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! Name!! Party !! Years | ! Name!! Party !! Years | ||
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| − | | William C. C. Claiborne | + | | [[William C. C. Claiborne]] |
| Democratic Republican | | Democratic Republican | ||
| 1803-1816<ref>During the period from 1803-1812, Louisiana had not yet gained statehood.</ref> | | 1803-1816<ref>During the period from 1803-1812, Louisiana had not yet gained statehood.</ref> | ||
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| − | | Jaques Phillippe Villere | + | | [[Jaques Phillippe Villere]] |
| Democratic Republican | | Democratic Republican | ||
| 1816-1820 | | 1816-1820 | ||
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| − | | Thomas Bolling Robertson | + | | [[Thomas Bolling Robertson]] |
| National Republican | | National Republican | ||
| 1820-1824 | | 1820-1824 | ||
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| − | | Henry S. Thibodaux | + | | [[Henry S. Thibodaux]] |
| National Republican | | National Republican | ||
| 1824 | | 1824 | ||
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| − | | Henry S. Johnson | + | | [[Henry S. Johnson]] |
| National Republican | | National Republican | ||
| 1824-1828 | | 1824-1828 | ||
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| − | | Pierre Auguste Bourguigon Derbigny | + | | [[Pierre Auguste Bourguigon Derbigny]] |
| Whig/National Republican | | Whig/National Republican | ||
| 1828-1829 | | 1828-1829 | ||
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| − | | Armand Julie Beauvais | + | | [[Armand Julie Beauvais]] |
| Whig | | Whig | ||
| 1829-1830 | | 1829-1830 | ||
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| − | | Jaques Dupre | + | | [[Jaques Dupre]] |
| Anti-Jacksonian Whig | | Anti-Jacksonian Whig | ||
| 1830-1831 | | 1830-1831 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Andre Bienvenu Roman | + | | [[Andre Bienvenu Roman]] |
| Whig | | Whig | ||
| 1831–1835, 1839-1843 | | 1831–1835, 1839-1843 | ||
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| − | | Edward Douglass White | + | | [[Edward Douglass White]] |
| Whig | | Whig | ||
| 1835-1839 | | 1835-1839 | ||
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| − | | Alexander Mouton | + | | [[Alexander Mouton]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1843-1846 | | 1843-1846 | ||
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| − | | Isaac Johnson | + | | [[Isaac Johnson]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1846-1850 | | 1846-1850 | ||
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| − | | Joseph M. Walker | + | | [[Joseph M. Walker]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1850-1853 | | 1850-1853 | ||
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| − | | Paul O. Hebert | + | | [[Paul O. Hebert]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1853-1856 | | 1853-1856 | ||
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| − | | Robert C. Wickcliffe | + | | [[Robert C. Wickcliffe]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1856-1860 | | 1856-1860 | ||
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| − | | Thomas Overton Moore<ref>Governor of Confederate held Louisiana</ref> | + | | [[Thomas Overton Moore]]<ref>Governor of Confederate held Louisiana</ref> |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1860-1864 | | 1860-1864 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Henry Watkins Allen<ref>Governor of Confederate held Louisiana</ref> | + | | [[Henry Watkins Allen]]<ref>Governor of Confederate held Louisiana</ref> |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1864-1865 | | 1864-1865 | ||
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| − | | George F. Shepley<ref>Governor of Union held Louisiana</ref> | + | | [[George F. Shepley]]<ref>Governor of Union held Louisiana</ref> |
| Unionist Democrat | | Unionist Democrat | ||
| 1862-1864 | | 1862-1864 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Michael Hahn<ref>Governor of Union held Louisiana</ref> | + | | [[Michael Hahn]]<ref>Governor of Union held Louisiana</ref> |
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| 1864-1865 | | 1864-1865 | ||
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| − | | James Madison Wells | + | | [[James Madison Wells]] |
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| 1865-1867 | | 1865-1867 | ||
