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The Governor of Connecticut is in charge of the executive branch of Connecticut's government. The Governor is also commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor must enforce state laws. The governor also can approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly. The governor of Connecticut has no power to pardon. This is unusual among other US governors. There have been 68 governors of the state. The current Governor is Ned Lamont, who took office on January 9, 2019.

Governor of Connecticut
Seal of the Governor of Connecticut.svg
Seal of the Governor
Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, official portrait (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Ned Lamont
since January 9, 2019
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceConnecticut Governor's Residence
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderJonathan Trumbull
DeputySusan Bysiewicz
Salary$150,000 (2009)[1]
Websitewww.ct.gov/governor

List

Governors of the State of Connecticut[a]
No.[b] Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[c][d]
16     Jonathan Trumbull sr October 10, 1776
–
May 13, 1784
(not candidate for election) 		No party 1776[e]   Matthew Griswold
1777
1778
1779
1780
1781
1782
1783
17 Matthew Griswold May 13, 1784
–
May 11, 1786
(lost election)[5]		 Federalist 1784 Samuel Huntington
1785
18   Samuel Huntington May 11, 1786
–
January 5, 1796
(died in office) 		Federalist 1786 Oliver Wolcott
1787
1788
1789
1790
1791
1792
1793
1794
1795
19   Oliver Wolcott January 5, 1796
–
December 1, 1797
(died in office) 		Federalist Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
1796 Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
1797
20   Jonathan Trumbull Jr. December 1, 1797
–
August 7, 1809
(died in office) 		Federalist Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
1798 John Treadwell
1799
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
21   John Treadwell August 7, 1809
–
May 9, 1811
(lost election)[6]		 Federalist Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
1810 Roger Griswold
22 Roger Griswold May 9, 1811
–
October 25, 1812
(died in office) 		Federalist 1811 John Cotton Smith
1812
23   John Cotton Smith October 25, 1812
–
May 8, 1817
(lost election) 		Federalist Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
1813 Chauncey Goodrich
(died August 18, 1815)
1814
1815
Vacant
1816 Jonathan Ingersoll[f]
(died January 12, 1823)
24   Oliver Wolcott Jr. May 8, 1817
–
May 2, 1827
(lost election) 		Toleration
Republican 		1817
1818
1819
1820
1821
1822
Vacant
1823 David Plant[g]
1824
1825
1826
25   Gideon Tomlinson May 2, 1827
–
March 2, 1831
(resigned)[h]		 Democratic-
Republican 		1827 John Samuel Peters[g]
1828
1829
1830
26   John Samuel Peters March 2, 1831
–
May 1, 1833
(lost election) 		National
Republican 		Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
1831 Thaddeus Betts
1832
27   Henry W. Edwards May 1, 1833
–
May 7, 1834
(lost election) 		Democratic 1833 Ebenezer Stoddard
28   Samuel A. Foot May 7, 1834
–
May 6, 1835
(lost election) 		Whig 1834 Thaddeus Betts
29   Henry W. Edwards May 6, 1835
–
May 2, 1838
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1835 Ebenezer Stoddard
1836
1837
30   William W. Ellsworth May 2, 1838
–
May 4, 1842
(lost election) 		Whig 1838 Charles Hawley
1839
1840
1841
31   Chauncey Fitch Cleveland May 4, 1842
–
May 1, 1844
(lost election) 		Democratic 1842 William S. Holabird
1843
32   Roger Sherman Baldwin May 1, 1844
–
May 6, 1846
(not candidate for election) 		Whig 1844 Reuben Booth
1845
33   Isaac Toucey May 6, 1846
–
May 5, 1847
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1846 Noyes Billings
34   Clark Bissell May 5, 1847
–
May 2, 1849
(not candidate for election) 		Whig 1847 Charles J. McCurdy
