List of lieutenant governors of Ohio
The position of lieutenant governor of Ohio was created in 1852.[1] The lieutenant governor becomes governor if the governor resigns, dies in office or is removed by impeachment.
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
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Style | The Honorable |
Term length | Four years, two consecutive with four-year pause thereafter |
Inaugural holder | William Medill (1852) |
Formation | Ohio Constitution |
Salary | $78,041 |
Website | Official website |
List of lieutenant governors
- Parties
# | Lt. Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
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1 | William Medill (1802–1865) | January 12, 1852 | July 13, 1853 | Democratic | became governor July 13, 1853 |
vacant | July 13, 1853 | January 9, 1854 | vacant | ||
2 | James Myers (1795–1864) | January 9, 1854 | January 14, 1856 | Democratic | |
3 | Thomas H. Ford (1814–1868) | January 14, 1856 | January 11, 1858 | Republican | |
4 | Martin Welker (1819–1902) | January 11, 1858 | January 9, 1860 | Republican | |
5 | Robert C. Kirk (1821–1898) | January 9, 1860 | January 13, 1862 | Republican | |
6 | Benjamin Stanton (1809–1872) | January 13, 1862 | January 11, 1864 | Republican | |
7 | Charles Anderson (1814–1895) | January 11, 1864 | August 29, 1865 | Republican | |
vacant | August 29, 1865 | January 8, 1866 | vacant | ||
8 | Andrew McBurney (1817–1894) | January 8, 1866 | January 13, 1868 | Republican | |
9 | John C. Lee (1828–1891) | January 13, 1868 | January 8, 1872 | Republican | |
10 | Jacob Mueller (1822–1905) | January 8, 1872 | January 12, 1874 | Republican | |
11 | Alphonso Hart (1830–1910) | January 12, 1874 | January 10, 1876 | Republican | |
12 | Thomas Lowry Young (1832–1888) | January 10, 1876 | March 2, 1877 | Republican | |
13 | H. W. Curtiss (1824–1902) | March 2, 1877 | January 14, 1878 | Republican | (acting) |
14 | Jabez W. Fitch (1823–1884) | January 14, 1878 | January 12, 1880 | Democratic | |
15 | Andrew Hickenlooper (1837–1904) | January 12, 1880 | January 9, 1882 | Republican | |
16 | Rees G. Richards (1842–1917) | January 9, 1882 | January 14, 1884 | Republican | |
17 | John George Warwick (1830–1892) | January 14, 1884 | January 11, 1886 | Democratic | |
18 | Robert P. Kennedy (1840–1918) | January 11, 1886 | March 3, 1887 | Republican | |
19 | Silas A. Conrad (1840–1913) | March 3, 1887 | January 9, 1888 | Republican | |
20 | William C. Lyon (1841–1908) | January 9, 1888 | January 13, 1890 | Republican | |
21 | Elbert L. Lampson (1852–1930) | January 13, 1890 | January 31, 1890 | Republican | |
22 | William V. Marquis (1828–1899) | January 31, 1890 | January 11, 1892 | Democratic | |
23 | Andrew L. Harris (1835–1915) | January 11, 1892 | January 13, 1896 | Republican | |
24 | Asa W. Jones (1838–1918) | January 13, 1896 | January 8, 1900 | Republican | |
25 | John A. Caldwell (1852–1927) | January 8, 1900 | January 13, 1902 | Republican | |
26 | Carl L. Nippert (1852–1904) | January 13, 1902 | May 1, 1902 | Republican | resigned May 1, 1902 |
vacant | May 1, 1902 | June 26, 1902 | vacant | ||
27 | Harry L. Gordon (1860–1921) | June 26, 1902 | January 11, 1904 | Republican | |
28 | Warren G. Harding (1865–1923) | January 11, 1904 | January 8, 1906 | Republican | |
29 | Andrew L. Harris (2nd) (1835–1915) | January 8, 1906 | June 18, 1906 | Republican | |
vacant | June 18, 1906 | January 11, 1909 | vacant | ||
30 | Francis W. Treadway (1869–1925) | January 11, 1909 | January 9, 1911 | Republican | |
31 | Atlee Pomerene (1863–1937) | January 9, 1911 | March 3, 1911 | Democratic | |
32 | Hugh L. Nichols (1865–1942) | March 3, 1911 | January 13, 1913 | Democratic | |
