List of governors of Connecticut

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Governor of Connecticut
Seal of the Governor
Seal of the Governor
Portrait
Incumbent
Ned Lamont
since January 19, 2019
Government of Connectivut
StyleGovernor
(informally)
His Excellency
(formal)
TypeHead of State
Head of Government
Member ofCabinet
ResidenceGovernor's Residence
SeatConnecticut State Capitol, Hartford, Connecticut
NominatorPolitical parties
AppointerPopular vote
Term lengthFour years, no limit
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Connecticut
PrecursorGovernor of Saybrook (merged with Connecticut, 1644)
Governor of New Haven (merged with Connecticut, 1665)
Formation1639; 383 years ago (1639)
DeputyLieutenant Governor of Connecticut
Salary$150,000 (2013)[1]
WebsiteOffice of the Governor

The governor of Connecticut is the head of government of Connecticut, and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly and to convene the legislature.[2] Unusual among U.S. governors, the Governor of Connecticut has no power to pardon.[3] The Governor of Connecticut is automatically a member of the state's Bonding Commission. He is an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Connecticut and Yale University.

There have been 69 post-Revolution governors of the state, serving 73 distinct spans in office. Four have served non-consecutive terms: Henry W. Edwards, James E. English, Marshall Jewell, and Raymond E. Baldwin. The longest terms in office were in the state's early years, when four governors were elected to nine or more one-year terms. The longest was that of the first governor, Jonathan Trumbull, who served over 14 years, but 7 of those as colonial governor; the longest-serving state governor — with no other position included in the term — was his son, Jonathan Trumbull Jr., who served over 11 years. The shortest term was that of Hiram Bingham III, who served only one day before resigning to take an elected seat in the U.S. Senate. Lowell Weicker, is noted for a rare third party win in American politics, having been elected to a term in 1990 representing A Connecticut Party.

The current governor is Ned Lamont, a Democrat who took office on January 9, 2019.

Governors[]

For the period before independence, see List of colonial governors of Connecticut.

Connecticut was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on January 9, 1788.[4] Before it declared its independence, Connecticut was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Connecticut did not create a state constitution for itself until several decades after it became a state; until 1818, the state operated under the provisions of its colonial charter. The charter called for the election of a governor every year, but not more than once every two years, with the term commencing on the second Thursday in May.[5]

The current Constitution of Connecticut, ratified in 1965, calls for a four-year term for the governor,[6] commencing on the Wednesday after the first Monday in the January following an election.[7] The previous constitution of 1818 originally had only a one-year term for governor; this was increased to two years in 1875,[8] and four years in 1948.[9] The 1875 amendment also set the start date of the term to its current date; before then, it was the first Wednesday in the May following an election.[10] The constitution provides for the election of a lieutenant governor for the same term as the governor. The two offices are elected on the same ticket; this provision was added in 1962.[11] In the event of a vacancy in the office of governor, the lieutenant governor becomes governor.[12] Before the adoption of the 1965 constitution, the lieutenant governor only acted as governor.[13] There is no limit of any kind on the number of terms one may serve.