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| − | | Benjamin Franklin Flanders | + | | [[Benjamin Franklin Flanders]] |
| Repblican | | Repblican | ||
| 1867-1868 | | 1867-1868 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Joshua Baker | + | | [[Joshua Baker]] |
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| 1868 | | 1868 | ||
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| − | | Henry Clay Warmoth | + | | [[Henry Clay Warmoth]] |
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| 1868-1872 | | 1868-1872 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | John McEnery | + | | [[John McEnery]] |
| Democrat/Liberal Republican | | Democrat/Liberal Republican | ||
| 1872 | | 1872 | ||
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| − | | P. B. S. Pinchback | + | | [[P. B. S. Pinchback]] |
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| 1872-1873 | | 1872-1873 | ||
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| − | | William Pitt Kellogg | + | | [[William Pitt Kellogg]] |
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| 1873-1877 | | 1873-1877 | ||
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|January 8, 1877 – April 24, 1877 | |January 8, 1877 – April 24, 1877 | ||
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| − | | Francis T. Nicholls | + | | [[Francis T. Nicholls]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1877–1880, 1888-1892 | | 1877–1880, 1888-1892 | ||
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| − | | Louis Alfred Wiltz | + | | [[Louis Alfred Wiltz]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1880-1881 | | 1880-1881 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Samuel Douglas McEnery | + | | [[Samuel Douglas McEnery]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1881-1888 | | 1881-1888 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Murphy James Foster, Sr. | + | | [[Murphy James Foster, Sr.]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1892-1900 | | 1892-1900 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | William Wright Heard | + | | [[William Wright Heard]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1900-1904 | | 1900-1904 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Newton C. Blanchard | + | | [[Newton C. Blanchard]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1904-1908 | | 1904-1908 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Jared Young Sanders, Sr. | + | | [[Jared Young Sanders, Sr.]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1908-1912 | | 1908-1912 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Luther E. Hall | + | | [[Luther E. Hall]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1912-1916 | | 1912-1916 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Ruffin G. Pleasant | + | | [[Ruffin G. Pleasant]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1916-1920 | | 1916-1920 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | John M. Parker | + | | [[John M. Parker]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1920-1924 | | 1920-1924 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Henry L. Fuqua | + | | [[Henry L. Fuqua]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1924-1926 | | 1924-1926 | ||
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| − | | Oramel H. Simpson | + | | [[Oramel H. Simpson]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1926-1928 | | 1926-1928 | ||
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| 1928-1932 | | 1928-1932 | ||
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| − | | Alvin O. King | + | | [[Alvin O. King]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1932 | | 1932 | ||
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| − | | Oscar Kelly Allen | + | | [[Oscar Kelly Allen]] |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1932-1936 | | 1932-1936 | ||
Revision as of 07:09, June 22, 2021
A list of governors from the state of Louisiana.[1][2]
French Governors of Louisiana, First Period
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Sauvole de la Villantry | 1699-1701 |
| Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne De Bienville | 1701–1713, 1716–1717, 1718–1724, 1733-1743 |
| Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac | 1713-1716 |
| Jean-Michel de Lepinay | 1717-1718 |
| Pierre Duque de Boisbriant | 1724-1726 |
| Etienne Perier | 1726-1733 |
| Pierre-Francois de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal | 1743-1753 |
