List of Governors of New York
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The Governor of New York
is the head of the executive branch of New York
's government and the commander-in-chief
of the state's
military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, to convene the New York legislature
, the power to either approve or veto
bills
passed by the legislature, and to grant pardon
s, except in cases of treason
and impeachment
.
Fifty-six individuals have served as governor, four of whom served non-consecutive terms, totaling 60 distinct terms; the official numbering only lists each governor once, so there have officially been fifty-six governors. This numbering includes one acting governor: the lieutenant governor who filled the vacancy after the resignation of the governor, under the 1777 State Constitution. The list does not include people who have acted as governor when the governor was out of state, such as Lt. Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff during Theodore Roosevelt's vice presidential campaign in 1900, or Acting Speaker of the New York State Assembly
Moses M. Weinstein
, who acted as governor for ten days in 1968 while the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the senate majority leader were out of the state, attending the Republican National Convention in Miami, Florida
.
Four men have become President of the United States
after serving as Governor of New York: Martin Van Buren
, Grover Cleveland
, Theodore Roosevelt
, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and six were Vice President of the United States
. (Van Buren and Theodore Roosevelt held both offices.) Two governors have been Chief Justice of the United States
: John Jay
held that position when he was elected governor in 1795, and Charles Evans Hughes
became chief justice in 1930, two decades after leaving the governorship.
The longest-serving governor was the first, George Clinton
, who first took office on July 30, 1777, and served seven terms in two different periods, totaling just under 21 years in office. (As 18 of those years were consecutive, Clinton also served the longest consecutive period in office for a New York governor.) Charles Poletti
had the shortest term, serving 29 days following the resignation of the previous governor in 1942. The current governor is Andrew Cuomo
, who took office on January 1, 2011.
, and was admitted as a state on July 26, 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a colony
of the Kingdom of Great Britain
, which it in turn obtained from the Dutch
as the colony of New Netherland
; see the lists of colonial governors and of directors-general of New Netherland
for the pre-statehood period.
The office of governor was established by the first New York State Constitution in 1777. The governor was originally for a term of three years, though the constitution did not specify when the term began. A 1787 law set the start of the term at July 1. The New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821 amended the state constitution, reducing the term of office to two years, moving the election to November, and moving the beginning and the end of the term to coincide with the calendar year. An 1874 amendment extended the term of office back to three years, but the 1894 constitution again reduced it to two years. The most recent constitution of 1938 extended the term to the current four years. There is no limit to the amount of consecutive terms a governor may serve.
The state constitution has provided since 1777 for the election of a lieutenant governor
, who is also ex officio president of the state senate, to the same term (keeping the same term lengths as the governor throughout all the constitutional revisions). Originally, in the event of the death, resignation or impeachment of the governor, the lieutenant governor would become acting governor until the end of the yearly legislative term, the office being filled in a special election, if there was a remainder of the term. Since the 1821 constitution, the lieutenant governor explicitly becomes governor upon such vacancy in the office and serves for the entire remainder of the term. Should the office of lieutenant governor become vacant, the president pro tempore
of the state senateThe state constitutions refer to this position as the "temporary president of the senate" performs all the duties of the lieutenant governor until the vacancy is filled either at the next gubernatorial election or by appointment.On September 22, 2009, the New York Court of Appeals
upheld the right of the governor to appoint a lieutenant governor to fill the vacancy. Likewise, should both offices become vacant at the same time, the president pro tempore acts as governor, with the office of lieutenant governor remaining vacant. Should the presidency pro tempore be vacant too, or the incumbent unable to fulfill the duties, the speaker of the assembly is next in the line of succession. The lieutenant governor is elected on the same ticket
as the governor, since 1954 with a single joint vote cast for both offices, but is nominated separately.
(1983–1994, born 1932). The most recent governor to die was Hugh Carey
(1975–1982), on August 7, 2011.
Governor of New York
The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the State of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces. The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of His/Her...
is the head of the executive branch of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
's government and the commander-in-chief
Commander-in-Chief
A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
of the state's
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, to convene the New York legislature
New York Legislature
The New York State Legislature is the term often used to refer to the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The New York Constitution does not designate an official term for the two houses together...
, the power to either approve or veto
Veto
A veto, Latin for "I forbid", is the power of an officer of the state to unilaterally stop an official action, especially enactment of a piece of legislation...
bills
Bill (proposed law)
A bill is a proposed law under consideration by a legislature. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an act or a statute....
passed by the legislature, and to grant 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...
s, except in cases of treason
Treason
In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a...
and impeachment
Impeachment
Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as other punishment....
.
Fifty-six individuals have served as governor, four of whom served non-consecutive terms, totaling 60 distinct terms; the official numbering only lists each governor once, so there have officially been fifty-six governors. This numbering includes one acting governor: the lieutenant governor who filled the vacancy after the resignation of the governor, under the 1777 State Constitution. The list does not include people who have acted as governor when the governor was out of state, such as Lt. Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff during Theodore Roosevelt's vice presidential campaign in 1900, or Acting Speaker of the New York State Assembly
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
The Speaker of the New York State Assembly is the highest official in the New York State Assembly, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party....
Moses M. Weinstein
Moses M. Weinstein
Moses M. Weinstein was an American lawyer and politician.-Name:He was born Morris Weinstein without middle initial...
, who acted as governor for ten days in 1968 while the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the senate majority leader were out of the state, attending the Republican National Convention in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
.
Four men have become President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
after serving as Governor of New York: Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, under Andrew Jackson ....
, Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents...
, Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and six were Vice President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
. (Van Buren and Theodore Roosevelt held both offices.) Two governors have been Chief Justice of the United States
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal court system and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chief Justice is one of nine Supreme Court justices; the other eight are the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States...
: John Jay
John Jay
John Jay was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, a Founding Father of the United States, and the first Chief Justice of the United States ....
held that position when he was elected governor in 1795, and Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican politician from New York. He served as the 36th Governor of New York , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , United States Secretary of State , a judge on the Court of International Justice , and...
became chief justice in 1930, two decades after leaving the governorship.
