List of governors of Connecticut

Governor of Connecticut
Governor of Connecticut
	Seal of the Governor
	Incumbent; Ned Lamont; since January 19, 2019
	Government of Connecticut
Style	Governor; (informally); His Excellency; (formal)
Type	Head of state; Head of government
Member of	Cabinet
Residence	Governor's Residence
Seat	Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, Connecticut
Nominator	Political parties
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Four years, no limit
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Connecticut
Precursor	Governor of Saybrook (merged with Connecticut, 1644); Governor of New Haven (merged with Connecticut, 1665)
Formation	1639
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
Salary	$150,000 (2013)[1]
Website	Office 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. Additionally, 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.

Qualifications

Anyone who seeks to be elected Governor of Connecticut must meet the following qualifications:[4]

Be at least 30 years old
Be a registered voter

Governors

Connecticut was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on January 9, 1788.[5] 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.[6]

The current Constitution of Connecticut, ratified in 1965, calls for a four-year term for the governor,[7] commencing on the Wednesday after the first Monday in the January following an election.[8] The previous constitution of 1818 originally had only a one-year term for governor; this was increased to two years in 1875,[9] and four years in 1948.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] In the event of a vacancy in the office of governor, the lieutenant governor becomes governor.[13] Before the adoption of the 1965 constitution, the lieutenant governor only acted as governor.[14] There is no limit of any kind on the number of terms one may serve.

