List of governors of New Jersey
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The Governor of New Jersey is the head of the executive branch of New Jersey's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
List
No. | Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Lt. Governor[a] | |||
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1 | William Livingston | August 31, 1776 – July 25, 1790 |
Federalist | 1776 | Office did not exist | |||
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1789 [b] | ||||||||
— | Elisha Lawrence | July 25, 1790 – October 29, 1790[c] |
Federalist | |||||
2 | William Paterson | October 29, 1790[c] – March 30, 1793 |
Federalist | 1790 | ||||
1791 | ||||||||
1792 [d] | ||||||||
— | Thomas Henderson | March 30, 1793 – June 3, 1793 |
Federalist | |||||
3 | Richard Howell | June 3, 1793 – October 31, 1801 |
Federalist | 1793 | ||||
1794 [e] | ||||||||
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1800 | ||||||||
4 | Joseph Bloomfield | October 31, 1801 – October 28, 1802 |
Democratic- Republican |
1801 | ||||
— | John Lambert | October 28, 1802 – October 29, 1803 |
Democratic- Republican |
1802 [f] | ||||
4 | Joseph Bloomfield | October 29, 1803 – October 29, 1812 |
Democratic- Republican |
1803 | ||||
1804 | ||||||||
1805 | ||||||||
1806 | ||||||||
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1808 | ||||||||
1809 | ||||||||
1810 | ||||||||
1811 [g] | ||||||||
5 | Aaron Ogden | October 29, 1812 – October 29, 1813 |
Federalist | 1812 | ||||
6 | William Sanford Pennington | October 29, 1813 – June 19, 1815 |
Democratic- Republican |
1813 | ||||
1814 [h][i] | ||||||||
— | William Kennedy | June 19, 1815 – October 26, 1815 |
Democratic- Republican | |||||
7 | Mahlon Dickerson | October 26, 1815 – February 1, 1817 |
Democratic- Republican |
1815 | ||||
1816 [j] | ||||||||
8 | Isaac Halstead Williamson | February 6, 1817 – October 30, 1829 |
Federalist[k] | |||||
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1821 | ||||||||
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1828 | ||||||||
— | Garret D. Wall | — | Democratic | 1829 [l] | ||||
9 | Peter Dumont Vroom | November 6, 1829 – October 26, 1832 |
Democratic | |||||
1830 | ||||||||
1831 | ||||||||
10 | Samuel L. Southard | October 26, 1832 – February 27, 1833 |
Whig | 1832 [m] | ||||
11 | Elias P. Seeley | February 27, 1833 – October 25, 1833 |
Whig | |||||
9 | Peter Dumont Vroom | October 25, 1833 – November 3, 1836 |
Democratic | 1833 | ||||
1834 | ||||||||
1835 | ||||||||
12 | Philemon Dickerson | November 3, 1836 – October 27, 1837 |
Democratic | 1836 | ||||
13 | William Pennington | October 27, 1837 – October 27, 1843 |
Whig | 1837 | ||||
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1839 | ||||||||
1840 | ||||||||
1841 | ||||||||
1842 | ||||||||
14 | Daniel Haines | October 27, 1843 – January 21, 1845 |
Democratic | 1843 | ||||
15 | Charles C. Stratton | January 21, 1845 – January 18, 1848 |
Whig | 1844 [n] | ||||
14 | Daniel Haines | January 18, 1848 – January 21, 1851 |
Democratic | 1847 | ||||
16 | George Franklin Fort | January 21, 1851 – January 17, 1854 |
Democratic | 1850 | ||||
17 | Rodman M. Price | January 17, 1854 – January 20, 1857 |
Democratic | 1853 | ||||
18 | William A. Newell | January 20, 1857 – January 17, 1860 |
Republican | 1856 | ||||
19 | Charles Smith Olden | January 17, 1860 – January 20, 1863 |
Republican | 1859 | ||||
20 | Joel Parker | January 20, 1863 – January 16, 1866 |
Democratic | 1862 | ||||
21 | Marcus Lawrence Ward | January 16, 1866 – January 19, 1869 |
Republican | 1865 | ||||
