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! Name!! Party !! Years | ! Name!! Party !! Years | ||
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| − | | | + | | Isaac Shelby |
| Jeffersonian Republican | | Jeffersonian Republican | ||
| 1792-1796 | | 1792-1796 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | James Garrard |
| Jeffersonian Republican | | Jeffersonian Republican | ||
| 1796-1804 | | 1796-1804 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Christopher Greenup |
| Jeffersonian Republican | | Jeffersonian Republican | ||
| 1804-1808 | | 1804-1808 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Charles Scott |
| Jeffersonian Republican | | Jeffersonian Republican | ||
| 1808-1812 | | 1808-1812 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | George Madison |
| Jeffersonian Republican | | Jeffersonian Republican | ||
| 1816 | | 1816 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Gabriel Slaughter |
| Jeffersonian Republican | | Jeffersonian Republican | ||
| 1816-1820 | | 1816-1820 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | John Adair |
| Democratic Republican | | Democratic Republican | ||
| 1820-1824 | | 1820-1824 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Joseph Desha |
| Jeffersonian Republican | | Jeffersonian Republican | ||
| 1824-1828 | | 1824-1828 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Thomas Metcalfe |
| Whig | | Whig | ||
| 1828-1832 | | 1828-1832 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | John Breathitt |
| Jacksonian Democrat | | Jacksonian Democrat | ||
| 1832-1834 | | 1832-1834 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | James Turner Morehead |
| Whig | | Whig | ||
| 1834-1836 | | 1834-1836 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | James Clark |
| Whig | | Whig | ||
| 1836-1839 | | 1836-1839 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Charles Anderson Wickliffe |
| Whig | | Whig | ||
| 1839-1840 | | 1839-1840 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Robert Perkins Letcher |
| Whig | | Whig | ||
| 1840-1844 | | 1840-1844 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | William Owsley |
| Whig | | Whig | ||
| 1844-1848 | | 1844-1848 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | John Jordan Crittenden |
| Whig | | Whig | ||
| 1848-1850 | | 1848-1850 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | John Larue Helm |
| Whig | | Whig | ||
| 1850-1851, 1867 | | 1850-1851, 1867 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Lazarus Whitehead Powell |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1851-1855 | | 1851-1855 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Charles Slaughter Morehead |
| American | | American | ||
| 1855-1859 | | 1855-1859 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Beriah Magoffin |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1859-1862 | | 1859-1862 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | James Fisher Robinson |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1862-1863 | | 1862-1863 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Thomas Elliott Bramlette |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1863-1867 | | 1863-1867 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | John White Stevenson |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1867-1871 | | 1867-1871 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Preston Hopkins Leslie |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1871-1875 | | 1871-1875 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | James Bennett McCreary |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1875-1879, 1911-1915 | | 1875-1879, 1911-1915 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Luke Pryor Blackburn |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1879-1883 | | 1879-1883 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | James Proctor Knott |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1883-1887 | | 1883-1887 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Simon Bolivar Buckner |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1887-1891 | | 1887-1891 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | John Young Brown |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1891-1895 | | 1891-1895 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | William O. Bradley |
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| 1895-1899 | | 1895-1899 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | William Sylvester Taylor |
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| 1899-1900 | | 1899-1900 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | William Goebel |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1900 | | 1900 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1900-1907 | | 1900-1907 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Augustus Everett Willson |
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| 1907-1911 | | 1907-1911 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Augustus Owsley Stanley |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1915-1919 | | 1915-1919 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | James Dixon Black |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1919 | | 1919 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Edwin Porch Morrow |
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| 1919-1923 | | 1919-1923 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | William Jason Fields |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1923-1927 | | 1923-1927 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Flem Davis Sampson |