Governors of the State of Connecticut[lower-alpha 1]
No.[lower-alpha 2]		Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4]
16	Jonathan Trumbull October 12, 1710 – August 17, 1785 (aged 74)	1769 – May 13, 1784 (not candidate for election)	No party	1776[lower-alpha 5]		Matthew Griswold
				1777
				1778
				1779
				1780
				1781
				1782
				1783
17	Matthew Griswold March 25, 1714 – April 28, 1799 (aged 85)	May 13, 1784 – May 11, 1786 (lost election)[17]	Federalist	1784		Samuel Huntington
17		May 13, 1784 – May 11, 1786 (lost election)[17]		1785		Samuel Huntington
18	Samuel Huntington July 16, 1731 – January 5, 1796 (aged 64)	May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796 (died in office)		1786		Oliver Wolcott
				1787
				1788
				1789
				1790
				1791
				1792
				1793
				1794
				1795
19	Oliver Wolcott November 20, 1726 – December 1, 1797 (aged 71)	January 5, 1796 – December 1, 1797 (died in office)		Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
				1796		Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
				1797		Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
20	Jonathan Trumbull Jr. March 26, 1740 – August 7, 1809 (aged 69)	December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office)		Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
				1798		John Treadwell
				1799
				1800
				1801
				1802
				1803
				1804
				1805
				1806
				1807
				1808
				1809
21	John Treadwell November 23, 1745 – August 18, 1823 (aged 77)	August 7, 1809 – May 9, 1811 (lost election)[18]		Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
21		August 7, 1809 – May 9, 1811 (lost election)[18]		1810		Roger Griswold
22	Roger Griswold May 21, 1762 – October 25, 1812 (aged 50)	May 9, 1811 – October 25, 1812 (died in office)		1811		John Cotton Smith
22		May 9, 1811 – October 25, 1812 (died in office)		1812		John Cotton Smith
23	John Cotton Smith February 12, 1765 – December 7, 1845 (aged 80)	October 25, 1812 – May 8, 1817 (lost election)		Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
				1813		Chauncey Goodrich (died August 18, 1815)
				1814
				1815
				1815	Vacant
				1816		Jonathan Ingersoll[lower-alpha 6] (died January 12, 1823)
24	Oliver Wolcott Jr. January 11, 1760 – June 1, 1833 (aged 73)	May 8, 1817 – May 2, 1827 (lost election)	Toleration Republican	1817
				1818
				1819
				1820
				1821
				1822
				1822	Vacant
				1823		David Plant[lower-alpha 7]
				1824
				1825
				1826
25	Gideon Tomlinson December 31, 1780 – October 8, 1854 (aged 73)	May 2, 1827 – March 2, 1831 (resigned)[lower-alpha 8]	Democratic- Republican	1827		John Samuel Peters[lower-alpha 7]
			National Republican	1828
				1829
				1830
26	John Samuel Peters September 21, 1772 – March 30, 1858 (aged 85)	March 2, 1831 – May 1, 1833 (lost election)		Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
				1831[lower-alpha 9]	Vacant
				1832		Thaddeus Betts
27	Henry W. Edwards October 1779 – July 22, 1847 (aged 67)	May 1, 1833 – May 7, 1834 (lost election)	Democratic	1833		Ebenezer Stoddard
28	Samuel A. Foot November 8, 1780 – September 15, 1846 (aged 65)	May 7, 1834 – May 6, 1835 (lost election)	Whig	1834		Thaddeus Betts
29	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 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 February 16, 1799 – June 6, 1887 (aged 88)	May 4, 1842 – May 1, 1844 (lost election)	Democratic	1842		William S. Holabird
31		May 4, 1842 – May 1, 1844 (lost election)	Democratic	1843		William S. Holabird
32	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
32		May 1, 1844 – May 6, 1846 (not candidate for election)	Whig	1845		Reuben Booth
33	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 September 7, 1782 – September 15, 1857 (aged 75)	May 5, 1847 – May 2, 1849 (not candidate for election)	Whig	1847		Charles J. McCurdy
34		May 5, 1847 – May 2, 1849 (not candidate for election)		1848		Charles J. McCurdy
35	Joseph Trumbull December 7, 1782 – August 4, 1861 (aged 78)	May 2, 1849 – May 4, 1850 (not candidate for election)		1849		Thomas Backus
36	Thomas H. Seymour September 29, 1807 – September 3, 1868 (aged 60)	May 4, 1850[lower-alpha 10] – October 13, 1853 (resigned)[lower-alpha 11]	Democratic	1850		Charles H. Pond
				1851		Green Kendrick
				1852		Charles H. Pond
				1853		Charles H. Pond
37	Charles H. Pond April 26, 1781 – April 28, 1861 (aged 80)	October 13, 1853 – May 3, 1854 (not candidate for election)		Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
38	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 October 3, 1815 – October 13, 1889 (aged 74)	May 2, 1855 – May 6, 1857 (not candidate for election)	American	1855		William Field
39		May 2, 1855 – May 6, 1857 (not candidate for election)	American	1856		Albert Day
40	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 Alfred Buckingham May 28, 1804 – February 5, 1875 (aged 70)	May 5, 1858 – May 2, 1866 (not candidate for election)		1858		Julius Catlin
				1859
				1860
				1861		Benjamin Douglas
				1862 [lower-alpha 12]		Roger Averill
				1863
			National Union	1864
			National Union	1865
42	Joseph Roswell Hawley October 31, 1826 – March 18, 1905 (aged 78)	May 2, 1866 – May 1, 1867 (lost election)	Republican	1866		Oliver Winchester
43	James E. English March 13, 1812 – March 2, 1890 (aged 77)	May 1, 1867 – May 5, 1869 (lost election)	Democratic	1867		Ephraim H. Hyde
43		May 1, 1867 – May 5, 1869 (lost election)	Democratic	1868		Ephraim H. Hyde
44	Marshall Jewell October 20, 1825 – February 10, 1883 (aged 57)	May 5, 1869 – May 4, 1870 (lost election)	Republican	1869		Francis Wayland III
45	James E. English March 13, 1812 – March 2, 1890 (aged 77)	May 4, 1870 – May 16, 1871 (lost election)[lower-alpha 13]	Democratic	1870		Julius Hotchkiss
46	Marshall Jewell October 20, 1825 – February 10, 1883 (aged 57)	May 16, 1871 – May 7, 1873 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1871[lower-alpha 13]		Morris Tyler
46		May 16, 1871 – May 7, 1873 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1872		Morris Tyler
47	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[lower-alpha 14]
				April 1876[lower-alpha 15]
