List of Governors of Maine

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This is a list of Governors of Maine (U.S. state) since statehood in 1820.

Before Maine became a state, it was part of Massachusetts; see List of Governors of Massachusetts for this period.

# Name Party Took office Left office Notes
1 William King Democratic-Republican March 15, 1820 May 28, 1821 [1]
2 William D. Williamson Democratic-Republican May 28, 1821 December 5, 1821 [2][3]
3 Benjamin Ames Democratic-Republican December 5, 1821 January 2, 1822 [4][5]
4 Daniel Rose Democratic-Republican January 2, 1822 January 5, 1822 [2]
5 Albion K. Parris Democratic-Republican January 5, 1822 January 3, 1827 [6]
6 Enoch Lincoln Democratic-Republican January 3, 1827 October 8, 1829 [7]
7 Nathan Cutler Democratic October 8, 1829 January 6, 1830 [8]
8 Joshua Hall Democratic January 6, 1830 February 9, 1830 [4]
9 Jonathan Hunton National Republican February 9, 1830 January 5, 1831
10 Samuel E. Smith Democratic January 5, 1831 January 1, 1834
11 Robert Dunlap Democratic January 1, 1834 January 3, 1838
12 Edward Kent Whig January 19, 1838 January 2, 1839 [9]
13 John Fairfield Democratic January 2, 1839 January 12, 1841 [5]
14 Richard H. Vose Whig January 12, 1841 January 13, 1841 [2]
15 Edward Kent Whig January 13, 1841 January 5, 1842
16 John Fairfield Democratic January 5, 1842 March 7, 1843 [10]
17 Edward Kavanaugh Democratic March 7, 1843 January 1, 1844 [2][5]
18 David Dunn Democratic January 1, 1844 January 3, 1844 [4][5]
19 John W. Dana Democratic January 3, 1844 January 3, 1844 [2]
20 Hugh J. Anderson Democratic January 3, 1844 May 12, 1847
21 John W. Dana Democratic May 12, 1847 May 8, 1850
22 John Hubbard Democratic May 8, 1850 January 5, 1853
23 William G. Crosby Whig January 5, 1853 January 3, 1855
24 Anson P. Morrill Republican January 3, 1855 January 2, 1856
25 Samuel Wells Democratic January 2, 1856 January 8, 1857
26 Hannibal Hamlin Republican January 8, 1857 February 25, 1857 [10]
27 Joseph H. Williams Republican February 25, 1857 January 6, 1858 [2]
28 Lot M. Morrill Republican January 6, 1858 January 2, 1861
29 Israel Washburn Jr. Republican January 2, 1861 January 7, 1863
30 Abner Coburn Republican January 7, 1863 January 6, 1864
31 Samuel Cony Republican January 6, 1864 January 2, 1867
32 Joshua L. Chamberlain Republican January 2, 1867 January 4, 1871
33 Sidney Perham Republican January 4, 1871 January 7, 1874
34 Nelson Dingley, Jr. Republican January 7, 1874 January 5, 1876
35 Selden Connor Republican January 5, 1876 January 8, 1879
36 Alonzo Garcelon Democratic January 8, 1879 January 17, 1880
37 Daniel F. Davis Republican January 17, 1880 January 13, 1881
38 Harris M. Plaisted Democratic January 13, 1881 January 3, 1883
39 Frederick Robie Republican January 3, 1883 January 5, 1887
40 Joseph R. Bodwell Republican January 5, 1887 December 15, 1887 [7]
41 Sebastian Streeter Marble Republican December 15, 1887 January 2, 1889 [2]
42 Edwin C. Burleigh Republican January 2, 1889 January 4, 1893
42 Henry B. Cleaves Republican January 4, 1893 January 2, 1897
44 Llewellyn Powers Republican January 2, 1897 January 2, 1901
45 John Fremont Hill Republican January 2, 1901 January 4, 1905
46 William T. Cobb Republican January 4, 1905 January 6, 1909
47 Bert M. Fernald Republican January 6, 1909 January 4, 1911
48 Frederick W. Plaisted Democratic January 4, 1911 January 1, 1913
49 William T. Haines Republican January 1, 1913 January 6, 1915
50 Oakley C. Curtis Democratic January 6, 1915 January 3, 1917
51 Carl E. Milliken Republican January 3, 1917 January 5, 1921
52 Frederic H. Parkhurst Republican January 5, 1921 January 31, 1921 [7]
53 Percival P. Baxter Republican January 31, 1921 January 7, 1925 [11]
54 Ralph Owen Brewster Republican January 7, 1925 January 2, 1929
55 William Tudor Gardiner Republican January 2, 1929 January 4, 1933
56 Louis J. Brann Democratic January 4, 1933 January 6, 1937
57 Lewis O. Barrows Republican January 6, 1937 January 1, 1941
58 Sumner Sewall Republican January 1, 1941 January 3, 1945
59 Horace A. Hildreth Republican January 3, 1945 January 5, 1949
60 Frederick G. Payne Republican January 5, 1949 December 24, 1952 [10]
61 Burton M. Cross Republican December 24, 1952 January 6, 1953 [8]
62 Nathaniel M. Haskell Republican January 6, 1953 January 7, 1953 [2][12]
63 Burton M. Cross Republican January 7, 1953 January 5, 1955
64 Edmund Muskie Democratic January 5, 1955 January 2, 1959 [10]
65 Robert Haskell Republican January 2, 1959 January 7, 1959 [2]
66 Clinton Clauson Democratic January 7, 1959 December 30, 1959 [7]
67 John H. Reed Republican December 30, 1959 January 5, 1967 [11]
68 Kenneth M. Curtis Democratic January 5, 1967 January 2, 1975
69 James B. Longley Independent January 2, 1975 January 3, 1979
70 Joseph E. Brennan Democratic January 3, 1979 January 7, 1987
71 John R. McKernan, Jr. Republican January 7, 1987 January 5, 1995
72 Angus King Independent January 5, 1995 January 8, 2003
73 John Baldacci Democratic January 8, 2003 Incumbent [13]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Resigned to take appointment as a minister to negotiate a treaty with Spain.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i As president of the state senate, filled unexpired term.
  3. ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States House of Representatives.
  4. ^ a b c As speaker of the state house, filled unexpired term.
  5. ^ a b c d Resigned.[citation needed]
  6. ^ Elected to the United States Senate.[citation needed]
  7. ^ a b c d Died in office.
  8. ^ a b As president of the state senate, filled unexpired term until his senate term expired.
  9. ^ Edward Kent won a close election, but Democrats challenged the election. He was finally declared winner by the state supreme court and sworn in on January 19, 1838.
  10. ^ a b c d Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
  11. ^ a b As president of the senate, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
  12. ^ Burton Cross had been elected to the governorship, but his senate term ended 25 hours before his term as governor began; therefore, he could not act as governor for that day.
  13. ^ Governor Baldacci's term expires in 2011; he is term limited.

