Haven, Connecticut on May 16, 1834. He was educated in the South Egremont Academy in Massachusetts. In 1851 he left there and afterward learned the machinist's trade at... |
January 5, 1881 | January 3, 1883 | Republican | William H. Bulkeley William H. Bulkeley William Henry Bulkeley was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1881 to 1883.-Early life:... |
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| 51 | Thomas M. Waller Thomas M. Waller Thomas MacDonald Waller was an American politician and the 51st Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Waller was born in New York City on January 1, 1840 to Irish immigrant parents. His parents died before he turned eight. He was later adopted by a Connecticut merchant called Robert Waller... |
January 3, 1883 | January 8, 1885 | Democratic | George G. Sumner George G. Sumner George G. Sumner was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1883 to 1885.-Early life:Sumner was born in Hebron, Connecticut, on January 14, 1841... |
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| 52 | Henry B. Harrison Henry Baldwin Harrison Henry Baldwin Harrison was a Republican politician and the 52nd Governor of Connecticut.Harrison was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1846, where he was a member of Skull and Bones, and studied at Yale Law School. He was a member of Connecticut Sons of the American... |
January 8, 1885 | January 7, 1887 | Republican | Lorrin A. Cooke Lorrin A. Cooke Lorrin Alanson Cooke was an American politician and the 57th Governor of Connecticut from 1897 to 1899.- Early life :Cooke was born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts. He was educated at Norfolk Academy in Connecticut... |
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| 53 | Phineas C. Lounsbury Phineas C. Lounsbury Phineas Chapman Lounsbury was an American politician and the 53rd Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Lounsbury was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut on January 10, 1841. He got only minimal education. However, he prospered in the business world. He partnered with his brothers, George E... |
January 7, 1887 | January 10, 1889 | Republican | James L. Howard James L. Howard James Leland Howard was an American businessman and politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1887 to 1889.-Early life:... |
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| 54 | Morgan G. Bulkeley | January 10, 1889 | January 4, 1893 | Republican | Samuel E. Merwin Samuel E. Merwin Samuel Edwin Merwin, Jr. , was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1889 to 1893.-Biography:... |
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| 55 | Luzon B. Morris Luzon B. Morris Luzon Buritt Morris was an American Democratic politician and Governor of Connecticut.-Biography:Morris was born in Newtown, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale University in 1854, where he was a member of Skull and Bones... |
January 4, 1893 | January 9, 1895 | Democratic | Ernest Cady Ernest Cady Ernest Cady was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1893 to 1895.... |
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| 56 | Owen Vincent Coffin Owen Vincent Coffin Owen Vincent Coffin was an American politician and the 56th Governor of Connecticut from 1894 to 1897.- Early life :... |
January 9, 1895 | January 6, 1897 | Republican | Lorrin A. Cooke Lorrin A. Cooke Lorrin Alanson Cooke was an American politician and the 57th Governor of Connecticut from 1897 to 1899.- Early life :Cooke was born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts. He was educated at Norfolk Academy in Connecticut... |
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| 57 | Lorrin A. Cooke Lorrin A. Cooke Lorrin Alanson Cooke was an American politician and the 57th Governor of Connecticut from 1897 to 1899.- Early life :Cooke was born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts. He was educated at Norfolk Academy in Connecticut... |
January 6, 1897 | January 4, 1899 | Republican | James D. Dewell James D. Dewell James Dudley Dewell was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1897 to 1899.... |
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| 58 | George E. Lounsbury George E. Lounsbury George E. Lounsbury was an American politician and the 58th Governor of Connecticut from 1899 to 1901.- Early life :... |
January 4, 1899 | January 9, 1901 | Republican | Lyman A. Mills Lyman A. Mills Lyman Allen Mills was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1899 to 1901.-References:... |
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| 59 | George P. McLean George P. McLean George Payne McLean was a United States Senator from Connecticut. Born in Simsbury, he attended the common schools and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in Hartford. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1883 and 1884, and a member of... |
January 9, 1901 | January 7, 1903 | Republican | Edwin O. Keeler Edwin O. Keeler Edwin Olmstead Keeler was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1901 to 1903.... |
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| 60 | Abiram Chamberlain Abiram Chamberlain Abiram Chamberlain was an American politician, and the 60th Governor of Connecticut from 1903 to 1905.- Early life :... |