22 | Theodore Fitz Randolph | January 19, 1869 – January 16, 1872 |
Democratic | 1868 | ||||
20 | Joel Parker | January 16, 1872 – January 19, 1875 |
Democratic | 1871 | ||||
23 | Joseph D. Bedle | January 19, 1875 – January 15, 1878 |
Democratic | 1874 | ||||
24 | George B. McClellan | January 15, 1878 – January 18, 1881 |
Democratic | 1877 | ||||
25 | George C. Ludlow | January 18, 1881 – January 15, 1884 |
Democratic | 1880 | ||||
26 | Leon Abbett | January 15, 1884 – January 18, 1887 |
Democratic | 1883 | ||||
27 | Robert Stockton Green | January 18, 1887 – January 21, 1890 |
Democratic | 1886 | ||||
26 | Leon Abbett | January 21, 1890 – January 17, 1893 |
Democratic | 1889 | ||||
28 | George Theodore Werts | January 17, 1893 – January 21, 1896 |
Democratic | 1892 | ||||
29 | John W. Griggs | January 21, 1896 – January 31, 1898 |
Republican | 1895 [o] | ||||
— | Foster McGowan Voorhees | January 31, 1898 – October 18, 1898 |
Republican | |||||
— | David Ogden Watkins | October 18, 1898 – January 17, 1899 |
Republican | |||||
30 | Foster McGowan Voorhees | January 17, 1899 – January 21, 1902 |
Republican | 1898 [p] | ||||
31 | Franklin Murphy | January 21, 1902 – January 17, 1905 |
Republican | 1901 [q] | ||||
32 | Edward C. Stokes | January 17, 1905 – January 21, 1908 |
Republican | 1904 | ||||
33 | John Franklin Fort | January 21, 1908 – January 17, 1911 |
Republican | 1907 [r] | ||||
34 | Woodrow Wilson | January 17, 1911 – March 1, 1913 |
Democratic | 1910 [s][t] | ||||
— | James Fairman Fielder | March 1, 1913 – October 28, 1913 |
Democratic | |||||
— | Leon R. Taylor | October 28, 1913 – January 20, 1914 |
Democratic | |||||
35 | James Fairman Fielder | January 20, 1914 – January 16, 1917 |
Democratic | 1913 [u][v] | ||||
36 | Walter Evans Edge | January 16, 1917 – May 16, 1919 |
Republican | 1916 [v][w][x] | ||||
— | William Nelson Runyon | May 16, 1919 – January 13, 1920 |
Republican | |||||
— | Clarence E. Case | January 13, 1920 – January 20, 1920 |
Republican | |||||
37 | Edward I. Edwards | January 20, 1920 – January 15, 1923 |
Democratic | 1919 | ||||
38 | George Sebastian Silzer | January 15, 1923 – January 19, 1926 |
Democratic | 1922 | ||||
39 | A. Harry Moore | January 19, 1926 – January 15, 1929 |
Democratic | 1925 | ||||
40 | Morgan Foster Larson | January 15, 1929 – January 19, 1932 |
Republican | 1928 | ||||
39 | A. Harry Moore | January 19, 1932 – January 3, 1935 |
Democratic | 1931 [y] | ||||
— | Clifford Ross Powell | January 3, 1935 – January 8, 1935 |
Republican | |||||
— | Horace Griggs Prall | January 8, 1935 – January 15, 1935 |
Republican | |||||
41 | Harold G. Hoffman | January 15, 1935 – January 18, 1938 |
Republican | 1934 | ||||
39 | A. Harry Moore | January 18, 1938 – January 21, 1941 |
Democratic | 1937 | ||||
42 | Charles Edison | January 21, 1941 – January 18, 1944 |
Democratic | 1940 | ||||
36 | Walter Evans Edge | January 18, 1944 – January 21, 1947 |
Republican | 1943 | ||||
43 | Alfred E. Driscoll | January 21, 1947 – January 19, 1954 |
Republican | 1946 | ||||
1949 [z] | ||||||||
44 | Robert B. Meyner | January 19, 1954 – January 16, 1962 |
Democratic | 1953 | ||||
1957 | ||||||||
45 | Richard J. Hughes | January 16, 1962 – January 20, 1970 |
Democratic | 1961 | ||||
1965 | ||||||||
46 | William T. Cahill | January 20, 1970 – January 15, 1974 |
Republican | 1969 | ||||
47 | Brendan Byrne | January 15, 1974 – January 19, 1982 |
Democratic | 1973 | ||||
1977 | ||||||||
48 | Thomas Kean | January 19, 1982 – January 16, 1990 |
Republican | 1981 | ||||
1985 | ||||||||
