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Party abbreviations: Dem = Democratic Party (liberal, center-left, former D-R, est.1829); Rep = Republican Party (conservative, center-right, est.1854); Mil = Military;
- Former parties: A-D = Anti-Democratic Party; AMP = Anti-Masonic Party (opposed Free Masonry, 1827-1836); Con = Conservative Party (liberal conservative, in Virginia, Dec 1867-1883, merged into Dem); DPP = Debt-Paying Party (favored raising taxes to repay Virginia state debt, affiliated with Dem, 1878-1882); D-R = Democratic-Republican Party (pro-states rights, anti-federalist, 1791-1829, renamed Dem); Fed = Federalist Party (conservative, federalist, 1792-1824); N-R = National Republican Party (anti-Jacksonian, 1826-1834); Pop = People's (Populist) Party (agrarian, populist, left-wing, merger of Farmers' Alliance and Greenback Party, 1892-1909, merged into Dem); Prog = Progressive Party (progressive/socialist, 1924-1955); Rdj = Readjuster Party (biracial, populist, opposed raising taxes to repay Virginia state debt, split from Con, Feb 1879-1887, merged into Rep); Whg = Whig Party (economic nationalist, protectionist, anti-Jacksonian, 1833-1860)

Vermont
 
[Vermont mythic flag 1777-1791 (possible reconstruction) Vermont did not adopt a flag until 1804) (U.S.)]
1777 - 1791  Mythical Vermont Flag
(Vermont did not adopt a flag until 1804)
[Flag of Vermont 1804-1837 (U.S.)]
1 May 1804 - 20 Oct 1837
 
[Flag of Vermont-8 pt, 1837-1923 (U.S.)]
20 Oct 1837 - 1 Jun 1923
 
[Flag of Vermont-5 pt Variant, 1837-1923 (U.S.)]
20 Oct 1837 - 1 Jun 1923 (Variant)
[Flag of State of Vermont (U.S.)]
Adopted 1 Jun 1923
Map of Vermont
Hear State Song
"These Green Mountains"
Adopted 5 May 2000
Former State Song
"Hail! Vermont"
(13 May 1938 - 5 May 2000)
State Constitution
(9 Jul 1793)
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Former Constitutions
(8 Jul 1777,  4 Jul 1786)
 Capital: Montpelier¹
(Rutland and Windsor
1791-1805; Bennington, Burlington, Westminster, Windsor, and Manchester 1777-1791)
Motto: Vermont, Freedom
and Unity
Nickname: Green Mountain
State
Population: 643,077 (2020)
Vermont State Government
1777-1791
Chronology

10 Apr 1765                Territories adjacent to the western banks of the
                             Connecticut River, from the point where it
                             enters Massachusetts Bay and up to the north
                             are defined as part of Province of New York by
                             by a proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor
                             of New York, issued on 10 Apr 1765, pursuant
                             to an order approved by the King in Council on
                             20 Jul 1764, settling a boundary dispute
                             between New York and New Hampshire.
17 Jan 1777                The territories defined as part of New York in
                             1765 and "commonly called and known by the
                             name of New-Hampshire Grants" are proclaimed
                             an independent state under the name of State
                             of New Connecticut in accordance with a
                             declaration approved by the General Convention
                             at the session held in Westminster.
17 Jan 1777                State of New Connecticut; independence from
                             New York declared by what was commonly called
                              the "New Hampshire Grants" (not recognized).
 4 Jun 1777                State of Vermont (The Constitution of 1777 and
                             its further modifications also refer to the
                             state as "The Commonwealth or State of
                             Vermont").
 4 Mar 1791                Vermont is admitted to the United States as the
                              State of Vermont (after Massachusetts [1781],
                              New Hampshire [1782], and New York [1790]
                              relinquish their claims).

Mayors of
Burlington
Historical Maps
of Vermont
 
 
 
 

Chairman of the Convention
 24 Jul 1776 -  8 Jul 1776  Joseph Bowker (1st time)           (b. 1725 - d. 1784)  Non-party
 8 Jul 1776 - 25 Sep 1776  dissolution
25 Sep 1776 - 27 Sep 1776  Joseph Bowker (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Non-party
27 Sep 1776 - 30 Oct 1776  dissolution
30 Oct 1776 -  1 Nov 1776  Joseph Bowker (3rd time)           (s.a.)               Non-party
 1 Nov 1776 - 15 Jan 1777  dissolution
15 Jan 1777 - 17 Jan 1777  Joseph Bowker (4th time)           (s.a.)               Non-party
17 Jan 1777 -  4 Jun 1777  dissolution
President of the Convention
 4 Jun 1777 -  7 Jun 1777  Joseph Bowker (1st time)           (s.a.)               Non-party
 7 Jun 1777 -  2 Jul 1777  dissolution
 2 Jul 1777 -  8 Jul 1777  Joseph Bowker (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Non-party
 8 Jul 1777 - Dec 1777     dissolution
Dec 1777                   Joseph Bowker (3rd time)           (s.a.)               Non-party
President of the Council of Safety
c.11 Jul 1777-12 Mar 1778  Thomas Chittenden                  (b. 1730 - d. 1797)  Non-party
Governors, Captains General and Commanders-in-Chief in and over the State of Vermont 
13 Mar 1778 -  9 Oct 1789  Thomas Chittenden (1st time)       (s.a.)               Non-party
 10 Oct 1789 - 13 Oct 1789  Joseph Marsh (acting)              (b. 1726 - d. 1811)  Non-party
 13 Oct 1789 - 14 Oct 1790  Moses Robinson                     (b. 1741 - d. 1813)  Non-party
 15 Oct 1790 - 20 Oct 1790  Peter Olcott (acting)              (b. 1733 - d. 1808)  Non-party
 20 Oct 1790 - 24 Aug 1797  Thomas Chittenden (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Non-party
 24 Aug 1797 - 16 Oct 1797  Paul Brigham (acting)              (b. 1746 - d. 1824)  D-R
16 Oct 1797 -  9 Oct 1807  Isaac Tichenor (1st time)          (b. 1754 - d. 1838)  Fed
 9 Oct 1807 - 14 Oct 1808  Israel Smith                       (b. 1759 - d. 1810)  D-R
14 Oct 1808 - 14 Oct 1809  Isaac Tichenor (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Fed
14 Oct 1809 - 23 Oct 1813  Jonas Galusha (1st time)           (b. 1753 - d. 1834)  D-R
23 Oct 1813 - 14 Oct 1815  Martin Chittenden                  (b. 1763 - d. 1840)  Fed
14 Oct 1815 - 23 Oct 1820  Jonas Galusha (2nd time)           (s.a.)               D-R
23 Oct 1820 - 10 Oct 1823  Richard Skinner                    (b. 1778 - d. 1833)  D-R
10 Oct 1823 - 13 Oct 1826  Cornelius P. Van Ness              (b. 1782 - d. 1852)  D-R
13 Oct 1826 - 10 Oct 1828  Ezra Butler                        (b. 1763 - d. 1838)  N-R
10 Oct 1828 - 18 Oct 1831  Samuel C. Crafts                   (b. 1768 - d. 1853)  N-R
18 Oct 1831 -  2 Nov 1835  William A. Palmer                  (b. 1781 - d. 1860)  AMP
 2 Nov 1835 - 15 Oct 1841  Silas H. Jennison                  (b. 1791 - d. 1849)  Whg
15 Oct 1841 - 13 Oct 1843  Charles Paine                      (b. 1799 - d. 1853)  Whg
13 Oct 1843 - 11 Oct 1844  John Mattocks                      (b. 1777 - d. 1847)  Whg
11 Oct 1844 -  9 Oct 1846  William Slade                      (b. 1786 - d. 1859)  Whg
 9 Oct 1846 -  1 Oct 1848  Horace Eaton                       (b. 1804 - d. 1855)  Whg
 1 Oct 1848 - 11 Oct 1850  Carlos Coolidge                    (b. 1792 - d. 1866)  Whg
11 Oct 1850 -  1 Oct 1852  Charles K. Williams                (b. 1782 - d. 1853)  Whg
 1 Oct 1852 -  1 Oct 1853  Erastus Fairbanks (1st time)       (b. 1792 - d. 1864)  Whg
  1 Oct 1853 - 13 Oct 1854  John S. Robinson                   (b. 1804 - d. 1860)  Dem
13 Oct 1854 - 10 Oct 1856  Stephen Royce                      (b. 1787 - d. 1868) Whg;1855 Rep
 10 Oct 1856 - 10 Oct 1858  Ryland Fletcher                    (b. 1799 - d. 1885)  Rep
10 Oct 1858 - 12 Oct 1860  Hiland Hall                        (b. 1795 - d. 1885)  Rep
12 Oct 1860 - 11 Oct 1861  Erastus Fairbanks (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Rep
11 Oct 1861 -  9 Oct 1863  Frederick Holbrook                 (b. 1813 - d. 1909)  Rep
 9 Oct 1863 - 13 Oct 1865  John Gregory Smith                 (b. 1818 - d. 1891)  Rep
13 Oct 1865 - 13 Oct 1867  Paul Dillingham                    (b. 1799 - d. 1891)  Rep
13 Oct 1867 - 15 Oct 1869  John B. Page                       (b. 1826 - d. 1885)  Rep
15 Oct 1869 -  7 Feb 1870  Peter T. Washburn                  (b. 1814 - d. 1870)  Rep
 7 Feb 1870 -  6 Oct 1870  George W. Hendee (acting)          (b. 1832 - d. 1906)  Rep
 6 Oct 1870 -  3 Oct 1872  John W. Stewart                    (b. 1825 - d. 1915)  Rep
 3 Oct 1872 -  8 Oct 1874  Julius Converse                    (b. 1798 - d. 1885)  Rep
 8 Oct 1874 -  5 Oct 1876  Asahel Peck                        (b. 1803 - d. 1879)  Rep
 5 Oct 1876 -  3 Oct 1878  Horace Fairbanks                   (b. 1820 - d. 1888)  Rep
 3 Oct 1878 -  7 Oct 1880  Redfield Proctor                   (b. 1831 - d. 1908)  Rep
 7 Oct 1880 -  5 Oct 1882  Roswell Farnham                    (b. 1827 - d. 1903)  Rep
 5 Oct 1882 -  2 Oct 1884  John L. Barstow                    (b. 1832 - d. 1913)  Rep
 2 Oct 1884 -  7 Oct 1886  Samuel E. Pingree                  (b. 1832 - d. 1922)  Rep
 7 Oct 1886 -  4 Oct 1888  Ebenezer J. Ormsbee                (b. 1834 - d. 1924)  Rep
 4 Oct 1888 -  2 Oct 1890  William P. Dillingham              (b. 1843 - d. 1923)  Rep
 2 Oct 1890 -  6 Oct 1892  Carroll S. Page                    (b. 1843 - d. 1925)  Rep
 6 Oct 1892 -  4 Oct 1894  Levi K. Fuller                     (b. 1841 - d. 1896)  Rep
 4 Oct 1894 -  8 Oct 1896  Urban A. Woodbury                  (b. 1838 - d. 1915)  Rep
 8 Oct 1896 -  6 Oct 1898  Josiah Grout                       (b. 1841 - d. 1925)  Rep
 6 Oct 1898 -  4 Oct 1900  Edward C. Smith                    (b. 1854 - d. 1923)  Rep
 4 Oct 1900 -  3 Oct 1902  William W. Stickney                (b. 1853 - d. 1932)  Rep
 3 Oct 1902 -  6 Oct 1904  John G. McCullough                 (b. 1835 - d. 1915)  Rep
 6 Oct 1904 -  4 Oct 1906  Charles J. Bell                    (b. 1845 - d. 1909)  Rep
 4 Oct 1906 -  8 Oct 1908  Fletcher D. Proctor                (b. 1860 - d. 1911)  Rep
 8 Oct 1908 -  5 Oct 1910  George H. Prouty                   (b. 1862 - d. 1918)  Rep
 5 Oct 1910 -  3 Oct 1912  John A. Mead                       (b. 1841 - d. 1920)  Rep
 3 Oct 1912 -  7 Jan 1915  Allen M. Fletcher                  (b. 1853 - d. 1922)  Rep
 7 Jan 1915 -  4 Jan 1917  Charles W. Gates                   (b. 1856 - d. 1927)  Rep
 4 Jan 1917 -  9 Jan 1919  Horace F. Graham                   (b. 1862 - d. 1941)  Rep
 9 Jan 1919 -  6 Jan 1921  Percival W. Clement                (b. 1846 - d. 1927)  Rep
 6 Jan 1921 -  4 Jan 1923  James Hartness                     (b. 1861 - d. 1934)  Rep
 4 Jan 1923 -  8 Jan 1925  Redfield Proctor                   (b. 1879 - d. 1957)  Rep
 8 Jan 1925 -  6 Jan 1927  Franklin S. Billings               (b. 1862 - d. 1935)  Rep
 6 Jan 1927 -  8 Jan 1931  John E. Weeks                      (b. 1853 - d. 1949)  Rep
 8 Jan 1931 - 10 Jan 1935  Stanley C. Wilson                  (b. 1879 - d. 1967)  Rep
10 Jan 1935 -  7 Jan 1937  Charles M. Smith                   (b. 1868 - d. 1937)  Rep
 7 Jan 1937 -  9 Jan 1941  George D. Aiken                    (b. 1892 - d. 1984)  Rep
 9 Jan 1941 -  4 Jan 1945  William H. Wills                   (b. 1882 - d. 1946)  Rep
 4 Jan 1945 -  9 Jan 1947  Mortimer R. Proctor                (b. 1889 - d. 1968)  Rep
 9 Jan 1947 - 16 Jan 1950  Ernest W. Gibson                   (b. 1901 - d. 1969)  Rep
16 Jan 1950 -  4 Jan 1951  Harold J. Arthur                   (b. 1904 - d. 1971)  Rep
 4 Jan 1951 -  6 Jan 1955  Lee E. Emerson                     (b. 1898 - d. 1976)  Rep
 6 Jan 1955 -  8 Jan 1959  Joseph B. Johnson                  (b. 1893 - d. 1986)  Rep
 8 Jan 1959 -  5 Jan 1961  Robert T. Stafford                 (b. 1913 - d. 2006)  Rep
 5 Jan 1961 - 10 Jan 1963  Frank Ray Keyser, Jr.              (b. 1927 - d. 2015)  Rep
10 Jan 1963 -  9 Jan 1969  Philip H. Hoff                     (b. 1924 - d. 2018)  Dem
 9 Jan 1969 -  4 Jan 1973  Deane C. Davis                     (b. 1900 - d. 1990)  Rep
 4 Jan 1973 -  6 Jan 1977  Thomas P. Salmon                   (b. 1932 - d. 2025)  Dem
 6 Jan 1977 - 10 Jan 1985  Richard A. Snelling (1st time)     (b. 1927 - d. 1991)  Rep
10 Jan 1985 - 10 Jan 1991  Madeleine May Kunin (f)            (b. 1933)            Dem
10 Jan 1991 - 14 Aug 1991  Richard A. Snelling (2nd time)     (s.a.)               Rep
14 Aug 1991 -  8 Jan 2003  Howard Dean                        (b. 1948)            Dem
 8 Jan 2003 -  6 Jan 2011  Jim Douglas                        (b. 1951)            Rep
 6 Jan 2011 -  5 Jan 2017  Peter Shumlin                      (b. 1956)            Dem
  5 Jan 2017 -              Phillip "Phil" Scott               (b. 1958)            Rep

