List of Governors of Connecticut

Governor of Connecticut
	; Seal of the Governor;
	; ; Incumbent; Dannel Malloy; since January 5, 2011
Style	His Excellency;
Residence	Connecticut Governor's Residence
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Jonathan Trumbull
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
Salary	$150,000 (2013);
Website	www.ct.gov/governor

The Governor of Connecticut is the elected head of the executive branch of Connecticut's state government, and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly and to convene the legislature.^[2] Unusual among U.S. governors, the Governor of Connecticut has no power to pardon.^[3] The Governor of Connecticut is automatically a member of the state's Bonding Commission. He is an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Connecticut and Yale University.

There have been 68 post-Revolution governors of the state, serving 72 distinct spans in office. The longest terms in office were in the state's early years, when four governors were elected to nine or more one-year terms. The longest was that of the first governor, Jonathan Trumbull, who served over 14 years, but 7 of those as colonial governor; the longest-serving state governor — with no other position included in the term — was his son, Jonathan Trumbull Jr., who served over 11 years. The shortest term was that of Hiram Bingham III, who served only one day before resigning to take an elected seat in the U.S. Senate. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., is noted for a rare third party win in American politics, having been elected to a term in 1990 representing A Connecticut Party.

The current governor is Dannel Malloy, who took office on January 5, 2011.

Governors[edit]

For the period before independence, see the list of colonial governors of Connecticut.

Connecticut was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on January 9, 1788.^[4] Before it declared its independence, Connecticut was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Connecticut did not create a state constitution for itself until several decades after it became a state; until 1818, the state operated under the provisions of its colonial charter. The charter called for the election of a governor every year, but not more than once every two years, with the term commencing on the second Thursday in May.^[5]

The current Constitution of Connecticut, ratified in 1965, calls for a four-year term for the governor,^[6] commencing on the Wednesday after the first Monday in the January following an election.^[7] The previous constitution of 1818 originally had only a one-year term for governor; this was increased to two years in 1875,^[8] and four years in 1948.^[9] The 1875 amendment also set the start date of the term to its current date; before then, it was the first Wednesday in the May following an election.^[10] The constitution provides for the election of a lieutenant governor for the same term as the governor. The two offices are elected on the same ticket; this provision was added in 1962.^[11] In the event of a vacancy in the office of governor, the lieutenant governor becomes governor.^[12] Before the adoption of the 1965 constitution, the lieutenant governor only acted as governor.^[13] There is no limit of any kind on the number of terms one may serve.