49 | James Florio | January 16, 1990 – January 18, 1994 |
Democratic | 1989 | ||||
50 | Christine Todd Whitman | January 18, 1994 – January 31, 2001 |
Republican | 1993 | ||||
1997 [aa] | ||||||||
51 | Donald DiFrancesco | January 31, 2001 – January 8, 2002 |
Republican | |||||
— | John Farmer Jr. | January 8, 2002 – January 8, 2002 |
Republican | |||||
— | John O. Bennett | January 8, 2002 – January 12, 2002 |
Republican | |||||
— | Richard Codey | January 12, 2002 – January 15, 2002 |
Democratic | |||||
52 | Jim McGreevey | January 15, 2002 – November 15, 2004 |
Democratic | 2001 [ab] | ||||
53 | Richard Codey | November 15, 2004 – January 17, 2006 |
Democratic | |||||
54 | Jon Corzine | January 17, 2006 – January 19, 2010 |
Democratic | 2005 [ac] | ||||
55 | Chris Christie | January 19, 2010 – January 16, 2018 |
Republican | 2009 | Kim Guadagno | |||
2013 | ||||||||
56 | Phil Murphy | January 16, 2018 – Present |
Democratic | 2017 | Sheila Oliver | |||
2021 |
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Notes
- ↑ The office of lieutenant governor was created in 2006 and was first filled in 2010.
- ↑ Livingston died in office; as vice-president of the Legislative Council, Lawrence acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The National Governors Association states Paterson took office on October 30; however, older books specify that he took office on October 29.[1]
- ↑ Paterson resigned to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; as vice-president of the Legislative Council, Henderson acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
- ↑ Howell was in Pennsylvania in command of the New Jersey militia during the Whiskey Rebellion; during his absence, Thomas Henderson, as vice-president of the Legislative Council, acted as governor from September 20 to December 25, 1794.[2]
- ↑ The 1802 election was deadlocked, with the legislature unable to pick a candidate, giving up on November 25, 1802. Lambert, as vice-president of the Legislative Council, acted as governor until the next election.[3]
- ↑ Bloomfield was in New York in command of Military District 3 during the War of 1812; during his absence, Charles Clark, as vice-president of the Legislative Council, acted as governor from June 1 to October 29, 1812, when Bloomfield's term ended.[4]
- ↑ Pennington resigned to be a federal judge in the District of New Jersey; as vice-president of the Legislative Council, Kennedy acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
- ↑ All official listings omit Kennedy, who acted as governor for four months.[5]
- ↑ Dickerson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; Williamson was elected by the legislature to succeed him.[6] No source mentions anyone acting as governor between Dickerson's resignation and Williamson's election; the vice-president of the Legislative Council at the time was Jesse Upson, so he likely acted as governor.[7]
- ↑ Williamson was known to be a Federalist; though the Federalist Party ceased existing around 1820, no sources say Williamson changed his party affiliation, perhaps choosing to remain loyal to the Federalist ideals.[8] One source describes him as an "ex-Federalist" before he was even elected.[9] A contemporary source says he remained in office until the "Jackson party" controlled the legislature; as this is a reference to the Democratic-Republican Party, it can be assumed Williamson did not switch to that party.[10]
- ↑ Wall was elected on October 30, 1829; however, he declined the post, effective November 6, 1829.[11] Vroom was then elected by the legislature to replace him.