48	Richard D. Hubbard September 7, 1818 – February 28, 1884 (aged 65)	January 3, 1877 – January 9, 1879 (lost election)		November 1876[lower-alpha 16]		Francis Loomis
49	Charles B. Andrews November 4, 1834 – September 12, 1902 (aged 67)	January 9, 1879[lower-alpha 17] – January 5, 1881 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1878		David Gallup
50	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 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 September 11, 1821 – October 29, 1901 (aged 80)	January 8, 1885[lower-alpha 18] – January 7, 1887 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1884		Lorrin A. Cooke
53	Phineas C. Lounsbury January 10, 1841 – June 22, 1925 (aged 84)	January 7, 1887[lower-alpha 19] – January 10, 1889 (not candidate for election)		1886		James L. Howard
54	Morgan Bulkeley December 26, 1837 – November 6, 1922 (aged 84)	January 10, 1889[lower-alpha 20] – January 4, 1893 (not candidate for election)		1888		Samuel E. Merwin
54				1890[lower-alpha 21]		Samuel E. Merwin
55	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 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 April 6, 1831 – August 12, 1902 (aged 71)	January 6, 1897 – January 4, 1899 (not candidate for election)		1896		James D. Dewell
58	George E. Lounsbury May 7, 1838 – August 16, 1904 (aged 66)	January 4, 1899 – January 9, 1901 (not candidate for election)		1898		Lyman A. Mills
59	George P. McLean October 7, 1857 – June 6, 1932 (aged 74)	January 9, 1901 – January 7, 1903 (not candidate for election)		1900		Edwin O. Keeler
60	Abiram Chamberlain December 7, 1837 – May 15, 1911 (aged 73)	January 7, 1903 – January 4, 1905 (not candidate for election)		1902		Henry Roberts
61	Henry Roberts January 22, 1853 – May 1, 1929 (aged 76)	January 4, 1905 – January 9, 1907 (not candidate for election)		1904		Rollin S. Woodruff
62	Rollin S. Woodruff July 14, 1854 – June 30, 1925 (aged 70)	January 9, 1907 – January 6, 1909 (not candidate for election)		1906		Everett J. Lake
63	George L. Lilley August 3, 1859 – April 21, 1909 (aged 49)	January 6, 1909 – April 21, 1909 (died in office)		1908		Frank B. Weeks
64	Frank B. Weeks January 20, 1854 – October 2, 1935 (aged 81)	April 21, 1909 – January 4, 1911 (not candidate for election)		Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
65	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[lower-alpha 22]
65			Democratic	1912		Lyman T. Tingier
66	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 February 8, 1871 – September 16, 1948 (aged 77)	January 5, 1921 – January 3, 1923 (not candidate for election)		1920		Charles A. Templeton
68	Charles A. Templeton March 3, 1871 – August 15, 1955 (aged 84)	January 3, 1923 – January 7, 1925 (not candidate for election)		1922		Hiram Bingham III
69	Hiram Bingham III November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956 (aged 80)	January 7, 1925 – January 8, 1925 (resigned)[lower-alpha 23]		1924		John H. Trumbull
70	John H. Trumbull March 4, 1873 – May 21, 1961 (aged 88)	January 8, 1925 – January 7, 1931 (not candidate for election)		Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor[lower-alpha 24]
				1926		J. Edwin Brainard
				1928		Ernest E. Rogers
71	Wilbur Lucius Cross April 10, 1862 – October 5, 1948 (aged 86)	January 7, 1931 – January 4, 1939 (lost election)	Democratic	1930		Samuel R. Spencer[lower-alpha 22]
				1932		Roy C. Wilcox[lower-alpha 22]
				1934		T. Frank Hayes
				1936		T. Frank Hayes
72	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 August 25, 1895 – May 3, 1968 (aged 72)	January 8, 1941 – January 6, 1943 (lost election)	Democratic	1940		Odell Shepard
74	Raymond E. Baldwin August 31, 1893 – October 4, 1986 (aged 93)	January 6, 1943 – December 27, 1946 (resigned)[lower-alpha 25]	Republican	1942		William L. Hadden
74			Republican	1944		Charles Wilbert Snow[lower-alpha 26]
75	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 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 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[lower-alpha 27]
78	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 Davis Lodge October 20, 1903 – October 29, 1985 (aged 82)	January 3, 1951 – January 5, 1955 (lost election)	Republican	1950[lower-alpha 28]		Edward N. Allen
80	Abraham Ribicoff April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998 (aged 87)	January 5, 1955 – January 21, 1961 (resigned)[lower-alpha 29]	Democratic	1954		Charles W. Jewett
80				1958		John N. Dempsey
81	John N. Dempsey January 3, 1915 – July 16, 1989 (aged 74)	January 21, 1961 – January 6, 1971 (not candidate for election)		Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor[lower-alpha 30]
				1962		Samuel J. Tedesco (resigned January 15, 1966)
				1962		Fred J. Doocy
				1966		Attilio R. Frassinelli
82	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)
82			Republican	1970		Peter L. Cashman
83	Ella Grasso May 10, 1919 – February 5, 1981 (aged 61)	January 8, 1975 – December 31, 1980 (resigned)[lower-alpha 31]	Democratic	1974		Robert K. Killian
83	Ella Grasso May 10, 1919 – February 5, 1981 (aged 61)			1978		William A. O'Neill
84	William A. O'Neill August 11, 1930 – November 24, 2007 (aged 77)	December 31, 1980 – January 9, 1991 (not candidate for election)		Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor		Joseph J. Fauliso
				1982
				1986
85	Lowell Weicker (1931-05-16) May 16, 1931	January 9, 1991 – January 4, 1995 (not candidate for election)	A Connecticut Party	1990		Eunice Groark
86	John G. Rowland (1957-05-24) May 24, 1957	January 4, 1995 – July 1, 2004 (resigned)[lower-alpha 32]	Republican	1994		Jodi Rell
				1998
				2002
87	Jodi Rell (1946-06-16) June 16, 1946	July 1, 2004 – January 5, 2011 (not candidate for election)		Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor		Kevin Sullivan[lower-alpha 26]
87	Jodi Rell (1946-06-16) June 16, 1946	July 1, 2004 – January 5, 2011 (not candidate for election)		2006		Michael Fedele
88	Dannel Malloy (1955-07-21) July 21, 1955	January 5, 2011 – January 9, 2019 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	2010		Nancy Wyman
88	Dannel Malloy (1955-07-21) July 21, 1955			2014		Nancy Wyman
89	Ned Lamont (1954-01-03) January 3, 1954	January 9, 2019 – Incumbent[lower-alpha 33]		2018		Susan Bysiewicz

