List of governors of Wyoming
Governor of Wyoming | |
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![]() Seal of the Governor | |
Style |
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Status | |
Residence | Wyoming Governor's Mansion |
Term length | Four years, renewable once (limited to eight years in a sixteen year period) |
Inaugural holder | Francis E. Warren |
Formation | Wyoming Constitution |
Salary | $105,000 (2013)[1] |
Website | Official website |
This is a list of governors of Wyoming, beginning with territorial governors. Wyoming Territory was organized in 1868, and the state was admitted to the union on July 10, 1890.
The gubernatorial term has been set at four years since statehood. Originally, a governor could be elected any number of times. Since a 1992 referendum, the governor has been limited to eight years in office during any 16-year period—effectively limiting him to two consecutive terms.
Governors
Governors of the Territory of Wyoming
Republican (8) Democratic (2) | |||||||||
No. | Governor | Term in office | Appointed by | ||||||
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1 | John Allen Campbell October 8, 1835 – July 14, 1880 (aged 44) |
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April 5, 1869 – March 1, 1875 |
Ulysses S. Grant | |||||
2 | John Milton Thayer January 24, 1820 – March 19, 1906 (aged 86) |
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March 1, 1875 – April 10, 1878 |
Ulysses S. Grant | |||||
3 | John Wesley Hoyt October 13, 1831 – May 23, 1912 (aged 80) |
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April 10, 1878 – August 22, 1882[2] |
Rutherford B. Hayes | |||||
4 | William Hale November 18, 1837 – January 13, 1885 (aged 47) |
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August 22, 1882 – January 13, 1885 |
Chester A. Arthur | |||||
5 | Elliot S. N. Morgan 1832 – April 24, 1894 (aged 61 or 62) |
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January 13, 1885 – February 28, 1885 |
Chester A. Arthur | |||||
6 | Francis E. Warren June 20, 1844 – November 24, 1929 (aged 85) |
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February 28, 1885 – November 11, 1886 |
Chester A. Arthur | |||||
7 | George W. Baxter January 7, 1855 – December 18, 1929 (aged 74) |
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November 11, 1886 – December 20, 1886 |
Grover Cleveland | |||||
8 | Elliot S. N. Morgan 1832 – April 24, 1894 (aged 61 or 62) |
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December 20, 1886 – January 24, 1887 |
Grover Cleveland | |||||
9 | Thomas Moonlight September 30, 1833 – February 7, 1899 (aged 65) |
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January 24, 1887 – April 9, 1889 |
Grover Cleveland | |||||
10 | Francis E. Warren June 20, 1844 – November 24, 1929 (aged 85) |
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April 9, 1889 – October 11, 1890 |
Benjamin Harrison |
Governors of the State of Wyoming
Republican (20) Democratic (13) Progressive (1) | |||||||||
No. | Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Secretary of State | ||||
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Francis E. Warren June 20, 1844 – November 24, 1929 (aged 85) |
October 11, 1890 – November 24, 1890[3] |
Republican | 1890 | John W. Meldrum | |||
Amos W. Barber | |||||||||
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Amos W. Barber July 25, 1860 – May 18, 1915 (aged 54) |
November 24, 1890 – January 2, 1893[4] |
Republican | Succeeded from Secretary of State | ||||
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John Eugene Osborne June 19, 1858 – April 24, 1943 (aged 84) |
January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 |
Democratic | 1892§ | ||||
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William A. Richards March 9, 1849 – July 25, 1912 (aged 63) |
January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 |
Republican | 1894 | Charles W. Burdick | |||
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DeForest Richards August 6, 1846 – April 28, 1903 (aged 56) |
January 2, 1899 – April 28, 1903[5] |
Republican | 1898 | Fenimore Chatterton | |||
1902 | |||||||||
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Fenimore Chatterton July 21, 1860 – May 9, 1958 (aged 97) |
April 28, 1903 – January 2, 1905[4] |
Republican | Succeeded from Secretary of State | ||||
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Bryant Butler Brooks February 5, 1861 – December 8, 1944 (aged 83) |
January 2, 1905 – January 2, 1911 |
Republican | 1904§ | ||||
1906 | William Schnitger | ||||||||
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Joseph M. Carey January 19, 1845 – February 5, 1924 (aged 79) |
January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 |
Democratic | 1910 | Frank L. Houx | |||
Progressive[6] | |||||||||
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John B. Kendrick September 6, 1857 – November 3, 1933 (aged 76) |
January 4, 1915 – February 26, 1917[3] |
Democratic | 1914 | ||||
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Frank L. Houx December 12, 1854 – April 3, 1941 (aged 86) |
February 26, 1917 – January 6, 1919[4] |
Democratic | Succeeded from Secretary of State | ||||
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Robert D. Carey August 12, 1878 – January 17, 1937 (aged 58) |
January 6, 1919 – January 1, 1923 |
Republican | 1918 | William E. Chaplin | |||
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William B. Ross December 4, 1873 – October 2, 1924 (aged 50) |
January 1, 1923 – October 2, 1924[5] |
Democratic | 1922 | Frank Lucas | |||
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Frank Lucas August 4, 1876 – November 26, 1948 (aged 72) |
