List of Governors of Nebraska

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The following is a list of the Governors of the State of Nebraska.

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[edit] List of Governors

# Name Took office Left office Party Notes
1 David Butler February 21, 1867 June 2, 1871 Republican [1]
2 William H. James (acting) June 2, 1871 January 13, 1873 Republican [2]
3 Robert Wilkinson Furnas January 13, 1873 January 11, 1875 Republican
4 Silas Garber January 11, 1875 January 9, 1879 Republican
5 Albinus Nance January 9, 1879 January 4, 1883 Republican
6 James W. Dawes January 4, 1883 January 6, 1887 Republican
7 John Milton Thayer January 6, 1887 February 8, 1892 Republican [3]
8 James E. Boyd February 8, 1892 January 13, 1893 Democratic [3]
9 Lorenzo Crounse January 13, 1893 January 3, 1895 Republican
10 Silas A. Holcomb January 3, 1895 January 5, 1899 Fusion (Democratic/Populist)
11 William A. Poynter January 5, 1899 January 3, 1901 Fusion (Democratic/Populist)
12 Charles H. Dietrich January 3, 1901 May 1, 1901 Republican [4]
13 Ezra P. Savage (acting) May 1, 1901 January 8, 1903 Republican [5]
14 John H. Mickey January 8, 1903 January 3, 1907 Republican
15 George L. Sheldon January 3, 1907 January 7, 1909 Republican
16 Ashton C. Shallenberger January 7, 1909 January 5, 1911 Democratic
17 Chester H. Aldrich January 5, 1911 January 9, 1913 Republican
18 John H. Morehead January 9, 1913 January 4, 1917 Democratic
19 Keith Neville January 4, 1917 January 9, 1919 Democratic
20 Samuel R. McKelvie January 9, 1919 January 3, 1923 Republican
21 Charles W. Bryan January 3, 1923 January 8, 1925 Democratic
22 Adam McMullen January 8, 1925 January 3, 1929 Republican
23 Arthur J. Weaver January 3, 1929 January 8, 1931 Republican
24 Charles W. Bryan January 8, 1931 January 3, 1935 Democratic
25 Robert Leroy Cochran January 3, 1935 January 9, 1941 Democratic
26 Dwight Griswold January 9, 1941 January 9, 1947 Republican
27 Val Peterson January 9, 1947 January 8, 1953 Republican
28 Robert B. Crosby January 8, 1953 January 6, 1955 Republican
29 Victor E. Anderson January 6, 1955 January 8, 1959 Republican
30 Ralph G. Brooks January 8, 1959 September 9, 1960 Democratic [6]
31 Dwight W. Burney (acting) September 9, 1960 January 5, 1961 Republican [5]
32 Frank B. Morrison January 5, 1961 January 5, 1967 Democratic
33 Norbert T. Tiemann January 5, 1967 January 7, 1971 Republican
34 J. James Exon January 7, 1971 January 4, 1979 Democratic
35 Charles Thone January 4, 1979 January 6, 1983 Republican
36 J. Robert Kerrey January 6, 1983 January 9, 1987 Democratic
37 Kay A. Orr January 9, 1987 January 9, 1991 Republican
38 E. Benjamin Nelson January 9, 1991 January 7, 1999 Democratic
39 Mike Johanns January 7, 1999 January 20, 2005 Republican [7]
40 Dave Heineman January 20, 2005 Incumbent Republican [8][9]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Impeached and removed from office for misappropriation of state funds; the impeachment was expunged six years later.
  2. ^ As state secretary of state, acted as governor for unexpired term.
  3. ^ a b James Boyd won the 1890 election, and was sworn in on January 8, 1891. However, due to a question of his U.S. citizenship and eligibility for the office, he did not take office until February 8, 1892.
  4. ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
  5. ^ a b As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
  6. ^ Died in office.
  7. ^ Resigned to be United States Secretary of Agriculture.
  8. ^ As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
  9. ^ Governor Heineman's first full term expires in 2011; he is not yet term limited.

[edit] Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional, other governorships, and other federal offices held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Nebraska except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Name Gubernatorial term U.S. Congress Other offices held
House Senate
William Alexander Richardson 1858 (territorial) U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois
J. Sterling Morton 1858–1859, 1861 (territorial) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Algernon Paddock 1861 (territorial) S
Alvin Saunders 1861–1867 (territorial) S
John Milton Thayer 1887–1892 S Governor of Wyoming Territory
Lorenzo Crounse 1893–1895 H
Charles Henry Dietrich 1901 S*
Ashton C. Shallenberger 1909–1911 H
John H. Morehead 1913–1917 H
Dwight Griswold 1941–1947 S
Val Peterson 1947–1953 Ambassador to Denmark, Ambassador to Poland
J. James Exon 1971–1979 S
Charles Thone 1979–1983 H
Bob Kerrey 1983–1987 S
Ben Nelson 1991–1999 S
Mike Johanns 1999–2005 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture*

[edit] Living former governors

As of August 2007, six former governors were alive, the oldest being Charles Thone (1979–1983, born 1924). The most recent governor to die was J. James Exon (1971–1979), on June 10, 2005.

Name Gubernatorial term Date of birth
Norbert T. Tiemann 1967–1971 July 18, 1924
Charles Thone 1979–1983 January 4, 1924
Bob Kerrey 1983–1987 August 27, 1943
Kay A. Orr 1987–1991 January 2, 1939
Ben Nelson 1991–1999 May 17, 1941
Mike Johanns 1999–2005 June 18, 1950

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