Governors of the State of Connecticut^[a]
No.^[b]		Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor^[c]^[d]
16	Jonathan Trumbull	October 10, 1776 – May 13, 1784 (not candidate for election)	No party	1776^[e]		Matthew Griswold
				1777
				1778
				1779
				1780
				1781
				1782
				1783
17	Matthew Griswold	May 13, 1784 – May 11, 1786 (lost election)^[16]	Federalist	1784		Samuel Huntington
17	Matthew Griswold	May 13, 1784 – May 11, 1786 (lost election)^[16]	Federalist	1785		Samuel Huntington
18	Samuel Huntington	May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796 (died in office)	Federalist	1786		Oliver Wolcott
				1787
				1788
				1789
				1790
				1791
				1792
				1793
				1794
				1795
19	Oliver Wolcott	January 5, 1796 – December 1, 1797 (died in office)	Federalist	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
				1796		Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
				1797		Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
20	Jonathan Trumbull Jr.	December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office)	Federalist	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
				1798		John Treadwell
				1799
				1800
				1801
				1802
				1803
				1804
				1805
				1806
				1807
				1808
				1809
21	John Treadwell	August 7, 1809 – May 9, 1811 (lost election)^[17]	Federalist	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
21	John Treadwell	August 7, 1809 – May 9, 1811 (lost election)^[17]	Federalist	1810		Roger Griswold
22	Roger Griswold	May 9, 1811 – October 25, 1812 (died in office)	Federalist	1811		John Cotton Smith
22	Roger Griswold	May 9, 1811 – October 25, 1812 (died in office)	Federalist	1812		John Cotton Smith
23	John Cotton Smith	October 25, 1812 – May 8, 1817 (lost election)	Federalist	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
				1813		Chauncey Goodrich (died August 18, 1815)
				1814
				1815
				1815	Vacant
				1816		Jonathan Ingersoll^[f] (died January 12, 1823)
24	Oliver Wolcott Jr.	May 8, 1817 – May 2, 1827 (lost election)	Toleration Republican	1817
				1818
				1819
				1820
				1821
				1822
				1822	Vacant
				1823		David Plant^[g]
				1824
				1825
				1826
25	Gideon Tomlinson	May 2, 1827 – March 2, 1831 (resigned)^[h]	Democratic- Republican	1827		John Samuel Peters^[g]
				1828
				1829
				1830
26	John Samuel Peters	March 2, 1831 – May 1, 1833 (lost election)	National Republican	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
				1831		Thaddeus Betts
				1832		Thaddeus Betts
27	Henry W. Edwards	May 1, 1833 – May 7, 1834 (lost election)	Democratic	1833		Ebenezer Stoddard
28	Samuel A. Foot	May 7, 1834 – May 6, 1835 (lost election)	Whig	1834		Thaddeus Betts
29	Henry W. Edwards	May 6, 1835 – May 2, 1838 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1835		Ebenezer Stoddard
				1836
				1837
30	William W. Ellsworth	May 2, 1838 – May 4, 1842 (lost election)	Whig	1838		Charles Hawley
				1839
				1840
				1841
31	Chauncey Fitch Cleveland	May 4, 1842 – May 1, 1844 (lost election)	Democratic	1842		William S. Holabird
31	Chauncey Fitch Cleveland	May 4, 1842 – May 1, 1844 (lost election)	Democratic	1843		William S. Holabird
32	Roger Sherman Baldwin	May 1, 1844 – May 6, 1846 (not candidate for election)	Whig	1844		Reuben Booth
32	Roger Sherman Baldwin	May 1, 1844 – May 6, 1846 (not candidate for election)	Whig	1845		Reuben Booth
33	Isaac Toucey	May 6, 1846 – May 5, 1847 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1846		Noyes Billings
34	Clark Bissell	May 5, 1847 – May 2, 1849 (not candidate for election)	Whig	1847		Charles J. McCurdy
34	Clark Bissell	May 5, 1847 – May 2, 1849 (not candidate for election)	Whig	1848		Charles J. McCurdy
35	Joseph Trumbull	May 2, 1849 – May 4, 1850^[i] (not candidate for election)	Whig	1849		Thomas Backus
36	Thomas H. Seymour	May 4, 1850^[i] – October 13, 1853 (resigned)^[j]	Democratic	1850		Charles H. Pond
				1851		Green Kendrick
				1852		Charles H. Pond
				1853		Charles H. Pond
37	Charles H. Pond	October 13, 1853 – May 3, 1854 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
38	Henry Dutton	May 3, 1854 – May 2, 1855 (lost election)	Whig	1854		Alexander H. Holley
39	William T. Minor	May 2, 1855 – May 6, 1857 (not candidate for election)	American	1855		William Field
39	William T. Minor	May 2, 1855 – May 6, 1857 (not candidate for election)	American	1856		Albert Day
40	Alexander H. Holley	May 6, 1857 – May 5, 1858 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1857		Alfred A. Burnham
41	William Alfred Buckingham	May 5, 1858 – May 2, 1866 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1858		Julius Catlin
				1859
				1860
				1861		Benjamin Douglas
				1862		Roger Averill
				1863
				1864
				1865
42	Joseph Roswell Hawley	May 2, 1866 – May 1, 1867 (lost election)	Republican	1866		Oliver Winchester
43	James E. English	May 1, 1867 – May 5, 1869 (lost election)	Democratic	1867		Ephraim H. Hyde
43	James E. English	May 1, 1867 – May 5, 1869 (lost election)	Democratic	1868		Ephraim H. Hyde
44	Marshall Jewell	May 5, 1869 – May 4, 1870 (lost election)	Republican	1869		Francis Wayland III
45	James E. English	May 4, 1870 – May 16, 1871 (lost election)^[k]	Democratic	1870		Julius Hotchkiss
46	Marshall Jewell	May 16, 1871 – May 7, 1873 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1871^[k]		Morris Tyler
46	Marshall Jewell	May 16, 1871 – May 7, 1873 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1872		Morris Tyler
47	Charles Roberts Ingersoll	May 7, 1873 – January 3, 1877 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1873		George G. Sill
				1874
				1875^[l]
48	Richard D. Hubbard	January 3, 1877 – January 9, 1879^[m] (lost election)	Democratic	1876^[n]		Francis Loomis
49	Charles B. Andrews	January 9, 1879^[m] – January 5, 1881 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1878		David Gallup
