Party | Governors |
---|---|
Republican | 52 |
Democratic | 21 |
Democratic-Republican | 7 |
Federalist | 3 |
Whig | 1 |
Know Nothing | 1 |
National Republican | 1 |
No Party | 2 |
This is a list of governors of New Hampshire, in the United States. The governor of New Hampshire has a term of two years; the officeholder can seek reelection. The original title was President of New Hampshire. It was changed to "governor" during the term of Josiah Bartlett, though the office itself remained the same.
The longest-serving governor in state history is Federalist John Taylor Gilman, who served as governor for 14 years (albeit nonconsecutive), from 1794 to 1805 and from 1813 to 1816.
The last of the colonial governors of New Hampshire fled in 1775.
Democratic Federalist Democratic-Republican National Republican Whig Republican Know Nothing
# | Image | Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
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1st President | Meshech Weare | June 15, 1776 | June 1, 1785 | Independent | ||
2nd President | John Langdon | June 1, 1785 | June 7, 1786 | Independent | ||
3rd President | John Sullivan | June 7, 1786 | June 4, 1788 | Federalist | ||
(2) | John Langdon | June 4, 1788 | January 22, 1789 | Democratic-Republican | ||
(3) | John Sullivan | January 22, 1789 | June 5, 1790 | Federalist | [1] | |
1st Governor | Josiah Bartlett | June 5, 1790 | June 5, 1794 | Democratic-Republican | [citation needed] | |
2nd Governor | John Taylor Gilman | June 5, 1794 | June 6, 1805 | Federalist | ||
3rd Governor | John Langdon | June 6, 1805 | June 8, 1809 | Democratic-Republican | ||
6 | Jeremiah Smith | June 8, 1809 | June 5, 1810 | Federalist | ||
(2) | John Langdon | June 5, 1810 | June 5, 1812 | Democratic-Republican | ||
7 | William Plumer | June 5, 1812 | June 3, 1813 | Democratic-Republican | ||
(5) | John Taylor Gilman | June 3, 1813 | June 6, 1816 | Federalist | ||
(7) | William Plumer | June 6, 1816 | June 3, 1819 | Democratic-Republican | ||
8 | Samuel Bell | June 3, 1819 | June 5, 1823 | Democratic-Republican | ||
9 | Levi Woodbury | June 5, 1823 | June 3, 1824 | Democratic-Republican | ||
10 | David L. Morril | June 3, 1824 | June 7, 1827 | Democratic-Republican | ||
11 | Benjamin Pierce | June 7, 1827 | June 5, 1828 | Democratic-Republican | ||
12 | John Bell | June 5, 1828 | June 4, 1829 | National Republican | ||
(11) | Benjamin Pierce | June 4, 1829 | June 3, 1830 | Democratic | ||
13 | Matthew Harvey | June 3, 1830 | February 28, 1831 | Democratic | [2] | |
— | Joseph M. Harper | February 28, 1831 | June 2, 1831 | Democratic | [3] | |
14 | Samuel Dinsmoor | June 2, 1831 | June 5, 1834 | Democratic | ||
15 | William Badger | June 5, 1834 | June 2, 1836 | Democratic | ||
16 | Isaac Hill | June 2, 1836 | June 5, 1839 | Democratic | ||
17 | John Page | June 5, 1839 | June 2, 1842 | Democratic | ||
18 | Henry Hubbard | June 2, 1842 | June 6, 1844 | Democratic | ||
19 | John H. Steele | June 6, 1844 | June 4, 1846 | Democratic | ||
20 | Anthony Colby | June 4, 1846 | June 3, 1847 | Whig | ||
21 | Jared W. Williams | June 3, 1847 | June 7, 1849 | Democratic | ||
22 | Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. | June 7, 1849 | June 3, 1852 | Democratic | ||
23 | Noah Martin | June 3, 1852 | June 8, 1854 | Democratic | ||
24 | Nathaniel B. Baker | June 8, 1854 | June 7, 1855 | Democratic | ||
25 | Ralph Metcalf | June 7, 1855 | June 4, 1857 | Know Nothing | ||
26 | William Haile | June 4, 1857 | June 2, 1859 | Republican | ||
27 | Ichabod Goodwin | June 2, 1859 | June 6, 1861 | Republican | ||
28 | Nathaniel S. Berry | June 6, 1861 | June 3, 1863 | Republican | ||
29 | Joseph A. Gilmore | June 3, 1863 | June 8, 1865 | Republican | ||
30 | Frederick Smyth | June 8, 1865 | June 6, 1867 | Republican | ||
31 | Walter Harriman | June 6, 1867 | June 3, 1869 | Republican | ||
32 | Onslow Stearns | June 3, 1869 | June 8, 1871 | Republican | ||
33 | James A. Weston | June 8, 1871 | June 6, 1872 | Democratic | ||
34 | Ezekiel A. Straw | June 6, 1872 | June 3, 1874 | Republican | ||