Governors of the State of Connecticut[a]
No.[b] Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[c][d]
16 JohnTrumbull.jpg   Jonathan Trumbull
    October 12, 1710 – August 17, 1785   
(aged 74) 		1769
–
May 13, 1784
(not candidate for election) 		No party 1776[e]   Matthew Griswold
17 Matthew Griswold
    March 25, 1714 – April 28, 1799   
(aged 85) 		May 13, 1784
–
May 11, 1786
(lost election)[16] 		Federalist Samuel Huntington
18 Samuel Huntington - Charles Willson Peale.jpg Samuel Huntington
    July 16, 1731 – January 5, 1796   
(aged 64) 		May 11, 1786
–
January 5, 1796
(died in office) 		Federalist Oliver Wolcott
19 Oliver Wolcott Ralph Earl.jpeg Oliver Wolcott
    November 20, 1726 – December 1, 1797   
(aged 71) 		January 5, 1796
–
December 1, 1797
(died in office) 		Federalist Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
20 JonathanTrumbull.jpg Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
    March 26, 1740 – August 7, 1809   
(aged 69) 		December 1, 1797
–
August 7, 1809
(died in office) 		Federalist Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
John Treadwell
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
21 John Treadwell (Connecticut Governor).jpg John Treadwell
    November 23, 1731 – August 18, 1823   
(aged 77) 		August 7, 1809
–
May 9, 1811
(lost election)[17] 		Federalist Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
1810 Roger Griswold
22 Roger Griswold
    May 21, 1762 – October 25, 1812   
(aged 50) 		May 9, 1811
–
October 25, 1812
(died in office) 		Federalist 1811 John Cotton Smith
1812
23 John Cotton Smith engraving.png John Cotton Smith
    February 12, 1765 – December 7, 1845   
(aged 80) 		October 25, 1812
–
May 8, 1817
(lost election) 		Federalist Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
1813 Chauncey Goodrich
(died August 18, 1815)
1814
1815
Vacant
Jonathan Ingersoll[f]
(died January 12, 1823)
24 Oliver Wolcott Jr by Gilbert Stuart circa 1820.jpeg Oliver Wolcott Jr.
    January 11, 1760 – June 1, 1833   
(aged 73) 		May 8, 1817
–
May 2, 1827
(lost election) 		Toleration
Republican
1818
1819
1820
1821
1822
Vacant
1823 David Plant[g]
1824
1825
1826
25 Gideon Tomlinson (Conn. Rep., Gov., US Sen.).jpg Gideon Tomlinson
    December 31, 1780 – October 8, 1854   
(aged 73) 		May 2, 1827
–
March 2, 1831
(resigned)[h] 		Democratic-
Republican 		1827 John Samuel Peters[g]
National Republican 1828
1829
1830
26 JohnSamuelPeters (cropped).jpg John Samuel Peters
    September 21, 1772 – March 30, 1858   
(aged 85) 		March 2, 1831
–
May 1, 1833
(lost election) 		National
Republican 		Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
1831[i] Vacant
1832 Thaddeus Betts
27 HenryEdwards.jpg Henry W. Edwards
    October 1779 – July 22, 1847   
(aged 67) 		May 1, 1833
–
May 7, 1834
(lost election) 		Democratic 1833 Ebenezer Stoddard
28 Samuel Augustus Foot.jpg Samuel A. Foot
    November 8, 1780 – September 15, 1846   
(aged 65) 		May 7, 1834
–
May 6, 1835
(lost election) 		Whig 1834 Thaddeus Betts
29 HenryEdwards.jpg Henry W. Edwards
    October 1779 – July 22, 1847   
(aged 67) 		May 6, 1835
–
May 2, 1838
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1835 Ebenezer Stoddard
1836
1837
30 William Wolcott Ellsworth.jpeg William W. Ellsworth
    November 10, 1791 – January 15, 1868   
(aged 76) 		May 2, 1838
–
May 4, 1842
(lost election) 		Whig 1838 Charles Hawley
1839
1840
1841
31 Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (Connecticut Governor).jpg Chauncey Fitch Cleveland
    February 16, 1799 – June 6, 1887   
(aged 88) 		May 4, 1842
–
May 1, 1844
(lost election) 		Democratic 1842 William S. Holabird
1843
32 GovRogerBaldwin.jpg Roger Sherman Baldwin
    January 4, 1793 – February 19, 1863   
(aged 70) 		May 1, 1844
–
May 6, 1846
(not candidate for election) 		Whig 1844 Reuben Booth
1845
33 Isaac Toucey - Brady-Handy.jpg Isaac Toucey
    November 15, 1792 – July 30, 1869   
(aged 76) 		May 6, 1846
–
May 5, 1847
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1846 Noyes Billings
34 Clark Bissell professor of law Yale and Governor of Connecticut.jpg Clark Bissell