50	Hobart B. Bigelow	January 5, 1881 – January 3, 1883 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1880		William H. Bulkeley
51	Thomas M. Waller	January 3, 1883 – January 8, 1885^[o] (lost election)	Democratic	1882		George G. Sumner
52	Henry Baldwin Harrison	January 8, 1885^[o] – January 7, 1887^[p] (not candidate for election)	Republican	1884		Lorrin A. Cooke
53	Phineas C. Lounsbury	January 7, 1887^[p] – January 10, 1889^[q] (not candidate for election)	Republican	1886		James L. Howard
54	Morgan Bulkeley	January 10, 1889^[q] – January 4, 1893 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1888		Samuel E. Merwin
54	Morgan Bulkeley		Republican	1890^[r]		Samuel E. Merwin
55	Luzon B. Morris	January 4, 1893 – January 9, 1895 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1892		Ernest Cady
56	Owen Vincent Coffin	January 9, 1895 – January 6, 1897 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1894		Lorrin A. Cooke
57	Lorrin A. Cooke	January 6, 1897 – January 4, 1899 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1896		James D. Dewell
58	George E. Lounsbury	January 4, 1899 – January 9, 1901 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1898		Lyman A. Mills
59	George P. McLean	January 9, 1901 – January 7, 1903 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1900		Edwin O. Keeler
60	Abiram Chamberlain	January 7, 1903 – January 4, 1905 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1902		Henry Roberts
61	Henry Roberts	January 4, 1905 – January 9, 1907 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1904		Rollin S. Woodruff
62	Rollin S. Woodruff	January 9, 1907 – January 6, 1909 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1906		Everett J. Lake
63	George L. Lilley	January 6, 1909 – April 21, 1909 (died in office)	Republican	1908		Frank B. Weeks
64	Frank B. Weeks	April 21, 1909 – January 4, 1911 (not candidate for election)	Republican	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
65	Simeon Eben Baldwin	January 4, 1911 – January 6, 1915 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1910		Dennis A. Blakeslee^[s]
65	Simeon Eben Baldwin		Democratic	1912		Lyman T. Tingier
66	Marcus H. Holcomb	January 6, 1915 – January 5, 1921 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1914		Clifford B. Wilson
				1916
				1918
67	Everett J. Lake	January 5, 1921 – January 3, 1923 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1920		Charles A. Templeton
68	Charles A. Templeton	January 3, 1923 – January 7, 1925 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1922		Hiram Bingham III
69	Hiram Bingham III	January 7, 1925 – January 8, 1925 (resigned)^[t]	Republican	1924		John H. Trumbull
70	John H. Trumbull	January 8, 1925 – January 7, 1931 (not candidate for election)	Republican	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor^[u]
				1926		J. Edwin Brainard
				1928		Ernest E. Rogers
71	Wilbur Lucius Cross	January 7, 1931 – January 4, 1939 (lost election)	Democratic	1930		Samuel R. Spencer^[s]
				1932		Roy C. Wilcox^[s]
				1934		T. Frank Hayes
				1936		T. Frank Hayes
72	Raymond E. Baldwin	January 4, 1939 – January 8, 1941 (lost election)	Republican	1938		James L. McConaughy
73	Robert A. Hurley	January 8, 1941 – January 6, 1943 (lost election)	Democratic	1940		Odell Shepard
74	Raymond E. Baldwin	January 6, 1943 – December 27, 1946 (resigned)^[v]	Republican	1942		William L. Hadden
74	Raymond E. Baldwin	January 6, 1943 – December 27, 1946 (resigned)^[v]	Republican	1944		Charles Wilbert Snow^[w]
75	Charles Wilbert Snow	December 27, 1946 – January 8, 1947 (successor took office)	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor
76	James L. McConaughy	January 8, 1947 – March 7, 1948 (died in office)	Republican	1946		James C. Shannon
77	James C. Shannon	March 7, 1948 – January 5, 1949 (lost election)	Republican	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor^[x]
78	Chester Bowles	January 5, 1949 – January 3, 1951 (lost election)	Democratic	1948		William T. Carroll
79	John Davis Lodge	January 3, 1951 – January 5, 1955 (lost election)	Republican	1950^[y]		Edward N. Allen
80	Abraham Ribicoff	January 5, 1955 – January 21, 1961 (resigned)^[z]	Democratic	1954		Charles W. Jewett
80	Abraham Ribicoff	January 5, 1955 – January 21, 1961 (resigned)^[z]	Democratic	1958		John N. Dempsey
81	John N. Dempsey	January 21, 1961 – January 6, 1971 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Acting as Governor^[aa]
				1962		Samuel J. Tedesco (resigned January 15, 1966)
				1962		Fred J. Doocy
				1966		Attilio R. Frassinelli
82	Thomas Meskill	January 6, 1971 – January 8, 1975 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1970		T. Clark Hull (resigned June 1, 1973)
82	Thomas Meskill		Republican	1970		Peter L. Cashman
83	Ella Grasso	January 8, 1975 – December 31, 1980 (resigned)^[ab]	Democratic	1974		Robert K. Killian
83	Ella Grasso	January 8, 1975 – December 31, 1980 (resigned)^[ab]	Democratic	1978		William A. O'Neill
84	William A. O'Neill	December 31, 1980 – January 9, 1991 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor		Joseph J. Fauliso
				1982
				1986
85	Lowell Weicker	January 9, 1991 – January 4, 1995 (not candidate for election)	A Connecticut Party	1990		Eunice Groark
86	John G. Rowland	January 4, 1995 – July 1, 2004 (resigned)^[ac]	Republican	1994		Jodi Rell
				1998
				2002
87	Jodi Rell	July 1, 2004 – January 5, 2011 (not candidate for election)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor		Kevin Sullivan^[w]
87	Jodi Rell	July 1, 2004 – January 5, 2011 (not candidate for election)	Republican	2006		Michael Fedele
88	Dannel Malloy	January 5, 2011 – present^[ad]	Democratic	2010		Nancy Wyman
88	Dannel Malloy	January 5, 2011 – present^[ad]	Democratic	2014		Nancy Wyman
89	Ned Lamont	Governor-elect takes office January 9, 2019^[ae]	Democratic	2018		Susan Bysiewicz

