List of Governors of Louisiana
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This is a list of the governors of Louisiana, starting with the founding of the first settlement by the French in 1699 through the present day.
[edit] First French period
- Sauvole de la Villantry 1699-1701
- Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville 1701-1713
- Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac 1713-1716
- Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville 1716-1717
- Jean-Michel de Lepinay 1717-1718
- Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville 1718-1724
- Pierre Dugué de Boisbriant 1724-1726
- Étienne Périer 1726-1733
- Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville 1733-1743
- Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal 1743-1753
- Louis Billouart, Chevalier de Kerlerec 1753-1763
- Jean-Jacques Blaise d’Abbadie 1763-1765
- Charles Philippe Aubry 1765-1766
[edit] France-to-Spain transition period
- Charles Philippe Aubry 1766-1769
- Antonio de Ulloa 1766-1768 (Appointed by Spain, not recognized by the colony)
[edit] Spanish period
- Alejandro O'Reilly (Captain General) 1769
- Luis de Unzaga 1770-1777
- Bernardo de Galvez 1777-1785
- Esteban Rodríguez Miró 1785-1791
- Francisco Luis Hector de Carondelet 1791-1797
- Manuel Gayoso de Lemos 1797-1799
- Sebastian de la Puerta y O'Farril, Marquis de Casa Calvo 1799-1801
- Juan Manuel de Salcedo 1801-1803
[edit] Second (interim) French period
- Pierre Clement de Laussat 1803
[edit] United States territorial period
Note: from 1804 to 1812, what would later become the State of Louisiana was known as the "Orleans Territory". The contemporary "Louisiana Territory" was to the north, and did not include modern Louisiana.
- William Charles Cole Claiborne 1803-1812
[edit] First period of U.S. statehood
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[edit] Civil War Era
[edit] Governors of Confederate-held territory in Louisiana
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[edit] Governors of Union-held territory in Louisiana
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[edit] Reconstruction Era (Governors subordinate to U.S. military rule)
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[edit] Resumption of U.S. Statehood
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[edit] Notes
[edit] External link
| Chief executive branch authorities in the United States |
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| President of the United States
Lists of territorial executives: American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Northern Mariana Islands • Puerto Rico • Virgin Islands |
