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States Governors=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 powersThe United States Constitution preserves the notion that the country is a federation of semi-sovereign states and that powers not specifically granted to ...
Iowa Governors Since admission to the Union on 28 December 1846, there have been 43 gubernatorial terms filled by 41 people. For governors prior to statehood, refer to United States Territorial Governors . Ansel Briggs Stephen P. Hempstead James W. Grimes Ralph P. Lowe Samuel J. Kirkwood (first term)
Texas Governors Since admission to the Union on 29 December 1845, Texas has had 48 governors. For governors prior to statehood, refer to Texas Colonial Governors and Presidents . J. Pinckney Henderson (1846 - 1847) George Tyler Wood (1847 - 1849) Peter Hansborough Bell (1849 - 1853) James W. Henderson (1853 - 1853) Elisha M. Pease (1853 - 1857, first term)
American Colonial Governors This project is designed to capture pre-statehood Governors of entities that eventually became American States and to be a portal to the individual pre-statehood projects. Colonial governors should be added to both this project and to the individual pre-statehood projects. Territorial Governors are included in a separate Geni project: Governors of the states after...
The lieutenant governor of Kentucky was created under the state's second constitution, which was ratified in 1799. The inaugural officeholder was Alexander Scott Bullitt, who took office in 1800 following his election to serve under James Garrard in 1799. The lieutenant governor becomes governor of Kentucky under circumstances similar to those under which the vice president of the United States...
The lieutenant governor of Indiana is a constitutional office in the US state of Indiana. Republican Micah Beckwith, who assumed office January 13, 2025, is the incumbent. The office holder's constitutional roles are to serve as the president of the Indiana Senate, become acting governor during the incapacity of the governor, and become governor should the incumbent governor resign, die in offi...
The following is a list of incumbent governors of the states, and territories of the United States. See the bottom of the project for the complete list of election cycles, excluding Gubernatorial Special Elections. Governors State Governors Alabama - Kay Ivey (R) Alaska - Mike Dunleavy (R) Arizona - Katie Hobbs (D) Arkansas - Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) California - Gavin Newsom ...
Indiana Governors Since being admitted to the Union on 11 December 1816, Indiana has had 49 governors serving 51 distinct terms. For Governors of the Indiana Territory, refer to United States Territorial Governors . 1st Jonathan Jennings 2nd Ratliff Boon 3rd William Hendricks 4th James B. Ray 5th Noah Noble
Governors Dutch Cape Colony (1652-1797) 1652-1662 : Jan van Riebeeck (1619-1677) 1662-1666 : Zacharias Wagener (1614-1668) 1666-1668 : Cornelis van Qualbergen (1623-1686) 1668-1670 : Jacob van Borghorst (c1640- ) 1670-1671 : Pieter Hackius (-1671) 1672-1672 : Albert van Breugel (-1686) 1672-1676 : IJsbrand Godske (1630-1691) 1676-1678 : Johan Bax van Herenthals (1637-1678)
Objective This project brings together the governors of the state of Delaware. Colonial governors of Delaware should be added to the project Colonial Governors of Pennsylvania , since Delaware was part of the colony of Pennsylvania prior to declaring independence in 1776. Background Before its coastline was first explored by Europeans in the 16th century, Delaware was inhabited by several gr...
Maryland Governors This project collects the governors of Maryland after declaring independence in 1776. Governors prior to 1776 should be added to Colonial Governors of Maryland . 1st Thomas Johnson 2nd Thomas Sim Lee 3rd William Paca 4th William Smallwood 5th John Eager Howard
Colonial Governors of Connecticut The territory of the United States state of Connecticut was first settled by Europeans in the 1620s, when Dutch traders established trading posts on the Connecticut River. English settlers, mainly Puritans fleeing repression in England, began to arrive in the 1630s, and a number of separate colonies were established. The first was the Saybrook Colony in 1635, b...
Prior to being admitted to the union, New York had many colonial governors through its history. Dutch Period - Province of New Netherland 1621-1624 : Adrian Jorisszen Tienpoint 1624-1625 : Cornelius Jacobsen May 1625-1626 : Willem Verhulst 1626-1631 : Peter Minuit 1632-1633 : Bastiaen Jansz Krol 1633-1638 : Wouter van Twiller 1638-1647 : Willem Kieft 1647-1664 : ...