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| 1927-1931 | | 1927-1931 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Ruby Laffoon |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1931-1935 | | 1931-1935 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Albert Benjamin Chandler |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1935-1939, 1955-1959 | | 1935-1939, 1955-1959 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Keen Johnson |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1939-1943 | | 1939-1943 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Simeon Slavens Willis |
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| 1943-1947 | | 1943-1947 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Earle Chester Clements |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1947-1950 | | 1947-1950 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Lawrence Winchester Wetherby |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1950-1955 | | 1950-1955 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Bert Thomas Combs |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1959-1963 | | 1959-1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Edward Thompson Breathitt |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1963-1967 | | 1963-1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Louie Broady Nunn |
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| 1967-1971 | | 1967-1971 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Wendell Hampton Ford |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1971-1974 | | 1971-1974 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Julian Morton Carroll |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1974-1979 | | 1974-1979 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | John Y. Brown, Jr. |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1979-1983 | | 1979-1983 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Martha Layne Collins |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1983-1987 | | 1983-1987 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Wallace G. Wilkinson |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1987-1991 | | 1987-1991 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Brereton C. Jones |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1991-1995 | | 1991-1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Paul E. Patton |
| Democrat | | Democrat | ||
| 1995-2003 | | 1995-2003 | ||
Revision as of 17:04, June 22, 2021
A list of governors from the state of Kentucky.[1]
| Name | Party | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Shelby | Jeffersonian Republican | 1792-1796 |
| James Garrard | Jeffersonian Republican | 1796-1804 |
| Christopher Greenup | Jeffersonian Republican | 1804-1808 |
| Charles Scott | Jeffersonian Republican | 1808-1812 |
| George Madison | Jeffersonian Republican | 1816 |
| Gabriel Slaughter | Jeffersonian Republican | 1816-1820 |
| John Adair | Democratic Republican | 1820-1824 |
| Joseph Desha | Jeffersonian Republican | 1824-1828 |
| Thomas Metcalfe | Whig | 1828-1832 |
| John Breathitt | Jacksonian Democrat | 1832-1834 |
| James Turner Morehead | Whig | 1834-1836 |
| James Clark | Whig | 1836-1839 |
| Charles Anderson Wickliffe | Whig | 1839-1840 |
| Robert Perkins Letcher | Whig | 1840-1844 |
| William Owsley | Whig | 1844-1848 |
| John Jordan Crittenden | Whig | 1848-1850 |
| John Larue Helm | Whig | 1850-1851, 1867 |
| Lazarus Whitehead Powell | Democrat | 1851-1855 |
| Charles Slaughter Morehead | American | 1855-1859 |
| Beriah Magoffin | Democrat | 1859-1862 |
| James Fisher Robinson | Democrat | 1862-1863 |
| Thomas Elliott Bramlette | Democrat | 1863-1867 |
| John White Stevenson | Democrat | 1867-1871 |
| Preston Hopkins Leslie | Democrat | 1871-1875 |
| James Bennett McCreary | Democrat | 1875-1879, 1911-1915 |
| Luke Pryor Blackburn | Democrat | 1879-1883 |
| James Proctor Knott | Democrat | 1883-1887 |
| Simon Bolivar Buckner | Democrat | 1887-1891 |
| John Young Brown | Democrat | 1891-1895 |
| William O. Bradley | Republican | 1895-1899 |
| William Sylvester Taylor | Republican | 1899-1900 |
| William Goebel | Democrat | 1900 |
| John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham | Democrat | 1900-1907 |
| Augustus Everett Willson | Republican | 1907-1911 |
| Augustus Owsley Stanley | Democrat | 1915-1919 |
| James Dixon Black | Democrat | 1919 |
| Edwin Porch Morrow | Republican | 1919-1923 |
| William Jason Fields | Democrat | 1923-1927 |
| Flem Davis Sampson | Republican | 1927-1931 |
| Ruby Laffoon | Democrat | 1931-1935 |
| Albert Benjamin Chandler | Democrat | 1935-1939, 1955-1959 |
| Keen Johnson | Democrat | 1939-1943 |
| Simeon Slavens Willis | Republican | 1943-1947 |
| Earle Chester Clements | Democrat | 1947-1950 |
| Lawrence Winchester Wetherby | Democrat | 1950-1955 |
| Bert Thomas Combs | Democrat | 1959-1963 |
| Edward Thompson Breathitt | Democrat | 1963-1967 |
| Louie Broady Nunn | Republican | 1967-1971 |
| Wendell Hampton Ford | Democrat | 1971-1974 |
| Julian Morton Carroll | Democrat | 1974-1979 |
| John Y. Brown, Jr. | Democrat | 1979-1983 |
| Martha Layne Collins | Democrat | 1983-1987 |
| Wallace G. Wilkinson | Democrat | 1987-1991 |
| Brereton C. Jones | Democrat | 1991-1995 |
| Paul E. Patton | Democrat | 1995-2003 |
| Ernie Fletcher | Republican | 2003-2007 |
| Steven L. Beshear | Democrat | 2007–2015 |
| Matt Bevin | Republican | 2015–present |
Further reading
- Harrison, Lowell H., ed. Kentucky's Governors, 1792-1985. Lexington: U. Press of Kentucky, 1985. 217 pp.
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