January 7, 1903 | January 4, 1905 | Republican | Henry Roberts Henry Roberts (governor) Henry Roberts was an American politician and the 46th Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Roberts was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 22, 1853. He studied at Yale University and graduated in 1878. He then studied one year at Columbia University and in 1879, he was awarded a law degree from... |
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| 61 | Henry Roberts Henry Roberts (governor) Henry Roberts was an American politician and the 46th Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Roberts was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 22, 1853. He studied at Yale University and graduated in 1878. He then studied one year at Columbia University and in 1879, he was awarded a law degree from... |
January 4, 1905 | January 9, 1907 | Republican | Rollin S. Woodruff Rollin S. Woodruff Rollin S. Woodruff was an American politician and the 47th Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Woodruff was born in Rochester, New York on July 14, 1854. He got only basic education from Rochester's public school system. However, he had a successful business career. He became director of many... |
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| 62 | Rollin S. Woodruff Rollin S. Woodruff Rollin S. Woodruff was an American politician and the 47th Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Woodruff was born in Rochester, New York on July 14, 1854. He got only basic education from Rochester's public school system. However, he had a successful business career. He became director of many... |
January 9, 1907 | January 6, 1909 | Republican | Everett J. Lake Everett J. Lake Everett J. Lake was an American politician and the 52nd Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Lake was born in Woodstock, Connecticut on February 8, 1871. He studied at Worcester Polytechnic and graduated in 1890. He then went to Harvard University and graduated in 1892. During these years, he... |
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| 63 | George L. Lilley George L. Lilley George Leavens Lilley was a United States Representative and the 48th Governor of Connecticut.Born in Oxford, Massachusetts, he attended the common schools of Oxford, the Worcester High School, and Worcester Technical Institute... |
January 6, 1909 | April 21, 1909 | Republican | Frank B. Weeks Frank B. Weeks Frank B. Weeks was an American politician and the 49th Governor of Connecticut.-Early life:Weeks was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 20, 1854. He studied at the Eastman Business College and graduated in 1872. Later in 1872, he became an assistant to the superintendent of the Connecticut... |
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| 64 | Frank B. Weeks Frank B. Weeks Frank B. Weeks was an American politician and the 49th Governor of Connecticut.-Early life:Weeks was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 20, 1854. He studied at the Eastman Business College and graduated in 1872. Later in 1872, he became an assistant to the superintendent of the Connecticut... |
April 21, 1909 | January 4, 1911 | Republican | Vacant | |||
| 65 | Simeon E. Baldwin Simeon Eben Baldwin Simeon Eben Baldwin , jurist, law professor and the 50th Governor of Connecticut, was the son of jurist, Connecticut governor and U.S. Senator Roger Sherman Baldwin and Emily Pitkin Perkins... |
January 4, 1911 | January 6, 1915 | Democratic | Dennis A. Blakeslee Dennis A. Blakeslee Dennis Albert Blakeslee was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1911 to 1913.... Represented the Republican Party Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... . |
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| Lyman T. Tingier Lyman T. Tingier Lyman Twining Tingier was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1913 to 1915. He was born June 9, 1862 in Webster, Massachusetts, the son of Seymour Allen Tingier and Sarah Jane Twining.... |
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| 66 | Marcus H. Holcomb Marcus H. Holcomb Marcus H. Holcomb was an American politician and the 51st Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Holcomb was born in New Hartford, Connecticut on November 28, 1844. He studied at public school system New Hartford. He then studied at Wesleyan Seminary in Massachusetts. Later he also studied law.-... |
January 6, 1915 | January 5, 1921 | Republican | Clifford B. Wilson Clifford B. Wilson Clifford Brittin Wilson was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1915 to 1921 and a mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut.-Early life:... |
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| 67 | Everett J. Lake Everett J. Lake Everett J. Lake was an American politician and the 52nd Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Lake was born in Woodstock, Connecticut on February 8, 1871. He studied at Worcester Polytechnic and graduated in 1890. He then went to Harvard University and graduated in 1892. During these years, he... |
January 5, 1921 | January 3, 1923 | Republican | Charles A. Templeton Charles A. Templeton Charles A. Templeton was an American politician and the 68th Governor of the state of Connecticut.- Early years :... |
