List of governors of Wyoming

Governor of Wyoming
Governor of Wyoming
	Seal of the Governor
	Incumbent; Mark Gordon; since January 7, 2019
Style	Governor; (informal); The Honorable; (formal);
Status	Head of State; Head of Government;
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)
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.

Governors of the Territory of Wyoming[]

Governor		Appointed	Left office	Appointed by
1	John Allen Campbell October 8, 1835 – July 14, 1880 (aged 44)	April 5, 1869	March 1, 1875	Ulysses S. Grant
2	John Milton Thayer January 24, 1820 – March 19, 1906 (aged 86)	March 1, 1875	April 10, 1878	Ulysses S. Grant
3	John Wesley Hoyt October 13, 1831 – May 23, 1912 (aged 80)	April 10, 1878	August 22, 1882^[2]	Rutherford B. Hayes
4	William Hale November 18, 1837 – January 13, 1885 (aged 47)	August 22, 1882	January 13, 1885	Chester A. Arthur
5	Elliot S. N. Morgan 1832 – April 24, 1894 (aged 61 or 62)	January 13, 1885	February 28, 1885	Chester A. Arthur
6	Francis E. Warren June 20, 1844 – November 24, 1929 (aged 85)	February 28, 1885	November 11, 1886	Chester A. Arthur
7	George W. Baxter January 7, 1855 – December 18, 1929 (aged 74)	November 11, 1886	December 20, 1886	Grover Cleveland
8	Elliot S. N. Morgan 1832 – April 24, 1894 (aged 61 or 62)	December 20, 1886	January 24, 1887	Grover Cleveland
9	Thomas Moonlight September 30, 1833 – February 7, 1899 (aged 65)	January 24, 1887	April 9, 1889	Grover Cleveland
10	Francis E. Warren June 20, 1844 – November 24, 1929 (aged 85)	April 9, 1889	October 11, 1890	Benjamin Harrison

Governors of the State of Wyoming[]

There have been 20 Republican Governors, 13 Democratic and one Progressive.