The longest-serving governor was the first, George Clinton
George Clinton (vice president)
George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C...
, who first took office on July 30, 1777, and served seven terms in two different periods, totaling just under 21 years in office. (As 18 of those years were consecutive, Clinton also served the longest consecutive period in office for a New York governor.) Charles Poletti
Charles Poletti
Charles Poletti was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 46th Governor of New York in 1942, and was the first Italian-American governor in the United States.-Early life and education:...
had the shortest term, serving 29 days following the resignation of the previous governor in 1942. The current governor is Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Mark Cuomo is the 56th and current Governor of New York, having assumed office on January 1, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 64th New York State Attorney General, and was the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development...
, who took office on January 1, 2011.
Governors
New York was one of the original thirteen coloniesThirteen 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 July 26, 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a colony
Province of New York
The Province of New York was an English and later British crown territory that originally included all of the present U.S. states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Vermont, along with inland portions of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine, as well as eastern Pennsylvania...
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...
, which it in turn obtained from the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
as the colony of New Netherland
New Netherland
New Netherland, or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch, was the 17th-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the East Coast of North America. The claimed territories were the lands from the Delmarva Peninsula to extreme southwestern Cape Cod...
; see the lists of colonial governors and of directors-general of New Netherland
Director-General of New Netherland
This is a list of Directors, appointed by the Dutch West India Company, of the 17th century Dutch province of New Netherland in North America...
for the pre-statehood period.
The office of governor was established by the first New York State Constitution in 1777. The governor was originally for a term of three years, though the constitution did not specify when the term began. A 1787 law set the start of the term at July 1. The New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821 amended the state constitution, reducing the term of office to two years, moving the election to November, and moving the beginning and the end of the term to coincide with the calendar year. An 1874 amendment extended the term of office back to three years, but the 1894 constitution again reduced it to two years. The most recent constitution of 1938 extended the term to the current four years. There is no limit to the amount of consecutive terms a governor may serve.
The state constitution has provided since 1777 for the election of a lieutenant governor
Lieutenant Governor of New York
The Lieutenant Governor of New York is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the government of New York State. It is the second highest ranking official in state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four year term...
, who is also ex officio president of the state senate, to the same term (keeping the same term lengths as the governor throughout all the constitutional revisions). Originally, in the event of the death, resignation or impeachment of the governor, the lieutenant governor would become acting governor until the end of the yearly legislative term, the office being filled in a special election, if there was a remainder of the term. Since the 1821 constitution, the lieutenant governor explicitly becomes governor upon such vacancy in the office and serves for the entire remainder of the term. Should the office of lieutenant governor become vacant, the president pro tempore
President pro tempore
A President pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer...
of the state senateThe state constitutions refer to this position as the "temporary president of the senate" performs all the duties of the lieutenant governor until the vacancy is filled either at the next gubernatorial election or by appointment.On September 22, 2009, the New York Court of Appeals
New York Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms...
upheld the right of the governor to appoint a lieutenant governor to fill the vacancy. Likewise, should both offices become vacant at the same time, the president pro tempore acts as governor, with the office of lieutenant governor remaining vacant. Should the presidency pro tempore be vacant too, or the incumbent unable to fulfill the duties, the speaker of the assembly is next in the line of succession. The lieutenant governor is 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...
as the governor, since 1954 with a single joint vote cast for both offices, but is nominated separately.
| # | Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Lt. Governor Lieutenant Governor of New York The Lieutenant Governor of New York is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the government of New York State. It is the second highest ranking official in state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four year term... |
Terms The fractional terms of some governors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like. |
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| 1 | George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C... |
July 30, 1777 | June 30, 1795 | Democratic- Republican |
Pierre Van Cortlandt Pierre Van Cortlandt Pierre Van Cortlandt was the first Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York.He was born in New York, the son of Philip Van Cortlandt and Catherine DePeyster... |
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| 2 | John Jay John Jay John Jay was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, a Founding Father of the United States, and the first Chief Justice of the United States .... |
July 1, 1795 | June 30, 1801 | Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801... |
Stephen Van Rensselaer III Stephen Van Rensselaer III Stephen Van Rensselaer III was Lieutenant Governor of New York as well as a statesman, soldier, and land-owner, the heir to one of the largest estates in the New York region at the time, which made him the tenth richest American of all time, based on the ratio of his fortune to contemporary GDP... |
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| 1 | George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C... |
July 1, 1801 | June 30, 1804 | Democratic- Republican |
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer Jeremiah Van Rensselaer Jeremiah Van Rensselaer was a Representative from New York to the United States Congress. He was the cousin of Killian K... |
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| 3 | Morgan Lewis Morgan Lewis (governor) Morgan Lewis was an American lawyer, politician and military commander.Of Welsh descent, he was the son of Francis Lewis, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He graduated from Princeton in 1773 and began to study law on the advice of his father... |
July 1, 1804 | June 30, 1807 | Democratic- Republican |
John Broome John Broome (politician) For persons with a similar name, see John BroomeJohn Broome was an American merchant and politician who was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1804 to 1810.... |
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| 4 | Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins was an entrepreneur, jurist, Congressman, the fourth Governor of New York , and the sixth Vice President of the United States .-Name:... |
July 1, 1807 | February 24, 1817 | Democratic- Republican |
John Broome John Broome (politician) For persons with a similar name, see John BroomeJohn Broome was an American merchant and politician who was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1804 to 1810.... |
Resigned to be Vice President of the United States Vice President of the United States The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term... . |
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| John Tayler John Tayler John Tayler was a merchant and politician. He served nine years as Lieutenant Governor of New York, four months as Acting Governor of New York, and also in both houses of the New York State Legislature.-Life:... (Acting) |