1848
35   Joseph Trumbull May 2, 1849
–
May 4, 1850
(not candidate for election) 		Whig 1849 Thomas Backus
36   Thomas H. Seymour May 4, 1850[i]
–
October 13, 1853
(resigned)[j]		 Democratic 1850 Charles H. Pond
1851 Green Kendrick
1852 Charles H. Pond
1853
37   Charles H. Pond October 13, 1853
–
May 3, 1854
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
38   Henry Dutton May 3, 1854
–
May 2, 1855
(lost election) 		Whig 1854 Alexander H. Holley
39   William T. Minor May 2, 1855
–
May 6, 1857
(not candidate for election) 		American 1855 William Field
1856 Albert Day
40   Alexander H. Holley May 6, 1857
–
May 5, 1858
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1857 Alfred A. Burnham
41   William Alfred Buckingham May 5, 1858
–
May 2, 1866
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1858 Julius Catlin
1859
1860
1861 Benjamin Douglas
1862 Roger Averill
1863
1864
1865
42   Joseph Roswell Hawley May 2, 1866
–
May 1, 1867
(lost election) 		Republican 1866 Oliver Winchester
43   James E. English May 1, 1867
–
May 5, 1869
(lost election) 		Democratic 1867 Ephraim H. Hyde
1868
44   Marshall Jewell May 5, 1869
–
May 4, 1870
(lost election) 		Republican 1869 Francis Wayland III
45   James E. English May 4, 1870
–
May 16, 1871
(lost election)[k]		 Democratic 1870 Julius Hotchkiss
46   Marshall Jewell May 16, 1871
–
May 7, 1873
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1871[k] Morris Tyler
1872
47   Charles Roberts Ingersoll May 7, 1873
–
January 3, 1877
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1873 George G. Sill
1874
1875[l]
48   Richard D. Hubbard January 3, 1877
–
January 9, 1879
(lost election) 		Democratic 1876[m] Francis Loomis
49   Charles B. Andrews January 9, 1879[n]
–
January 5, 1881
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1878 David Gallup
50   Hobart B. Bigelow January 5, 1881
–
January 3, 1883
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1880 William H. Bulkeley
51   Thomas M. Waller January 3, 1883
–
January 8, 1885
(lost election) 		Democratic 1882 George G. Sumner
52   Henry Baldwin Harrison January 8, 1885[o]
–
January 7, 1887
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1884 Lorrin A. Cooke
53   Phineas C. Lounsbury January 7, 1887[p]
–
January 10, 1889
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1886 James L. Howard
54 Morgan Bulkeley January 10, 1889[q]
–
January 4, 1893
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1888 Samuel E. Merwin
1890[r]
55   Luzon B. Morris January 4, 1893
–
January 9, 1895
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1892 Ernest Cady
56   Owen Vincent Coffin January 9, 1895
–
January 6, 1897
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1894 Lorrin A. Cooke
57   Lorrin A. Cooke January 6, 1897
–
January 4, 1899
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1896 James D. Dewell
58   George E. Lounsbury January 4, 1899
–
January 9, 1901
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1898 Lyman A. Mills
59   George P. McLean January 9, 1901
–
January 7, 1903
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1900 Edwin O. Keeler
60   Abiram Chamberlain January 7, 1903
–
January 4, 1905
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1902 Henry Roberts
61   Henry Roberts January 4, 1905
–
January 9, 1907
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1904 Rollin S. Woodruff
62   Rollin S. Woodruff January 9, 1907
–
January 6, 1909
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1906 Everett J. Lake
63   George L. Lilley January 6, 1909
–
April 21, 1909
(died in office) 		Republican 1908 Frank B. Weeks
64   Frank B. Weeks April 21, 1909
–
January 4, 1911
(not candidate for election) 		Republican Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
65 Simeon Eben Baldwin January 4, 1911