 ¹the Vermont legislature held sessions in several cities, moving each session until Montpelier was made the permanent seat of the legislature in Nov 1805, effective in 1808. Sessions were held: 1778 Windsor, 1778 Bennington, 1778 Windsor, 1779 Bennington, 1779 Windsor, 1779 Manchester, 1780 Westminster, 1780 Bennington, 1781 Windsor, 1781 Windsor, 1781 Bennington, 1781 Charlestown (now N.H.), 1782 Bennington, 1782 Windsor, 1782 Manchester, 1783 Windsor, 1783 Westminster, 1784 Bennington, 1784 Rutland, 1785 Norwich, 1785 Windsor, 1786 Rutland, 1787 Bennington, 1787 Newbury, 1788 Manchester, 1789 Westminster, 1790 Castleton, 1791 Bennington, 1791 Windsor, 1792 Rutland, 1793 Windsor, 1794 Rutland, 1795 Windsor, 1796 Rutland, 1797 Rutland, 1797 Windsor, 1798 Vergennes, 1799 Windsor, 1800 Middlebury, 1801 Newbury, 1802 Burlington, 1803 Westminster, 1804 Windsor, 1804 Rutland, 1805 Danville, 1806 Middlebury, 1807 Woodstock, and from 1808 in Montpelier.


Virginia
 

[flag of Commonwealth of Virginia, 1861-1865 (U.S.)]
30 Apr 1861 - 1865
[Flag of Commonwealth of Virginia (U.S.)]
Adopted 1 Jun 1912
Map of Virginia
 State Traditional Song
"Our Great Virginia"
Adopted 1 Jul 2015
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Popular State Song
"Sweet Virginia Breeze"
Adopted 1 Jul 2015
 State Song Emeritus
"Carry Me Back to
Old Virginia"
(22 Feb 1940 - 20 Mar 1997)
 State Constitution
(1 Jul 1971)
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Former Constitutions
(1776, 1830, 1851, 1864, 1869, 1902, 1928)
 Capital: Richmond
(Lynchburg 6-10 Apr 1865;
Williamsburg 1699-1780;
Jamestown 1607-1699)
(Restored Govt.: Wheeling 19 Jun 1861 - 26 Aug 1863, Alexandria 26 Aug 1863 - 25 May 1865)
Motto: Sic semper tyrannis
(Thus always to tyrants)
Nicknames: The Old Dominion,
Mother of Presidents,
Mother of States
Population: 8,631,393 (2020)
Mayors of Norfolk
Chronology