October 2, 1924 – January 5, 1925[4] |
Republican | Succeeded from Secretary of State | ||||
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Nellie Tayloe Ross November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977 (aged 101) |
January 5, 1925 – January 3, 1927 |
Democratic | 1924§ | ||||
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Frank Emerson May 26, 1882 – February 18, 1931 (aged 48) |
January 3, 1927 – February 18, 1931[5] |
Republican | 1926 | Alonzo M. Clark | |||
1930 | |||||||||
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Alonzo M. Clark August 13, 1868 – October 12, 1952 (aged 84) |
February 18, 1931 – January 2, 1933[7] |
Republican | Succeeded from Secretary of State | ||||
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Leslie A. Miller January 29, 1886 – September 29, 1970 (aged 84) |
January 2, 1933 – January 2, 1939 |
Democratic | |||||
1932§ | |||||||||
1934 | Lester C. Hunt | ||||||||
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Nels H. Smith August 27, 1884 – July 5, 1976 (aged 91) |
January 2, 1939 – January 4, 1943 |
Republican | 1938 | ||||
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Lester C. Hunt July 8, 1892 – June 19, 1954 (aged 61) |
January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1949[3] |
Democratic | 1942 | Mart T. Christensen | |||
William Jack | |||||||||
1946 | Arthur G. Crane | ||||||||
20 | File:ArthurGCrane.jpg | Arthur G. Crane September 1, 1877 – August 11, 1955 (aged 77) |
January 3, 1949 – January 1, 1951[4] |
Republican | Succeeded from Secretary of State |
Arthur G. Crane | |||
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Frank A. Barrett November 10, 1892 – May 30, 1962 (aged 69) |
January 1, 1951 – January 3, 1953[3] |
Republican | 1950 | Clifford J. Rogers | |||
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Clifford Joy Rogers December 20, 1897 – May 18, 1962 (aged 64) |
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955[4] |
Republican | Succeeded from Secretary of State | ||||
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Milward Simpson November 12, 1897 – June 10, 1993 (aged 95) |
January 3, 1955 – January 5, 1959 |
Republican | 1954 | Everett T. Copenhaver | |||
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John J. Hickey August 22, 1911 – September 22, 1970 (aged 59) |
January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1961[8] |
Democratic | 1958 | Jack R. Gage | |||
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Jack R. Gage January 13, 1899 – March 14, 1970 (aged 71) |
January 2, 1961 – January 7, 1963[4] |
Democratic | Succeeded from Secretary of State | ||||
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Clifford Hansen October 16, 1912 – October 20, 2009 (aged 97) |
January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 |
Republican | 1962 | Thyra Thomson | |||
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Stanley K. Hathaway July 19, 1924 – October 4, 2005 (aged 81) |
January 2, 1967 – January 6, 1975 |
Republican | 1966 | ||||
1970 | |||||||||
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Edgar Herschler October 27, 1918 – February 5, 1990 (aged 71) |
January 6, 1975 – January 5, 1987 |
Democratic | 1974 | ||||
1978 | |||||||||
1982 | |||||||||
29 | ![]() |
Mike Sullivan September 22, 1939 |
January 5, 1987 – January 2, 1995 |
Democratic | 1986 | Kathy Karpan | |||
1990 | |||||||||
30 | ![]() |
Jim Geringer April 24, 1944 |
January 2, 1995 – January 6, 2003 |
Republican | 1994 | Diana J. Ohman | |||
1998 | Joseph Meyer | ||||||||
31 | ![]() |
Dave Freudenthal October 12, 1950 |
January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2011 |
Democratic | 2002 | ||||
2006 | Max Maxfield | ||||||||
32 | ![]() |
Matt Mead March 11, 1962 |
January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019 |
Republican | |||||
2010 | |||||||||
2014 | Ed Murray | ||||||||
Edward Buchanan | |||||||||
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Mark Gordon March 14, 1957 |
January 7, 2019 – Incumbent[9] |
Republican | 2018 |
Notes
- ^ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "Governors of Wyoming - Wyoming State Archives".
- ^ a b c d Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
- ^ a b c d e f g As state secretary of state, acted as governor.
- ^ a b c Died in office.
- ^ Switched parties from Republican to Progressive in 1912.
- ^ As state secretary of state, acted as governor until replacement elected.
- ^ Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.
- ^ Gordon's first term expires on January 2, 2023.
Succession
Other high offices held
This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Wyoming except where noted.
Governor | Gubernatorial term | U.S. Congress | Other offices held | |
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House | Senate | |||
John Milton Thayer | 1875–1878 (territorial) | U.S. Senator from Nebraska; Governor of Nebraska | ||
Thomas Moonlight | 1887-1889 (territorial) | United States Minister to Bolivia | ||
Francis E. Warren | 1885–1886 1889–1890 (territorial) 1890 |
S | ||
John Eugene Osborne | 1893–1895 | H | United States Assistant Secretary of State | |
William A. Richards | 1895–1899 | Commissioner of the General Land Office | ||
Joseph M. Carey | 1911–1915 | H | S | |
John B. Kendrick | 1915–1917 | S | ||
Lester C. Hunt | 1943–1949 | S | ||
Frank A. Barrett | 1951–1953 | H | S | |
Milward L. Simpson | 1955–1959 | S | ||
John J. Hickey | 1959–1961 | S | ||
Clifford Hansen | 1963–1967 | S | ||
Stanley K. Hathaway | 1967–1975 | United States Secretary of the Interior | ||
Mike Sullivan | 1987–1995 | United States Ambassador to Ireland |