–
January 6, 1915
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1910 Dennis A. Blakeslee[s]
1912 Lyman T. Tingier
66   Marcus H. Holcomb January 6, 1915
–
January 5, 1921
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1914 Clifford B. Wilson
1916
1918
67   Everett J. Lake January 5, 1921
–
January 3, 1923
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1920 Charles A. Templeton
68   Charles A. Templeton January 3, 1923
–
January 7, 1925
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1922 Hiram Bingham III
69   Hiram Bingham III January 7, 1925
–
January 8, 1925
(resigned)[t]		 Republican 1924 John H. Trumbull
70 John H. Trumbull January 8, 1925
–
January 7, 1931
(not candidate for election) 		Republican Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor[u]
1926 J. Edwin Brainard
1928 Ernest E. Rogers
71   Wilbur Lucius Cross January 7, 1931
–
January 4, 1939
(lost election) 		Democratic 1930 Samuel R. Spencer[s]
1932 Roy C. Wilcox[s]
1934 T. Frank Hayes
1936
72   Raymond E. Baldwin January 4, 1939
–
January 8, 1941
(lost election) 		Republican 1938 James L. McConaughy
73 Robert A. Hurley January 8, 1941
–
January 6, 1943
(lost election) 		Democratic 1940 Odell Shepard
74   Raymond E. Baldwin January 6, 1943
–
December 27, 1946
(resigned)[v]		 Republican 1942 William L. Hadden
1944 Charles Wilbert Snow[w]
75 Charles Wilbert Snow December 27, 1946
–
January 8, 1947
(successor took office) 		Democratic Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
76 James L. McConaughy January 8, 1947
–
March 7, 1948
(died in office) 		Republican 1946 James C. Shannon
77 James C. Shannon March 7, 1948
–
January 5, 1949
(lost election) 		Republican Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor[x]
78   Chester Bowles January 5, 1949
–
January 3, 1951
(lost election) 		Democratic 1948 William T. Carroll
79   John Davis Lodge January 3, 1951
–
January 5, 1955
(lost election) 		Republican 1950[y] Edward N. Allen
80   Abraham Ribicoff January 5, 1955
–
January 21, 1961
(resigned)[z]		 Democratic 1954 Charles W. Jewett
1958 John N. Dempsey
81   John N. Dempsey January 21, 1961
–
January 6, 1971
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor[aa]
1962 Samuel J. Tedesco
(resigned January 15, 1966)
Fred J. Doocy
1966 Attilio R. Frassinelli
82   Thomas Meskill January 6, 1971
–
January 8, 1975
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1970 T. Clark Hull
(resigned June 1, 1973)
Peter L. Cashman
83   Ella Grasso January 8, 1975
–
December 31, 1980
(resigned)[ab]		 Democratic 1974 Robert K. Killian
1978 William A. O'Neill
84
William A. O'Neill December 31, 1980
–
January 9, 1991
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor 		Joseph J. Fauliso
1982
1986
85   Lowell Weicker January 9, 1991
–
January 4, 1995
(not candidate for election) 		A Connecticut Party 1990 Eunice Groark
86   John G. Rowland January 4, 1995
–
July 1, 2004
(resigned)[ac]		 Republican 1994 Jodi Rell
1998
2002
87   Jodi Rell July 1, 2004
–
January 5, 2011
(not candidate for election) 		Republican Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor 		Kevin Sullivan[w]
2006 Michael Fedele
88   Dannel Malloy January 5, 2011
–
January 9, 2019
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 2010 Nancy Wyman
2014
89   Ned Lamont January 9, 2019
–
present[ad]		 Democratic 2018 Susan Bysiewicz

Notes

  1. ↑ Data is sourced from the National Governors Association, unless supplemental references are required.
  2. ↑ According to the Connecticut State Library, the official listing goes back to the first governor of Connecticut Colony in 1639, and did not include repeat governors serving non-consecutive terms in the colonial period; this makes Trumbull the 16th governor.[2] The official numbering since statehood includes repeat and acting governors.
