List of governors of Florida

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Florida became as United States territory by the terms of the Adams-Onís Treaty in 1821 and joined the Union as the twenty-seventh state on March 3, 1845. Prior to statehood, Florida was governed by military and territorial governors. For governors of Florida prior to it becoming a possession of the United States, see the List of Colonial Governors of Florida.

1 Florida military governors
2 Florida Territory governors
3 U.S. state governors
4 See also
5 Notes

[edit] Florida military governors

Richard Keith Call, territorial governor of Florida during two non-successive terms

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	Andrew Jackson^[1]	10 March 1821	31 December 1821^[2]

[edit] Florida Territory governors

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Appointed By
1	William P. Duval	17 April 1822	24 April 1834	Monroe, Adams, and Jackson
2	John Eaton	24 April 1834	16 March 1836	Andrew Jackson
3	Richard K. Call	16 March 1836	2 December 1839	Andrew Jackson
4	Robert R. Reid	2 December 1839	19 March 1841	Martin Van Buren
5	Richard K. Call	19 March 1841	11 August 1844	Harrison and Tyler
6	John Branch	11 August 1844	25 June 1845	John Tyler

[edit] U.S. state governors

Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, 19th Governor of the state of Florida

Bob Graham, former Governor of Florida and former Senator for Florida

Jeb Bush, the current Governor of Florida

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	William D. Moseley	25 June 1845	1 October 1849	Democrat
2	Thomas Brown	1 October 1849	3 October 1853	Whig
3	James E. Broome	3 October 1853	5 October 1857	Democrat
4	Madison S. Perry	5 October 1857	7 October 1861	Democrat
5	John Milton	7 October 1861	1 April 1865	Democrat
6	Abraham K. Allison	1 April 1865	19 May 1865	Democrat
7	William Marvin	13 July 1865	20 December 1865	None
8	David S. Walker	20 December 1865	4 July 1868	Conservative
9	Harrison Reed	4 July 1868	7 January 1873	Republican
10	Ossian B. Hart	7 January 1873	18 March 1874	Republican
11	Marcellus L. Sterns	18 March 1874	2 January 1877	Republican
12	George F. Drew	2 January 1877	4 January 1881	Democrat
13	William D. Bloxham	4 January 1881	7 January 1885	Democrat
14	Edward A. Perry	7 January 1885	8 January 1889	Democrat
15	Francis P. Fleming	8 January 1889	3 January 1893	Democrat
16	Henry L. Mitchell	3 January 1893	5 January 1897	Democrat
17	William D. Bloxham	5 January 1897	8 January 1901	Democrat
18	William S. Jennings	8 January 1901	3 January 1905	Democrat
19	Napoleon B. Broward	3 January 1905	5 January 1909	Democrat
20	Albert W. Gilchrist	5 January 1909	7 January 1913	Democrat
21	Park Trammell	7 January 1913	2 January 1917	Democrat
22	Sidney J. Catts	2 January 1917	4 January 1921	Prohibition
23	Cary A. Hardee	4 January 1921	6 January 1925	Democrat
24	John W. Martin	6 January 1925	8 January 1929	Democrat
25	Doyle E. Carlton	8 January 1929	3 January 1933	Democrat
26	David Sholtz	4 January 1933	5 January 1937	Democrat
27	Fred P. Cone	5 January 1937	7 January 1941	Democrat
28	Spessard Holland	7 January 1941	2 January 1945	Democrat
29	Millard F. Caldwell	2 January 1945	4 January 1949	Democrat
30	Fuller Warren	4 January 1949	6 January 1953	Democrat
31	Daniel T. McCarty	6 January 1953	28 September 1953	Democrat
32	Charley E. Johns	28 September 1953	4 January 1955	Democrat
33	T. LeRoy Collins	4 January 1955	3 January 1961	Democrat
34	C. Farris Bryant	3 January 1961	5 January 1965	Democrat
35	W. Haydon Burns	5 January 1965	3 January 1967	Democrat
36	Claude R. Kirk, Jr.	3 January 1967	5 January 1971	Republican
37	Reubin O'D. Askew	5 January 1971	2 January 1979	Democrat
38	D. Robert Graham	2 January 1979	3 January 1987	Democrat
39	J. Wayne Mixson	3 January 1987	6 January 1987	Democrat
40	Robert Martinez	6 January 1987	8 January 1991	Republican
41	Lawton M. Chiles, Jr.	8 January 1991	12 December 1998	Democrat
42	Kenneth H. "Buddy" MacKay, Jr.	12 December 1998	5 January 1999	Democrat
43	John E. "Jeb" Bush	5 January 1999	Incumbent	Republican
44	Charlie Crist Governor-elect			Republican

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

^ Andrew Jackson's official title was "Commissioner of the United States".
^ Jackson left Florida on October 8, 1821. His resignation was submitted on November 13, 1821 from his home in Alabama. The President accepted it on December 31, 1821.