Notes[edit]

^ Data is sourced from the National Governors Association, unless supplemental references are required.

^ According to the Connecticut State Library, the official listing goes back to the first governor of Connecticut Colony in 1639, and did not include repeat governors serving non-consecutive terms in the colonial period; this makes Trumbull the 16th governor.^[14] The official numbering since statehood includes repeat and acting governors.

^ The office of Lieutenant Governor was known as Deputy-Governor under the colonial charter, but the name 'Lieutenant Governor' was predominantly used after independence.^[5]

^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.

^ The Connecticut General Assembly approved the United States Declaration of Independence on October 10, 1776, and resolved that the state's government would continue as established under the charter. So, as colonial governor, Jonathan Trumbull became state governor, serving roughly 14 years total.^[15]

^ Represented the Democratic-Republican Party.

^ ^a^b Represented the National Republican Party.

^ Tomlinson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.^[18]

^ ^a^b The constitutional start date for the term in 1850 was May 1; the delay may be because Seymour was chosen by the legislature after a close election.^[19]

^ Seymour resigned to be U.S. Minister to Russia.^[19]

^ ^a^b James English won the popular vote, but a canvassing committee found the election was fraudulent, and named Jewell governor several days into the term.^[20]

^ This term was lengthened by 7 months due to a constitutional amendment moving the election schedule.

^ ^a^b The constitutional start date for the term in 1879 was January 8; the delay may be because Andrews was chosen by the legislature after a close election.^[21]^[22]

^ First term under a constitutional amendment which lengthened terms to two years.

^ ^a^b The constitutional start date for the term in 1885 was January 7; the delay may be because Harrison was chosen by the legislature after a close election.^[23]

^ ^a^b The constitutional start date for the term in 1887 was January 5; the delay may be because Lounsbury was chosen by the legislature after a close election.^[24]

^ ^a^b The constitutional start date for the term in 1889 was January 9; the delay may be because Bulkeley was chosen by the legislature after a close election.^[25]

^ Morgan Bulkeley did not run for re-election in 1890, but due to such a close contest and controversies, the results were not certified, and the legislature spent two years debating the issue; Bulkeley essentially served as governor by default.^[25]

^ ^a^b^c Represented the Republican Party.

^ Bingham resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.^[26]

^ Since Trumbull took over only one day into the term, nearly all sources describe J. Edwin Brainard as lieutenant governor during this term; however, constitutionally, he would have remained president of the senate and only acted as lieutenant governor. At least one contemporary news source describes him as such.^[27]

^ Baldwin resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.^[28]

^ ^a^b Represented the Democratic Party.