    September 7, 1782 – September 15, 1857   
(aged 75) 		May 5, 1847
–
May 2, 1849
(not candidate for election) 		Whig 1847 Charles J. McCurdy
1848
35 Joseph Trumbull Connecticut Governor.jpg Joseph Trumbull
    December 7, 1782 – August 4, 1861   
(aged 78) 		May 2, 1849
–
May 4, 1850
(not candidate for election) 		Whig 1849 Thomas Backus
36 ThomasHartSeymour.jpg Thomas H. Seymour
    September 29, 1807 – September 3, 1868   
(aged 60) 		May 4, 1850[j]
–
October 13, 1853
(resigned)[k] 		Democratic 1850 Charles H. Pond
1851 Green Kendrick
1852 Charles H. Pond
1853
37 Charles H. Pond (Connecticut Governor).jpg Charles H. Pond
    April 26, 1781 – April 28, 1861   
(aged 80) 		October 13, 1853
–
May 3, 1854
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
38 Henry Dutton (Connecticut Governor).jpg Henry Dutton
    February 12, 1796 – April 26, 1869   
(aged 73) 		May 3, 1854
–
May 2, 1855
(lost election) 		Whig 1854 Alexander H. Holley
39 William T. Minor.jpg William T. Minor
    October 3, 1815 – October 13, 1889   
(aged 74) 		May 2, 1855
–
May 6, 1857
(not candidate for election) 		American 1855 William Field
1856 Albert Day
40 Alexander H. Holley (Connecticut Governor).jpg Alexander H. Holley
    August 12, 1804 – October 2, 1887   
(aged 83) 		May 6, 1857
–
May 5, 1858
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1857 Alfred A. Burnham
41 William A. Buckingham (Connecticut Governor).jpg William Alfred Buckingham
    May 28, 1804 – February 5, 1875   
(aged 70) 		May 5, 1858
–
May 2, 1866
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1858 Julius Catlin
1859
1860
1861 Benjamin Douglas
1862 [l] Roger Averill
1863
National Union 1864
1865
42 Joseph Roswell Hawley - Brady-Handy.jpg Joseph Roswell Hawley
    October 31, 1826 – March 18, 1905   
(aged 78) 		May 2, 1866
–
May 1, 1867
(lost election) 		Republican 1866 Oliver Winchester
43 JEEnglish.jpg James E. English
    March 13, 1812 – March 2, 1890   
(aged 77) 		May 1, 1867
–
May 5, 1869
(lost election) 		Democratic 1867 Ephraim H. Hyde
1868
44 Marshall Jewell - Brady-Handy.jpg Marshall Jewell
    October 20, 1825 – February 10, 1883   
(aged 57) 		May 5, 1869
–
May 4, 1870
(lost election) 		Republican 1869 Francis Wayland III
45 JEEnglish.jpg James E. English
    March 13, 1812 – March 2, 1890   
(aged 77) 		May 4, 1870
–
May 16, 1871
(lost election)[m] 		Democratic 1870 Julius Hotchkiss
46 Marshall Jewell - Brady-Handy.jpg Marshall Jewell
    October 20, 1825 – February 10, 1883   
(aged 57) 		May 16, 1871
–
May 7, 1873
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1871[m] Morris Tyler
1872
47 Charles R. Ingersoll (Connecticut Governor).jpg Charles Roberts Ingersoll
    September 16, 1821 – January 25, 1903   
(aged 81) 		May 7, 1873
–
January 3, 1877
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1873 George G. Sill
1874
1875[n]
April 1876[o]
48 Richard D. Hubbard (Connecticut Governor).jpg Richard D. Hubbard
    September 7, 1818 – February 28, 1884   
(aged 65) 		January 3, 1877
–
January 9, 1879
(lost election) 		Democratic November 1876[p] Francis Loomis
49 Charles B. Andrews (Connecticut Governor).jpg Charles B. Andrews
    November 4, 1834 – September 12, 1902   
(aged 67) 		January 9, 1879[q]
–
January 5, 1881
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1878 David Gallup
50 Hobart Baldwin Bigelow (Connecticut Governor).jpg Hobart B. Bigelow
    May 16, 1834 – October 12, 1891   
(aged 57) 		January 5, 1881
–
January 3, 1883
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1880 William H. Bulkeley
51 Thomas M. Waller (Connecticut Governor).jpg Thomas M. Waller
    February 15, 1839 – January 25, 1924   
(aged 84) 		January 3, 1883
–
January 8, 1885
(lost election) 		Democratic 1882 George G. Sumner
52 Henry Baldwin Harrison (Connecticut Governor).jpg Henry Baldwin Harrison
    September 11, 1821 – October 29, 1901   
(aged 80) 		January 8, 1885[r]
–
January 7, 1887
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1884 Lorrin A. Cooke