10 Sep 1570 - Feb 1571     Spanish Jesuits, led by Juan Baptista de Segura
                             (b. 1529 - d. 1571), attempt a mission at
                             Kiskiack (Ajacįn)(modern Jamestown) in the
                             Bahia de Santa Maria (Chesapeake Bay), it is
                             eventually destroyed by the local Indians.
10 Apr 1606                Sir Thomas Gates and other "adventurers of and
                             for... the city of London" are named the First
                             Colony and authorized to establish a
                             habitation and plantation in Virginia in
                             accordance with charter issued by command of
                             the King of England.
26 Apr 1607                English expedition of the London Company branch
                             of the proprietary Virginia Company headed by
                             Capt. Christopher Newport (b. 1561 - d. 1617)
                             arrives at Cape Henry aboard the ships Susan
                             Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery. 
14 May 1607                The colony of Virginia was effectively
                             established with the commencement of
                             construction of a permanent settlement as
                             reported in the account attributed to George
                             Percy.
14 May 1607                (First) Colony of Virginia (Colony and Dominion
                             of Virginia, Province of Virginia).
23 May 1609                Robert Cecil Earl of Salisbury and others are
                             incorporated as a "body or commonality
                             perpetual" by the name of The Treasurer and
                             Company of Adventurers and Planters of the
                             City of London for the First Colony in
                             Virginia (historically known as the Virginia
                             Company of London) and granted part of the
                             territory of North America called Virginia, in
                             accordance with charter issued by command of
                             the King of England on 23 May 1609 as a
                             "further enlargement and explanation" of the
                             grant issued on 10 Apr 1606.
24 Jul 1621                Ordinance for Virginia (Constitution for the
                             Council and Assembly for Virginia).
24 May 1624                The Treasurer and Company of Adventurers and
                             Planters of the City of London for the First
                             Colony in Virginia are convicted of the
                             usurpation of certain "liberties, privileges,
                             and franchises," which are declared to have
                             been "taken and seized into the hands" of the
                             King of England, pursuant to a judgment
                             rendered under a writ of quo warranto by the
                             Court of King's Bench.
13 May 1625                The government of Virginia, of Somers Isles
                             (Bermuda) and New England is devolved on the
                             King of England in accordance with a
                             proclamation issued by command of the King on
                             13 May 1625 at Whitehall.
Jun? 1625                  Virginia is placed under the administration of a
                             Governor and Council in accordance with a
                             commission issued by command of the King of
                             England on 15 Sep 1624, which was delivered
                             and published in Virginia before 15 Jun 1625.
10 Oct 1649 - 12 Mar 1652  Loyal to Royalist forces of King Charles II
                              during the English Civil War.
15 May 1776                A "total separation from the crown and
                             government of Great Britain" is proclaimed by
                             a resolution of the Virginia Convention.
29 Jun 1776                The government of Virginia, as formerly
                             exercised under the crown of Great Britain, is
                             dissolved in accordance with the Constitution,
                             or Form of Government adopted at the session
                             of the Convention held in Williamsburg.
29 Jun 1776                Commonwealth of Virginia (also in official use:
                             State of Virginia).  
 4 Jul 1776                The British colonies represented in the
                             Continental Congress are proclaimed free and
                             independent states in accordance with a
                             declaration approved at the session of the
                             Congress held on 4 Jul 1776 in Philadelphia.
25 Jul 1776                The Declaration of Independence is proclaimed at
                             a public ceremony in Williamsburg.
 1 Mar 1781                Virginia formed part of the United States upon
                             the taking effect of the Articles of
                             Confederation.
21-23 Aug 1831             Nat Turner's (b. 1800 - d. 1831) rebellion.
17 Apr 1861                The ratification of the Constitution of the
                             United States is repealed in accordance with
                             an ordinance passed by the Convention of
                             Virginia held in Richmond on 17 Apr 1861.
 7 May 1861                Virginia is admitted to the Confederate States
                             of America.
 14 Jun 1861                The ordinance repealing the ratification of the
                             Constitution of the United States is ratified
                             by a referendum held on 23 May 1861, the
                             results are approved by a proclamation of the
                             Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia dated
                             14 Jun 1861, the ordinance is signed by the
                             members of the Convention.
17 Jun 1861                The acts of the Convention held in Richmond are
                             declared to have been void in accordance with
                             a declaration passed by a Convention held at
                             Wheeling.
17 Jun 1861 - 25 May 1865  Pro-Union Restored Government of Virginia (in
                              Wheeling to 26 Aug 1863, then Alexandria)
 20 Jun 1863                Separation of West Virginia.
 3 Apr 1865 - 26 Jan 1870  Federal occupation (Alexandria 24 May 1861,
                              Williamsburg 6 May 1862, Norfolk 10 May 1862,
                              Petersburg 2 Apr 1865, Richmond 3 Apr 1865;
                              Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern
                             Virginia to U.S. forces under U.S. Grant at
                             Appomattox Court House on 9 Apr 1865).
 26 Jan 1870                Virginia is re-admitted to the United States.
 Mayors of
Richmond
Shenandoah
National Park Map
George
Washington
Memorial Parkway
Map
Arlington
National Cemetery Map
Historical
Maps of Virginia
 

Dates: Note dates listed below are Old Style until 1752. The U.K. officially adopted the New Style (Gregorian) Calendar on 2 Sep 1752 which was followed by 14 Sep 1752.