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| 68 | Charles A. Templeton Charles A. Templeton Charles A. Templeton was an American politician and the 68th Governor of the state of Connecticut.- Early years :... |
January 3, 1923 | January 7, 1925 | Republican | Hiram Bingham III Hiram Bingham III Hiram Bingham, formally Hiram Bingham III, was an academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician from the United States. He made public the existence of the Quechua citadel of Machu Picchu in 1911 with the guidance of local indigenous farmers... |
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| 69 | Hiram Bingham III Hiram Bingham III Hiram Bingham, formally Hiram Bingham III, was an academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician from the United States. He made public the existence of the Quechua citadel of Machu Picchu in 1911 with the guidance of local indigenous farmers... |
January 7, 1925 | January 8, 1925 | Republican | John H. Trumbull John H. Trumbull John Harper Trumbull was an American politician and the 70th Governor of Connecticut.-Early life:John H. Trumbull was born in Ashford, Connecticut. Despite his name, he was not related to the previous governors of Connecticut of the same name, but was the son of Irish immigrants who moved to... |
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| 70 | John H. Trumbull John H. Trumbull John Harper Trumbull was an American politician and the 70th Governor of Connecticut.-Early life:John H. Trumbull was born in Ashford, Connecticut. Despite his name, he was not related to the previous governors of Connecticut of the same name, but was the son of Irish immigrants who moved to... |
January 8, 1925 | January 7, 1931 | Republican | J. Edwin Brainard J. Edwin Brainard J. Edwin Brainard was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1925 to 1929.-References:**... |
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| Ernest E. Rogers Ernest E. Rogers Ernest Elias Rogers was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1929 to 1931.... |
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| 71 | Wilbur Lucius Cross Wilbur Lucius Cross Wilbur Lucius Cross, Ph. D. was an American educator and political figure who was the 71st Governor of Connecticut for eight years.-Biography:Born in 1862 in Mansfield, Connecticut, Cross graduated from Yale University Wilbur Lucius Cross, Ph. D. (April 10, 1862 – October 5, 1948) was an American... |
January 7, 1931 | January 4, 1939 | Democratic | Samuel R. Spencer Samuel R. Spencer Samuel R. Spencer was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1931 to 1933.... |
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| Roy C. Wilcox Roy C. Wilcox Roy C. Wilcox was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1933 to 1935.... |
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| T. Frank Hayes T. Frank Hayes T. Frank Hayes was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1935 to 1939.... |
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| 72 | Raymond E. Baldwin Raymond E. Baldwin Raymond Earl Baldwin was a United States Senator, the 72nd and 74th Governor of Connecticut.-Biography:Born in Rye, New York, he moved to Middletown, Connecticut in 1903 and attended the public schools. He graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown in 1916, and entered Yale University... |
January 4, 1939 | January 8, 1941 | Republican | James L. McConaughy James L. McConaughy James Lukens McConaughy was an American politician and the 76th Governor of Connecticut.- Birth and education :... |
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| 73 | Robert A. Hurley Robert A. Hurley Robert Augustine Hurley was an American politician and the 73rd Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Hurley, a second generation Irish-American, was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on August 25, 1895 to Robert Emmet and Sabina O'Hara Hurley. He attended local public schools and Cheshire Academy... |
January 8, 1941 | January 6, 1943 | Democratic | Odell Shepard Odell Shepard Odell Shepard was an American professor, poet, and politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1941 to 1943.-Life:... |
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| 74 | Raymond E. Baldwin Raymond E. Baldwin Raymond Earl Baldwin was a United States Senator, the 72nd and 74th Governor of Connecticut.-Biography:Born in Rye, New York, he moved to Middletown, Connecticut in 1903 and attended the public schools. He graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown in 1916, and entered Yale University... |
January 6, 1943 | December 27, 1946 | Republican | William L. Hadden William L. Hadden William L. Hadden was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1943 to 1945.-Early life:... |
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| Charles W. Snow Charles Wilbert Snow Charles Wilbert Snow was an American poet, educator and politician and, very briefly, the 75th Governor of Connecticut. He generally went by Wilbert or Bill Snow, formally C. Wilbert Snow.-Biography:... Represented the Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... . |