53 Phineas C. Lounsbury (Connecticut Governor).jpg Phineas C. Lounsbury
    January 10, 1841 – June 22, 1925   
(aged 84) 		January 7, 1887[s]
–
January 10, 1889
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1886 James L. Howard
54 Bulkeley Morgan 2.jpg Morgan Bulkeley
    December 26, 1837 – November 6, 1922   
(aged 84) 		January 10, 1889[t]
–
January 4, 1893
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1888 Samuel E. Merwin
1890[u]
55 Luzon B. Morris (Connecticut Governor).jpg Luzon B. Morris
    April 16, 1827 – August 22, 1895   
(aged 68) 		January 4, 1893
–
January 9, 1895
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1892 Ernest Cady
56 Owen Vincent Coffin (Connecticut Governor).jpg Owen Vincent Coffin
    June 20, 1836 – January 13, 1921   
(aged 84) 		January 9, 1895
–
January 6, 1897
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1894 Lorrin A. Cooke
57 Lorrin A. Cooke (Connecticut Governor).jpg Lorrin A. Cooke
    April 6, 1831 – August 12, 1902   
(aged 71) 		January 6, 1897
–
January 4, 1899
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1896 James D. Dewell
58 George E. Lounsbury.jpg George E. Lounsbury
    May 7, 1838 – August 16, 1904   
(aged 66) 		January 4, 1899
–
January 9, 1901
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1898 Lyman A. Mills
59 George P. McLean.jpg George P. McLean
    October 7, 1857 – June 6, 1932   
(aged 74) 		January 9, 1901
–
January 7, 1903
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1900 Edwin O. Keeler
60 Abiram Chamberlain (Connecticut Governor).jpg Abiram Chamberlain
    December 7, 1837 – May 15, 1911   
(aged 73) 		January 7, 1903
–
January 4, 1905
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1902 Henry Roberts
61 Henry Roberts (Connecticut Governor).jpg Henry Roberts
    January 22, 1853 – May 1, 1929   
(aged 76) 		January 4, 1905
–
January 9, 1907
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1904 Rollin S. Woodruff
62 Rollin S. Woodruff (Connecticut Governor).jpg Rollin S. Woodruff
    July 14, 1854 – June 30, 1925   
(aged 70) 		January 9, 1907
–
January 6, 1909
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1906 Everett J. Lake
63 GeorgeLLilley.jpg George L. Lilley
    August 3, 1859 – April 21, 1909   
(aged 49) 		January 6, 1909
–
April 21, 1909
(died in office) 		Republican 1908 Frank B. Weeks
64 Frank B. Weeks (Connecticut Governor).jpg Frank B. Weeks
    January 20, 1854 – October 2, 1935   
(aged 81) 		April 21, 1909
–
January 4, 1911
(not candidate for election) 		Republican Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
65 Simeon Eben Baldwin.jpg Simeon Eben Baldwin
    February 5, 1840 – January 27, 1927   
(aged 86) 		January 4, 1911
–
January 6, 1915
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1910 Dennis A. Blakeslee[v]
1912 Lyman T. Tingier
66 Marcus H. Holcomb (Connecticut Governor).jpg Marcus H. Holcomb
    November 28, 1844 – March 5, 1932   
(aged 87) 		January 6, 1915
–
January 5, 1921
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1914 Clifford B. Wilson
1916
1918
67 Everett J. Lake (Connecticut Governor).jpg Everett J. Lake
    February 8, 1871 – September 16, 1948   
(aged 77) 		January 5, 1921
–
January 3, 1923
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1920 Charles A. Templeton
68 Charles A. Templeton (Connecticut Governor).jpg Charles A. Templeton
    March 3, 1871 – August 15, 1955   
(aged 84) 		January 3, 1923
–
January 7, 1925
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1922 Hiram Bingham III
69 HirambinghamIII.jpg Hiram Bingham III
    November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956   
(aged 80) 		January 7, 1925
–
January 8, 1925
(resigned)[w] 		Republican 1924 John H. Trumbull
70 John H. Trumbull (Connecticut Governor) 2.jpg John H. Trumbull
    March 4, 1873 – May 21, 1961   
(aged 88) 		January 8, 1925
–
January 7, 1931
(not candidate for election) 		Republican Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor[x]
1926 J. Edwin Brainard
1928 Ernest E. Rogers
71 Wilbur L Cross sitting in chair.jpg Wilbur Lucius Cross