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| DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician and naturalist who served as United States Senator and the sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal... |
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| John Tayler John Tayler John Tayler was a merchant and politician. He served nine years as Lieutenant Governor of New York, four months as Acting Governor of New York, and also in both houses of the New York State Legislature.-Life:... |
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| 5 | John Tayler John Tayler John Tayler was a merchant and politician. He served nine years as Lieutenant Governor of New York, four months as Acting Governor of New York, and also in both houses of the New York State Legislature.-Life:... (Acting) Under the Constitution of 1777, Tayler was acting governor until the end of the legislative year. |
February 24, 1817 | June 30, 1817 | Democratic- Republican |
Philetus Swift Philetus Swift Philetus Swift was an American politician.-Life:... (Acting) |
As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term. |
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| 6 | DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician and naturalist who served as United States Senator and the sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal... |
July 1, 1817 | December 31, 1822 | Democratic- Republican |
John Tayler John Tayler John Tayler was a merchant and politician. He served nine years as Lieutenant Governor of New York, four months as Acting Governor of New York, and also in both houses of the New York State Legislature.-Life:... |
2 The length and dates of terms were changed in 1821, during DeWitt Clinton's second term, which then ended on December 31, 1822 instead of July 1, 1823. |
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| 7 | Joseph C. Yates Joseph C. Yates Joseph Christopher Yates was an American lawyer, politician. statesman, and founding trustee of Union College.-History:... |
January 1, 1823 | December 31, 1824 | Democratic- Republican |
Erastus Root Erastus Root Erastus Root was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1793 and became a teacher... |
1 As per the 1821 constitution, Yates' term was the first to last two years instead of three. |
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| 6 | DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician and naturalist who served as United States Senator and the sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal... |
January 1, 1825 | February 11, 1828 | Democratic- Republican |
James Tallmadge, Jr. | Died in office. |
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| Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher was an American lawyer and politician who served as the eighth Governor of New York from February 11 to December 31, 1828.... |
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| 8 | Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher was an American lawyer and politician who served as the eighth Governor of New York from February 11 to December 31, 1828.... |
February 11, 1828 | December 31, 1828 | Democratic- Republican |
Peter R. Livingston Peter R. Livingston Peter Robert Livingston was an American politician who served as Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York from February to October 1828.-Life:... (Acting) |
As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term. |
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| Charles Dayan Charles Dayan Charles Dayan was an American lawyer and politician who was a United States Representative from New York from 1831 to 1833.... (Acting) |
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| 9 | Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, under Andrew Jackson .... |
January 1, 1829 | March 5, 1829 | 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... |
Enos T. Throop Enos T. Throop Enos Thompson Throop was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat who was the tenth Governor of New York from 1829 to 1832.-Early life and career:... |
Resigned to be United States Secretary of State United States Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence... |
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| 10 | Enos T. Throop Enos T. Throop Enos Thompson Throop was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat who was the tenth Governor of New York from 1829 to 1832.-Early life and career:... |
March 5, 1829 | December 31, 1832 | Democratic | Charles Stebbins Charles Stebbins Charles Stebbins was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He graduated from Williams College in 1807, then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1810, and commenced practice in Cazenovia, New York... (Acting) |
As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was subsequently elected in their own right. |
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| William M. Oliver William M. Oliver William Morrison Oliver was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... (Acting) |
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| Edward Philip Livingston Edward Philip Livingston Edward Philip Livingston was an American politician.-Family background:... |
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| 11 | William L. Marcy William L. Marcy William Learned Marcy was an American statesman, who served as U.S. Senator and the 11th Governor of New York, and as the U.S. Secretary of War and U.S. Secretary of State.-Early life:... |
January 1, 1833 | December 31, 1838 | 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... |
John Tracy | 3 | ||
| 12 | William H. Seward William H. Seward William Henry Seward, Sr. was the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson... |
January 1, 1839 | December 31, 1842 | 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... |
Luther Bradish Luther Bradish Luther Bradish was an American lawyer and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1839 to 1842.-Life:... |
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| 13 | William C. Bouck William C. Bouck William Christian Bouck was an American politician from New York. He was the 13th Governor of New York from 1843 to 1844.-Life:... |
January 1, 1843 | December 31, 1844 | Democratic | Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel Stevens Dickinson was a New York politician, most notable as a United States Senator from 1844 to 1851.-Biography:... |
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| 14 | Silas Wright Silas Wright Silas Wright, Jr. was an American Democratic politician. Wright was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and moved with his father to Weybridge, Vermont in 1796. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1815 and moved to Sandy Hill, New York, the next year, where he studied law, being admitted to the bar... |
January 1, 1845 | December 31, 1846 | Democratic | Addison Gardiner Addison Gardiner Addison Gardiner was an American lawyer and politician who was the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1854 to 1855.-Early life and career:... |
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| 15 | John Young John Young (Governor) John Young was an American politician.He was born in Chelsea, Vermont. As a child, he moved to Freeport , Livingston County, New York. He had only basic schooling but, by self-study accumulated a knowledge of classics and became a law clerk, becoming admitted to the bar in 1829... |
January 1, 1847 | December 31, 1848 | Whig | Addison Gardiner Addison Gardiner Addison Gardiner was an American lawyer and politician who was the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1854 to 1855.-Early life and career:... |
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| Albert Lester Albert Lester Albert Lester was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:Lester removed from Litchfield, Connecticut to Canandaigua.... (Acting) |
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| Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish was an American statesman and politician who served as the 16th Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State. Fish has been considered one of the best Secretary of States in the United States history; known for his judiciousness and reform efforts... |
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| 16 | Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish was an American statesman and politician who served as the 16th Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State. Fish has been considered one of the best Secretary of States in the United States history; known for his judiciousness and reform efforts... |
