List of Governors of Kansas
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This is a list of Governors of Kansas, United States of America.
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[edit] Timeline of governors
The following table lists elected Governors and Lieutenant Governors since Kansas achieved statehood.
| Political parties |
| Republican (R) |
| Democratic (D) |
| Populist (P) |
| # | Governor | Term | Lt. Governor | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles L. Robinson[A] (R) | 1861–1863 | Joseph Pomeroy Root[B] (R) | 1861–1863 |
| 2 | Thomas Carney (R) | 1863–1865 | Thomas Andrew Osborn (R) | 1863–1865 |
| 3 | Samuel Johnson Crawford[C] (R) | 1865–1868 | James McGrew (R) | 1865–1867 |
| Nehemiah Green (R) | 1867–1868 | |||
| 4 | Nehemiah Green[C] (R) | 1868–1869 | None | |
| 5 | James Madison Harvey (R) | 1869–1873 | Charles Vernon Eskridge (R) | 1869–1871 |
| Peter Percival Elder (R) | 1871–1873 | |||
| 6 | Thomas Andrew Osborn (R) | 1873–1877 | Elias Sleeper Stover (R) | 1873–1875 |
| Melville J. Salter[D] (R) | 1875–1877 | |||
| 7 | George Tobey Anthony (R) | 1877–1879 | ||
| Lyman Underwood Humphrey[D] (R) | 1877–1881 | |||
| 8 | John Pierce St. John (R) | 1879–1883 | ||
| David Wesley Finney (R) | 1881–1885 | |||
| 9 | George Washington Glick (D) | 1883–1885 | ||
| 10 | John Alexander Martin (R) | 1885–1889 | Alexander Pancoast Riddle (R) | 1885–1889 |
| 11 | Lyman Underwood Humphrey (R) | 1889–1893 | Andrew Jackson Felt (R) | 1889–1893 |
| 12 | Lorenzo D. Lewelling (P) | 1893–1895 | Percy Daniels (P) | 1893–1895 |
| 13 | Edmund Needham Morrill (R) | 1895–1897 | James Armstrong Troutman (R) | 1895–1897 |
| 14 | John W. Leedy (P) | 1897–1899 | Alexander Miller Harvey (P) | 1897–1899 |
| 15 | William Eugene Stanley (R) | 1899–1903 | Harry E. Richter (R) | 1899–1903 |
| 16 | Willis Joshua Bailey (R) | 1903–1905 | David John Hanna (R) | 1903–1907 |
| 17 | Edward Wallis Hoch (R) | 1905–1909 | ||
| William James Fitzgerald (R) | 1907–1911 | |||
| 18 | Walter Roscoe Stubbs (R) | 1909–1913 | ||
| Richard Joseph Hopkins (R) | 1911–1913 | |||
| 19 | George Hartshorn Hodges (D) | 1913–1915 | Sheffield Ingalls (R) | 1913–1915 |
| 20 | Arthur Capper (R) | 1915–1919 | William Yoast Morgan (R) | 1915–1919 |
| 21 | Henry Justin Allen (R) | 1919–1923 | Charles Solomon Huffman (R) | 1919–1923 |
| 22 | Jonathan M. Davis (D) | 1923–1925 | Ben Sanford Paulen (R) | 1923–1925 |
| 23 | Ben S. Paulen (R) | 1925–1929 | De Lanson Alson Newton Chase (R) | 1925–1929 |
| 24 | Clyde M. Reed (R) | 1929–1931 | Jacob W. Graybill (R) | 1929–1933 |
| 25 | Harry H. Woodring (D) | 1931–1933 | ||
| 26 | Alfred M. Landon (R) | 1933–1937 | Charles W. Thompson (R) | 1933–1937 |
| 27 | Walter A. Huxman (D) | 1937–1939 | William M. Lindsay (D) | 1937–1939 |
| 28 | Payne Ratner (R) | 1939–1943 | Carl E. Friend (R) | 1939–1943 |
| 29 | Andrew F. Schoeppel (R) | 1943–1947 | Jess C. Denious (R) | 1943–1947 |
| 30 | Frank Carlson[E] (R) | 1947–1950 | Frank L. Hagaman (R) | 1947–1950 |
| 31 | Frank L. Hagaman[E] (R) | 1950–1951 | None | |
| 32 | Edward F. Arn (R) | 1951–1955 | Fred Hall (R) | 1951–1955 |
| 33 | Fred Hall[F] (R) | 1955–1957 | John McCuish (R) | 1955–1957 |
| 34 | John McCuish[F] (R) | 1957 | None | |
| 35 | George Docking (D) | 1957–1961 | Joseph W. Henkle, Sr. (D) | 1957–1961 |
| 36 | John Anderson, Jr. (R) | 1961–1965 | Harold H. Chase (R) | 1961–1965 |
| 37 | William H. Avery (R) | 1965–1967 | John Crutcher (R) | 1965–1969 |
| 38 | Robert Docking (D) | 1967–1975 | James H. DeCoursey, Jr. (D) | 1969–1971 |
| Reynolds Shultz (R) | 1971–1973 | |||
| Dave Owen (R) | 1973–1975 | |||
| 39 | Robert Frederick Bennett (R) | 1975–1979 | Shelby Smith (R) | 1975–1979 |
| 40 | John W. Carlin (D) | 1979–1987 | Paul V. Dugan (D) | 1979–1983 |
| Thomas R. Docking (D) | 1983–1987 | |||
| 41 | Mike Hayden (R) | 1987–1991 | Jack D. Walker (R) | 1987–1991 |
| 42 | Joan Finney (D) | 1991–1995 | James Francisco (D) | 1991–1995 |
| 43 | Bill Graves (R) | 1995–2003 | Sheila Frahm[G] (R) | 1995–1996 |
| Gary Sherrer[G] (R) | 1996–2003 | |||
| 44 | Kathleen Sebelius (D) | 2003–2011[H] | John E. Moore (D) | 2003–2007[H] |
| Mark Parkinson (D) | 2007–2011[H] |
- Notes
- ^ Governor Robinson assumed office February 9, 1861 following the admission of Kansas as a state (January 29).