    April 10, 1862 – October 5, 1948   
(aged 86) 		January 7, 1931
–
January 4, 1939
(lost election) 		Democratic 1930 Samuel R. Spencer[v]
1932 Roy C. Wilcox[v]
1934 T. Frank Hayes
1936
72 Raymond Earl Baldwin.jpg Raymond E. Baldwin
    August 31, 1893 – October 4, 1986   
(aged 93) 		January 4, 1939
–
January 8, 1941
(lost election) 		Republican 1938 James L. McConaughy
73 Robert A. Hurley (Connecticut Governor).jpg Robert A. Hurley
    August 25, 1895 – May 3, 1968   
(aged 72) 		January 8, 1941
–
January 6, 1943
(lost election) 		Democratic 1940 Odell Shepard
74 Raymond Earl Baldwin.jpg Raymond E. Baldwin
    August 31, 1893 – October 4, 1986   
(aged 93) 		January 6, 1943
–
December 27, 1946
(resigned)[y] 		Republican 1942 William L. Hadden
1944 Charles Wilbert Snow[z]
75 Charles Wilbert Snow (Connecticut Governor).jpg Charles Wilbert Snow
    April 6, 1884 – September 28, 1977   
(aged 93) 		December 27, 1946
–
January 8, 1947
(successor took office) 		Democratic Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor
76 James L. McConaughy (Connecticut Governor).jpg James L. McConaughy
    October 21, 1887 – March 7, 1948   
(aged 60) 		January 8, 1947
–
March 7, 1948
(died in office) 		Republican 1946 James C. Shannon
77 James C. Shannon (CT).png James C. Shannon
    July 21, 1896 – March 6, 1980   
(aged 83) 		March 7, 1948
–
January 5, 1949
(lost election) 		Republican Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor[aa]
78 Chester Bowles (Connecticut Governor and Congressman).jpg Chester Bowles
    April 5, 1901 – May 25, 1986   
(aged 85) 		January 5, 1949
–
January 3, 1951
(lost election) 		Democratic 1948 William T. Carroll
79 John D. Lodge (CT 2).png John Davis Lodge
    October 20, 1903 – October 29, 1985   
(aged 82) 		January 3, 1951
–
January 5, 1955
(lost election) 		Republican 1950[ab] Edward N. Allen
80 Ribicoff.jpg Abraham Ribicoff
    April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998   
(aged 87) 		January 5, 1955
–
January 21, 1961
(resigned)[ac] 		Democratic 1954 Charles W. Jewett
1958 John N. Dempsey
81 John Dempsey Connecticut.jpg John N. Dempsey
    January 3, 1915 – July 16, 1989   
(aged 74) 		January 21, 1961
–
January 6, 1971
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Acting as Governor[ad]
1962 Samuel J. Tedesco
(resigned January 15, 1966)
Fred J. Doocy
1966 Attilio R. Frassinelli
82 Thomas Meskill (1974).png Thomas Meskill
    January 30, 1928 – October 29, 2007   
(aged 79) 		January 6, 1971
–
January 8, 1975
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1970 T. Clark Hull
(resigned June 1, 1973)
Peter L. Cashman
83 Ella Grasso.jpg Ella Grasso
    May 10, 1919 – February 5, 1981   
(aged 61) 		January 8, 1975
–
December 31, 1980
(resigned)[ae] 		Democratic 1974 Robert K. Killian
1978 William A. O'Neill
84
W A ONeill.jpg
 William A. O'Neill
    August 11, 1930 – November 24, 2007   
(aged 77) 		December 31, 1980
–
January 9, 1991
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor 		Joseph J. Fauliso
1982
1986
85 Lweicker.jpg Lowell Weicker
    (1931-05-16) May 16, 1931 (age 90) 		January 9, 1991
–
January 4, 1995
(not candidate for election) 		A Connecticut Party 1990 Eunice Groark
86 John Rowland (cropped).jpg John G. Rowland
    (1957-05-24) May 24, 1957 (age 64) 		January 4, 1995
–
July 1, 2004
(resigned)[af] 		Republican 1994 Jodi Rell
1998
2002
87 FEMA - 29383 - Photograph by Debra Young taken on 04-19-2007 in Connecticut.jpg Jodi Rell
    (1946-06-16) June 16, 1946 (age 75) 		July 1, 2004
–
January 5, 2011
(not candidate for election) 		Republican Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor 		Kevin Sullivan[z]
2006 Michael Fedele
88 Dannel Malloy 2016.jpg Dannel Malloy
    (1955-07-21) July 21, 1955 (age 66) 		January 5, 2011
–
January 9, 2019
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 2010 Nancy Wyman
2014
89 Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, official portrait (cropped).jpg Ned Lamont
    (1954-01-03) January 3, 1954 (age 68) 		January 9, 2019
–
present[ag] 		Democratic 2018 Susan Bysiewicz