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| 75 | Charles W. Snow Charles Wilbert Snow Charles Wilbert Snow was an American poet, educator and politician and, very briefly, the 75th Governor of Connecticut. He generally went by Wilbert or Bill Snow, formally C. Wilbert Snow.-Biography:... |
December 27, 1946 | January 8, 1947 | Democratic | Vacant | |||
| 76 | James L. McConaughy James L. McConaughy James Lukens McConaughy was an American politician and the 76th Governor of Connecticut.- Birth and education :... |
January 8, 1947 | March 7, 1948 | Republican | James C. Shannon James C. Shannon James C. Shannon was an American politician and the 77th Governor of Connecticut.- Early years :Shannon was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on July 21, 1896. He completed his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1918. He then completed his LL.B... |
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| 77 | James C. Shannon James C. Shannon James C. Shannon was an American politician and the 77th Governor of Connecticut.- Early years :Shannon was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on July 21, 1896. He completed his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1918. He then completed his LL.B... |
March 7, 1948 | January 5, 1949 | Republican | Robert E. Parsons Robert E. Parsons Robert E. Parsons was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1948 to 1949.-Early life:... |
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| 78 | Chester Bowles Chester Bowles Chester Bliss Bowles was a liberal Democratic American diplomat and politician from Connecticut.-Biography:... |
January 5, 1949 | January 3, 1951 | Democratic | William T. Carroll William T. Carroll William T. Carroll was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1949 to 1951.-Early life:William T... |
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| 79 | John Davis Lodge John Davis Lodge John Davis Lodge , was an American politician, and 79th Governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955. He was also an actor and U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Argentina and Switzerland.-Early life:Lodge was born in Washington, D.C.... |
January 3, 1951 | January 5, 1955 | Republican | Edward N. Allen Edward N. Allen Edward Normand Allen , also known as Ned Allen, was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955.-Early life:... |
1John Davis Lodge was the first governor elected under the provisions of the 45th amendment to the state constitution, lengthening terms to four years. | ||
| 80 | Abraham A. Ribicoff Abraham A. Ribicoff Abraham Alexander Ribicoff was an American Democratic Party politician. He served in the United States Congress, as the 80th Governor of Connecticut and as President John F. Kennedy's Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare... |
January 5, 1955 | January 21, 1961 | Democratic | Charles W. Jewett Charles W. Jewett (Connecticut politician) Charles W. Jewett was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1955 to 1959.... |
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| 81 | John N. Dempsey | January 21, 1961 | January 6, 1971 | Democratic | Anthony J. Armentano Anthony J. Armentano Anthony J. Armentano was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1961 to 1963.-Early life:... |
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| Samuel J. Tedesco Samuel J. Tedesco Samuel J. Tedesco was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1963 to 1966.Tedesco succeeded Jasper McLevy as Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1957.-References:... |
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| Fred J. Doocy Fred J. Doocy Fred J. Doocy was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1966 to 1967.-References:*... |
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| Attilio R. Frassinelli Attilio R. Frassinelli Attilio R. Frassinelli was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1967 to 1971.-Early life:Frassinelli was born August 7, 1907 in Stafford Springs, Tolland County, Connecticut.... |
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| 82 | Thomas J. Meskill Thomas Joseph Meskill Thomas Joseph Meskill was a longtime judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He previously served as the 82nd Governor of Connecticut, as a U.S. Congressman from Connecticut, and as the mayor of New Britain, Connecticut... |
January 6, 1971 | January 8, 1975 | Republican | T. Clark Hull T. Clark Hull Treat Clark Hull was an American politician and lawyer who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1971 to 1973 and a judge for 23 years from 1973.-Early life:... |
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| Peter L. Cashman Peter L. Cashman Peter L. Cashman was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1973 to 1975.-Reference:... |
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| 83 | Ella T. Grasso Ella T. Grasso Ella Grasso , born Ella Giovanna Oliva Tambussi, was an American politician, and first woman elected governor of Connecticut.-Biography:... |
January 8, 1975 | December 31, 1980 | Democratic | Robert K. Killian Robert K. Killian Robert K. Killian was an American politician from the state of Connecticut.-Early life and education:... |