  3. ↑ The office of Lieutenant Governor was known as Deputy-Governor under the colonial charter, but the name 'Lieutenant Governor' was predominantly used after independence.[3]
  4. ↑ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  5. ↑ The Connecticut General Assembly approved the United States Declaration of Independence on October 10, 1776, and resolved that the state's government would continue as established under the charter. So, as colonial governor, Jonathan Trumbull became state governor, serving roughly 14 years total.[4]
  6. ↑ Represented the Democratic-Republican Party
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Represented the National Republican Party
  8. ↑ Tomlinson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[7]
  9. ↑ The constitutional start date for the term in 1850 was May 1; the delay may be because Seymour was chosen by the legislature after a close election.[8]
  10. ↑ Seymour resigned to be U.S. Minister to Russia.[8]
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 James English won the popular vote, but a canvassing committee found the election was fraudulent, and named Jewell governor several days into the term.[9]
  12. ↑ This term was lengthened by 7 months due to a constitutional amendment moving the election schedule.[10]
  13. ↑ First term under a constitutional amendment which lengthened terms to two years.[10]
  14. ↑ The constitutional start date for the term in 1879 was January 8; the delay may be because Andrews was chosen by the legislature after a close election.[11][12]
  15. ↑ The constitutional start date for the term in 1885 was January 7; the delay may be because Harrison was chosen by the legislature after a close election.[13]
  16. ↑ The constitutional start date for the term in 1887 was January 5; the delay may be because Lounsbury was chosen by the legislature after a close election.[14]
  17. ↑ The constitutional start date for the term in 1889 was January 9; the delay may be because Bulkeley was chosen by the legislature after a close election.[15]
  18. ↑ Morgan Bulkeley did not run for re-election in 1890, but due to such a close contest and controversies, the results were not certified, and the legislature spent two years debating the issue; Bulkeley essentially served as governor by default.[15]
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Represented the Republican Party
  20. ↑ Bingham resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[16]
  21. ↑ Since Trumbull took over only one day into the term, nearly all sources describe J. Edwin Brainard as lieutenant governor during this term; however, constitutionally, he would have remained president of the senate and only acted as lieutenant governor. At least one contemporary news source describes him as such.[17]
  22. ↑ Baldwin resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[18]
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Represented the Democratic Party
  24. ↑ Robert E. Parsons is always listed as serving as lieutenant governor during this term, but constitutionally he likely would have remained president of the senate. However, questions were raised over whether or not they should fully succeed to the next office.[19]
  25. ↑ First term under a constitution amendment which lengthened terms to four years.[20]
  26. ↑ Ribicoff resigned to become United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.[21]
  27. ↑ Anthony J. Armentano is always listed as serving as lieutenant governor during this term, but constitutionally he likely would have remained president of the senate. This is the last time such a confusion would exist, as the 1965 constitution established a solid line of succession.
  28. ↑ Grasso resigned due to ovarian cancer.[22]
  29. ↑ Rowland resigned due to a federal corruption investigation;[23] he later pleaded guilty to corruption.[24]
  30. ↑ Lamont's first term expires on January 4, 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "Salaries of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Office of Governor full time". General Statutes of Connecticut (2009). Connecticut General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2011-09-19. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Roster of Connecticut Governors". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  3. ↑ 1662 Charter
  4. ↑ "Jonathan Trumbull". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2020-04-29. {{cite web}}: More than one of |accessdate= and |access-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  5. ↑ "Matthew Griswold". Connecticut State Library. 14 August 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "John Treadwell". Connecticut State Library. 14 August 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Gideon Tomlinson". National Governors Association. 7 January 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Thomas H. Seymour". National Governors Association. 7 January 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ "James Edward English". National Governors Association. 7 January 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 1818 Const. amendment XVI
  11. ↑ "Charles Bartlett Andrews". National Governors Association. 7 January 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Governor Andrews' First Message". New York Herald (New York City). January 10, 1879. https://www.newspapers.com/image/329768159/?terms=andrews%2Bconnecticut%2Bgovernor. Retrieved December 19, 2018. 
  13. ↑ "Henry Baldwin Harrison". National Governors Association. 7 January 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Phineas Chapman Lounsbury". National Governors Association. 7 January 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Morgan Gardner Bulkeley". National Governors Association. 7 January 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Hiram Bingham". National Governors Association. 7 January 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Unknown title". Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut). January 11, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/369368641/. Retrieved December 18, 2018. "Acting Lieutenant-Governor Brainard, once a foundry hand...". 
  18. ↑ "Raymond Early Baldwin". National Governors Association. 7 January 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Doubt Cast on Parsons's Right to Title". Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut). March 31, 1948. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/370025708/. Retrieved December 18, 2018. 
  20. ↑ 1818 Const. amendment XLV
  21. ↑ "Abraham Alexander Ribicoff". National Governors Association. 7 January 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Ella T. Grasso". National Governors Association. 7 January 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  23. ↑ William Yardley; Stacey Stowe; Avi Salzman and Alison Leigh Cowan (June 22, 2004). "Connecticut's Governor Steps Down". The New York Times. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CEED91339F931A15755C0A9629C8B63. 
  24. ↑ Robert D. McFadden (December 24, 2004). "An Ex-Governor Says He's Guilty". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/24/nyregion/24rowland.html. 

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