Lieutenant Governor of Montana
Lieutenant Governor of Montana is an official in the state of Montana that ranks just below the Governor of Montana.
List of Lieutenant Governors
- Parties
Democratic
Republican
- John E. Rickards, Republican, (1889-1893)
- Alexander Campbell Botkin, Republican, (1893-1897)
- Archibald E. Spriggs (1897-1901)
- Frank G. Higgins (1901-1905)
- Edwin L. Norris, Democrat, (1905-1908)
- Benjamin F. White, Republican, (1908-1909) (acting)
- William R. Allen (1909-1913)
- W.W. McDowell (1913-1921)
- Nelson Story, Jr. (1921-1925)
- W.S. McCormack (1925-1929)
- Frank A. Hazelbacker (1929-1933)
- Frank Henry Cooney, Democrat, (1933)
- Tom Kane (1933) (acting)
- Ernest T. Eaton (1934) (acting)
- Elmer Holt (1935) (acting)
- William P. Pilgeram (1935-1937) (acting)
- Hugh R. Adair (1937-1941)
- Ernest T. Eaton (1941-1949)
- Paul Cannon, Democrat, (1949-1953)
- George M. Gosman, Republican, (1953-1957)
- Paul Cannon, Democrat, (1957-1961)
- Tim M. Babcock, Republican, (1961-1962)
- David F. James (1962-1965) (acting)
- Ted James, Republican, (1965-1969)
- Thomas Lee Judge, Democrat, (1969-1973)
- Bill Christiansen, Democrat, (1973-1977)
- Ted Schwinden, Democrat, (1977-1981)
- George Turman, Democrat, (1981–1989)
- Allen Kolstad, Republican, (1989–1991)
- Denny Rehberg, Republican, (1991-1997)
- Judy Martz, Republican, (1997-2001)
- Karl Ohs, Republican, (2001-2005)
- John Bohlinger, Republican, (2005-2013)
- John Walsh, Democrat, (2013-2014)
- Angela McLean, Democrat, (2014-present)
Living former lieutenant governors
As of April 2015, five former lieutenant governors were alive, the oldest being Ted Schwinden (1977–1981, born 1925). The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor was that of Tim Babcock (1961–1962), on April 7, 2015.
| Lt. Governor | Lt. Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
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| Ted Schwinden |
1977–1981 |
(1925-08-31) August 31, 1925 |
| Denny Rehberg |
1991–1997 |
(1955-10-05) October 5, 1955 |
| Judy Martz |
1997–2001 |
(1943-07-28) July 28, 1943 |
| John Bohlinger |
2005–2013 |
(1936-04-21) April 21, 1936 |
| John Walsh |
2013–2014 |
(1960-11-03) November 3, 1960 |
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