| Louis Billouart | 1753-1763 |
| Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie | 1763-1765 |
| Charles Philippe Aubry | 1765-1769 |
Spanish Governors of Louisiana
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Antonia de Ulloa | 1766-1768 |
| Alejandro O'Reilly | 1769 |
| Luis de Unzaga | 1770-1777 |
| Bernardo de Galvez | 1777-1785 |
| Esteban Rodriguez Miro | 1785-1791 |
| Francisco Luis Hector de Carondelet | 1791-1797 |
| Manuel Gayoso de Lemos | 1797-1799 |
| Sebastian de la Puerta y O'Farril | 1799-1801 |
| Juan Manuel de Salcedo | 1801-1803 |
French Governors of Louisiana, Second Period
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Pierre Clement de Laussat | 1803 |
State Governors of Louisiana
| Name | Party | Years |
|---|---|---|
| William C. C. Claiborne | Democratic Republican | 1803-1816[3] |
| Jaques Phillippe Villere | Democratic Republican | 1816-1820 |
| Thomas Bolling Robertson | National Republican | 1820-1824 |
| Henry S. Thibodaux | National Republican | 1824 |
| Henry S. Johnson | National Republican | 1824-1828 |
| Pierre Auguste Bourguigon Derbigny | Whig/National Republican | 1828-1829 |
| Armand Julie Beauvais | Whig | 1829-1830 |
| Jaques Dupre | Anti-Jacksonian Whig | 1830-1831 |
| Andre Bienvenu Roman | Whig | 1831–1835, 1839-1843 |
| Edward Douglass White | Whig | 1835-1839 |
| Alexander Mouton | Democrat | 1843-1846 |
| Isaac Johnson | Democrat | 1846-1850 |
| Joseph M. Walker | Democrat | 1850-1853 |
| Paul O. Hebert | Democrat | 1853-1856 |
| Robert C. Wickcliffe | Democrat | 1856-1860 |
| Thomas Overton Moore[4] | Democrat | 1860-1864 |
| Henry Watkins Allen[5] | Democrat | 1864-1865 |
| George F. Shepley[6] | Unionist Democrat | 1862-1864 |
| Michael Hahn[7] | Republican | 1864-1865 |
| James Madison Wells | Republican | 1865-1867 |
| Benjamin Franklin Flanders | Repblican | 1867-1868 |
| Joshua Baker | Republican | 1868 |
| Henry Clay Warmoth | Republican | 1868-1872 |
| John McEnery | Democrat/Liberal Republican | 1872 |
| P. B. S. Pinchback | Republican | 1872-1873 |
| William Pitt Kellogg | Republican | 1873-1877 |
| Stephen B. Packard | Republican | January 8, 1877 – April 24, 1877 |
| Francis T. Nicholls | Democrat | 1877–1880, 1888-1892 |
| Louis Alfred Wiltz | Democrat | 1880-1881 |
| Samuel Douglas McEnery | Democrat | 1881-1888 |
| Murphy James Foster, Sr. | Democrat | 1892-1900 |
| William Wright Heard | Democrat | 1900-1904 |
| Newton C. Blanchard | Democrat | 1904-1908 |
| Jared Young Sanders, Sr. | Democrat | 1908-1912 |
| Luther E. Hall | Democrat | 1912-1916 |
| Ruffin G. Pleasant | Democrat | 1916-1920 |
| John M. Parker | Democrat | 1920-1924 |
| Henry L. Fuqua | Democrat | 1924-1926 |
| Oramel H. Simpson | Democrat | 1926-1928 |
| Huey P. Long | Democrat | 1928-1932 |
| Alvin O. King | Democrat | 1932 |
| Oscar Kelly Allen | Democrat | 1932-1936 |
| James A. Noe | Democrat | 1936 |
| Richard Leche | Democrat | 1936-1939 |
| Earl Kemp Long | Democrat | 1939–1940, 1948–1952, 1956-1960 |
| Sam Houston Jones | Democrat | 1940-1944 |
| Jimmie Davis | Democrat | 1944–1948, 1960-1964 |
| Robert F. Kennon | Democrat | 1952-1956 |
| John J. McKeithen | Democrat | 1964-1972 |
| Edwin Edwards | Democrat | 1972–1980, 1984–1988, 1992-1996 |
| David C. Treen | Republican | 1980-1984 |
| Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III | Democrat/Republican[8] | 1988-1992 |
| Murphy James "Mike" Foster, Jr. | Republican | 1992-2004 |
| Kathleen Blanco | Democrat | 2004-2008 |
| Piyash "Bobby" Jindal | Republican | 2008–2016 |
| John Bel Edwards | Democrat | 2016- |
See also
Further reading
- Dawson, Joseph G., III, ed. The Louisiana Governors: From Iberville to Edwards. Louisiana State U. Press, 1990. 297 pp.
- Romero, Sidney J., ed. "My Fellow Citizens . . .": The Inaugural Addresses of Louisiana's Governors. Lafayette: Center for Louisiana Studies, 1980. 386, primary sources
pp.
Notes
- ↑ http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/282/Default.aspx
- ↑ http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/List-of-Governors-of-Louisiana
- ↑ During the period from 1803-1812, Louisiana had not yet gained statehood.
- ↑ Governor of Confederate held Louisiana
- ↑ Governor of Confederate held Louisiana
- ↑ Governor of Union held Louisiana
- ↑ Governor of Union held Louisiana
- ↑ Changed his party affiliation to Republican while in office
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