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List of governors of Wyoming

This is a list of the governors of Wyoming. It includes territorial governors. Wyoming Territory was created in 1868. Wyoming became a state on July 10, 1890.

Governor of Wyoming
Seal of the Governor of Wyoming.svg
Seal of the Governor
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon 2019 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Mark Gordon
since January 7, 2019
Style
Status
ResidenceWyoming Governor's Mansion
Term lengthFour years, renewable once (limited to eight years in a sixteen year period)
Inaugural holderFrancis E. Warren
FormationWyoming Constitution
Salary$105,000 (2013)[1]

Governors

Governors of Wyoming Territory

# Name Photo Took office Left office
1 John Allen Campbell   1869 1875
2 John Milton Thayer   1875 1878
3 John Wesley Hoyt   1878 1882
4 William Hale   1882 1885
5 Elliot S.N. Morgan   1885 1885
6 Francis E. Warren   1885 1886
7 George White Baxter   1886 1886
8 Elliot S.N. Morgan   1886 1887
9 Thomas Moonlight   1887 1889
10 Francis E. Warren   1889 1890

Governors of Wyoming

 
John E. Osborne, the first Democratic governor
 
Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first female governor of any state

      Republican           Democratic     <span style="border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.; color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.;">      Progressive

Governor Took office Left office Party Secretary of State Notes
1     Francis E. Warren October 11, 1890 November 24, 1890 Republican   John W. Meldrum [2]
  Amos W. Barber
2     Amos W. Barber November 24, 1890 January 2, 1893 Republican   Amos W. Barber [3]
3     John E. Osborne January 2, 1893 January 7, 1895 Democratic
4     William A. Richards January 7, 1895 January 2, 1899 Republican   Charles W. Burdick
5     DeForest Richards January 2, 1899 April 28, 1903 Republican   Fenimore Chatterton [4]
6     Fenimore Chatterton April 28, 1903 January 2, 1905 Republican [3]
7     Bryant B. Brooks January 2, 1905 January 2, 1911 Republican   Fenimore Chatterton
  William Schnitger
8     Joseph M. Carey January 2, 1911 January 4, 1915 Democratic   Frank L. Houx [5]
  Progressive
9     John B. Kendrick January 4, 1915 February 26, 1917 Democratic [2]
10     Frank L. Houx February 26, 1917 January 6, 1919 Democratic [3]
11   Robert D. Carey January 6, 1919 January 1, 1923 Republican   William E. Chaplin
12     William B. Ross January 1, 1923 October 2, 1924 Democratic   Frank Lucas [4]
13     Frank Lucas October 2, 1924 January 5, 1925 Republican [3]
14     Nellie Tayloe Ross January 5, 1925 January 3, 1927 Democratic
15     Frank C. Emerson January 3, 1927 February 18, 1931 Republican   Alonzo M. Clark [4]
16     Alonzo M. Clark February 18, 1931 January 2, 1933 Republican [6]
17     Leslie A. Miller January 2, 1933 January 2, 1939 Democratic   Alonzo M. Clark
  Lester C. Hunt
18     Nels H. Smith January 2, 1939 January 4, 1943 Republican   Lester C. Hunt
19     Lester C. Hunt January 4, 1943 January 3, 1949 Democratic   Mart T. Christensen [2]
  William Jack
  Arthur G. Crane
20   Arthur G. Crane January 3, 1949 January 1, 1951 Republican   Arthur G. Crane [3]
21     Frank A. Barrett January 1, 1951 January 3, 1953 Republican   Clifford J. Rogers [2]
22     Clifford J. Rogers January 3, 1953 January 3, 1955 Republican [3]
23     Milward Simpson January 3, 1955 January 5, 1959 Republican   Everett T. Copenhaver
24     John J. Hickey January 5, 1959 January 2, 1961 Democratic   Jack R. Gage [7]
25     Jack R. Gage January 2, 1961 January 7, 1963 Democratic [3]
26     Clifford P. Hansen January 7, 1963 January 2, 1967 Republican   Thyra Thomson
27     Stanley K. Hathaway January 2, 1967 January 6, 1975 Republican
28     Edgar J. Herschler January 6, 1975 January 5, 1987 Democratic
29     Mike Sullivan January 5, 1987 January 2, 1995 Democratic   Kathy Karpan
30     Jim Geringer January 2, 1995 January 6, 2003 Republican   Diana J. Ohman
  Joseph Meyer
31     Dave Freudenthal January 6, 2003 January 3, 2011 Democratic   Joseph Meyer
  Max Maxfield
32     Matt Mead January 3, 2011 January 7, 2019 Republican   Max Maxfield
  Ed Murray
  Edward Buchanan
33     Mark Gordon January 7, 2019 Incumbent Republican Edward Buchanan

List Of Governors Of Wyoming Media

  • Thomas Moonlight by Studio of Mathew Brady

References

  1. ↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 As state secretary of state, acted as governor.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Died in office.
  5. ↑ Switched parties from Republican to Progressive in 1912.
  6. ↑ As state secretary of state, acted as governor until replacement elected.
  7. ↑ Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.

Living former governors

As of January 2019, four former governors were alive. The most recent governor to die was Clifford P. Hansen (1963–1967), on October 20, 2009. The most recently-serving governor to die was Edgar J. Herschler (1975–1987), on February 5, 1990.

Name Gubernatorial term Date of birth
Mike Sullivan 1987–1995 (1939-09-22) September 22, 1939 (age 85)
Jim Geringer 1995–2003 (1944-04-24) April 24, 1944 (age 80)
Dave Freudenthal 2003–2011 (1950-10-12) October 12, 1950 (age 74)
Matt Mead 2011–2019 (1962-03-11) March 11, 1962 (age 62)
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