January 1, 1849 | December 31, 1850 | Whig | George Washington Patterson George Washington Patterson George Washington Patterson was an American politician who served as United States Representative and Lieutenant Governor of New York.... |
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| 17 | Washington Hunt Washington Hunt Washington Hunt was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He moved to Lockport, New York in 1828 to study law, was admitted to the bar in 1834, and opened a law office on Market Street in 1835... |
January 1, 1851 | December 31, 1852 | Whig | Sanford E. Church Sanford E. Church Sanford Elias Church was an American lawyer and Democratic politician... |
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| 18 | Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour was an American politician. He was the 18th Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in the presidential election of 1868, but lost the election to Republican and former Union General of... |
January 1, 1853 | December 31, 1854 | Democratic | Sanford E. Church Sanford E. Church Sanford Elias Church was an American lawyer and Democratic politician... |
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| 19 | Myron H. Clark Myron H. Clark Myron Holley Clark was an American politician from the U.S. state of New York.- Biography :Clark was born in Naples, Ontario County, New York on October 23, 1806... |
January 1, 1855 | December 31, 1856 | Whig (fusion Electoral fusion Electoral fusion is an arrangement where two or more political parties on a ballot list the same candidate, pooling the votes for that candidate... ) |
Henry Jarvis Raymond Henry Jarvis Raymond Henry Jarvis Raymond was an American journalist and politician and founder of The New York Times.-Early life and ancestors:... |
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| 20 | John Alsop King John Alsop King John Alsop King was an American politician who served as governor of New York.He was born in the area now encompassed by New York City on 3 January 1788 and was educated at Harrow School in England... |
January 1, 1857 | December 31, 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... |
Henry R. Selden Henry R. Selden Henry Rogers Selden was an American lawyer and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1857 to 1858. He defended Susan B. Anthony in her 1873 trial for unlawfully voting as a woman.-Life:He was the son of Calvin Selden and Phebe Selden... |
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| 21 | Edwin D. Morgan Edwin D. Morgan Edwin Denison Morgan was the 21st Governor of New York from 1859 to 1862 and served in the United States Senate from 1863 to 1869. He was the first and longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Committee... |
January 1, 1859 | December 31, 1862 | Republican | Robert Campbell | 2 | ||
| 18 | Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour was an American politician. He was the 18th Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in the presidential election of 1868, but lost the election to Republican and former Union General of... |
January 1, 1863 | December 31, 1864 | Democratic | David R. Floyd-Jones David R. Floyd-Jones David Richard Floyd-Jones was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:A descendant of an old Long Island family, he was born at the family mansion on the Fort Neck estate in South Oyster Bay, New York as the son of Brigadier General Thomas Floyd-Jones and Cornelia Haring Jones Floyd-Jones David... |
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| 22 | Reuben Fenton Reuben Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton was an American merchant and politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of a farmer. He was elected a colonel of the New York State Militia in 1840. He became a lumber merchant, and entered politics as a Democrat... |
January 1, 1865 | December 31, 1868 | Union | Thomas G. Alvord Thomas G. Alvord Thomas Gold Alvord was an American lawyer, merchant and politician. Throughout his political career he was known as "Old Salt".-Life:... |
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| Stewart L. Woodford Stewart L. Woodford Stewart Lyndon Woodford was an American politician.-Life:He studied at Yale University and Columbia College . At the latter he graduated in 1854 and was a member of St. Anthony Hall... |
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| 23 | John Thompson Hoffman | January 1, 1869 | December 31, 1872 | Democratic | Allen C. Beach Allen C. Beach Allen Carpenter Beach was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
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| 24 | John Adams Dix John Adams Dix John Adams Dix was an American politician from New York. He served as Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and the 24th Governor of New York. He was also a Union major general during the Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
January 1, 1873 | December 31, 1874 | Republican | John C. Robinson John C. Robinson John Cleveland Robinson had a long and distinguished career in the United States Army, fighting in numerous wars and culminating his career as a Union Army brigadier general of volunteers and brevet major general of volunteers in the American Civil War. In 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated... |
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| 25 | Samuel J. Tilden Samuel J. Tilden Samuel Jones Tilden was the Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidency in the disputed election of 1876, one of the most controversial American elections of the 19th century. He was the 25th Governor of New York... |
January 1, 1875 | December 31, 1876 | Democratic | William Dorsheimer William Dorsheimer William Dorsheimer was an American lawyer, journalist and politician.-Life:... |
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| 26 | Lucius Robinson Lucius Robinson Lucius Robinson was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 26th Governor of New York from 1877 to 1879.-Life:... |
January 1, 1877 | December 31, 1879 | Democratic | William Dorsheimer William Dorsheimer William Dorsheimer was an American lawyer, journalist and politician.-Life:... |
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| 27 | Alonzo B. Cornell Alonzo B. Cornell Alonzo Barton Cornell was a New York politician and businessman who served as 27th Governor of New York from 1880 to 1882.-Early years:... |
January 1, 1880 | December 31, 1882 | Republican | George Gilbert Hoskins George Gilbert Hoskins George Gilbert Hoskins was an American politician of the Republican Party.-Life:... |
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| 28 | Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents... |
January 1, 1883 | January 6, 1885 | Democratic | David B. Hill David B. Hill David Bennett Hill was an American politician from New York who was the 29th Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891.-Life:... |
Resigned to be President of the United States President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... . |
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| 29 | David B. Hill David B. Hill David Bennett Hill was an American politician from New York who was the 29th Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891.-Life:... |
January 6, 1885 | December 31, 1891 | Democratic | Dennis McCarthy Dennis McCarthy (congressman) Dennis McCarthy was an American manufacturer and politician from New York.-Life:... (Acting) |
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| Edward F. Jones Edward F. Jones Edward Franc Jones was an American merchant, manufacturer, author and politician from New York.-Biography:... |
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| 30 | Roswell P. Flower Roswell P. Flower Roswell Pettibone Flower was Governor of New York from 1892 to 1894.-Biography:He was a son of Nathan Monroe Flower and Mary Ann Flower, the sixth of nine children.... |
January 1, 1892 | December 31, 1894 | Democratic | William F. Sheehan William F. Sheehan William Francis Sheehan was an American lawyer and politician. During his political career he became known as Blue-Eyed Billy.-Biography:He was born on November 6, 1859 in Buffalo, New York.... |
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| 31 | Levi P. Morton Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton was a Representative from New York and the 22nd Vice President of the United States . He also later served as the 31st Governor of New York.-Biography:... |
January 1, 1895 | December 31, 1896 | Republican | Charles T. Saxton Charles T. Saxton Charles Terry Saxton was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Biography:... |