(33) | James A. Weston | June 3, 1874 | June 10, 1875 | Democratic | ||
35 | Person C. Cheney | June 10, 1875 | June 7, 1877 | Republican | ||
36 | Benjamin F. Prescott | June 7, 1877 | June 5, 1879 | Republican | ||
37 | Natt Head | June 5, 1879 | June 2, 1881 | Republican | ||
38 | Charles H. Bell | June 2, 1881 | June 7, 1883 | Republican | ||
39 | Samuel W. Hale | June 7, 1883 | June 4, 1885 | Republican | ||
40 | Moody Currier | June 4, 1885 | June 2, 1887 | Republican | ||
41 | Charles H. Sawyer | June 2, 1887 | June 6, 1889 | Republican | ||
42 | David H. Goodell | June 6, 1889 | January 8, 1891 | Republican | ||
43 | Hiram A. Tuttle | January 8, 1891 | January 5, 1893 | Republican | ||
44 | John Butler Smith | January 5, 1893 | January 3, 1895 | Republican | ||
45 | Charles A. Busiel | January 3, 1895 | January 7, 1897 | Republican | ||
46 | George A. Ramsdell | January 7, 1897 | January 5, 1899 | Republican | ||
47 | Frank W. Rollins | January 5, 1899 | January 3, 1901 | Republican | ||
48 | Chester B. Jordan | January 3, 1901 | January 1, 1903 | Republican | ||
49 | Nahum J. Bachelder | January 1, 1903 | January 5, 1905 | Republican | ||
50 | John McLane | January 5, 1905 | January 3, 1907 | Republican | ||
51 | Charles M. Floyd | January 3, 1907 | January 7, 1909 | Republican | ||
52 | Henry B. Quinby | January 7, 1909 | January 5, 1911 | Republican | ||
53 | Robert P. Bass | January 5, 1911 | January 2, 1913 | Republican | ||
54 | Samuel D. Felker | January 2, 1913 | January 1, 1915 | Democratic | ||
55 | Rolland H. Spaulding | January 1, 1915 | January 2, 1917 | Republican | ||
56 | Henry W. Keyes | January 2, 1917 | January 6, 1919 | Republican | ||
57 | John H. Bartlett | January 6, 1919 | January 6, 1921 | Republican | ||
58 | Albert O. Brown | January 6, 1921 | January 4, 1923 | Republican | ||
59 | Fred H. Brown | January 4, 1923 | January 1, 1925 | Democratic | ||
60 | John Gilbert Winant | January 1, 1925 | January 6, 1927 | Republican | ||
61 | Huntley N. Spaulding | January 6, 1927 | January 3, 1929 | Republican | ||
62 | Charles W. Tobey | January 3, 1929 | January 1, 1931 | Republican | ||
(60) | John Gilbert Winant | January 1, 1931 | January 3, 1935 | Republican | ||
63 | Styles Bridges | January 3, 1935 | January 7, 1937 | Republican | ||
64 | Francis P. Murphy | January 7, 1937 | January 2, 1941 | Republican | ||
65 | Robert O. Blood | January 2, 1941 | January 4, 1945 | Republican | ||
66 | Charles M. Dale | January 4, 1945 | January 6, 1949 | Republican | ||
67 | Sherman Adams | January 6, 1949 | January 1, 1953 | Republican | ||
68 | Hugh Gregg | January 1, 1953 | January 6, 1955 | Republican | ||
69 | Lane Dwinell | January 6, 1955 | January 1, 1959 | Republican | ||
70 | Wesley Powell | January 1, 1959 | January 3, 1963 | Republican | ||
71 | John W. King | January 3, 1963 | January 2, 1969 | Democratic | ||
72 | Walter R. Peterson Jr. | January 2, 1969 | January 4, 1973 | Republican | ||
73 | Meldrim Thomson Jr. | January 4, 1973 | January 4, 1979 | Republican | ||
74 | Hugh J. Gallen | January 4, 1979 | December 29, 1982 | Democratic | [4] | |
— | Vesta M. Roy | December 29, 1982 | January 6, 1983 | Republican | [4] | |
75 | John H. Sununu | January 6, 1983 | January 4, 1989 | Republican | ||
76 | Judd Gregg | January 4, 1989 | January 2, 1993 | Republican | [5][6] | |
— | Ralph D. Hough | January 2, 1993 | January 7, 1993 | Republican | [5][6] | |
77 | Steve Merrill | January 7, 1993 | January 9, 1997 | Republican | ||
78 | Jeanne Shaheen | January 9, 1997 | January 9, 2003 | Democratic | ||
79 | Craig Benson | January 9, 2003 | January 6, 2005 | Republican | ||
80 | John Lynch | January 6, 2005 | January 3, 2013 | Democratic | ||
81 | Maggie Hassan | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | Democratic | [7] | |
— | Chuck Morse | January 3, 2017 | January 5, 2017 | Republican | [7] | |
82 | Chris Sununu | January 5, 2017 | Incumbent[8] | Republican |
Main article: Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States § New Hampshire |