^ Robert E. Parsons is always listed as serving as lieutenant governor during this term, but constitutionally he likely would have remained president of the senate. However, questions were raised over whether or not they should fully succeed to the next office.^[29]

^ First term under a constitution amendment which lengthened terms to four years.

^ Ribicoff resigned to become United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.^[30]

^ Anthony J. Armentano is always listed as serving as lieutenant governor during this term, but constitutionally he likely would have remained president of the senate. This is the last time such a confusion would exist, as the 1965 constitution established a solid line of succession.

^ Grasso resigned due to ovarian cancer.^[31]

^ Rowland resigned due to a federal corruption investigation;^[32] he later pleaded guilty to corruption.^[33]

^ Malloy's second term expires on January 9, 2019; he lost election.

^ Lamont's first term begins on January 9, 2019, and expires on January 4, 2023.

References[edit]

General

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Constitutions

"Constitution of the State of Connecticut". Connecticut State Library. 1965. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.

"Constitution of the State of Connecticut". Secretary of the State of Connecticut. 1818. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved February 21, 2009.

"Charter of the Colony of Connecticut". National Humanities Institute. 1662. Retrieved February 21, 2009.

Specific

^ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

^ CT Const. art. IV

^ "Pardons Power in Connecticut". Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2008.

^ "Today in History: January 9". Library of Congress. Retrieved February 21, 2009.

^ ^a^b 1662 Charter

^ CT Const. art. IV, § 1

^ CT Const. art. IV, § 2

^ 1818 Const. amendment XVI

^ 1818 Const. amendment XLV

^ 1818 Const. art. IV § 1

^ 1818 Const. new amendment VII

^ CT Const. art. IV § 19

^ 1818 Const. art. IV § 14

^ "Roster of Connecticut Governors". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved April 4, 2008.

^ "Jonathan Trumbull". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

^ "Matthew Griswold". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

^ "John Treadwell". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

^ "Gideon Tomlinson". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

^ ^a^b "Thomas H. Seymour". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

^ "James Edward English". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

^ "Charles Bartlett Andrews". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

^ "Governor Andrews' First Message". New York Herald. New York City. January 10, 1879. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

^ "Henry Baldwin Harrison". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

^ "Phineas Chapman Lounsbury". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

^ ^a^b "Morgan Gardner Bulkeley". National Governors Association. Retrieved August 29, 2016.

^ "Hiram Bingham". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

^ "Unknown title". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. January 11, 1925. Retrieved December 18, 2018. Acting Lieutenant-Governor Brainard, once a foundry hand...

^ "Raymond Early Baldwin". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

^ "Doubt Cast on Parsons's Right to Title". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. March 31, 1948. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

^ "Abraham Alexander Ribicoff". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

^ "Ella T. Grasso". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

^ William Yardley; Stacey Stowe; Avi Salzman and Alison Leigh Cowan (June 22, 2004). "Connecticut's Governor Steps Down". The New York Times.CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link)

^ Robert D. McFadden (December 24, 2004). "An Ex-Governor Says He's Guilty". The New York Times.

External links[edit]

Office of the Governor of Connecticut

[14] Data is sourced from the National Governors Association, unless supplemental references are required.

[16] According to the Connecticut State Library, the official listing goes back to the first governor of Connecticut Colony in 1639, and did not include repeat governors serving non-consecutive terms in the colonial period; this makes Trumbull the 16th governor.^[14] The official numbering since statehood includes repeat and acting governors.

[17] The office of Lieutenant Governor was known as Deputy-Governor under the colonial charter, but the name 'Lieutenant Governor' was predominantly used after independence.^[5]

[18] Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.

[20] The Connecticut General Assembly approved the United States Declaration of Independence on October 10, 1776, and resolved that the state's government would continue as established under the charter. So, as colonial governor, Jonathan Trumbull became state governor, serving roughly 14 years total.^[15]

[23] Represented the Democratic-Republican Party.

[lt-natrep-24] Represented the National Republican Party.

[26] Tomlinson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.^[18]

[date-1850-27] The constitutional start date for the term in 1850 was May 1; the delay may be because Seymour was chosen by the legislature after a close election.^[19]

[29] Seymour resigned to be U.S. Minister to Russia.^[19]

[elect-1871-30] James English won the popular vote, but a canvassing committee found the election was fraudulent, and named Jewell governor several days into the term.^[20]

[32] This term was lengthened by 7 months due to a constitutional amendment moving the election schedule.