[edit] Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional and other federal offices held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Maine except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Name Gubernatorial term U.S. Congress Other offices held
House Senate
William D. Williamson 1821 H
Albion K. Parris 1822–1827 S* U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
Enoch Lincoln 1827–1829 H U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
Robert Dunlap 1834–1838 H
John Fairfield 1839–1841, 1842–1843 H S*
Edward Kavanagh 1843–1844 H
Hugh J. Anderson 1844–1847 H
Anson P. Morrill 1858–1861 H
Hannibal Hamlin 1857 H S* Vice President of the United States
Lot M. Morrill 1858–1861 S U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Sidney Perham 1871–1874 H
Nelson Dingley, Jr. 1874–1876 H
Harris M. Plaisted 1881–1883 H
Edwin C. Burleigh 1889–1893 H S
Llewellyn Powers 1897–1901 H
Bert M. Fernald 1909–1911 S
Ralph Owen Brewster 1925–1929 H S
Horace A. Hildreth 1945–1949 Ambassador to Pakistan
Frederick G. Payne 1949–1952 S*
Edmund Muskie 1955–1959 S* U.S. Secretary of State
Kenneth M. Curtis 1967–1974 Ambassador to Canada
Joseph Brennan 1979–1987 H
John R. McKernan, Jr. 1987–1995 H
John Baldacci 2003–present H

[edit] Living former governors

As of August 2007, five former governors were alive, the oldest being John H. Reed (1959–1967, born 1921). The most recent governor to die was Burton M. Cross (1952–1953, 1953–1955), on October 22, 1998. The most recently-serving governor to die was James B. Longley (1975–1979), on August 16, 1980.

Name Gubernatorial term Date of birth
John H. Reed 1959–1967 January 5, 1921
Kenneth M. Curtis 1967–1974 February 8, 1931
Joseph Brennan 1979–1987 November 2, 1934
John R. McKernan, Jr. 1987–1995 May 20, 1948
Angus King 1995–2003 March 31, 1944
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