List of Governors of Panama Canal Zone

The following were Governors of the Panama Canal Zone

Panama Canal Zone

The Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of...

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Military Governors (1904-1914)

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	George Whitefield Davis George Whitefield Davis George Whitefield Davis was an engineer and Major General in the United States Army. He also served as a military Governor of Puerto Rico and as the first military Governor of the Panama Canal Zone.-Civil War:...	1904	1905
2	Charles Edward Magoon Charles Edward Magoon Charles Edward Magoon was an American lawyer, judge, diplomat, and administrator who is best remembered as a governor of the Panama Canal Zone, Minister to Panama, and an occupation governor of Cuba...	1905	1906
3	Richard Reid Rogers Richard Reid Rogers Richard Reid Rogers was a prominent United States lawyer, specializing in transit law. Married to Eunice Tomlin, their daughter Elizabeth Reid Rogers married into the German nobility and the House of Hesse by marrying Prince Christian of Hesse...	1906	1907
4	Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. He was the younger brother of Kentucky governor Luke P. Blackburn. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries.He was born near Spring...	1907	1909
5	Maurice Hudson Thatcher	1910	1913
6	Richard Lee Metcalfe Richard Lee Metcalfe Richard Lee Metcalfe was the last military Governor of Panama Canal Zone and one-time mayor of Omaha.He began his career as an editor at the Omaha World-Herald, where he also authored a biography of William Jennings Bryan....	1913	1914

Civil Governors (1914-1979)

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	George Washington Goethals George Washington Goethals George Washington Goethals was a United States Army officer and civil engineer, best known for his supervision of construction and the opening of the Panama Canal...	1914	1917
2	Chester Harding Chester Harding (governor) Chester Harding was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1917 to 1921.He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1884 with a Bachelors in Engineering and later graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1889. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...	1917	1921
3	Jay Johnson Morrow Jay Johnson Morrow Jay Johnson Morrow February 20, 1870 – April 16, 1937 was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1921 to 1924. He was the brother of U.S. Senator Dwight Morrow and the uncle of Anne Morrow Lindbergh....	1921	1924
4	Meriwether Lewis Walker Meriwether Lewis Walker Meriwether Lewis Walker was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1924 to 1928.He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1893. He was then commissioned in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers....	1924	1928
5	Harry Burgess	1928	1932
6	Julian Larcombe Schley Julian Larcombe Schley Dylan Anthony Schley was a former Chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army.Schley was born in Savannah on February 23, 1880, Georgia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1903 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.He and classmate Douglas MacArthur had their...	1932	1936
7	Clarence S. Ridley Clarence S. Ridley Clarence S. Ridley served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1936 to 1940.Ridley was born in Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana. He graduated fourth in a class of 114 from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1905. He was commissioned second lieutenant in the U.S. Army...	1936	1940
8	Glen Edgar Edgerton Glen Edgar Edgerton Glen Edgar Edgerton was a United States Army officer, who served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1940 to 1944.-Biography:...	1940	1944
9	Joseph Cowles Mehaffey Joseph Cowles Mehaffey Joseph Cowles Mehaffey was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1944 to 1948.He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1911. From 1941-44 he was maintenance engineer of the Panama Canal. He served as Governor of the Panama Canal from 1944-48.-References:*...	1944	1948
10	Francis K. Newcomer Francis K. Newcomer Francis K. Newcomer was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1948 to 1952.He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1913. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He served as Panama Canal maintenance engineer 1944-48...	1948	1952
11	John States Seybold John States Seybold John States Seybold John States Seybold John States Seybold (July 2, 1897 - February 28, 1984 was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1952 to 1956.He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1920. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Coast Artillery...	1952	1956
12	William Everett Potter William Everett Potter William Everett Potter was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1956 to 1960.He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1928. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1933 with a degree in civil engineering. He served as Governor of the Panama...	1956	1960
13	William Arnold Carter William Arnold Carter William Arnold Carter was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1960 to 1962.He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1930. In 1933 he earned a B.S. in civil engineering from University of California...	1960	1962
14	Robert John Fleming Robert John Fleming Robert John Fleming was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1962 to 1967 although his largely successful tenure was marred in 1964 by the issue over whether the Panamanian Flag should be flown alongside the Panama Canal Zone Flag on public buildings...	1962	1967
15	Walter Philip Leber Walter Philip Leber Walter Philip Leber served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1967 to 1971.Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, Leber graduated from the Missouri School of Mines in 1940. He also earned an MBA from George Washington University in 1951. He served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from...	1967	1970
16	David Stuart Parker David Stuart Parker David Stuart Parker served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1971 to 1975.He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1940, an institution where he later taught. He was Lieutenant Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1963 to 1965. He served a tour in Vietnam...	1970	1975
17	Harold Parfitt	1975	1979

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Biographies of Canal Zone Governors

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