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| 32 | Frank S. Black Frank S. Black Frank Swett Black was an American newspaper editor, lawyer and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897, and the 32nd Governor of New York from 1897 to 1898.-Life:He was one of eleven children of Jacob Black, a farmer, and Charlotte B. Black... |
January 1, 1897 | December 31, 1898 | Republican | Timothy L. Woodruff Timothy L. Woodruff thumb|Timothy L Woodruff circa 1900Timothy Lester Woodruff was an American politician.-Life:... |
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| 33 | Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... |
January 1, 1899 | December 31, 1900 | Republican | Timothy L. Woodruff Timothy L. Woodruff thumb|Timothy L Woodruff circa 1900Timothy Lester Woodruff was an American politician.-Life:... |
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| 34 | Benjamin Barker Odell, Jr. | January 1, 1901 | December 31, 1904 | Republican | Timothy L. Woodruff Timothy L. Woodruff thumb|Timothy L Woodruff circa 1900Timothy Lester Woodruff was an American politician.-Life:... |
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| Frank W. Higgins Frank W. Higgins Frank Wayland Higgins was an American politician. He was a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention, and a member of the New York State Senate from 1894 to 1902. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1903 to 1904, elected in 1902; and Governor of New York from 1905 to 1906,... |
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| 35 | Frank W. Higgins Frank W. Higgins Frank Wayland Higgins was an American politician. He was a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention, and a member of the New York State Senate from 1894 to 1902. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1903 to 1904, elected in 1902; and Governor of New York from 1905 to 1906,... |
January 1, 1905 | December 31, 1906 | Republican | M. Linn Bruce M. Linn Bruce Matthew Linn Bruce was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:... |
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| John Raines John Raines John Raines was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:... (Acting) |
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| 36 | Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican politician from New York. He served as the 36th Governor of New York , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , United States Secretary of State , a judge on the Court of International Justice , and... |
January 1, 1907 | October 6, 1910 | Republican | Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler was a New York lawyer and politician.- Early life :He was the son of John Winthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor Ward. Chanler had nine brothers and sisters, including the artist Robert Winthrop Chanler and the soldier and explorer William Astor Chanler... |
Resigned to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States... . |
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| Horace White Horace White Horace White was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was the 37th Governor of New York in 1910.-Life:... |
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| 37 | Horace White Horace White Horace White was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was the 37th Governor of New York in 1910.-Life:... |
October 6, 1910 | December 31, 1910 | Republican | George H. Cobb George H. Cobb George Henry Cobb was an American politician from New York. He was President pro tempore of the New York State Senate and Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1910.-Life:... (Acting) |
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| 38 | John Alden Dix John Alden Dix John Alden Dix was the 38th Governor of New York from January 1911 to December 1912.-Life:Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, Dix attended Cornell University, but never graduated. He was an initiated member of the Beta Charge of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity... |
January 1, 1911 | December 31, 1912 | Democratic | Thomas F. Conway Thomas F. Conway Thomas Franklin Conway was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1911 to 1912.-Life:... |
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| 39 | William Sulzer William Sulzer William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. He was the first and so far only New York Governor to be impeached... |
January 1, 1913 | October 17, 1913 | Democratic | Martin H. Glynn Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn was an American politician. He was the 40th Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of the US.... |
Impeached and removed from office for campaign contribution fraud. |
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| 40 | Martin H. Glynn Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn was an American politician. He was the 40th Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of the US.... |
October 17, 1913 | December 31, 1914 | Democratic | Robert F. Wagner Robert F. Wagner Robert Ferdinand Wagner I was an American politician. He was a Democratic U.S. Senator from New York from 1927 to 1949.-Origin and early life:... (Acting) |
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| 41 | Charles S. Whitman Charles S. Whitman Charles Seymour Whitman served as the 41st Governor of New York from January 1915 to December 1918. He was also a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York in 1916.-Biography:... |
January 1, 1915 | December 31, 1918 | Republican | Edward Schoeneck Edward Schoeneck Edward Schoeneck was an American lawyer and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1915 to 1918.-Life:... |
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| 42 | Al Smith Al Smith Alfred Emanuel Smith. , known in private and public life as Al Smith, was an American statesman who was elected the 42nd Governor of New York three times, and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928... |
January 1, 1919 | December 31, 1920 | Democratic | Harry C. Walker Harry C. Walker Harry Clay Walker was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1919 to 1920.-Life:... |
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| 43 | Nathan Lewis Miller | January 1, 1921 | December 31, 1922 | Republican | Jeremiah Wood Jeremiah Wood Jeremiah Wood was an American lawyer and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1921 to 1922.-Life:He was admitted to the bar in 1900, and practiced in New York City.... |
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| Clayton R. Lusk Clayton R. Lusk Clayton Riley Lusk was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He is now mostly remembered as Chairman of the "Lusk Committee", and was Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1922.... (Acting) |
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| 42 | Al Smith Al Smith Alfred Emanuel Smith. , known in private and public life as Al Smith, was an American statesman who was elected the 42nd Governor of New York three times, and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928... |
January 1, 1923 | December 31, 1928 | Democratic | George R. Lunn George R. Lunn George Richard Lunn was an American clergyman and politician from New York. He was the first Socialist mayor in the State of New York, and was a U.S... |
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| Seymour Lowman Seymour Lowman Seymour Lowman was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1925 to 1926.-Life:... |
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| Edwin Corning Edwin Corning Edwin Corning was an American businessman and politician from New York. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1927 to 1928.-Life:... |
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| 44 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... |
January 1, 1929 | December 31, 1932 | Democratic | Herbert H. Lehman Herbert H. Lehman Herbert Henry Lehman was a Democratic Party politician from New York. He was the 45th Governor of New York from 1933 to 1942, and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1950 to 1957.-Lehman Brothers:... |
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| 45 | Herbert H. Lehman Herbert H. Lehman Herbert Henry Lehman was a Democratic Party politician from New York. He was the 45th Governor of New York from 1933 to 1942, and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1950 to 1957.-Lehman Brothers:... |
January 1, 1933 | December 3, 1942 | Democratic | M. William Bray M. William Bray M. William Bray was an American lawyer and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1933 to 1938.-Life:... |