33 | W. A. Greenlund (1873–1935) | January 13, 1913 | January 11, 1915 | Democratic | |
34 | John H. Arnold (1862–1944) | January 11, 1915 | January 8, 1917 | Republican | |
35 | Earl D. Bloom (1871–1930) | January 8, 1917 | January 12, 1919 | Democratic | |
36 | Clarence J. Brown Sr. (1893–1965) | January 12, 1919 | January 8, 1923 | Republican | |
37 | Earl D. Bloom (2nd) (1871–1930) | January 8, 1923 | January 12, 1925 | Democratic | |
38 | Charles H. Lewis (1871–1965) | January 12, 1925 | January 10, 1927 | Republican | |
39 | Earl D. Bloom (3rd) (1871–1930) | January 10, 1927 | April 1928 | Democratic | |
40. | William G. Pickrel (1888–1966) | April 1928 | November 1928 | Democratic | |
41 | George C. Braden (1868–1942) | November 1928 | January 14, 1929 | Republican | |
42 | John T. Brown (1876–1951) | January 14, 1929 | January 12, 1931 | Republican | |
43 | William G. Pickrel (2nd) (1888–1966) | January 12, 1931 | January 9, 1933 | Democratic | |
44 | Charles W. Sawyer (1887–1979) | January 9, 1933 | January 14, 1935 | Democratic | |
45 | Harold G. Mosier (1889–1971) | January 14, 1935 | January 11, 1937 | Democratic | |
46 | Paul P. Yoder (1897–1965) | January 11, 1937 | January 9, 1939 | Democratic | |
47 | Paul M. Herbert (1889–1983) | January 9, 1939 | January 8, 1945 | Republican | |
48 | George D. Nye (1898–1969) | January 8, 1945 | January 13, 1947 | Democratic | |
49 | Paul M. Herbert (2nd) (1889–1983) | January 13, 1947 | January 10, 1949 | Republican | |
50 | George D. Nye (2nd) (1898–1969) | January 10, 1949 | January 12, 1953 | Democratic | |
51 | John William Brown (1913–1993) | January 12, 1953 | January 3, 1957 | Republican | |
vacant | January 3, 1957 | January 14, 1957 | vacant | ||
52 | Paul M. Herbert (3rd) (1889–1983) | January 14, 1957 | January 12, 1959 | Republican | |
53 | John W. Donahey (1905–1967) | January 12, 1959 | January 14, 1963 | Democratic | |
54 | John William Brown (1913–1993) | January 14, 1963 | January 13, 1975 | Republican | |
55 | Dick Celeste (b. 1937) |
January 13, 1975 | January 8, 1979 | Democratic | |
56 | George Voinovich (1936–2016) | January 8, 1979 | November 1979 | Republican | resigned to become Mayor of Cleveland |
vacant | November 1979 | January 10, 1983 | vacant | ||
57 | Myrl H. Shoemaker (1913–1985) | January 10, 1983 | July 30, 1985 (Died) | Democratic | (died in office) |
vacant | July 30, 1985 | January 12, 1987 | vacant | ||
58 | Paul R. Leonard (b. 1943) |
January 12, 1987 | January 14, 1991 | Democratic | |
59 | Mike DeWine (b. 1947) |
January 14, 1991 | November 1994 | Republican | Resigned after being elected to U.S. Senate |
vacant | November 1994 | January 9, 1995 | vacant | ||
60 | Nancy P. Hollister (b. 1949) |
January 9, 1995 | December 31, 1998 | Republican | became governor December 31, 1998 |
vacant | December 31, 1998 | January 11, 1999 | vacant | ||
61 | Maureen O'Connor (b. 1951) |
January 11, 1999 | December 31, 2002 | Republican | resigned to become Supreme Court Justice |
vacant | January 1, 2003 | January 13, 2003 | vacant | ||
62 | Jennette Bradley (b. 1952) |
January 13, 2003 | January 5, 2005 | Republican | (Appointed State Treasurer) |
63 | Bruce E. Johnson (b. 1960) |
January 5, 2005 | December 8, 2006 | Republican | resigned December 8, 2006 |
vacant | December 8, 2006 | January 8, 2007 | vacant | ||
64 | Lee Fisher (b. 1951) |
January 8, 2007 | January 10, 2011 | Democratic | |
65 | Mary Taylor (b. 1966) |
January 10, 2011 | January 14, 2019 | Republican | |
66 | Jon Husted (b. 1967) |
January 14, 2019 | present | Republican |
References
- ↑ Husted, Jon. "Lieutenant Governors of the State of Ohio: 1852 - present". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2012-01-24.