Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

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The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana is elected on the same ticket as the Governor in a statewide election every four years. The Lieutenant Governor serves President of the Indiana State Senate during his term.

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[edit] Succession

The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana serves as Acting Governor when the Governor becomes incapacitated or, in the state's early history, when the Governor was away out of contact with the capitol. Christopher Harrison served as Acting Governor while Jonathan Jennings negotiated treaties far from the capitol.

If the Governor should die in office, become permanently incapacitated, resigns, or is impeached, the Lieutenant Governor succeeds him and becomes Governor. This has occurred twelve time in Indiana history, the first occurence was when Jonathan Jennings resigned to become a Congressman and was succeeded by Ratliff Boon.

If a Lieutenant Governor dies in office, resigns, or is impeached, there is no mechanism to replace him and the position remains vacant until the next general election.

[edit] History

There have been forty seven lieutenant governors of Indiana since Indiana became a state:

# Name Took office Left office Party Governor Notes
1 Christopher Harrison November 7, 1816 December 5, 1819 Democratic-Republican Jonathan Jennings [1]
2 Ratliff Boon December 6, 1819 September 22, 1822 Democratic-Republican Jonathan Jennings [2]
3 John H. Thompson December 6, 1822 December 5, 1828 Democratic-Republican William Hendricks [3]
4 Milton Stapp December 6, 1828 December 5, 1831 Independent James Bray
5 David Wallace December 6, 1831 December 5, 1837 Whig Noah Noble [3][2][4]
6 David Hillis December 6, 1837 December 5, 1840 Whig David Wallace
7 Samuel Hall December 6, 1840 December 5, 1843 Whig Samuel Bigger
8 Jesse D. Bright December 6, 1843 December 5, 1845 Democrat James Whitcomb
9 Paris C. Dunning December 6, 1846 December 26, 1848 Democrat James Whitcomb [2]
10 James H. Lane December 6, 1849 December 5, 1853 Democrat Joseph A. Wright
11 Ashbel P. Willard December 6, 1853 January 12, 1857 Democrat Joseph A. Wright [2][4]
12 Abram A. Hammond January 14, 1857 October 4, 1860 Democrat Ashbel P. Willard [2]
13 Oliver P. Morton January 14, 1861 January 16, 1861 Republican Henry S. Lane [2][4]
14 Conrad Baker January 16, 1865 January 23, 1867 Republican Oliver P. Morton [2][4]
15 Will Cumback January 14, 1869 January 13, 1873 Republican Conrad Baker
16 Leonidas Sexton January 13, 1873 January 8, 1877 Democrat Thomas Hendricks
17 Isaac P. Gray January 8, 1870 November 20, 1880 Democrat James D. Williams [2][4]
18 Thomas Hanna January 8, 1881 November 20, 1885 Democrat Albert G. Porter [2][4]
19 Mahlon D. Manson January 12, 1885 1886 Democrat Albert G. Porter [5]
20 Ira J. Chase January 14, 1889 November 23, 1891 Republican Alvin P. Hovey [2]
21 Mortimer Nye January 9, 1893 January 11, 1897 Democrat Claude Matthews
22 William S. Haggard January 9, 1897 January 11, 1901 Republican James A. Mount
23 Newton W. Gilbert January 11, 1901 January 14, 1905 Republican Winfield T. Durbin
24 Hugh Thomas Miller January 9, 1905 January 11, 1909 Republican J. Frank Hanly
25 Frank J. Hall January 11, 1909 January 13, 1913 Democrat Thomas R. Marshall
26 William P. O'Neill January 13, 1913 January 8, 1917 Democrat Samuel M. Ralston
27 Edgar D. Bush January 8, 1917 January 10, 1921 Republican James P. Goodrich
28 Emmett F. Branch January 10, 1921 April 30, 1924 Republican Warren T. McCray [2]
29 F. Harold Van Orman January 12, 1925 January 14, 1929 Republican Ed Jackson
30 Edgar D. Bush January 14, 1929 January 9, 1933 Republican Harry G. Leslie
31 M. Clifford Townsend January 9, 1933 January 13, 1937 Democrat Paul V. McNutt [4]
32 Henry F. Schricker January 13, 1937 January 8, 1941 Democrat M. Clifford Townsend [4]
33 Charles M. Dawson January 8, 1941 January 10, 1945 Democrat Henry F. Schricker
34 Richard T. James January 10, 1945 January 12, 1948 Republican Ralph F. Gates
35 John A. Watkins January 12, 1948 1949 Democrat Henry F. Schricker [5]
36 Rue J. Alexander 1949 January 12, 1953 Democrat Henry F. Schricker
37 Harold W. Handley January 12, 1953 January 14, 1957 Republican George N. Craig [4]
38 Crawford F. Parker January 14, 1957 January 9, 1961 Republican Harold W. Handley
39 Richard O. Ristine January 9, 1961 January 13, 1965 Democrat Matthew E. Welsh
40 Robert L. Rock January 13, 1965 January 19, 1969 Democrat Roger D. Branigin
41 Richard E. Folz January 19, 1969 January 9, 1973 Republican Edgar D. Whitcomb
42 Robert D. Orr January 9, 1973 January 13, 1981 Republican Otis R. Bowen [4]
43 John M. Mutz January 9, 1981 January 13, 1989 Republican Otis R. Bowen
44 Frank O'Bannon January 9, 1989 January 13, 1997 Democrat B. Evans "Evan" Bayh III [3][4]
45 Joseph E. Kernan January 13, 1997 September 13, 2003, Democrat Frank O'Bannon [3][2][4]
46 Katherine "Kathy" Davis January 14, 2003 January 10, 2005 Democrat Joseph E. Kernan
47 Becky Skillman January 10, 2005 Present Republican Mitch Daniels

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Was acting Governor
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Was elevated to Governor during his term
  3. ^ a b c d Served two terms
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Elected Governor
  5. ^ a b Resigned from office

[edit] See also

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