As per the 1938 constitution, Lehman's fourth term, commencing January 1, 1939, was the first scheduled to last four years instead of two. Resigned to be Director of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Operations at the U.S. Department of State United States Department of State The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries... |
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| Charles Poletti Charles Poletti Charles Poletti was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 46th Governor of New York in 1942, and was the first Italian-American governor in the United States.-Early life and education:... |
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| 46 | Charles Poletti Charles Poletti Charles Poletti was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 46th Governor of New York in 1942, and was the first Italian-American governor in the United States.-Early life and education:... |
December 3, 1942 | December 31, 1942 | Democratic | Joe R. Hanley Joe R. Hanley Joseph Rhodes Hanley was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1943 to 1950.-Life:He served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War... (Acting) |
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| 47 | Thomas Dewey Thomas Dewey Thomas Edmund Dewey was the 47th Governor of New York . In 1944 and 1948, he was the Republican candidate for President, but lost both times. He led the liberal faction of the Republican Party, in which he fought conservative Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft... |
January 1, 1943 | December 31, 1954 | Republican | Thomas W. Wallace Thomas W. Wallace Thomas W. Wallace was an American lawyer and Republican politician. Running on the ticket with Governor Thomas E. Dewey, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of New York in November 1942, but died less than seven months into his only term.-Life:Wallace was corporation counsel of Schenectady, New York... |
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| Joe R. Hanley Joe R. Hanley Joseph Rhodes Hanley was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1943 to 1950.-Life:He served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War... |
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| Frank C. Moore Frank C. Moore Frank Charles Moore was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Conventions of 1938 and 1967... |
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| Arthur H. Wicks Arthur H. Wicks Arthur H. Wicks was an American politician.-Life:He owned a steam laundry in Kingston, New York. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1927 to 1956 from the 29th District 1927 - 1944, and from the 34th District 1945 - 1956. Between 1949 and 1953 he was the Majority Leader of the New... (Acting) |
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| Walter J. Mahoney Walter J. Mahoney Walter J. Mahoney was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He graduated from Canisius College in 1930, and received a law degree from the University of Buffalo and was admitted to practice in 1934... (Acting) |
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| 48 | W. Averell Harriman W. Averell Harriman William Averell Harriman was an American Democratic Party politician, businessman, and diplomat. He was the son of railroad baron E. H. Harriman. He served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman and later as the 48th Governor of New York... |
January 1, 1955 | December 31, 1958 | Democratic | George DeLuca George DeLuca George Benjamin DeLuca was an American lawyer, banker and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1955 to 1958.-Life:... |
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| 49 | Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was the 41st Vice President of the United States , serving under President Gerald Ford, and the 49th Governor of New York , as well as serving the Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower administrations in a variety of positions... |
January 1, 1959 | December 18, 1973 | Republican | Malcolm Wilson Malcolm Wilson (New York) Charles Malcolm Wilson was the 50th Governor of New York from December 18, 1973, to December 31, 1974. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1939 to 1958. He also served in the Navy during World War II... |
Resigned to devote himself to his Commission on Critical Choices for Americans. |
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| 50 | Malcolm Wilson Malcolm Wilson (New York) Charles Malcolm Wilson was the 50th Governor of New York from December 18, 1973, to December 31, 1974. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1939 to 1958. He also served in the Navy during World War II... |
December 18, 1973 | December 31, 1974 | Republican | Warren M. Anderson Warren M. Anderson Warren Mattice Anderson was Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate. He was a resident of Binghamton, New York.... (Acting) |
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| 51 | Hugh Carey Hugh Carey Hugh Leo Carey was an American attorney, the 51st Governor of New York from 1975 to 1982, and a seven-term United States Representative .- Early life :... |
January 1, 1975 | December 31, 1982 | Democratic | Mary Anne Krupsak | 2 | ||
| Mario Cuomo Mario Cuomo Mario Matthew Cuomo served as the 52nd Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994, and is the father of Andrew Cuomo, the current governor of New York.-Early life:... |
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| 52 | Mario Cuomo Mario Cuomo Mario Matthew Cuomo served as the 52nd Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994, and is the father of Andrew Cuomo, the current governor of New York.-Early life:... |
January 1, 1983 | December 31, 1994 | Democratic | Alfred DelBello Alfred DelBello Alfred Benedict DelBello is an American politician from New York. A registered Democrat, he was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1983 to 1985.-Life:... |
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| Warren M. Anderson Warren M. Anderson Warren Mattice Anderson was Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate. He was a resident of Binghamton, New York.... (Acting) |
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| Stan Lundine Stan Lundine Stanley Nelson Lundine is a politician from Jamestown, New York who served as Mayor of Jamestown, a United States Representative, and lieutenant governor of New York. A Democrat, he was inaugurated Mayor in 1970 and served to 1976 when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives after the... |
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| 53 | George Pataki George Pataki George Elmer Pataki is an American politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York. A member of the Republican Party, Pataki served three consecutive four-year terms from January 1, 1995 until December 31, 2006.- Early life :... |
January 1, 1995 | December 31, 2006 | Republican | Betsy McCaughey Ross Betsy McCaughey Ross Betsy McCaughey , formerly known as Betsy McCaughey Ross, was the Republican Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1995 to 1998, during the first term of Governor George Pataki. She unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination for Governor after Pataki dropped her from his 1998 ticket.An... |
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| Mary O. Donohue Mary Donohue Mary O’Connor Donohue is a Judge of the New York Court of Claims and a former Lieutenant Governor of New York State. She was first elected lieutenant governor in 1998 and reelected 2002 on a ticket with Gov. George Pataki.-Teaching and legal career:... |
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| 54 | Eliot Spitzer Eliot Spitzer Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an American lawyer, former Democratic Party politician, and political commentator. He was the co-host of In the Arena, a talk-show and punditry forum broadcast on CNN until CNN cancelled his show in July of 2011... |
January 1, 2007 | March 17, 2008 | Democratic | David Paterson David Paterson David Alexander Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of New York, from 2008 to 2010. During his tenure he was the first governor of New York of African American heritage and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state after Bob C. Riley, who was Acting... |
Resigned due to a prostitution scandal |
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| 55 | David Paterson David Paterson David Alexander Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of New York, from 2008 to 2010. During his tenure he was the first governor of New York of African American heritage and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state after Bob C. Riley, who was Acting... |