Presidents of the Council
14 May 1607 - 10 Sep 1607  Edward Maria Wingfield             (b. 1550 - d. 1631)
10 Sep 1607 - Jul 1608     John Ratcliffe                     (b. 1549 - d. 1609)
Jul 1608 - 10 Sep 1608     Matthew Scrivener                  (b. 1580 - d. 1609)
10 Sep 1608 -  4 Oct 1609  John Smith                         (b. 1579 - d. 1631)
 4 Oct 1609 - 23 May 1610  George Percy                       (b. 1586 - d. 1632)
Lieutenant General
23 May 1610 - 10 Jun 1610  Sir Thomas Gates                   (b. c.1565 - d. 1621)
Governors of the Colony of Virginia
(also in official use: Governor of Virginia; Governor of the Colony and Plantation
of Virginia; Governor and Captain General of the Colony of Virginia)
10 Jun 1610 -  7 Jun 1618  Sir Thomas West, Baron De La Warr  (b. 1577 - d. 1618)
                             (departed 28 Mar 1611)
28 Mar 1611 - 10 May 1611  George Percy                       (s.a.)
                             (acting for de la Warr)
19 May 1611 - 1/2 Aug 1611 Sir Thomas Dale (1st time)         (b. c.1565 - d. 1629)
                             (acting for de la Warr)
1/2 Aug 1611 - Jan 1614    Sir Thomas Gates (2nd time)        (s.a.)
                             (acting for de la Warr)
Jan 1614 - Apr 1616        Thomas Dale (2nd time)             (s.a.)
                             (acting for de la Warr)
Apr 1616 - c.20 Apr 1617   George Yeardley (1st time)         (b. 1587? - d. 1627)
                             (acting for de la Warr)
c.20 May 1617-c.5 Apr 1619 Samuel Argall (Argoll)             (b. 1572 - d. 1626)
                             (acting [for Baron de la Warr to 7 Jun 1618])
c.5 Apr 1619 - 19 Apr 1619 Nathaniel Powell (acting)          (b. c.1587 - d. 1622)
19 Apr 1619 - 18 Nov 1621  Sir George Yeardley (2nd time)     (s.a.)
18 Nov 1621-bf.28 Jul 1626 Sir Francis Wyatt                  (b. 1588 - d. 1644)
bf.28 Jul1626-c.10 Nov1627 Sir George Yeardley (3rd time)     (s.a.)
                             (acting to 19 Apr 1626)
14 Nov 1627 -  5 Mar 1628  Francis West                       (b. 1586 - d. 1634)
 5 Mar 1628 - 24 Mar 1630  John Pott (Potts)                  (d. 1642?)
24 Mar 1630 - 28 Apr 1635  Sir John Harvey (1st time)         (b. c.1581 - d. 1646) 
                             (acting)
Apr 1635 - 18 Jan 1637     John West                          (b. 1590 - d. 1659)
18 Jan 1637 - Nov 1639     Sir John Harvey (2nd time)         (s.a.)
Nov 1639 -  8 Mar 1642     Sir Francis Wyatt (2nd time)       (s.a.)
 8 Mar 1642 - 12 Mar 1652  Sir William Berkeley (1st time)    (b. 1605 - d. 1677)
Jun 1644 -  7 Jun 1645     Richard Kemp                       (b. 1600 - d. 1649)
                             (acting for absent Berkeley)
12 Mar 1652 - 30 Apr 1652  Commissioners of the Council of State
                           of the Commonwealth of England
                           - William Claiborne                (b. c.1600 - d. c.1677)
                           - Richard Bennett                  (b. 1609 - d. 1675)
                           - Edmund Curtis
30 Apr 1652 - 31 Mar 1655  Richard Bennett                    (s.a.)
31 Mar 1655 - Mar 1657     Edward Digges                      (b. 1620 - d. 1675)
Mar 1657 - Jan 1660        Samuel Mathews, Jr.                (b. 1600 - d. 1660)
Feb 1660 -  9 Jul 1677     Sir William Berkeley (2nd time)    (s.a.)
                             (departed 5 May 1677)
c.6 Jun 1661 - Nov 1662    Francis Moryson                    (b. c.1601 - d. 1675)
                             (acting for absent Berkeley)
30 Jul 1676 - 26 Oct 1676  Nathaniel Bacon, Jr. (in rebellion)(b. 1647 - d. 1676)
 27 Apr 1677 - 17 Dec 1678  Herbert Jeffreys (acting)          (b. 1625 - d. 1678)
30 Dec 1678 - 10 May 1680  Sir Henry Chicheley                (b. 1615 - d. 1682)
His Majesty's Lieutenants and Governors General of Virginia
10 May 1680 - Jun 1683     Thomas Culpeper, Baron Culpeper    (b. 1635 - d. 1689)
                              of Thoresway (departed Jun 1683)
                              (commission declared to void 28 Sep 1683)
Jun 1683 - 21 Feb 1684     Nicholas Spencer (acting)          (b. 1633 - d. 1689)
                             (president of the council)
 21 Feb 1684 - 31 Mar 1692  Francis Howard, Baron Howard of    (b. 1643 - d. 1694)
                             Effingham (departed c.10 Mar 1689)
c.10 Mar 1689 - 3 Jun 1690 Nathaniel Bacon (acting)           (b. 1619 - d. 1692)
                              (president of the council)
  3 Jun 1690 - 20 Sep 1692  Francis Nicholson (acting)         (b. 1655 - d. 1727)
                              (lieutenant governor)
20 Sep 1692 -  9 Dec 1698  Sir Edmund Andros                  (b. 1637 - d. 1714)
 9 Dec 1698 - 15 Aug 1705  Francis Nicholson                  (s.a.)
 15 Aug 1705 - 23 Aug 1706  Edward Nott                        (b. 1657 - d. 1706)
23 Aug 1706 - 23 Jun 1710  Edmund Jennings (acting)           (b. 1659 - d. 1727)
                              (president of the council)
 4 Jun 1708 - 23 Jun 1710  Robert Hunter                      (b. 1664 - d. 1734)
                             (captured at sea by the French; never took office)
Lieutenant Governors and Commanders-in-Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
 23 Jun 1710 - 27 Sep 1722  Alexander Spotswood                (b. 1676 - d. 1740)
 4 Aug 1714 - 29 Jan 1737  George Hamilton Douglas, Earl of   (b. 1666 - d. 1737)
                             Orkney (never took office)
 27 Sep 1722 - 22 Jul 1726  Hugh Drysdale                      (b. 1672? - d. 1726)
22 Jul 1726 - 11 Sep 1727  Robert Carter (acting)             (b. 1663 - d. 1732)
                             (president of the council)
11 Sep 1727 - 21 Nov 1751  William Gooch                      (b. 1681 - d. 1751)
                             (from 4 Nov 1746, Sir William Gooch, Baronet) 
                             (departed 4 Sep 1749)
 4 Nov 1737 - 22 Dec 1754  William Anne Keppel, Earl of       (b. 1702 - d. 1754)
                             Albemarle (never took office)
 15 Oct 1740 -  4 Aug 1741  James Blair (1st time)(acting)     (b. 1687 - d. 1771)
                             (president of the council)
 4 Sep 1749 - 14 Nov 1750  Thomas Lee (acting)                (b. 1690 - d. 1750)
                             (president of the council)
14 Nov 1750 - 21 Nov 1751  Lewis Burwell (acting)             (b. 1710 - d. 1756)
                             (president of the council)
21 Nov 1751 -  5 Jun 1758  Robert Dinwiddie                   (b. 1673 - d. 1770)
                             (departed 12 Jan 1758)
12 Jan 1758 -  5 Jun 1758  John Blair (2nd time)(acting)      (s.a.)
                             (president of the council)
11 Oct 1756 - 29 Sep 1759  John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun     (b. 1705 - d. 1782)
                             (never took office)
 5 Jun 1758 -  3 Mar 1768  Francis Fauquier                   (b. 1703 - d. 1768)
  4 Mar 1760 - 12 Aug 1768  Sir Jeffery Amherst                (b. 1717 - d. 1797)
                             (never took office)
 3 Mar 1768 - 26 Oct 1768  John Blair (3rd time)(acting)      (s.a.)
                             (president of the council)
 His Majesty's Lieutenants and Governors General of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
26 Oct 1768 - 15 Oct 1770  Norborne Berkeley, Baron de        (b. 1718 - d. 1770)
                             Botetourt
15 Oct 1770                John Blair (4th time)(acting)      (s.a.)
                             (president of the council)
15 Oct 1770 - 25 Sep 1771  William Nelson (acting)            (b. 1711 - d. 1772)
                             (president of the council)
 25 Sep 1771 -  8 Jun 1775  John Murray, Earl of Dunmore       (b. 1732 - d. 1809)
                            (left seat of government 8 Jun 1775, takes
                             refuge on U.K. ship which left Virginia 7 Aug 1776;
                             [nominally to 3 Sep 1783])
Presidents of the Convention
 20 Mar 1775 - 27 Mar 1775  Peyton Randolph (1st time)         (b. 1721 - d. 1775)
 27 Mar 1775 - 17 Jul 1775  dissolution period
17 Jul 1775 - 16 Aug 1775  Peyton Randolph (2nd time)         (s.a.)
 17 Aug 1775 - 26 Aug 1775  Robert Carter Nicholas (acting)    (b. 1728 - d. 1780)
                              (pro tempore)
26 Aug 1775 -  1 Dec 1775  dissolution period
 1 Dec 1775 - 20 Jan 1776  Edmund Pendleton (1st time)        (b. 1721 - d. 1803)
20 Jan 1776 -  6 May 1776  dissolution period
 6 May 1776 -  5 Jul 1776  Edmund Pendleton (2nd time)        (s.a.)
President of the Committee of Safety
26 Aug 1775 -  5 Jul 1776  Edmund Pendleton                   (s.a.)
Governors or Chief Magistrates of the Commonwealth of Virginia
 6 Jul 1776 - 29 May 1779  Patrick Henry (1st time)           (b. 1736 - d. 1799)
 2? Jun 1779 -  2 Jun 1781 Thomas Jefferson                   (b. 1743 - d. 1826)
 2 Jun 1781 - 19 Jun 1781  William Fleming (acting)           (b. 1729 - d. 1795)
                             (exercised some executive functions of government de facto)
19 Jun 1781 - 22 Nov 1781  Thomas Nelson, Jr.                 (b. 1738 - d. 1789)
22 Nov 1781 - 30 Nov 1781  David Jameson (acting)             (b. 1723 - d. 1793)
 1 Dec 1781 - 28 Nov 1784  Benjamin Harrison                  (b. 1726 - d. 1791)  Fed
29 Nov 1784 - 21? Dec 1784 Beverley Randolph (1st time)       (b. 1754 - d. 1797)  anti-Fed
                             (acting)
21? Dec 1784 - 29 Nov 1786 Patrick Henry (2nd time)           (s.a.)               anti-Fed
 1 Dec 1786 - 12 Nov 1788  Edmund J. Randolph                 (b. 1753 - d. 1813)  Fed
12 Nov 1788 - 30 Nov 1791  Beverley Randolph (2nd time)       (s.a.)               anti-Fed
                             (acting to 6 Dec 1788)
 1 Dec 1791 - 30 Nov 1794  Henry Lee                          (b. 1756 - d. 1818)  Fed
 1 Dec 1794 - 30 Nov 1796  Robert Brooke                      (b. 1761 - d. 1800)  D-R
 1 Dec 1796 -  7 Dec 1799  James Wood                         (b. 1747 - d. 1813)  Fed
                             (acting to 7 Dec 1796)
 7 Dec 1799 - 11 Dec 1799  Hardin Burnley (acting)            (b. 1761 - d. 1809)  Fed
11 Dec 1799 - 19 Dec 1799  John Pendleton, Jr. (acting)       (b. 1749 - d. 1806)
19 Dec 1799 - 10 Dec 1802  James Monroe (1st time)            (b. 1758 - d. 1831)  D-R
10 Dec 1802 - 24 Dec 1802  John Guerrant (acting)             (b. 1760 - d. 1813)  D-R
24 Dec 1802 - 10 Dec 1805  John Page                          (b. 1744 - d. 1808)  D-R
 7 Dec 1805 -  1 Dec 1808  William H. Cabell                  (b. 1772 - d. 1853)  D-R
10 Dec 1808 - 15 Jan 1811  John Tyler                         (b. 1747 - d. 1813)  D-R
15 Jan 1811 - 19 Jan 1811  George W. Smith (1st time)(acting) (b. 1762 - d. 1811)  D-R
19 Jan 1811 -  3 Apr 1811  James Monroe (2nd time)            (s.a.)               D-R
 3 Apr 1811 - 26 Dec 1811  George W. Smith (2nd time)         (s.a.)               D-R
                             (acting to 5 Dec 1811)
 26 Dec 1811 -  3 Jan 1812  Peyton Randolph (acting)           (b. 1779 - d. 1828)  D-R
 3 Jan 1812 -  1 Dec 1814  James Barbour                      (b. 1775 - d. 1842)  A-D
 1 Dec 1814 -  1 Dec 1816  Wilson C. Nicholas                 (b. 1761 - d. 1820)  D-R
 1 Dec 1816 -  1 Dec 1819  James P. Preston                   (b. 1774 - d. 1843)  D-R
 1 Dec 1819 -  1 Dec 1822  Thomas M. Randolph                 (b. 1768 - d. 1828)  D-R
 1 Dec 1822 - 11 Dec 1825  James Pleasants, Jr.               (b. 1769 - d. 1836)  D-R
11 Dec 1825 -  4 Mar 1827  John Tyler                         (b. 1790 - d. 1862)  Dem
 4 Mar 1827 -  4 Mar 1830  William B. Giles                   (b. 1762 - d. 1830)  Dem
 4 Mar 1830 - 31 Mar 1834  John Floyd                         (b. 1783 - d. 1837)  Dem
31 Mar 1834 - 30 Apr 1836  Littleton W. Tazewell              (b. 1774 - d. 1860)  Dem
30 Apr 1836 - 31 Mar 1837  Wyndham Robertson                  (b. 1803 - d. 1888)  Whg
31 Mar 1837 - 31 Mar 1840  David Campbell                     (b. 1779 - d. 1859)  Whg
31 Mar 1840 - 20 Mar 1841  Thomas W. Gilmer                   (b. 1802 - d. 1844)  Whg
20 Mar 1841 - 31 Mar 1841  John M. Patton (acting)            (b. 1797 - d. 1858)  Whg
31 Mar 1841 - 31 Mar 1842  John Rutherford (acting)           (b. 1792 - d. 1866)  Whg
31 Mar 1842 -  1 Jan 1843  John M. Gregory (acting)           (b. 1804 - d. 1884)  Whg
 1 Jan 1843 - 31 Dec 1845  James McDowell                     (b. 1796 - d. 1851)  Whg
 1 Jan 1846 - 31 Dec 1848  William Smith (1st time)           (b. 1797 - d. 1887)  Dem
 1 Jan 1849 - 31 Dec 1851  John B. Floyd                      (b. 1806 - d. 1863)  Dem
 1 Jan 1852 - 31 Dec 1855  Joseph Johnson                     (b. 1785 - d. 1877)  Dem
 1 Jan 1856 - 31 Dec 1859  Henry A. Wise                      (b. 1806 - d. 1876)  Dem
 1 Jan 1860 - 31 Dec 1863  John Letcher                       (b. 1813 - d. 1884)  Dem
 1 Jan 1864 -  8 Jun 1865  William Smith (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Dem
                             (surrendered to occupation authorities 8 Jun 1865)
Governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia
20 Jun 1861 -  4 Apr 1868  Francis Harrison Pierpont          (b. 1814 - d. 1899)  Rep
                            (of pro-Union Restored Government of Virginia, in
                              Wheeling to 26 Aug 1863, then Alexandria to 25 May 1865;
                              provisional from 9 May 1865)
 7 Apr 1868 - 21 Sep 1869  Henry Horatio Wells                (b. 1823 - d. 1890)  Rep
21 Sep 1869 - 31 Dec 1873  Gilbert Carlton Walker             (b. 1833 - d. 1885)  Rep
 1 Jan 1874 -  1 Jan 1878  James L. Kemper                    (b. 1823 - d. 1895)  Con
 1 Jan 1878 -  1 Jan 1882  Frederick W.M. Holliday            (b. 1828 - d. 1899)  DPP
 1 Jan 1882 -  1 Jan 1886  William E. Cameron                 (b. 1842 - d. 1927)  Rdj
 1 Jan 1886 -  1 Jan 1890  Fitzhugh Lee                       (b. 1835 - d. 1905)  Dem
 1 Jan 1890 -  1 Jan 1894  Philip W. McKinney                 (b. 1832 - d. 1899)  Dem
 1 Jan 1894 -  1 Jan 1898  Charles T. O'Ferrall               (b. 1840 - d. 1905)  Dem
 1 Jan 1898 -  1 Jan 1902  J. Hoge Tyler                      (b. 1846 - d. 1925)  Dem
 1 Jan 1902 -  1 Feb 1906  Andrew J. Montague                 (b. 1862 - d. 1937)  Dem
 1 Feb 1906 - 10 Feb 1910  Claude A. Swanson                  (b. 1862 - d. 1939)  Dem
10 Feb 1910 -  1 Feb 1914  William H. Mann                    (b. 1843 - d. 1927)  Dem
 1 Feb 1914 -  1 Feb 1918  Henry C. Stuart                    (b. 1855 - d. 1933)  Dem
 1 Feb 1918 -  1 Feb 1922  Westmoreland Davis                 (b. 1859 - d. 1942)  Dem
 1 Feb 1922 -  1 Feb 1926  E. Lee Trinkle                     (b. 1876 - d. 1939)  Dem
 1 Feb 1926 - 15 Jan 1930  Harry Flood Byrd, Sr.              (b. 1887 - d. 1966)  Dem
15 Jan 1930 - 17 Jan 1934  John Garland Pollard               (b. 1871 - d. 1937)  Dem
17 Jan 1934 - 15 Jan 1938  George C. Peery                    (b. 1873 - d. 1952)  Dem
15 Jan 1938 - 21 Jan 1942  James H. Price                     (b. 1878 - d. 1943)  Dem
21 Jan 1942 - 16 Jan 1946  Colgate W. Darden, Jr.             (b. 1897 - d. 1981)  Dem
16 Jan 1946 - 18 Jan 1950  William M. Tuck                    (b. 1896 - d. 1983)  Dem
18 Jan 1950 - 20 Jan 1954  John S. Battle                     (b. 1890 - d. 1972)  Dem
20 Jan 1954 - 11 Jan 1958  Thomas B. Stanley                  (b. 1890 - d. 1970)  Dem
11 Jan 1958 - 13 Jan 1962  J. Lindsay Almond, Jr.             (b. 1898 - d. 1986)  Dem
13 Jan 1962 - 15 Jan 1966  Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.          (b. 1907 - d. 1995)  Dem
15 Jan 1966 - 17 Jan 1970  Mills E. Godwin, Jr.               (b. 1914 - d. 1999)  Dem
                             (1st time) 
17 Jan 1970 - 12 Jan 1974  A. Linwood Holton, Jr.             (b. 1923 - d. 2021)  Rep
12 Jan 1974 - 14 Jan 1978  Mills E. Godwin, Jr.               (s.a.)               Rep
                             (2nd time)
14 Jan 1978 - 16 Jan 1982  John Dalton                        (b. 1931 - d. 1986)  Rep
16 Jan 1982 - 18 Jan 1986  Charles "Chuck" S. Robb            (b. 1939)            Dem
18 Jan 1986 - 14 Jan 1990  Gerald L. Baliles                  (b. 1940 - d. 2019)  Dem
14 Jan 1990 - 15 Jan 1994  L. Douglas Wilder                  (b. 1931)            Dem
15 Jan 1994 - 17 Jan 1998  George F. Allen                    (b. 1952)            Rep
17 Jan 1998 - 12 Jan 2002  James "Jim" Gilmore III            (b. 1949)            Rep
12 Jan 2002 - 14 Jan 2006  Mark Warner                        (b. 1954)            Dem
14 Jan 2006 - 16 Jan 2010  Timothy "Tim" M. Kaine             (b. 1958)            Dem
 16 Jan 2010 - 11 Jan 2014  Robert "Bob" McDonnell             (b. 1954)            Rep
 11 Jan 2014 - 13 Jan 2018  Terence "Terry" McAuliffe          (b. 1957)            Dem
13 Jan 2018 - 15 Jan 2022  Ralph S. Northam                   (b. 1959)            Dem
 15 Jan 2022 - 17 Jan 2026  Glenn A. Youngkin                  (b. 1966)            Rep
17 Jan 2026 -              Abigail Davis Spanberger (f)       (b. 1979)            Dem


