Missouri: State Governors: 1819-1865

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Missouri: State Governors: 1820-1865
Governor of the State of Missouri
19 Sep 1820 - 17 Nov 1824	Alexander McNair
17 Nov 1824 - 4 Aug 1825	Frederick Bates [1]
President pro tempore of the Senate, and Exercising the Powers of Governor of the State of Missouri
4 Aug 1825 - 20 Jan 1826	Abraham Jude Williams
Governor of the State of Missouri
20 Jan 1826 - 21 Nov 1832	John Miller
21 Nov 1832 - 30 Sep 1836	Daniel Dunklin
Acting Governor of the State of Missouri
30 Sep 1836 - 23 Nov 1836	Lilburn Williams Boggs
Governor of the State of Missouri
23 Nov 1836 - 18 Nov 1840	Lilburn Williams Boggs
18 Nov 1840 - 9 Feb 1844	Thomas Reynolds
9 Feb 1844 - 20 Nov 1844	Meredith Miles Marmaduke
20 Nov 1844 - 27 Dec 1848	John Cummins Edwards
27 Dec 1848 - 3 Jan 1853	Austin Augustus King
3 Jan 1853 - 5 Jan 1857	Sterling Price
5 Jan 1857 - 27 Feb 1857	Trusten W. Polk
27 Feb 1857 - 22 Oct 1857	Hancock Lee Jackson
22 Oct 1857 - 3 Jan 1861	Robert Marcellus Stewart
3 Jan 1861 - 30 Jul 1861	Claiborne Fox Jackson [2]
31 Jul 1861 - 31 Jan 1864	Hamilton Rowan Gamble
31 Jan 1864 - 2 Jan 1865	Willard Preble Hall


[1]	The death of Bates was incorrectly reported as having occurred on 2 Aug 1825 in the Missouri Republican, 8 Aug 1825.
[2]	The offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor were declared vacant in accordance with Section 1 of An Ordinance Providing for Certain Amendments to the Constitution, passed by the Constitutional Convention (30 Jul 1861) held in Jefferson City after its occupation by the pro-Union forces (Missouri State Convention Journal, July 1861, pp. 20-23; Missouri State Convention Journal, October 1861, Appendix, pp. 3-4). Jackson refused to recognize his removal from the office and continued in dissidence, administering the government in parts of the State of Missouri not occupied by the United States. He left Missouri in late 1861 and died in Little Rock, Arkansas, 7 Dec 1862.

Last update: 29 Nov 2023