March 17, 2008 | December 31, 2010 | Democratic | Joseph Bruno Joseph Bruno Joseph L. Bruno is an American businessman, and Republican politician. He was the Temporary President of the New York State Senate and its majority leader. Most recently he also served as Lieutenant Governor of New York .... (Acting) |
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| Dean Skelos Dean Skelos Dean G. Skelos is an American politician and the Republican Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate. Skelos represents District 9 in the State Senate, which comprises the southwest region of Nassau County. He is the second Long Islander to hold the position of Majority... (Acting) |
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| Pedro Espada (Acting) Espada is a Democrat, but combined with the Republicans in a change of leadership which triggered the 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis The 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis was a political dispute in New York that began on June 8, 2009. The State Senate was controlled by Democrats with a 32-30 majority, when a bipartisan coalition of all 30 Republicans and two Democrats, Hiram Monserrate and Pedro Espada Jr., voted to... . |
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| Richard Ravitch Richard Ravitch Richard Ravitch is an American politician and businessman who served as the 75th Lieutenant Governor of New York from 2009 to 2010. He was appointed to the position in July 2009 by New York Governor David Paterson... (Contested) Ravitch was appointed on July 8, 2009, but the appointment was contested in the courts. On August 20, the Appellate Division New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. The Appellate Division is composed of four departments .*The First Department covers the Bronx The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate... rejected the appointment, and Ravitch de facto De facto De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or... vacated the office. |
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| Malcolm Smith (Acting)Smith succeeded Espada on July 9 as Temporary President of the New York State Senate Majority Leader of the New York State Senate The Majority Leader of the New York State Senate is elected by the majority of the members of the New York State Senate. The position usually coincides with the title of Temporary President of the State Senate, who presides over the session of the State Senate if the Lieutenant Governor of New York... , and claimed to be Acting Lt. Gov. under the provisions of the New York State Constitution while the appointment of Ravitch was contested. Smith was de facto De facto De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or... the sole occupant of the office from August 20 to September 22. |
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| Richard Ravitch Richard Ravitch Richard Ravitch is an American politician and businessman who served as the 75th Lieutenant Governor of New York from 2009 to 2010. He was appointed to the position in July 2009 by New York Governor David Paterson... On September 22, the New York Court of Appeals New York Court of Appeals The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms... reversed the Appellate Division's ruling, and thus re-instated Ravitch to the lieutenant governorship, beginning de jure De jure De jure is an expression that means "concerning law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "concerning fact".De jure = 'Legally', De facto = 'In fact'.... on July 8. |
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| 56 | Andrew Cuomo Andrew Cuomo Andrew Mark Cuomo is the 56th and current Governor of New York, having assumed office on January 1, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 64th New York State Attorney General, and was the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development... |
January 1, 2011 | Incumbent | Democratic | Robert Duffy | 1 Governor Cuomo's first term expires on December 31, 2014. |
Other high offices held
This is a table of congressional and other federal offices, and ranking diplomatic positions to foreign countries held by New York governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented New York.| Name | Gubernatorial term | 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.... |
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| 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... |
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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| George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C... |
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Delegate to 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.... , Vice President of the United States Vice President of the United States The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term... |
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| John Jay John Jay John Jay was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, a Founding Father of the United States, and the first Chief Justice of the United States .... |
1795–1801 | 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... , U.S. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Minister 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... , Chief Justice of the United States Chief Justice of the United States The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal court system and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chief Justice is one of nine Supreme Court justices; the other eight are the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States... † |
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| Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins was an entrepreneur, jurist, Congressman, the fourth Governor of New York , and the sixth Vice President of the United States .-Name:... |
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| DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician and naturalist who served as United States Senator and the sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal... |
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| Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher was an American lawyer and politician who served as the eighth Governor of New York from February 11 to December 31, 1828.... |
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| Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, under Andrew Jackson .... |
1829 | S† | U.S. Secretary of State United States Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence... *, Minister to the United Kingdom United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom The office of United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom was traditionally, and still is very much so today due to the Special Relationship, the most prestigious position in the United States Foreign Service... , Vice President of the United States, President of the United States President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... |
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| Enos T. Throop Enos T. Throop Enos Thompson Throop was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat who was the tenth Governor of New York from 1829 to 1832.-Early life and career:... |
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| William L. Marcy William L. Marcy William Learned Marcy was an American statesman, who served as U.S. Senator and the 11th Governor of New York, and as the U.S. Secretary of War and U.S. Secretary of State.-Early life:... |
1833–1838 | S† | U.S. Secretary of War United States Secretary of War The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation... , U.S. Secretary of State |
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| William H. Seward William H. Seward William Henry Seward, Sr. was the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson... |
1839–1842 | S | U.S. Secretary of State | ||
| Silas Wright Silas Wright Silas Wright, Jr. was an American Democratic politician. Wright was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and moved with his father to Weybridge, Vermont in 1796. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1815 and moved to Sandy Hill, New York, the next year, where he studied law, being admitted to the bar... |
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| John Young John Young (Governor) John Young was an American politician.He was born in Chelsea, Vermont. As a child, he moved to Freeport , Livingston County, New York. He had only basic schooling but, by self-study accumulated a knowledge of classics and became a law clerk, becoming admitted to the bar in 1829... |