U.S. Military Governors of the Department of Virginia
31 Jan 1865 - 16 Apr 1865  Edward Otho Cresap Ord             (b. 1818 - d. 1883)  Mil
16 Apr 1865 - 28 Jun 1865  Henry Wagner Halleck               (b. 1815 - d. 1872)  Mil
28 Jun 1865 -  6 Aug 1866  Alfred Howe Terry                  (b. 1827 - d. 1890)  Mil 
Military Governor of the Department of the Potomac
 6 Aug 1866 - 13 Mar 1867  John McAllister Schofield          (b. 1831 - d. 1906)  Mil
Military Governors of the First Military District (Virginia)
13 Mar 1867 -  2 Jun 1868  John McAllister Schofield          (s.a.)               Mil
 2 Jun 1868 - 31 Mar 1869  George Stoneman, Jr.               (b. 1822 - d. 1894)  Mil
 2 Apr 1866 - 20 Apr 1869  Alexander S. Webb                  (b. 1835 - d. 1911)  Mil
20 Apr 1869 - 26 Jan 1870  Edward Richard Sprigg Canby        (b. 1817 - d. 1873)  Mil  


Washington
 

[Flag of State of Washington (U.S.)]
(Unofficial 1915 - 1923)
Adopted 7 Jun 1923

Map of Washington
Hear State Song
"Washington, My Home"
Adopted 19 Mar 1959
State Folk Song
"Roll On, Columbia, Roll On"
Adopted 19 May 1987
State Constitution
(11 Nov 1889)
 Capital: Olympia
Motto:  Al-Ki (Indian word
meaning “by and by”)
Nickname: Evergreen State
Population: 7,705,281 (2020)
Mayors of Seattle
Chronology

27 Aug 1775                Claimed for Spain by Bruno de Heceta and 
                             Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Cuadra.
15 Feb 1812                Oregon claimed by U.S.
12 Dec 1813                District of Colombia claimed by U.K.
20 Oct 1818                Joint U.S.-British administration
                             (see British Columbia).
22 Feb 1819                Spanish claim renounced.
15 Jun 1846                Oregon country south of 40 degrees latitude
                             ceded to U.S., north of it ceded to U.K
                             (ratified 18 Jun 1846).
14 Aug 1848                Part of Territory of Oregon.
 2 Mar 1853                Territory of Washington.
11 Nov 1889                Washington is admitted to the United States.
11 Nov 1889                State of Washington
 
 
 
 
 
 