- ^ Lt. Governor Root assumed office February 12, 1861 following the admission of Kansas as a state.
- ^ a b Governor Crawford resigned November 4, 1868 to take command of the 19th Kansas Regiment; his term was completed by Lt. Governor Green.
- ^ a b Lt. Governor Salter resigned July 19, 1877 to become register of the Independence Land Office; Humphrey assumed office December 1 following the November 6 election.
- ^ a b Governor Carlson resigned November 28, 1950 to become a U.S. senator; his term was completed by Lt. Governor Hagaman.
- ^ a b Governor Hall resigned January 3, 1957 to become a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court; his term was completed by Lt. Governor McCuish.
- ^ a b Lt. Governor Frahm resigned June 11, 1996 to fill an open U.S. Senate seat; Sherrer was appointed by Governor Graves and assumed office on July 18.
- ^ a b c Moore's term ends January 8, 2007. Sebelius's second term and Parkinson's term will end on January 10, 2011.
[edit] Alphabetical lists of governors
Years are actual terms in office.
[edit] Territorial governors
- Denver, James W.
- Geary, John White
- Medary, Samuel
- Reeder, Andrew Horatio
- Shannon, Wilson
- Walker, Robert J.
[edit] Acting territorial governors
- Beebe, George Monroe
- Stanton, Frederick Perry
- Walsh, Hugh Sleight
- Woodson, Daniel
[edit] Governors since statehood
- Allen, Henry Justin (R), 1919–1923
- Anderson, John, Jr. (R), 1961–1965
- Anthony, George Tobey (R), 1877–1879
- Arn, Edward F. (R), 1951–1955
- Avery, William H. (R), 1965–1967
- Bailey, Willis Joshua (R), 1903–1905
- Bennett, Robert Frederick (R), 1975–1979
- Capper, Arthur (R), 1915–1919
- Carlin, John W. (D), 1979–1987
- Carlson, Frank (R), 1947–1950
- Carney, Thomas (R), 1863–1865
- Crawford, Samuel Johnson (R), 1865–1868
- Davis, Jonathan M. (D), 1923–1925
- Docking,
- Finney, Joan (D), 1991–1995
- Glick, George Washington (D), 1883–1885
- Graves, Bill (R), 1995–2003
- Green, Nehemiah (R), 1868–1869
- Hagaman, Frank L. (R), 1950–1951
- Hall, Fred (R), 1955–1957
- Harvey, James Madison (R), 1869–1873
- Hayden, Mike (R), 1987–1991
- Hoch, Edward Wallis (R), 1905–1909
- Hodges, George Hartshorn (D), 1913–1915
- Humphrey, Lyman Underwood (R), 1889–1893
- Huxman, Walter A. (D), 1937–1939
- Landon, Alfred M. (R), 1933–1937
- Leedy, John W. (P), 1897–1899
- Lewelling, Lorenzo D. (P), 1893–1895
- Martin, John Alexander (R), 1885–1889
- McCuish, John (R), 1957–1957
- Morrill, Edmund Needham (R), 1895–1897
- Osborn, Thomas Andrew (R), 1873–1877
- Paulen, Ben S. (R), 1925–1929
- Ratner, Payne (R), 1939–1943
- Reed, Clyde M. (R), 1929–1931
- Robinson, Charles (R), 1861–1863
- St. John, John Pierce (R), 1879–1883
- Schoeppel, Andrew F. (R), 1943–1947
- Sebelius, Kathleen (D), 2003–present
- Stanley, William Eugene (R), 1899–1903
- Stubbs, Walter Roscoe (R), 1909–1913
- Woodring, Harry H. (D), 1931–1933
[edit] See also
[edit] Resources
- Kansas Officials, 1854 to present. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved on 2006-08-26.
[edit] External links
- Office of the Governor for the state of Kansas
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