Living former governors of Connecticut

As of 3 November 2022, four former governors of Connecticut are currently living, the oldest being Lowell Weicker (served 1991–1995, born 1931). The most recent and most recently serving governor of Connecticut to die was William A. O'Neill (served 1980–1991), on November 24, 2007.[35]

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
Lowell Weicker	1991–1995	(1931-05-16) May 16, 1931
Jodi Rell	2004–2011	(1946-06-16) June 16, 1946
Dannel Malloy	2011-2019	(1955-07-21) July 21, 1955
John G. Rowland	1995–2004	(1957-05-24) May 24, 1957

Notes

Data is sourced from the National Governors Association, unless supplemental references are required.
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.[15] The official numbering since statehood includes repeat and acting governors.
The office of Lieutenant Governor was known as Deputy-Governor under the colonial charter, but the name 'Lieutenant Governor' was predominantly used after independence.[6]
Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
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.[16]
Represented the Democratic-Republican Party until 1817, and the Toleration Party after that.
Represented the National Republican Party
Tomlinson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[19]
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.
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.[20]
Seymour resigned to be U.S. Minister to Russia.[20]
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.
James English won the popular vote, but a canvassing committee found the election was fraudulent, and named Jewell governor several days into the term.[21]
This term was lengthened by nearly 8 months due to a constitutional amendment moving the election schedule.[9]
This term was only from May 1876 to January 1877, due to a constitutional amendment moving the election schedule.[9]
First election in November, and first term under a constitutional amendment which lengthened terms to two years.[9]
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.[22][23]
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.[24]
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.[25]
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.[26]
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.[26]
Represented the Republican Party
Bingham resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[27]
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.[28]
Baldwin resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[29]
Represented the Democratic Party
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.[30]
First term under a constitution amendment which lengthened terms to four years.[10]
Ribicoff resigned to become United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.[31]
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.
Grasso resigned due to ovarian cancer.[32]
Rowland resigned due to a federal corruption investigation;[33] he later pleaded guilty to corruption.[34]
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

"Constitution of the State of Connecticut". Connecticut State Library. 1965. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
"Constitution of the State of Connecticut". Secretary of the State of Connecticut. 1818. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
"Charter of the Colony of Connecticut". National Humanities Institute. 1662. Retrieved February 21, 2009.

Specific

"CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
CT Const. art. IV
"Pardons Power in Connecticut". Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
"Governor of Connecticut".
"Today in History: January 9". Library of Congress. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
1662 Charter
CT Const. art. IV, § 1
CT Const. art. IV, § 2
1818 Const. amendment XVI
1818 Const. amendment XLV
1818 Const. art. IV § 1
1818 Const. new amendment VII
CT Const. art. IV § 19
1818 Const. art. IV § 14
"Roster of Connecticut Governors". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
"Jonathan Trumbull". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
"Matthew Griswold". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
"John Treadwell". Connecticut State Library. 14 August 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
"Gideon Tomlinson". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
"Thomas H. Seymour". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
"James Edward English". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
"Charles Bartlett Andrews". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
"Governor Andrews' First Message". New York Herald. New York City. January 10, 1879. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
"Henry Baldwin Harrison". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
"Phineas Chapman Lounsbury". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
"Morgan Gardner Bulkeley". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
"Hiram Bingham". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
"Unknown title". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. January 11, 1925. Retrieved December 18, 2018. Acting Lieutenant-Governor Brainard, once a foundry hand...
"Raymond Early Baldwin". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
"Doubt Cast on Parsons's Right to Title". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. March 31, 1948. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
"Abraham Alexander Ribicoff". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
"Ella T. Grasso". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
William Yardley; Stacey Stowe; Avi Salzman and Alison Leigh Cowan (June 22, 2004). "Connecticut's Governor Steps Down". The New York Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
Robert D. McFadden (December 24, 2004). "An Ex-Governor Says He's Guilty". The New York Times.
PAZNIOKAS, MARK (November 25, 2007). "Hartford Courant".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[15] Data is sourced from the National Governors Association, unless supplemental references are required.