Resigned due to ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from the ovary. Symptoms are frequently very subtle early on and may include: bloating, pelvic pain, difficulty eating and frequent urination, and are easily confused with other illnesses.... . |
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| William A. O'Neill William O'Neill (Connecticut politician) William Atchison O'Neill was a twentieth century U.S. political figure, most notably as the 84th Governor of Connecticut from 1980 to 1991.... |
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| 84 | William A. O'Neill William O'Neill (Connecticut politician) William Atchison O'Neill was a twentieth century U.S. political figure, most notably as the 84th Governor of Connecticut from 1980 to 1991.... |
December 31, 1980 | January 9, 1991 | Democratic | Joseph J. Fauliso Joseph J. Fauliso Joseph John Fauliso was an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1980 to 1991.-Early life:... |
As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was subsequently elected in their own right. | ||
| 85 | Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. Lowell Palmer Weicker, Jr. is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the 85th Governor of Connecticut, and unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for President in 1980... |
January 9, 1991 | January 4, 1995 | A Connecticut Party A Connecticut Party A Connecticut Party was a political party formed by former Republican Senator and gubernatorial candidate Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. in 1990. Weicker subsequently won the election and served a single term as Governor of Connecticut... |
Eunice Groark Eunice Groark Eunice S. Groark was elected the first female lieutenant governor of Connecticut in 1990. Groark ran on a ticket with Lowell Weicker, both of whom were members of A Connecticut Party... |
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| 86 | John G. Rowland John G. Rowland John Grosvenor Rowland was the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004; he is a member of the Republican Party. He is married to Patty Rowland, his second wife, and the couple have five children between them... |
January 4, 1995 | July 1, 2004 | Republican | M. Jodi Rell M. Jodi Rell Mary Jodi Rell is a Republican politician and was the 87th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut under Governor John G. Rowland, who resigned during a corruption investigation. Rell is Connecticut's second female Governor,... |
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| 87 | M. Jodi Rell M. Jodi Rell Mary Jodi Rell is a Republican politician and was the 87th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut under Governor John G. Rowland, who resigned during a corruption investigation. Rell is Connecticut's second female Governor,... |
July 1, 2004 | January 5, 2011 | Republican | Kevin Sullivan Kevin Sullivan (politician) Kevin B. Sullivan, a Democrat, was Connecticut's 86th Lieutenant Governor. He was elected to the State Senate in 1986 and served as Senate President Pro Tempore from 1997 - 2004.-Early life:... |
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| Michael Fedele Michael Fedele Michael Fedele is an Italian-American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 107thThe State of Connecticut recognizes Michael Fedele as the 107th Lieutenant Governor, using a standard that had counted Colonial period lieutenants as well as counting lieutenants who had... |
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| 88 | Dannel Malloy | January 5, 2011 | Incumbent | Democratic | Nancy Wyman Nancy Wyman Nancy S. Wyman is the 108thThe State of Connecticut recognizes Nancy Wyman as the 108th Lieutenant Governor, using a standard that had counted Colonial period lieutenants as well as counting lieutenants who had served multiple times as only one individual figure. Wyman is considered the 88th... |
1Governor Malloy's first term expires Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2014 The 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election will take place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dan Malloy is eligible to seek a second term.-Potential:* Tom Foley, former U.S. ambassador to Ireland and 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate... on January 7, 2015. |
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Other high offices held
Thirty-three governors have served other high office, including four Cabinet secretariesUnited States Cabinet
The Cabinet of the United States is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States, which are generally the heads of the federal executive departments...
(one of whom served in two different departments) and four ambassadors. One served as a judge on a U.S. Court of Appeals
United States court of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system...
. Three represented Connecticut in the Continental Congress
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
and 28 have represented the state in the U.S. Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
, including one Speaker of the House
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
. Four (marked with *) resigned to take other offices, and one (marked with ) resigned his seat in the U.S. House
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
to take office as governor.