- ↑ Southard resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; Seeley was vice-president of the Legislative Council at the time, but he was elected governor rather than simply acting in the post for the rest of the term.[12]
- ↑ The constitution increased term lengths from one to three years beginning with this term.[13]
- ↑ Griggs resigned to be United States Attorney General. As president of the senate, Voorhees acted as governor until he resigned from the senate; he had been nominated for governor for the 1898 election, but the constitution prohibited governors from succeeding themselves, so he resigned to run, winning the race.[14] This left Watkins, as speaker of the house of representatives, acting as governor for the remainder of the term.
- ↑ Voorhees was out of the country in Europe for several weeks in 1900; William M. Johnson, as president of the Senate, formally acted as governor from May 21 to June 19.[15][16][17]
- ↑ Murphy was out of the state twice in 1904; Edmund W. Wakelee, as president of the Senate, formally acted as governor twice, and according to page 284 the 1905 Manual of the Legislature, served from April 25 to June 5, when Murphy was in Europe, and from June 14 to June 27, when Murphy was visiting Chicago and St. Louis.[18] However, page 16 of the same book states that he served from April 25 to June 5, and June 15 to June 27.[15] He actually took the oaths of office on April 26 and June 14.[17]
- ↑ Fort was out of the state for some time in 1909; Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen, Sr., as president of the Senate, acted as governor for an unknown period.[19]
- ↑ Wilson resigned to be President of the United States. As president of the senate, Fielder acted as governor until he resigned from the senate; he had been nominated for governor for the 1898 election, but the constitution prohibited governors from succeeding themselves, so he resigned to run, winning the race.[20] This left Taylor, as speaker of the house of representatives, acting as governor for the remainder of the term.
- ↑ Wilson was out of the state for multiple periods during his administration.[16] Documented episodes include from May 3 to June 3, 1911, during which time Ernest R. Ackerman, as president of the Senate, acted as governor,[21][22] though another source states he took the oath on May 4.[23] Ackerman also acted as governor from October 25, 1911, for about a week, and again for about a week in mid-November, 1911.[24] John Dyneley Prince became president of the Senate in 1912, and is known to have acted as governor on at least 11 different occasions.[24]
- ↑ Fielder was out of the state for a time in June 1914; John W. Slocum, as president of the Senate, acted as governor for an unknown period.[25] Walter Evans Edge later became president of the Senate, and acted as governor for five weeks in 1915.[26] Later again, George W. F. Gaunt became president of the Senate and acted as governor, though only two days are specifically known: September 19, 1916 and October 9, 1916.[27]
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 One source states that George W. F. Gaunt, as president of the Senate, acted as governor in 1917, but it is unknown if he was acting in place of James Fairman Fielder or Walter Evans Edge.[16]
- ↑ Edge resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as president of the senate, Runyon acted as governor until his senate term ended, then Case acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
- ↑ Edge was out of the state for a time in 1918; Thomas F. McCran, as president of the Senate, is known to have acted as governor, but for an unknown period.[16]
- ↑ Moore resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate. As president of the senate, Powell acted as governor until his senate term expired, at which point Prall, as the new president of the senate, acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
- ↑ This was the first term under the 1947 constitution, which increased term lengths to four years.[28]
- ↑ Whitman resigned to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. As president of the senate, DiFrancesco acted as governor until his senate term expired. However, a 2006 law considers anyone who has acted as governor longer than 180 days to be considered a full governor, retroactive to January 1, 2001, and as such, DiFrancesco is considered to have fully succeeded to the post. However, there were 90 minutes between the end of the senate term and the beginning of the next one; during this time, Attorney General Farmer acted as governor.[29] The new state senate was evenly split between Republicans and Democrats.[30] The compromise to pick a senate president – and therefore, an acting governor – was to have John Bennett, a Republican, act as governor from 1:30pm January 8 to 12:01am January 12, and Democrat Richard Codey would then act from 12:01am January 12 to noon on January 15, at which point the elected governor took office.[31]
- ↑ McGreevey resigned due to a sex scandal. As president of the senate, Codey acted as governor until his senate term expired. However, a 2006 law considers anyone who has acted as governor longer than 180 days to be considered a full governor, retroactive to January 1, 2001, and as such, Codey is considered to have fully succeeded to the post.