Succession[]

Main article: Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States § Connecticut

Notes[]

  1. ^ Data is sourced from the National Governors Association, unless supplemental references are required.
  2. ^ According to the Connecticut State Library, the official listing goes back to the first governor of Connecticut Colony in 1639, and did not include repeat governors serving non-consecutive terms in the colonial period; this makes Trumbull the 16th governor.[14] The official numbering since statehood includes repeat and acting governors.
  3. ^ The office of Lieutenant Governor was known as Deputy-Governor under the colonial charter, but the name 'Lieutenant Governor' was predominantly used after independence.[5]
  4. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  5. ^ The Connecticut General Assembly approved the United States Declaration of Independence on October 10, 1776, and resolved that the state's government would continue as established under the charter. So, as colonial governor, Jonathan Trumbull became state governor, serving roughly 14 years total.[15]
  6. ^ Represented the Democratic-Republican Party until 1817, and the Toleration Party after that.
  7. ^ a b Represented the National Republican Party
  8. ^ Tomlinson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[18]
  9. ^ John Samuel Peters became Acting Governor on March 2, 1831 following the resignation of Gideon Tomlinson. It was too close to the April election to nominate a Lieutenant Governor, so the office remained vacant for one year.
  10. ^ The constitutional start date for the term in 1850 was May 1; the delay may be because Seymour was chosen by the legislature after a close election.[19]
  11. ^ Seymour resigned to be U.S. Minister to Russia.[19]
  12. ^ Separate Unionist and Republican conventions held in January 1862 endorsed a fusion ticket of Republicans and War Democrats. The Democratic Party endorsed their own ticket. The Unionist/Republican ticket included Republican Buckingham and War Democrat Averill, and would win the election.
  13. ^ a b James English won the popular vote, but a canvassing committee found the election was fraudulent, and named Jewell governor several days into the term.[20]
  14. ^ This term was lengthened by nearly 8 months due to a constitutional amendment moving the election schedule.[8]
  15. ^ This term was only from May 1876 to January 1877, due to a constitutional amendment moving the election schedule.[8]
  16. ^ First election in November, and first term under a constitutional amendment which lengthened terms to two years.[8]
  17. ^ The constitutional start date for the term in 1879 was January 8; the delay may be because Andrews was chosen by the legislature after a close election.[21][22]
  18. ^ The constitutional start date for the term in 1885 was January 7; the delay may be because Harrison was chosen by the legislature after a close election.[23]
  19. ^ The constitutional start date for the term in 1887 was January 5; the delay may be because Lounsbury was chosen by the legislature after a close election.[24]
  20. ^ The constitutional start date for the term in 1889 was January 9; the delay may be because Bulkeley was chosen by the legislature after a close election.[25]
  21. ^ Morgan Bulkeley did not run for re-election in 1890, but due to such a close contest and controversies, the results were not certified, and the legislature spent two years debating the issue; Bulkeley essentially served as governor by default.[25]
  22. ^ a b c Represented the Republican Party
  23. ^ Bingham resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[26]
  24. ^ Since Trumbull took over only one day into the term, nearly all sources describe J. Edwin Brainard as lieutenant governor during this term; however, constitutionally, he would have remained president of the senate and only acted as lieutenant governor. At least one contemporary news source describes him as such.[27]
  25. ^ Baldwin resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[28]
  26. ^ a b Represented the Democratic Party
  27. ^ Robert E. Parsons is always listed as serving as lieutenant governor during this term, but constitutionally he likely would have remained president of the senate. However, questions were raised over whether or not they should fully succeed to the next office.[29]
  28. ^ First term under a constitution amendment which lengthened terms to four years.[9]
  29. ^ Ribicoff resigned to become United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.[30]
  30. ^ Anthony J. Armentano is always listed as serving as lieutenant governor during this term, but constitutionally he likely would have remained president of the senate. This is the last time such a confusion would exist, as the 1965 constitution established a solid line of succession.
  31. ^ Grasso resigned due to ovarian cancer.[31]
  32. ^ Rowland resigned due to a federal corruption investigation;[32] he later pleaded guilty to corruption.[33]
  33. ^ Lamont's first term expires on January 4, 2023.

References[]

General
  • "Governors of Connecticut". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  • "Roster of Connecticut Governors". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  • Loomis, Dwight; Joseph Gilbert Calhoun (1895). The Judicial and Civil History of Connecticut. The Boston History Company. pp. 114–117. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  • Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. I. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
Constitutions
Specific
  1. ^ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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