All representatives and senators listed represented Connecticut.
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| 1786–1796 | Continental Delegate Continental Congress The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution.... (including President of the Continental Congress President of the Continental Congress The President of the Continental Congress was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress, the convention of delegates that emerged as the first national government of the United States during the American Revolution... ) |
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| 1796–1797 | Continental Delegate | ||
| 1797–1809 | Representative (including Speaker of the House Speaker of the United States House of Representatives The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives... ), Senator |
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| 1809–1811 | Continental Delegate | ||
| 1811–1812 | Representative | ||
| 1812–1817 | Representative | ||
| 1817–1827 | Secretary of the Treasury United States Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United... |
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| 1827–1831 | Representative, Senator* | ||
| 1833–1834, 1835–1838 | Representative, Senator | ||
| 1834–1835 | Representative, Senator | ||
| 1838–1842 | Representative | ||
| 1842–1843 | Representative | ||
| 1844–1846 | Senator | ||
| 1846–1847 | Representative, Senator, Attorney General United States Attorney General The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. The attorney general is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government... , Secretary of the Navy United States Secretary of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy of the United States of America is the head of the Department of the Navy, a component organization of the Department of Defense... |
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| 1849–1850 | Representative | ||
| 1850–1853 | Representative, Minister to Russia* | ||
| 1858–1866 | Senator | ||
| 1866–1867 | Representative, Senator | ||
| 1867–1869, 1870–1871 | Representative, Senator | ||
| 1869–1870, 1871–1873 | Minister to Russia, Postmaster General United States Postmaster General The United States Postmaster General is the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Postal Service. The office, in one form or another, is older than both the United States Constitution and the United States Declaration of Independence... |
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| 1878–1879 | Representative | ||
| 1889–1893 | Senator | ||
| 1901–1903 | Senator | ||
| 1909 | Representative | ||
| 1925 | Senator | ||
| 1939–1941, 1943–1946 | Senator* | ||
| 1949–1951 | Representative, Ambassador to India United States Ambassador to India American Embassy New Delhi was established Nov 1, 1946, with George R. Merrell as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.-Chiefs of Mission to India:-See also:*Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.*India – United States relations*Foreign relations of India... , Ambassador to Nepal United States Ambassador to Nepal The United States Ambassador to Nepal is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Nepal.-List of US Ambassadors to Nepal:-See also:*Nepal – United States relations*Foreign relations of Nepal... |
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| 1951–1955 | Representative, Ambassador to Argentina United States Ambassador to Argentina The United States Ambassador to Argentina is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Argentina.... , Ambassador to Spain United States Ambassador to Spain -Ambassadors:*John Jay**Appointed: September 29, 1779**Title: Minister Plenipotentiary**Presented credentials:**Terminated mission: ~May 20, 1782*William Carmichael**Appointed: April 20, 1790**Title: Chargé d'Affaires... , Ambassador to Switzerland |
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| 1955–1961 | Representative, Senator, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare* | ||
| 1971–1975 | Representative, Second Circuit Court Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals... |
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| 1975–1980 | Representative | ||
| 1991–1995 | Representative, Senator | ||
| 1995–2004 | Representative |
Living former governors
, there are three living former governors. The most recent death of a former governor was that of William O'NeillWilliam O'Neill (Connecticut politician)
William Atchison O'Neill was a twentieth century U.S. political figure, most notably as the 84th Governor of Connecticut from 1980 to 1991....
(1980–1991), who died on November 24, 2007.
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| Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. Lowell Palmer Weicker, Jr. is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the 85th Governor of Connecticut, and unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for President in 1980... |
1991–1995 | May 16, 1931 (age 80) |
| John G. Rowland John G. Rowland John Grosvenor Rowland was the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004; he is a member of the Republican Party. He is married to Patty Rowland, his second wife, and the couple have five children between them... |
1995–2004 | May 24, 1957 (age 54) |
| M. Jodi Rell M. Jodi Rell Mary Jodi Rell is a Republican politician and was the 87th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut under Governor John G. Rowland, who resigned during a corruption investigation. Rell is Connecticut's second female Governor,... |
2004–2011 | June 16, 1946 (age 65) |