Governors
17 Mar 1853 - 11 Aug 1857  Isaac Ingalls Stevens              (b. 1818 - d. 1862)  Dem
26 Mar 1854 -  1 Dec 1854  Charles H. Mason                   (b. 1830 - d. 1859)  Dem
                             (acting for Stevens)
12 May 1855 - 19 Jan 1856  Charles H. Mason                   (s.a.)               Dem
                             (acting for Stevens)
11 Aug 1857 - 10 Sep 1857  Charles H. Mason (1st time)(acting)(s.a.)               Dem
10 Sep 1857 - 25 Jul 1858  LaFayette "Fayette" McMullen       (b. 1805 - d. 1880)  Dem
25 Jul 1858 - 14 Jul 1859  Charles H. Mason (2nd time)(acting)(s.a.)               Dem
14 Jul 1859 - 15 Feb 1861  Richard Dickerson Gholson          (b. 1802 - d. 1861)  Dem
                             (left state 23 May 1860, resigned 15 Feb 1861)
23 May 1860 - 19 Aug 1861  Henry M. McGill                    (b. 1831 - d. 1915)  Dem
                             (acting [for Gholson to 15 Feb 1861])
 9 Apr 1861 -  8 Jul 1861  William Henson Wallace             (b. 1811 - d. 1879)  Rep
                             (did not take office)
19 Aug 1861 - 12 Jun 1862  Leander Jay Sharpe Turney (acting) (b. 1819 - d. 1881)  Rep
12 Jun 1862 -  8 Jan 1867  William Pickering                  (b. 1798 - d. 1873)  Rep
 8 Jan 1867 - 26 Aug 1867  George Edward Cole                 (b. 1826 - d. 1906)  Dem
26 Aug 1867 -  5 Apr 1869  Marshall F. Moore                  (b. 1829 - d. 1870)  Rep
 5 Apr 1869 -  3 Mar 1870  Alvan Flanders                     (b. 1825 - d. 1884)  Rep
 3 Mar 1870 - 26 Apr 1872  Edward Selig Salomon               (b. 1836 - d. 1913)  Rep
26 Apr 1872 -  1 Nov 1880  Elisha Peyre Ferry (1st time)      (b. 1825 - d. 1895)  Rep
 1 Nov 1880 - 22 Jul 1884  William Augustus Newell            (b. 1817 - d. 1901)  Rep
22 Jul 1884 -  9 Apr 1887  Watson Carvosso Squire             (b. 1838 - d. 1926)  Rep
 9 Apr 1887 -  9 Apr 1889  Eugene Semple                      (b. 1840 - d. 1908)  Dem
 9 Apr 1889 - 11 Nov 1889  Miles Conway Moore                 (b. 1845 - d. 1920)  Rep
11 Nov 1889 -  9 Jan 1893  Elisha Peyre Ferry (2nd time)      (s.a.)               Rep
 9 Jan 1893 - 11 Jan 1897  John Harte McGraw                  (b. 1850 - d. 1910)  Rep
11 Jan 1897 - 26 Dec 1901  John Rankin Rogers                 (b. 1838 - d. 1901)  Pop;1900 Dem
26 Dec 1901 -  9 Jan 1905  Henry McBride (acting)             (b. 1856 - d. 1937)  Rep
 9 Jan 1905 - 27 Jan 1909  Albert Edward Mead                 (b. 1861 - d. 1913)  Rep
27 Jan 1909 - 28 Mar 1909  Samuel Goodlove Cosgrove           (b. 1847 - d. 1909)  Rep
28 Mar 1909 - 11 Jan 1913  Marion E. Hay (acting)             (b. 1865 - d. 1933)  Rep
11 Jan 1913 - 14 Jun 1919  Ernest Lister                      (b. 1870 - d. 1919)  Dem
14 Jun 1919 - 12 Jan 1925  Louis Folwell Hart                 (b. 1862 - d. 1929)  Rep
12 Jan 1925 -  9 Jan 1933  Roland Hill Hartley                (b. 1864 - d. 1952)  Rep 
 9 Jan 1933 - 13 Jan 1941  Clarence Daniel Martin             (b. 1887 - d. 1955)  Dem
13 Jan 1941 -  8 Jan 1945  Arthur Bernard Langlie (1st time)  (b. 1900 - d. 1966)  Rep
 8 Jan 1945 - 12 Jan 1949  Monrad Charles Wallgren            (b. 1891 - d. 1961)  Dem
12 Jan 1949 - 14 Jan 1957  Arthur Bernard Langlie (2nd time)  (s.a.)               Rep
14 Jan 1957 - 11 Jan 1965  Albert Dean Rosellini              (b. 1910 - d. 2011)  Dem
11 Jan 1965 - 12 Jan 1977  Daniel Jackson Evans               (b. 1925 - d. 2024)  Rep
12 Jan 1977 - 14 Jan 1981  Dixy Lee Ray (f)                   (b. 1914 - d. 1994)  Dem
14 Jan 1981 - 16 Jan 1985  John Dennis Spellman               (b. 1926 - d. 2018)  Rep
16 Jan 1985 - 13 Jan 1993  William Booth Gardner              (b. 1936 - d. 2013)  Dem
13 Jan 1993 - 15 Jan 1997  Michael Edward Lowry               (b. 1939 - d. 2017)  Dem
15 Jan 1997 - 12 Jan 2005  Gary Faye Locke                    (b. 1950)            Dem
12 Jan 2005 - 16 Jan 2013  Christine O'Grady Gregoire (f)     (b. 1947)            Dem
16 Jan 2013 - 15 Jan 2025  Jay Robert Inslee                  (b. 1951)            Dem
15 Jan 2025 -              Robert "Bob" Watson Ferguson       (b. 1965)            Dem


West Virginia
 
[Flag of West Virginia 1904 -1907 (obverse 1907-1929) (U.S.)]
24 Feb 1904 - 25 Feb 1907
(Obverse 25 Feb 1907-7 Mar 1929)
[Flag of West Virginia 1907-1929 (obverse 1904-1907)(U.S.)]
25 Feb 1907 - 7 Mar 1929
 (Obverse 24 Feb 1904-25 Feb 1907)
[Flag of State of West Virginia (U.S.)]
Adopted 7 Mar 1929
Map of West Virginia State Song
"West Virginia, My
Home Sweet Home"
 Hear State Song
Adopted 3 Mar 1947/
28 Feb 1963 		State Constitution
(22 Aug 1872)
Hear State Song
"The West Virginia Hills"
Adopted 3 Feb 1961
 State Song
"This is My West Virginia"
Adopted 28 Feb 1963
 State Song
"West Virginia, My
Home Sweet Home"
Adopted 3 Mar 1947/
28 Feb 1963
 State Song
"Take Me Home,
Country Roads"
Adopted 7 Mar 2014
 Capital: Charleston
(Wheeling 20 Jun 1863-1 Apr 1870, 21 May 1876-1 May 1885; Charleston 1 Apr 1870-21 May 1876) 		Motto: Montani semper liberi
(Mountaineers are always free) 		Nickname: Mountain State Population: 1,793,716 (2020)
Mayors of
Charleston
Chronology

1726                       Permanent settlement begins.
1754                       First county (Hampshire) formed by Virginia.
23 Dec 1762                First towns incorporated.
16-18 Oct 1859             John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry arsenal.
 17 Apr 1861                Virginia state convention in Richmond declares
                              secession. Many of the delegates from counties
                              west of the Allegheny Mountains vote against
                              secession, with 24 counties supporting the
                              secession ordinance and 26 rejecting it.
 15 May 1861                Delegates from the Trans-Allegheny district in
                              Western Virginia meet at Wheeling and, on 20
                              Jun 1861, repudiate secession. 
26 May 1861 - 27 Jun 1865  Union forces garrison West Virginia (in Wheeling
                              from 26 May 1861, Charleston 25 Jul 1861).
20 Jun 1861 - 20 Jun 1863  Administered by pro-Union "Restored Government
                             of Virginia" (see under Virginia).
26 Jun 1861 - 24 Jul 1861  Confederate forces occupy Charleston.
20 Aug 1861                The formation of a new state, to be called the
                             State of Kanawha, from a portion of the
                             territory of Virginia is agreed upon, in
                             accordance with an ordinance adopted by the
                             Convention held at Wheeling, Virginia, on 20
                             Aug 1861, pending ratification by voters
                             within the boundaries of the proposed State.
 6 Nov 1861                The ordinance providing for the formation of the
                             State of Kanawha is ratified by the vote held
                             on 24 Oct 1861, the results of which were
                             certified by proclamation of the Governor of
                             the Commonwealth of Virginia issued at
                             Wheeling.
 3 Dec 1861                Name West Virginia chosen.
13 May 1862                The consent of the Legislature of Virginia is
                             given to the formation and erection of the
                             State of West Virginia, within the
                             jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
                             in accordance with an act passed by the
                             General Assembly of Virginia.
13 Sep 1862 - 30 Oct 1862  Confederate forces briefly re-occupy Charleston.
 20 Jun 1863                West Virginia is admitted to the United States.
20 Jun 1863                State of West Virginia
10 Mar 1866                U.S. Congress acknowledges the transfer of
                             Berkeley and Jefferson counties from Virginia
                             to West Virginia.
 6 Mar 1871                U.S. Supreme Court in Virginia v. West Virginia
                             affirmed that the breakaway Virginia counties
                             had received the necessary consent of both
                             Virginia and the U.S. Congress to become a
                             separate U.S. state and held that Berkeley and
                             Jefferson counties were part of West Virginia.

 
 
 
 

