List Of Governors Of Washington: Wiki list article
The Governor of Washington is the leader of the Executive branch of the State of Washington's government.
Jay Inslee is currently serving as governor.
| Governor of Washington | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honorable |
| Residence | Washington Governor's Mansion |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Elisha P. Ferry |
| Formation | November 11, 1889 |
| Deputy | Brad Owen |
| Salary | $166,891 (2010) |
| Website | www.governor.wa.gov |
Governors
Governors of the Territory of Washington
| Governor | Took office | Left office | Appointed by | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Isaac Stevens | December 3, 1853 | August 11, 1857 | Franklin Pierce | ||
 | LaFayette McMullen | September 10, 1857 | July 1858 | James Buchanan | ||
 | Richard D. Gholson | July 15, 1859 | February 14, 1861 | James Buchanan | ||
 | William H. Wallace | Appointed April 9, 1861 | — | Abraham Lincoln | ||
 | William Pickering | June 1862 | January 8, 1867 | Abraham Lincoln | ||
 | George E. Cole | January 8, 1867 | March 4, 1867 | Andrew Johnson | ||
 | Marshall F. Moore | August 26, 1867 | 1869 | Andrew Johnson | ||
 | Alvan Flanders | April 5, 1869 | March 14, 1870 | Ulysses S. Grant | ||
 | Edward Selig Salomon | Appointed March 4, 1870 | April 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant | ||
 | Elisha Peyre Ferry | Appointed April 26, 1872 | November 1, 1880 | Ulysses S. Grant | ||
 | William Augustus Newell | November 1, 1880 | 1884 | Rutherford B. Hayes | ||
 | Watson Carvasso Squire | Appointed July 2, 1884 | April 1887 | Chester A. Arthur | ||
 | Eugene Semple | Appointed April 9, 1887 | 1889 | Grover Cleveland | ||
 | Miles Conway Moore | April 9, 1889 | November 11, 1889 | Benjamin Harrison | ||
Governors of the State of Washington
Washington became a state on November 11, 1889. The term for governor is four years,. It begins on the second Monday in the January after the election.
- Parties
Democratic (11) Populist (1) Republican (12)
(above numbering includes one governor twice)
| # | Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Lt. Governor | Terms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Elisha Peyre Ferry August 9, 1825 – October 14, 1895 (Aged 70) | November 11, 1889 | January 9, 1893 | Republican | Charles E. Laughton | 1 | ||
| 2 |  | John McGraw October 4, 1850 – June 23, 1910 (Aged 59) | January 9, 1893 | January 11, 1897 | Republican | F. H. Luce | 1 | ||
| 3 |  | John Rankin Rogers September 4, 1838 – December 26, 1901 (Aged 63) | January 11, 1897 | December 26, 1901 | Populist | Thurston Daniels | 1 1⁄2 | ||
| Democratic | Henry McBride | ||||||||
| 4 |  | Henry McBride February 7, 1856- October 7, 1937 (Aged 81) | December 26, 1901 | January 9, 1905 | Republican | Vacant | 1⁄2 | ||
| 5 |  | Albert Edward Mead December 14, 1861 – March 19, 1913 (Aged 51) | January 9, 1905 | January 27, 1909 | Republican | Charles E. Coon | 1 | ||
| 6 |  | Samuel G. Cosgrove April 10, 1847 – March 28, 1909 (Aged 61) | January 27, 1909 | March 28, 1909 | Republican | Marion E. Hay | 1⁄2 | ||
| 7 |  | Marion E. Hay December 9, 1865 – November 21, 1933 (Aged 67) | March 28, 1909 | January 11, 1913 | Republican | Vacant | 1⁄2 | ||
| 8 |  | Ernest Lister June 15, 1870 – June 14, 1919 (Aged 48) | January 11, 1913 | February 13, 1919 | Democratic | Louis Folwell Hart | 1 1⁄2 | ||
| 9 |  | Louis Folwell Hart January 4, 1862 – December 4, 1929 (Aged 67) | February 13, 1919 | January 12, 1925 | Republican | Vacant | 1 1⁄2 | ||
| William J. Coyle | |||||||||
| 10 |  | Roland H. Hartley June 26, 1864 – September 21, 1952 (Aged 88) | January 12, 1925 | January 9, 1933 | Republican | W. Lon Johnson | 2 | ||
| John Arthur Gellatly | |||||||||
| 11 |  | Clarence D. Martin June 29, 1886 – August 11, 1955 (Aged 69) | January 9, 1933 | January 13, 1941 | Democratic | Victor A. Meyers | 2 | ||
| 12 | .jpg) | Arthur B. Langlie July 25, 1900 – July 24, 1966 (Aged 65) | January 13, 1941 | January 8, 1945 | Republican | Victor A. Meyers | 1 | ||
| 13 |  | Monrad C. Wallgren April 17, 1891 – September 18, 1961 (Aged 70) | January 8, 1945 | January 12, 1949 | Democratic | Victor A. Meyers | 1 | ||
| 14 | | Arthur B. Langlie July 25, 1900 – July 24, 1966 (Aged 65) | January 12, 1949 | January 14, 1957 | Republican | Victor A. Meyers | 2 | ||
| Emmett T. Anderson | |||||||||
| 15 | .jpg) | Albert Rosellini January 21, 1910 – October 10, 2011 (Aged 101) | January 14, 1957 | January 11, 1965 | Democratic | John A. Cherberg | 2 | ||
| 16 |  | Daniel J. Evans October 16, 1925 | January 11, 1965 | January 12, 1977 | Republican | John A. Cherberg | 3 | ||
| 17 | .jpg) | Dixy Lee Ray September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994 (Aged 79) | January 12, 1977 | January 14, 1981 | Democratic | John A. Cherberg | 1 | ||
| 18 |  | John Spellman December 29, 1926 – January 15, 2018 (Aged 91) | January 14, 1981 | January 16, 1985 | Republican | John A. Cherberg | 1 | ||
| 19 |  | Booth Gardner August 21, 1936 – March 15, 2013 (Aged 76) | January 16, 1985 | January 13, 1993 | Democratic | John A. Cherberg | 2 | ||
| Joel Pritchard | |||||||||
| 20 |  | Mike Lowry March 8, 1939 – May 1, 2017 (Aged 78) | January 13, 1993 | January 15, 1997 | Democratic | Joel Pritchard | 1 | ||
| 21 |  | Gary Locke January 21, 1950 | January 15, 1997 | January 12, 2005 | Democratic | Brad Owen | 2 | ||
| 22 | .jpg) | Christine Gregoire March 24, 1947 | January 12, 2005 | January 16, 2013 | Democratic | Brad Owen | 2 | ||
| 23 | .jpg) | Jay Inslee February 9, 1951 | January 16, 2013 | Incumbent | Democratic | Brad Owen | 2 | ||
| Cyrus Habib | |||||||||
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References
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