1847–1848 | H | |||
| Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish was an American statesman and politician who served as the 16th Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State. Fish has been considered one of the best Secretary of States in the United States history; known for his judiciousness and reform efforts... |
1849–1850 | H | S | U.S. Secretary of State | |
| Washington Hunt Washington Hunt Washington Hunt was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He moved to Lockport, New York in 1828 to study law, was admitted to the bar in 1834, and opened a law office on Market Street in 1835... |
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| John Alsop King John Alsop King John Alsop King was an American politician who served as governor of New York.He was born in the area now encompassed by New York City on 3 January 1788 and was educated at Harrow School in England... |
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| Edwin D. Morgan Edwin D. Morgan Edwin Denison Morgan was the 21st Governor of New York from 1859 to 1862 and served in the United States Senate from 1863 to 1869. He was the first and longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Committee... |
1859–1862 | S | |||
| Reuben Fenton Reuben Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton was an American merchant and politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of a farmer. He was elected a colonel of the New York State Militia in 1840. He became a lumber merchant, and entered politics as a Democrat... |
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| John Adams Dix John Adams Dix John Adams Dix was an American politician from New York. He served as Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and the 24th Governor of New York. He was also a Union major general during the Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
1873–1874 | S | Minister to France United States Ambassador to France This article is about the United States Ambassador to France. There has been a United States Ambassador to France since the American Revolution. The United States sent its first envoys to France in 1776, towards the end of the four-centuries-old Bourbon dynasty... , U.S. 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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| Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents... |
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| David B. Hill David B. Hill David Bennett Hill was an American politician from New York who was the 29th Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891.-Life:... |
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| Roswell P. Flower Roswell P. Flower Roswell Pettibone Flower was Governor of New York from 1892 to 1894.-Biography:He was a son of Nathan Monroe Flower and Mary Ann Flower, the sixth of nine children.... |
1892–1894 | H | |||
| Levi P. Morton Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton was a Representative from New York and the 22nd Vice President of the United States . He also later served as the 31st Governor of New York.-Biography:... |
1895–1896 | H | Minister to France, Vice President of the United States | ||
| Frank S. Black Frank S. Black Frank Swett Black was an American newspaper editor, lawyer and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897, and the 32nd Governor of New York from 1897 to 1898.-Life:He was one of eleven children of Jacob Black, a farmer, and Charlotte B. Black... |
1897–1898 | H† | |||
| Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... |
1899–1900 | Vice President of the United States, President of the United States | |||
| Benjamin B. Odell, Jr. | 1901–1904 | H | |||
| Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican politician from New York. He served as the 36th Governor of New York , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , United States Secretary of State , a judge on the Court of International Justice , and... |
1907–1910 | U.S. Secretary of State, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States... *, Chief Justice of the United States. |
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| William Sulzer William Sulzer William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. He was the first and so far only New York Governor to be impeached... |
1913 | H† | |||
| Martin H. Glynn Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn was an American politician. He was the 40th Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of the US.... |
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... |
1929–1932 | President of the United States | |||
| Herbert H. Lehman Herbert H. Lehman Herbert Henry Lehman was a Democratic Party politician from New York. He was the 45th Governor of New York from 1933 to 1942, and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1950 to 1957.-Lehman Brothers:... |
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| W. Averell Harriman W. Averell Harriman William Averell Harriman was an American Democratic Party politician, businessman, and diplomat. He was the son of railroad baron E. H. Harriman. He served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman and later as the 48th Governor of New York... |
1955–1958 | U.S. Secretary of Commerce United States Secretary of Commerce The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry; the Department states its mission to be "to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce"... , Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Ambassador to the Soviet Union |
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| Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was the 41st Vice President of the United States , serving under President Gerald Ford, and the 49th Governor of New York , as well as serving the Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower administrations in a variety of positions... |
1959–1973 | Vice President of the United States | |||
| Hugh Carey Hugh Carey Hugh Leo Carey was an American attorney, the 51st Governor of New York from 1975 to 1982, and a seven-term United States Representative .- Early life :... |
1975–1982 | H† | |||
| Andrew Cuomo Andrew Cuomo Andrew Mark Cuomo is the 56th and current Governor of New York, having assumed office on January 1, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 64th New York State Attorney General, and was the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development... |
2011— | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development The United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the President's Cabinet, and thirteenth in the Presidential line of succession. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Housing... |
Living former governors
Four former governors are alive, the oldest being Mario CuomoMario Cuomo
Mario Matthew Cuomo served as the 52nd Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994, and is the father of Andrew Cuomo, the current governor of New York.-Early life:...
(1983–1994, born 1932). The most recent governor to die was Hugh Carey
Hugh Carey
Hugh Leo Carey was an American attorney, the 51st Governor of New York from 1975 to 1982, and a seven-term United States Representative .- Early life :...
(1975–1982), on August 7, 2011.
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| Mario Cuomo Mario Cuomo Mario Matthew Cuomo served as the 52nd Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994, and is the father of Andrew Cuomo, the current governor of New York.-Early life:... |
1983–1994 | June 15, 1932 (age 79) |
| George Pataki George Pataki George Elmer Pataki is an American politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York. A member of the Republican Party, Pataki served three consecutive four-year terms from January 1, 1995 until December 31, 2006.- Early life :... |
1995–2006 | June 24, 1945 (age 66) |
| Eliot Spitzer Eliot Spitzer Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an American lawyer, former Democratic Party politician, and political commentator. He was the co-host of In the Arena, a talk-show and punditry forum broadcast on CNN until CNN cancelled his show in July of 2011... |
2007–2008 | June 10, 1959 (age 52) |
| David Paterson David Paterson David Alexander Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of New York, from 2008 to 2010. During his tenure he was the first governor of New York of African American heritage and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state after Bob C. Riley, who was Acting... |
2008–2010 | May 20, 1954 (age 57) |