Governors of the State of West Virginia
20 Jun 1863 - 26 Feb 1869  Arthur Inghram Boreman             (b. 1823 - d. 1896)  Rep
26 Feb 1869 -  3 Mar 1869  Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth   (b. 1819 - d. 1892)  Rep
 4 Mar 1869 -  3 Mar 1871  William Erskine Stevenson          (b. 1820 - d. 1883)  Rep
 4 Mar 1871 -  3 Mar 1877  John J. Jacob                      (b. 1829 - d. 1893)  Dem
 4 Mar 1877 -  3 Mar 1881  Henry M. Mathews                   (b. 1834 - d. 1884)  Dem
 4 Mar 1881 -  4 Mar 1885  Jacob B. Jackson                   (b. 1829 - d. 1893)  Dem
 4 Mar 1885 -  6 Feb 1890  E. Willis Wilson                   (b. 1844 - d. 1909)  Dem
 6 Feb 1890 -  4 Mar 1893  A. Brooks Fleming                  (b. 1839 - d. 1923)  Dem
 4 Mar 1893 -  4 Mar 1897  William A. MacCorkle               (b. 1857 - d. 1930)  Dem
 4 Mar 1897 -  4 Mar 1901  George W. Atkinson                 (b. 1845 - d. 1925)  Rep
 4 Mar 1901 -  4 Mar 1905  Albert B. White                    (b. 1856 - d. 1941)  Rep
 4 Mar 1905 -  4 Mar 1909  William M.O. Dawson                (b. 1853 - d. 1916)  Rep
 4 Mar 1909 - 14 Mar 1913  William E. Glasscock               (b. 1862 - d. 1925)  Rep
14 Mar 1913 -  5 Mar 1917  Henry D. Hatfield                  (b. 1875 - d. 1962)  Rep
 5 Mar 1917 -  4 Mar 1921  John J. Cornwell                   (b. 1867 - d. 1953)  Dem
 4 Mar 1921 -  4 Mar 1925  Ephraim F. Morgan                  (b. 1869 - d. 1950)  Rep
 4 Mar 1925 -  4 Mar 1929  Howard M. Gore                     (b. 1887 - d. 1947)  Rep
 4 Mar 1929 -  4 Mar 1933  William G. Conley                  (b. 1866 - d. 1940)  Rep
 4 Mar 1933 - 18 Jan 1937  H. Guy Kump                        (b. 1877 - d. 1962)  Dem
18 Jan 1937 - 13 Jan 1941  Homer A. Holt                      (b. 1898 - d. 1975)  Dem
13 Jan 1941 - 15 Jan 1945  M. Mansfield Neely                 (b. 1874 - d. 1958)  Dem
15 Jan 1945 - 17 Jan 1949  Clarence W. Meadows                (b. 1904 - d. 1961)  Dem 
17 Jan 1949 - 19 Jan 1953  Okey L. Patteson                   (b. 1898 - d. 1989)  Dem
19 Jan 1953 - 14 Jan 1957  William C. Marland                 (b. 1918 - d. 1965)  Dem
14 Jan 1957 - 16 Jan 1961  Cecil H. Underwood (1st time)      (b. 1922 - d. 2008)  Rep
16 Jan 1961 - 18 Jan 1965  William W. Barron                  (b. 1911 - d. 2002)  Dem 
18 Jan 1965 - 13 Jan 1969  Hulett C. Smith                    (b. 1918 - d. 2012)  Dem
13 Jan 1969 - 17 Jan 1977  Arch A. Moore (1st time)           (b. 1923 - d. 2015)  Rep
17 Jan 1977 - 14 Jan 1985  John D. Rockefeller IV             (b. 1937)            Dem
14 Jan 1985 - 16 Jan 1989  Arch A. Moore (2nd time)           (s.a.)               Rep
16 Jan 1989 - 13 Jan 1997  W. Gaston Caperton                 (b. 1940)            Dem
13 Jan 1997 - 15 Jan 2001  Cecil H. Underwood (2nd time)      (s.a.)               Rep
15 Jan 2001 - 17 Jan 2005  Robert "Bob" Wise                  (b. 1948)            Dem
17 Jan 2005 - 15 Nov 2010  Joe Manchin III                    (b. 1947)            Dem
15 Nov 2010 - 16 Jan 2017  Earl Ray Tomblin                   (b. 1952)            Dem
                             (acting to 13 Nov 2011)     
16 Jan 2017 - 13 Jan 2025  James "Jim" Conley Justice         (b. 1951)          Dem;8-4-17 Rep
13 Jan 2025 -              Patrick J. Morrisey                (b. 1967)            Rep

U.S. Commanders, Army of Occupation, West Virginia, Department of the Ohio
13 May 1861 - 23 Jul 1861  George B. McClellan                (b. 1826 - d. 1885)  Mil
23 Jul 1861 - 11 Oct 1861  William S. Rosecrans               (b. 1819 - d. 1898)  Mil
U.S. Commander, Department of Western Virginia
11 Oct 1861 - 11 Mar 1862  William S. Rosecrans               (s.a.)               Mil
U.S. Commanders, District of the Kanawha, Mountain Department (from 26 Jun 1862,
Department of the Ohio)
 11 Mar 1862 - 15 Aug 1862  Jacob D. Cox                       (b. 1812 - d. 1900)  Mil
 17 Aug 1862 - 13 Sep 1862  Joseph A.J. Lightburn              (b. 1824 - d. 1901)  Mil
 U.S. Commander, Kanawha Division, Department of the Ohio
27 Mar 1862 -  3 Feb 1863  Eliakim P. Scammon                 (b. 1816 - d. 1894)  Mil
Commanders of the Department of West Virginia
28 Jun 1863 - 10 Mar 1864  Benjamin F. Kelly                  (b. 1807 - d. 1891)  Mil
10 Mar 1864 - 21 May 1864  Franz Sigel                        (b. 1824 - d. 1902)  Mil
21 May 1864 -  9 Aug 1864  David Hunter                       (b. 1802 - d. 1886)  Mil
 9 Aug 1864 - 22 Feb 1865  George R. Crook (1st time)         (b. 1828 - d. 1890)  Mil
                             (Confederate prisoner 21 Feb - 20 Mar 1865)
22 Feb 1865 - 28 Feb 1865  John Dunlap Stevenson              (b. 1821 - d. 1897)  Mil
28 Feb 1865 -  1 Mar 1865  Winfield Scott Hancock (1st time)  (b. 1824 - d. 1886)  Mil
 1 Mar 1865 -  7 Mar 1865  Samuel S. Carroll                  (b. 1832 - d. 1893)  Mil
 7 Mar 1865 - 20 Mar 1865  Winfield Scott Hancock (2nd time)  (s.a.)               Mil
20 Mar 1865 - 22 Mar 1865  George R. Crook (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Mil
22 Mar 1865 - 27 Jun 1865  Winfield Scott Hancock (3rd time)  (s.a.)               Mil


Wisconsin
 
[Flag of State of Wisconsin, 1867-1887, 1913-1980 (U.S.)]
25 Mar 1863 - 1887,
29 Apr 1913 - 1 Jun 1980
[Flag of State of Wisconsin (U.S.)]
Adopted 1 Jun 1980
 
Map of Wisconsin
Hear State Song
"On, Wisconsin!"
Text of State Song
Adopted 11 Jul 1959
State Constitution
(29 May 1848)
 Capital: Madison
(Belmont 4 Jul 1836 - 1837;
Burlington 1837 - 1838)
Motto: Forward
Nickname: Badger State
Population: 5,893,718 (2020)
Mayors of
Milwaukee
Chronology

22 Jun 1774                Part of Quebec.
 3 Sep 1783                Ceded to the United States by the U.K.
13 Jul 1787                Part of Northwest Territory (see Ohio).
 4 Jul 1800                Part of Indiana Territory.
 2 Feb 1809                Part of Illinois Territory.
 3 Dec 1818                Part of Michigan Territory.
 3 Jul 1836                Part of the Territory of Michigan within
                             designated boundaries, excluding the State of
                             Michigan, constitutes a separate territory
                             under the name of Wisconsin, and the authority
                             of territorial government of Michigan ceases.
 3 Jul 1836                Territory of Wisconsin 
10 Apr 1848                State of Wisconsin¹
29 May 1848                Wisconsin is admitted to the United States.
 3 Mar 1849                The portion of the Territory of Wisconsin not
                             included in the State of Wisconsin, comprising
                             most of St. Croix County, becomes part of the
                             Territory of Minnesota.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Governors of the Territory of Wisconsin 
 3 Jul 1836 -  7 Jun 1841  Moses Henry Dodge (1st time)       (b. 1782 - d. 1867)  Dem
 7 Jun 1841 - 13 Sep 1844  James Duane Doty                   (b. 1799 - d. 1865)  Dem
13 Sep 1844 - 13 May 1845  Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge        (b. 1795 - d. 1864)  Dem
13 May 1845 - 23 Jun 1848  Moses Henry Dodge (2nd time)       (s.a.)               Dem
23 Jun 1848 -  3 Mar 1849  John Catlin (acting)               (b. 1803 - d. 1874)  Dem
Governors of the State of Wisconsin
 7 Jun 1848 -  4 Jan 1852  Nelson Webster Dewey               (b. 1813 - d. 1889)  Dem
 5 Jan 1852 -  1 Jan 1854  Leonard James Farwell              (b. 1819 - d. 1889)  Whg
 2 Jan 1854 - 21 Mar 1856  William Augustus Barstow           (b. 1813 - d. 1865)  Dem
21 Mar 1856 - 25 Mar 1856  Arthur MacArthur                   (b. 1815 - d. 1896)  Dem
25 Mar 1856 -  3 Jan 1858  Coles Bashford                     (b. 1816 - d. 1878)  Rep
 4 Jan 1858 -  5 Jan 1862  Alexander Williams Randall         (b. 1819 - d. 1872)  Rep
 6 Jan 1862 - 19 Apr 1862  Louis Powell Harvey                (b. 1820 - d. 1862)  Rep
19 Apr 1862 -  3 Jan 1864  Edward P. Salomon                  (b. 1828 - d. 1909)  Rep
 4 Jan 1864 - 31 Dec 1865  James Taylor Lewis                 (b. 1819 - d. 1904)  Rep
 1 Jan 1866 -  1 Jan 1872  Lucius Fairchild                   (b. 1831 - d. 1896)  Rep
 1 Jan 1872 -  5 Jan 1874  Cadwallader Colden Washburn        (b. 1818 - d. 1882)  Rep
 5 Jan 1874 -  3 Jan 1876  William Robert Taylor              (b. 1820 - d. 1909)  Dem
 3 Jan 1876 -  7 Jan 1878  Harrison Ludington                 (b. 1812 - d. 1891)  Rep
 7 Jan 1878 -  2 Jan 1882  William E. Smith                   (b. 1824 - d. 1883)  Rep
 2 Jan 1882 -  7 Jan 1889  Jeremiah McLain Rusk               (b. 1830 - d. 1893)  Rep
 7 Jan 1889 -  5 Jan 1891  William Dempster Hoard             (b. 1836 - d. 1918)  Rep
 5 Jan 1891 -  7 Jan 1895  George Wilbur Peck                 (b. 1840 - d. 1916)  Dem
 7 Jan 1895 -  4 Jan 1897  William Henry Upham                (b. 1841 - d. 1924)  Rep
 4 Jan 1897 -  7 Jan 1901  Edward Scofield                    (b. 1842 - d. 1925)  Rep
 7 Jan 1901 -  1 Jan 1906  Robert Marion La Follette, Sr.     (b. 1855 - d. 1925)  Rep
 1 Jan 1906 -  2 Jan 1911  James Ole Davidson                 (b. 1854 - d. 1922)  Rep
 2 Jan 1911 -  4 Jan 1915  Francis Edward McGovern            (b. 1866 - d. 1946)  Rep
 4 Jan 1915 -  3 Jan 1921  Emanuel Lorenz Philipp             (b. 1861 - d. 1925)  Rep
 3 Jan 1921 -  3 Jan 1927  John James Blaine                  (b. 1875 - d. 1934)  Rep
 3 Jan 1927 -  7 Jan 1929  Fred R. Zimmerman                  (b. 1880 - d. 1954)  Rep
 7 Jan 1929 -  5 Jan 1931  Walter Jodok Kohler, Sr.           (b. 1875 - d. 1940)  Rep
 5 Jan 1931 -  2 Jan 1933  Philip Fox La Follette             (b. 1897 - d. 1965)  Rep
                             (1st time) 
 2 Jan 1933 -  7 Jan 1935  Albert George Schmedeman           (b. 1864 - d. 1946)  Dem
 7 Jan 1935 -  2 Jan 1939  Philip Fox La Follette             (s.a.)               Prog
                             (2nd time) 
 2 Jan 1939 -  4 Jan 1943  Julius Peter Heil                  (b. 1876 - d. 1949)  Rep
 4 Jan 1943 - 12 Mar 1947  Walter Samuel Goodland             (b. 1862 - d. 1947)  Rep
12 Mar 1947 -  1 Jan 1951  Oscar Rennebohm                    (b. 1889 - d. 1968)  Rep
 1 Jan 1951 -  7 Jan 1957  Walter Jodok Kohler, Jr.           (b. 1904 - d. 1976)  Rep
 7 Jan 1957 -  5 Jan 1959  Vernon Wallace Thomson             (b. 1905 - d. 1988)  Rep
 5 Jan 1959 -  7 Jan 1963  Gaylord Anton Nelson               (b. 1916 - d. 2005)  Dem
 7 Jan 1963 -  4 Jan 1965  John Whitcome Reynolds             (b. 1921 - d. 2002)  Dem
 4 Jan 1965 -  4 Jan 1971  Warren Perley Knowles              (b. 1908 - d. 1993)  Rep
 4 Jan 1971 -  6 Jul 1977  Patrick Joseph Lucey               (b. 1918 - d. 2014)  Dem
 6 Jul 1977 -  1 Jan 1979  Martin James Schreiber             (b. 1939)            Dem
 1 Jan 1979 -  3 Jan 1983  Lee Sherman Dreyfus                (b. 1926 - d. 2008)  Rep
 3 Jan 1983 -  5 Jan 1987  Anthony Scully Earl                (b. 1936 - d. 2023)  Dem
 5 Jan 1987 -  1 Feb 2001  Tommy George Thompson              (b. 1941)            Rep
 1 Feb 2001 -  6 Jan 2003  James Scott McCallum               (b. 1950)            Rep
 6 Jan 2003 -  3 Jan 2011  James "Jim" Edward Doyle           (b. 1945)            Dem
 3 Jan 2011 -  7 Jan 2019  Scott K. Walker                    (b. 1967)            Rep
 7 Jan 2019 -              Anthony "Tony" S. Evers            (b. 1951)            Dem