- ↑ Corzine was severely injured in a car accident on April 12, 2007; Richard Codey, as president of the Senate, acted as governor until May 7, 2007.[32] Corzine also left the country in 2010 for a vacation to Switzerland; Stephen M. Sweeney, as president of the Senate, acted as governor from January 14 to around January 17.[33]
References
- ↑ Report p. 122
- ↑ Report p. 123
- ↑ Lee pp. 155–156
- ↑ Report p. 124
- ↑ Report pp. 125–126
- ↑ Lee pp. 160–161
- ↑ Lundy et al. (1921) p. 127
- ↑ Whitehead, John (1897). The Civil and Judicial History of New Jersey, Volume I. The Boston History Company. p. 361. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
- ↑ Birkner, Michael (1984). Samuel L. Southard: Jeffersonian Whig. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-8386-3160-7. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
- ↑ Elmer, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus (1872). Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society, Volume VII. M.R. Dennis. p. 175. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
- ↑ Lee pp. 377–378
- ↑ "Elias Pettit Seeley" (PDF). New Jersey State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ↑ 1844 Constitution article V, § 3
- ↑ "Foster McGowan Voorhees" (PDF). New Jersey State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Lundy et al. (1905) p. 16
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Lundy et al. (1921) p. 22
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Governor's Oaths". New Jersey Department of State. Archived from the original on January 15, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
- ↑ Lundy et al. (1905) p. 284
- ↑ Lundy et al. (1921) p. 252
- ↑ "James Fairman Fielder" (PDF). New Jersey State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ↑ Legislature, New Jersey. (1912). Documents of the One Hundred and Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the State of New Jersey and the Sixty-Eighth Under the New Constitution. Vol. I. Trenton, New Jersey: State Gazette Publishing Company. p. 475. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
- ↑ Lundy et al. (1921) p. 262
- ↑ Kerney p. 140
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Kerney p. 141
- ↑ Lundy et al. (1921) p. 361
- ↑ Congress, United States (1920). Official Congressional Directory, 2nd Edition, February 1920. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 64. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
- ↑ Acts of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey. New Jersey Secretary of State. 1916. pp. 1009–1010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
- ↑ NJ Constitution article V, § 1, cl. 5
- ↑ David Kocieniewski (January 8, 2002). Newark Stadium Bill Dies in Final Session. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/08/nyregion/newark-stadium-bill-dies-in-final-session.html. Retrieved January 14, 2010. "During the 90 minutes between Mr. DiFrancesco's departure and Mr. Bennett's swearing in, Attorney General John J. Farmer Jr. will formally hold the title of acting governor.".
- ↑ David Kocieniewski (January 12, 2002). The Hours of Power of an Acting Governor: Deconstructing Bennett's 3-Day Legacy. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/nyregion/the-hours-of-power-of-an-acting-governor-deconstructing-bennett-s-3-day-legacy.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ↑ "New Jersey Governor John O. Bennett". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ↑ David W. Chen (May 6, 2007). Corzine to Resume Duties as Governor on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/nyregion/06corzine.html. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
- ↑ New Jersey's New Senate President Fills in for Corzine. WNYC. January 15, 2010. http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/148275. Retrieved January 21, 2010.