Colonial Governors of Maryland This project collects Maryland governors prior to declaring independence in 1776. Governors of Maryland after 1776 should be added to Maryland Governors . Proprietary governors 1 Leonard Calvert 2 Thomas Greene 3 William Stone 4 Rev. Robert Brooke Sr. 5 William Stone
Colonial Governors of New Hampshire This project collects New Hampshire governors prior to declaring independence in 1776. Governors of New Hampshire after 1776 should be added to New Hampshire Governors . Lower plantation governors, 1630-1641 Walter Neale Francis Williams Henry Josselyn Francis Norton Upper plantation governors, 1631-1641 Thomas Wiggin George Burdett Massachusetts g...
This project collects New Jersey governors prior to declaring independence in 1776. Governors of New Jersey after 1776 should be added to New Jersey Governors . Directors of New Netherland (1624-64) Cornelius Jacobsen May Willem Verhulst Peter Minuit Sebastiaen Jansen Krol Wouter van Twiller Willem Kieft Peter Stuyvesant Governors of New Sweden (1638-55) Peter Minuit
Kentucky was initially Kentucky County in Virginia. It achieved statehood and was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792; see the list of governors of Virginia for the period before statehood. There have been 59 governors, serving 63 distinct terms. An unelected group proclaimed Kentucky's secession from the Union on November 20, 1861, and it was annexed by the Confederate States of America on ...
Michigan Governors Since admission to the Union on 26 January 1837, Michigan has had 47 governors serving 49 terms of office. For governors prior to statehood, refer to United States Territorial Governors . 1st Stevens T. Mason 1835-1840 2nd William Woodbridge 1840-1841 3rd James Wright Gordon 1841-1842 4th John S. Barry 1842-1846 5th Alpheus Felch 1846-1847
Maine Governors Maine was admitted to the union on 15 March 1820. Prior to statehood, Maine was part of Massachusetts and known as the District of Maine. Since statehood, there have been 71 governors over 75 distinct terms. 1st William King 2nd William D. Williamson 3rd Benjamin Ames 4th Daniel Rose 5th Albion Parris
Pennsylvania Governors and Presidents Since declaring its independence in 1776, Pennsylvania has had 7 presidents and 48 governors serving a total of 55 terms of office. Governors of Pennsylvania prior to 1776 should be added to Colonial Governors of Pennsylvania . Presidents of Pennsylvania: 1st Thomas Wharton Jr. 2nd George Bryan 3rd Joseph Reed 4th William Moore 5th John Dickinson
he Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia /lɛfˈtɛnənt/ is the viceregal representative in Nova Scotia of the Canadian monarch, King Charles III, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the other Commonwealth realms and any subdivisions thereof, and resides predominantly in his oldest realm, the United Kingdom. The...
The Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador /lɛfˈtɛnənt/ is the viceregal representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the Canadian monarch, King Charles III, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the other Commonwealth realms and any subdivisions thereof, and resides predominantly in her oldest r...
List of Governors of Jamaica From List of Governors of Jamaica and Governor-General of Jamaica This is a list of viceroys in Jamaica from its initial occupation by Spain in 1509, to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. For a list of viceroys in Jamaica after independence, see Governor-General of Jamaica.==Contents==1 Spanish Governors of Santiago (1510–1660)2 English Commanders of ...
The Perse School [ ]The school was founded in 1615 at its original site in Free School Lane, Cambridge. Its former buildings now house the Whipple Museum of the History of Science. In 1960, the school moved to the site it now occupies as its 'Upper' school on Hills Road . There have been multiple phases of school expansion, particularly in the 21st Century where the school doubled in pupil numb...
List of Governors of South Australia ==# Rear Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh KH ( wikipedia entry) # Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler KH ( wikipedia entry) # Sir George Grey KCB ( wikipedia entry) # Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Holt Robe ( wikipedia entry) # Sir Henry Fox Young KCMG ( wikipedia entry)