 ¹The state is smaller than the former territory and the leftover area, comprising chiefly St. Croix County, continued to be called the Territory of Wisconsin 7 Jun 1848 - 3 Mar 1849 when it was incorporated into Minnesota.


Wyoming
 

[Flag of State of Wyoming (U.S.)]
Adopted 31 Jan 1917
 
Map of Wyoming
Hear State Song
"Wyoming"
Adopted 15 Feb 1955
State Song
"Wyoming, Where I Belong!"
Adopted 1 Jul 2018
State Constitution
(10 Jul 1890)
 Capital: Cheyenne
Motto: Equal rights
Nickname: The Equality State
Population: 576,851 (2020)
Mayors of
Cheyenne
Chronology

26 Mar 1804                Part of Louisiana Territory.
 7 Dec 1812                Part of Missouri Territory.
10 Aug 1821                Unorganized territory.
30 May 1854                Part of Nebraska Territory.
 2 Mar 1861                Part of Dakota Territory (see
                             under South Dakota).
 3 Mar 1863                Part of Idaho Territory.
26 May 1864                Part of Montana Territory.
15 Apr 1869                Territory of Wyoming.
10 Jul 1890                Wyoming is admitted to the United States.
10 Jul 1890                State of Wyoming
Map of
Yellowstone
National Park

 
 
 
 

Governors
15 Apr 1869 -  1 Mar 1875  John Allen Campbell                (b. 1835 - d. 1880)  Rep
 1 Mar 1875 - 29 May 1878  John Mimton Thayer                 (b. 1820 - d. 1906)  Rep
29 May 1878 - 22 Aug 1882  John Wesley Hoyt                   (b. 1831 - d. 1912)  Rep
22 Aug 1882 - 13 Jan 1885  William Hale                       (b. 1837 - d. 1885)  Rep
13 Jan 1885 - 28 Feb 1885  Elliot Stetson Neal Morgan         (b. 1832 - d. 1894)  Rep
                             (1st time)(acting)
28 Feb 1885 - 11 Nov 1886  Francis Emroy Warren (1st time)    (b. 1844 - d. 1929)  Rep
11 Nov 1886 - 20 Dec 1886  George White Baxter                (b. 1855 - d. 1929)  Dem
20 Dec 1886 - 24 Jan 1887  Elliot Stetson Neal Morgan         (s.a.)               Rep 
                             (2nd time)(acting)
24 Jan 1887 -  9 Apr 1889  Thomas Moonlight                   (b. 1833 - d. 1899)  Dem
 9 Apr 1889 - 11 Oct 1890  Francis Emroy Warren (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Rep
24 Nov 1890 -  2 Jan 1893  Amos Walker Barber (acting)        (b. 1861 - d. 1915)  Rep
 2 Jan 1893 -  7 Jan 1895  John Eugene Osborne                (b. 1858 - d. 1943)  Dem
 7 Jan 1895 -  2 Jan 1899  William Alford Richards            (b. 1849 - d. 1912)  Rep
 2 Jan 1899 - 28 Apr 1903  DeForest Richards                  (b. 1846 - d. 1903)  Rep
28 Apr 1903 -  2 Jan 1905  Fenimore Chatterton (acting)       (b. 1861 - d. 1958)  Rep
 2 Jan 1905 -  2 Jan 1911  Bryant Butler Brooks               (b. 1861 - d. 1944)  Rep
 2 Jan 1911 -  4 Jan 1915  Joseph Maull Carey                 (b. 1845 - d. 1924)  Dem
 4 Jan 1915 - 26 Feb 1917  John Benjamin Kendrick             (b. 1857 - d. 1933)  Dem
26 Feb 1917 -  6 Jan 1919  Frank Lee Houx (acting)            (b. 1860 - d. 1941)  Dem
 6 Jan 1919 -  1 Jan 1923  Robert Davis Carey                 (b. 1878 - d. 1937)  Rep
 1 Jan 1923 -  2 Oct 1924  William Bradford Ross              (b. 1873 - d. 1924)  Dem
 2 Oct 1924 -  5 Jan 1925  Frank Earl Lucas (acting)          (b. 1876 - d. 1948)  Rep
 5 Jan 1925 -  3 Jan 1927  Nellie Tayloe Ross (f)             (b. 1876 - d. 1977)  Dem
 3 Jan 1927 - 18 Feb 1931  Frank Collins Emerson              (b. 1882 - d. 1931)  Rep
18 Feb 1931 -  2 Jan 1933  Alonzo Monroe Clark (acting)       (b. 1868 - d. 1952)  Rep
 2 Jan 1933 -  2 Jan 1939  Leslie Andrew Miller               (b. 1886 - d. 1970)  Dem
 2 Jan 1939 -  4 Jan 1943  Nels Hanson Smith                  (b. 1884 - d. 1976)  Rep
 4 Jan 1943 -  3 Jan 1949  Lester Callaway Hunt               (b. 1892 - d. 1954)  Dem
 3 Jan 1949 -  1 Jan 1951  Arthur Griswold Crane (acting)     (b. 1877 - d. 1955)  Rep
 1 Jan 1951 -  3 Jan 1953  Frank Aloysius Barrett             (b. 1892 - d. 1962)  Rep
 3 Jan 1953 -  3 Jan 1955  Clifford Joy Rogers (acting)       (b. 1897 - d. 1962)  Rep
 3 Jan 1955 -  5 Jan 1959  Milward Lee Simpson                (b. 1897 - d. 1993)  Rep
 5 Jan 1959 -  2 Jan 1961  Joseph J. Hickey                   (b. 1911 - d. 1970)  Dem
 2 Jan 1961 -  7 Jan 1963  Jack Robert Gage (acting)          (b. 1899 - d. 1970)  Dem
 7 Jan 1963 -  2 Jan 1967  Clifford Peter Hansen              (b. 1912 - d. 2009)  Rep
 2 Jan 1967 -  6 Jan 1975  Stanley Knapp Hathaway             (b. 1924 - d. 2005)  Rep
 6 Jan 1975 -  5 Jan 1987  Edgar "Ed" Jacob Herschler         (b. 1918 - d. 1990)  Dem
 5 Jan 1987 -  2 Jan 1995  Michael "Mike" John Sullivan       (b. 1939)            Dem
 2 Jan 1995 -  6 Jan 2003  James "Jim" Edward Geringer        (b. 1944)            Rep
 6 Jan 2003 -  3 Jan 2011  Dave Freudenthal                   (b. 1950)            Dem
 3 Jan 2011 -  7 Jan 2019  Matthew "Matt" Hansen Mead         (b. 1962)            Rep
 7 Jan 2019 -              Mark Gordon                        (b. 1957)            Rep





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