Governor		Took office	Left office	Party		Notes
Republican Democratic Progressive
1	Francis E. Warren June 20, 1844 – November 24, 1929 (aged 85)	October 11, 1890	November 24, 1890	Republican	John W. Meldrum	^[3]
1		October 11, 1890	November 24, 1890	Republican	Amos W. Barber	^[3]
2	Amos W. Barber July 25, 1860 – May 18, 1915 (aged 54)	November 24, 1890	January 2, 1893	Republican	Amos W. Barber	^[4]
3	John Eugene Osborne June 19, 1858 – April 24, 1943 (aged 84)	January 2, 1893	January 7, 1895	Democratic	Amos W. Barber
4	William A. Richards March 9, 1849 – July 25, 1912 (aged 63)	January 7, 1895	January 2, 1899	Republican	Charles W. Burdick
5	DeForest Richards August 6, 1846 – April 28, 1903 (aged 56)	January 2, 1899	April 28, 1903	Republican	Fenimore Chatterton	^[5]
6	Fenimore Chatterton July 21, 1860 – May 9, 1958 (aged 97)	April 28, 1903	January 2, 1905	Republican	Fenimore Chatterton	^[4]
7	Bryant Butler Brooks February 5, 1861 – December 8, 1944 (aged 83)	January 2, 1905	January 2, 1911	Republican	Fenimore Chatterton
7		January 2, 1905	January 2, 1911	Republican	William Schnitger
8	Joseph M. Carey January 19, 1845 – February 5, 1924 (aged 79)	January 2, 1911	January 4, 1915	Democratic	Frank L. Houx	^[6]
8		January 2, 1911	January 4, 1915	Progressive		^[6]
9	John B. Kendrick September 6, 1857 – November 3, 1933 (aged 76)	January 4, 1915	February 26, 1917	Democratic		^[3]
10	Frank L. Houx December 12, 1854 – April 3, 1941 (aged 86)	February 26, 1917	January 6, 1919	Democratic		^[4]
11	Robert D. Carey August 12, 1878 – January 17, 1937 (aged 58)	January 6, 1919	January 1, 1923	Republican	William E. Chaplin
12	William B. Ross December 4, 1873 – October 2, 1924 (aged 50)	January 1, 1923	October 2, 1924	Democratic	Frank Lucas	^[5]
13	Frank Lucas August 4, 1876 – November 26, 1948 (aged 72)	October 2, 1924	January 5, 1925	Republican		^[4]
14	Nellie Tayloe Ross November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977 (aged 101)	January 5, 1925	January 3, 1927	Democratic
15	Frank Emerson May 26, 1882 – February 18, 1931 (aged 48)	January 3, 1927	February 18, 1931	Republican	Alonzo M. Clark	^[5]
16	Alonzo M. Clark August 13, 1868 – October 12, 1952 (aged 84)	February 18, 1931	January 2, 1933	Republican	Alonzo M. Clark	^[7]
17	Leslie A. Miller January 29, 1886 – September 29, 1970 (aged 84)	January 2, 1933	January 2, 1939	Democratic	Alonzo M. Clark
17		January 2, 1933	January 2, 1939	Democratic	Lester C. Hunt
18	Nels H. Smith August 27, 1884 – July 5, 1976 (aged 91)	January 2, 1939	January 4, 1943	Republican	Lester C. Hunt
19	Lester C. Hunt July 8, 1892 – June 19, 1954 (aged 61)	January 4, 1943	January 3, 1949	Democratic	Mart T. Christensen	^[3]
					William Jack
					Arthur G. Crane
20	Arthur G. Crane September 1, 1877 – August 11, 1955 (aged 77)	January 3, 1949	January 1, 1951	Republican	Arthur G. Crane	^[4]
21	Frank A. Barrett November 10, 1892 – May 30, 1962 (aged 69)	January 1, 1951	January 3, 1953	Republican	Clifford J. Rogers	^[3]
22	Clifford Joy Rogers December 20, 1897 – May 18, 1962 (aged 64)	January 3, 1953	January 3, 1955	Republican	Clifford J. Rogers	^[4]
23	Milward Simpson November 12, 1897 – June 10, 1993 (aged 95)	January 3, 1955	January 5, 1959	Republican	Everett T. Copenhaver
24	John J. Hickey August 22, 1911 – September 22, 1970 (aged 59)	January 5, 1959	January 2, 1961	Democratic	Jack R. Gage	^[8]
25	Jack R. Gage January 13, 1899 – March 14, 1970 (aged 71)	January 2, 1961	January 7, 1963	Democratic	Jack R. Gage	^[4]
26	Clifford Hansen October 16, 1912 – October 20, 2009 (aged 97)	January 7, 1963	January 2, 1967	Republican	Thyra Thomson
27	Stanley K. Hathaway July 19, 1924 – October 4, 2005 (aged 81)	January 2, 1967	January 6, 1975	Republican
28	Edgar Herschler October 27, 1918 – February 5, 1990 (aged 71)	January 6, 1975	January 5, 1987	Democratic
29	Mike Sullivan (1939-09-22) September 22, 1939 (age 81)	January 5, 1987	January 2, 1995	Democratic	Kathy Karpan
30	Jim Geringer (1944-04-24) April 24, 1944 (age 77)	January 2, 1995	January 6, 2003	Republican	Diana J. Ohman
30	Jim Geringer (1944-04-24) April 24, 1944 (age 77)	January 2, 1995	January 6, 2003	Republican	Joseph Meyer
31	Dave Freudenthal (1950-10-12) October 12, 1950 (age 70)	January 6, 2003	January 3, 2011	Democratic	Joseph Meyer
31	Dave Freudenthal (1950-10-12) October 12, 1950 (age 70)	January 6, 2003	January 3, 2011	Democratic	Max Maxfield
32	Matt Mead (1962-03-11) March 11, 1962 (age 59)	January 3, 2011	January 7, 2019	Republican	Max Maxfield
					Ed Murray
					Edward Buchanan
33	Mark Gordon (1957-03-14) March 14, 1957 (age 64)	January 7, 2019	Incumbent	Republican	Edward Buchanan

Notes[]

^ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
^ http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/index.php/governors-of-wyoming
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g As state secretary of state, acted as governor.
^ Jump up to: ^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.

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
Governor	Gubernatorial term	House	Senate	Other offices held
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

Living former governors of Wyoming[]

As of January 2019, there are four former governors of Wyoming who are currently living at this time, the oldest governor of Wyoming being Mike Sullivan (served 1987–1995, born 1939). The most recent governor of Wyoming to die was Clifford P. Hansen (served 1963–1967, born 1912), on October 20, 2009. The most recently serving governor of Wyoming to die was Edgar J. Herschler (served 1975–1987, born 1918), on February 5, 1990.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
Mike Sullivan	1987–1995	(1939-09-22) September 22, 1939 (age 81)
Jim Geringer	1995–2003	(1944-04-24) April 24, 1944 (age 77)
Dave Freudenthal	2003–2011	(1950-10-12) October 12, 1950 (age 70)
Matt Mead	2011–2019	(1962-03-11) March 11, 1962 (age 59)

[1] "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

[2] ttp://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/index.php/governors-of-wyoming

[res-senate-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.

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[died-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Died in office.

[6] Switched parties from Republican to Progressive in 1912.

[7] As state secretary of state, acted as governor until replacement elected.

[8] Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.

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Governor of Wyoming
Seal of the Governor
Incumbent Mark Gordon since January 7, 2019
Style	Governor (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Status	Head of State Head of Government
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