[17] 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.[15] The official numbering since statehood includes repeat and acting governors.

[18] The office of Lieutenant Governor was known as Deputy-Governor under the colonial charter, but the name 'Lieutenant Governor' was predominantly used after independence.[6]

[19] Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.

[21] 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.[16]

[24] Represented the Democratic-Republican Party until 1817, and the Toleration Party after that.

[lt-natrep-25] Represented the National Republican Party

[27] Tomlinson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[19]

[28] 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.

[30] 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.[20]

[31] Seymour resigned to be U.S. Minister to Russia.[20]

[32] 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.

[elect-1871-33] James English won the popular vote, but a canvassing committee found the election was fraudulent, and named Jewell governor several days into the term.[21]

[35] This term was lengthened by nearly 8 months due to a constitutional amendment moving the election schedule.[9]

[36] This term was only from May 1876 to January 1877, due to a constitutional amendment moving the election schedule.[9]

[37] First election in November, and first term under a constitutional amendment which lengthened terms to two years.[9]

[40] 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.[22][23]

[42] 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.[24]

[44] 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.[25]

[46] 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.[26]

[47] 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.[26]

[lt-rep-48] Represented the Republican Party

[50] Bingham resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[27]

[52] 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.[28]

[54] Baldwin resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[29]

[lt-dem-55] Represented the Democratic Party

[57] 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.[30]

[58] First term under a constitution amendment which lengthened terms to four years.[10]

[60] Ribicoff resigned to become United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.[31]

[61] 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.

[63] Grasso resigned due to ovarian cancer.[32]

[66] Rowland resigned due to a federal corruption investigation;[33] he later pleaded guilty to corruption.[34]

[67] Lamont's first term expires on January 4, 2023.

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

[2] CT Const. art. IV

[3] "Pardons Power in Connecticut". Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2008.

[4] "Governor of Connecticut".

[todayinhist-0109-5] "Today in History: January 9". Library of Congress. Retrieved February 21, 2009.

[charter-6] 1662 Charter

[7] CT Const. art. IV, § 1

[8] CT Const. art. IV, § 2

[1818const-amend16-9] 1818 Const. amendment XVI

[1818const-amend45-10] 1818 Const. amendment XLV

[11] 1818 Const. art. IV § 1

[12] 1818 Const. new amendment VII

[13] CT Const. art. IV § 19

[14] 1818 Const. art. IV § 14

[16] "Roster of Connecticut Governors". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved April 4, 2008.

[20] "Jonathan Trumbull". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

[22] "Matthew Griswold". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

[23] "John Treadwell". Connecticut State Library. 14 August 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

[nga-tomlinson-26] "Gideon Tomlinson". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

[nga-seymour-29] "Thomas H. Seymour". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

[nga-english-34] "James Edward English". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

[nga-andrews-38] "Charles Bartlett Andrews". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

[39] "Governor Andrews' First Message". New York Herald. New York City. January 10, 1879. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[nga-harrison-41] "Henry Baldwin Harrison". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

[nga-lounsbury-43] "Phineas Chapman Lounsbury". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

[nga-bulkeley-45] "Morgan Gardner Bulkeley". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

[nga-bingham-49] "Hiram Bingham". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

[51] "Unknown title". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. January 11, 1925. Retrieved December 18, 2018. Acting Lieutenant-Governor Brainard, once a foundry hand...

[nga-baldwin-53] "Raymond Early Baldwin". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

[56] "Doubt Cast on Parsons's Right to Title". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. March 31, 1948. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

[nga-ribicoff-59] "Abraham Alexander Ribicoff". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

[nga-grasso-62] "Ella T. Grasso". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

[64] William Yardley; Stacey Stowe; Avi Salzman and Alison Leigh Cowan (June 22, 2004). "Connecticut's Governor Steps Down". The New York Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[65] Robert D. McFadden (December 24, 2004). "An Ex-Governor Says He's Guilty". The New York Times.

[68] PAZNIOKAS, MARK (November 25, 2007). "Hartford Courant".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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