[date-1879-33] The constitutional start date for the term in 1879 was January 8; the delay may be because Andrews was chosen by the legislature after a close election.^[21]^[22]

[34] First term under a constitutional amendment which lengthened terms to two years.

[date-1885-37] The constitutional start date for the term in 1885 was January 7; the delay may be because Harrison was chosen by the legislature after a close election.^[23]

[date-1887-39] The constitutional start date for the term in 1887 was January 5; the delay may be because Lounsbury was chosen by the legislature after a close election.^[24]

[date-1889-41] The constitutional start date for the term in 1889 was January 9; the delay may be because Bulkeley was chosen by the legislature after a close election.^[25]

[43] Morgan Bulkeley did not run for re-election in 1890, but due to such a close contest and controversies, the results were not certified, and the legislature spent two years debating the issue; Bulkeley essentially served as governor by default.^[25]

[lt-rep-44] Represented the Republican Party.

[46] Bingham resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.^[26]

[48] Since Trumbull took over only one day into the term, nearly all sources describe J. Edwin Brainard as lieutenant governor during this term; however, constitutionally, he would have remained president of the senate and only acted as lieutenant governor. At least one contemporary news source describes him as such.^[27]

[50] Baldwin resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.^[28]

[lt-dem-51] Represented the Democratic Party.

[53] Robert E. Parsons is always listed as serving as lieutenant governor during this term, but constitutionally he likely would have remained president of the senate. However, questions were raised over whether or not they should fully succeed to the next office.^[29]

[54] First term under a constitution amendment which lengthened terms to four years.

[56] Ribicoff resigned to become United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.^[30]

[57] Anthony J. Armentano is always listed as serving as lieutenant governor during this term, but constitutionally he likely would have remained president of the senate. This is the last time such a confusion would exist, as the 1965 constitution established a solid line of succession.

[59] Grasso resigned due to ovarian cancer.^[31]

[62] Rowland resigned due to a federal corruption investigation;^[32] he later pleaded guilty to corruption.^[33]

[63] Malloy's second term expires on January 9, 2019; he lost election.

[64] Lamont's first term begins on January 9, 2019, and expires on January 4, 2023.

[1] "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

[2] CT Const. art. IV

[3] "Pardons Power in Connecticut". Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2008.

[todayinhist-0109-4] "Today in History: January 9". Library of Congress. Retrieved February 21, 2009.

[charter-5] 1662 Charter

[6] CT Const. art. IV, § 1

[7] CT Const. art. IV, § 2

[8] 1818 Const. amendment XVI

[9] 1818 Const. amendment XLV

[10] 1818 Const. art. IV § 1

[11] 1818 Const. new amendment VII

[12] CT Const. art. IV § 19

[13] 1818 Const. art. IV § 14

[15] "Roster of Connecticut Governors". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved April 4, 2008.

[19] "Jonathan Trumbull". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

[21] "Matthew Griswold". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

[22] "John Treadwell". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

[nga-tomlinson-25] "Gideon Tomlinson". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

[nga-seymour-28] "Thomas H. Seymour". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

[nga-english-31] "James Edward English". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

[nga-andrews-35] "Charles Bartlett Andrews". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[36] "Governor Andrews' First Message". New York Herald. New York City. January 10, 1879. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[nga-harrison-38] "Henry Baldwin Harrison". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[nga-lounsbury-40] "Phineas Chapman Lounsbury". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[nga-bulkeley-42] "Morgan Gardner Bulkeley". National Governors Association. Retrieved August 29, 2016.

[nga-bingham-45] "Hiram Bingham". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

[47] "Unknown title". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. January 11, 1925. Retrieved December 18, 2018. Acting Lieutenant-Governor Brainard, once a foundry hand...

[nga-baldwin-49] "Raymond Early Baldwin". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

[52] "Doubt Cast on Parsons's Right to Title". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. March 31, 1948. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

[nga-ribicoff-55] "Abraham Alexander Ribicoff". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

[nga-grasso-58] "Ella T. Grasso". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

[60] William Yardley; Stacey Stowe; Avi Salzman and Alison Leigh Cowan (June 22, 2004). "Connecticut's Governor Steps Down". The New York Times.CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link)

[61] Robert D. McFadden (December 24, 2004). "An Ex-Governor Says He's Guilty". The New York Times.

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