List of Governors of Wyoming

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This is a list of the governors of Wyoming. The United States initially acquired some of the land that is today Wyoming from France in the Louisiana Purchase. This land was initially organized as Louisiana Territory, later renamed Missouri Territory. The Adams-Onís Treaty transferred more of Wyoming to the United States, this time from New Spain. When Texas declared independence in 1836, it claimed a small portion of present-day Wyoming. Following the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the receipt of the Mexican Cession following the Mexican-American War, all of Wyoming was now within the United States. At various points in history, parts of Wyoming were in Oregon, Utah, Nebraska, Dakota, Washington and Idaho Territories, as well as the short-lived Republic of Texas. Wyoming Territory itself was organized in 1868, and the state was admitted to the union on July 10, 1890.

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[edit] List of Governors

[edit] Governors of Wyoming Territory

# Name 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 Emroy Warren 1885 1886
7 George White Baxter 1886 1886
8 Elliot S.N. Morgan 1886 1887
9 Thomas Moonlight 1887 1889
10 Francis Emroy Warren 1889 1890

[edit] Governors of Wyoming

# Governor Took office Left office Party Notes
1 Francis E. Warren October 11, 1890 November 24, 1890 Republican [1]
2 Amos W. Barber November 24, 1890 January 2, 1893 Republican [2]
3 John E. Osborne January 2, 1893 January 7, 1895 Democratic
4 William A. Richards January 7, 1895 January 2, 1899 Republican
5 DeForest Richards January 2, 1899 April 28, 1903 Republican [3]
6 Fenimore Chatterton April 28, 1903 January 2, 1905 Republican [2]
7 Bryant B. Brooks January 2, 1905 January 2, 1911 Republican
8 Joseph M. Carey January 2, 1911 January 4, 1915 Democratic
9 John B. Kendrick January 4, 1915 February 26, 1917 Democratic [1]
10 Frank L. Houx February 26, 1917 January 6, 1919 Democratic [2]
11 Robert D. Carey January 6, 1919 January 1, 1923 Republican
12 William B. Ross January 1, 1923 October 2, 1924 Democratic [3]
13 Frank E. Lucas October 2, 1924 January 5, 1925 Republican [2]
14 Nellie Tayloe Ross January 5, 1925 January 3, 1927 Democratic
15 Frank C. Emerson January 3, 1927 February 18, 1931 Republican [3]
16 Alonzo M. Clark February 18, 1931 January 2, 1933 Republican [4]
17 Leslie A. Miller January 2, 1933 January 2, 1939 Democratic
18 Nels H. Smith January 2, 1939 January 4, 1943 Republican
19 Lester C. Hunt January 4, 1943 January 3, 1949 Democratic [1]
20 Arthur G. Crane January 3, 1949 January 1, 1951 Republican [2]
21 Frank A. Barrett January 1, 1951 January 3, 1953 Republican [1]
22 Clifford Joy Rogers January 3, 1953 January 3, 1955 Republican [2]
23 Milward L. Simpson January 3, 1955 January 5, 1959 Republican
24 John J. Hickey January 5, 1959 January 2, 1961 Democratic [5]
25 Jack R. Gage January 2, 1961 January 7, 1963 Democratic [2]
26 Clifford P. Hansen January 7, 1963 January 2, 1967 Republican
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
30 Jim Geringer January 2, 1995 January 6, 2003 Republican
31 Dave Freudenthal January 6, 2003 Incumbent Democratic [6]

[edit] Living former governors

As of November 2007, three former governors were alive, the oldest being Clifford P. Hansen (1963–1967, born 1912). The most recent governor to die was Stanley K. Hathaway (1967–1975), on October 4, 2005. The most recently-serving governor to die was Edgar J. Herschler (1975–1987), on February 5, 1990.

Name Gubernatorial term Date of birth
Clifford P. Hansen 1963–1967 October 16, 1912
Mike Sullivan 1987–1995 September 22, 1939
Jim Geringer 1995–2003 April 24, 1944

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g As state secretary of state, acted as governor.
  3. ^ a b c Died in office.
  4. ^ As state secretary of state, acted as governor until replacement elected.
  5. ^ Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.
  6. ^ Governor Freudenthal's term expires in 2011; he is term limited.


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