List of Governors of New Jersey

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This is a list of those who have served as Governor of New Jersey. Traditionally, only elected governors are considered in the numeration of the governors, hence William Livingston is often given the honor of being the first Governor of New Jersey. However, legislation signed on January 10, 2006 allowed those acting governors who had served at least 180 days to drop the "acting" from their title to become "Governor". This changed Donald DiFrancesco and Richard Codey's titles retroactively and also affected Jim McGreevey's numbering.

Contents

1 Governors under the Proprietors (1665–1674)
2 Governors of
3 Governors of
4 Governors under Royal Government (1703–1776)

4.1 Governors of New York and New Jersey (1703–1738)
4.2 Governors of New Jersey only (1738–1776)

5 Governors under representative government (1776—)

5.1 Governors under the 1776 N.J. Constitution (1776–1844)
5.2 Governors under the 1844 N.J. Constitution (1844–1946)
5.3 Governors under the 1947 N.J. Constitution (1947—)

6 See also
7 Reference
8 External links

Governors under the Proprietors (1665–1674)

Philip Carteret	1665–1672
John Berry	1672–1673
Anthony Colve	1673–1674

Governors of

Philip Carteret 1674–1682
Robert Barclay 1682–1688
1682–1683 Deputy: Thomas Rudyard
1683–1686 Deputy: Gawen Lawrie
1686–1687 Deputy: Lord Neill Campbell
1687–1690 Deputy: Andrew Hamilton
Edmund Andros 1688–1689
Andrew Hamilton 1692–1697
Jeremiah Basse 1698–1699
Andrew Hamilton 1699–1702

Philip Carteret	1674–1682
Robert Barclay	1682–1688
	1682–1683	Deputy: Thomas Rudyard
1683–1686	Deputy: Gawen Lawrie
1686–1687	Deputy: Lord Neill Campbell
1687–1690	Deputy: Andrew Hamilton
Edmund Andros	1688–1689
Andrew Hamilton	1692–1697
Jeremiah Basse	1698–1699
Andrew Hamilton	1699–1702

Governors of

Edward Byllynge 1680–1687
1681–1684 Deputy: Samuel Jennings
1684–1685 Deputy: Thomas Olive
1685–1687 Deputy: John Skene
Daniel Coxe 1687–1688
Edmund Andros 1688–1689
1690 Deputy: Edward Hunloke
Andrew Hamilton 1692–1697
Jeremiah Basse 1697–1699
Andrew Hamilton 1699–1702

Edward Byllynge	1680–1687
1681–1684	Deputy: Samuel Jennings
	1684–1685	Deputy: Thomas Olive
1685–1687	Deputy: John Skene
Daniel Coxe	1687–1688
Edmund Andros	1688–1689
1690	Deputy: Edward Hunloke
Andrew Hamilton	1692–1697
Jeremiah Basse	1697–1699
Andrew Hamilton	1699–1702

Governors under Royal Government (1703–1776)

Governors of New York and New Jersey (1703–1738)

Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury	1703–1708
John Lovelace	1708–1709
Richard Ingoldesby	1709–1710	Lieutenant and Governor
Robert Hunter	1710–1720
William Burnet	1720–1728
John Montgomerie	1728–1731
Lewis Morris	1731–1732	President Of Council
William Cosby	1732–1736
John Anderson	1736	President Of Council
John Hamilton	1736–1738	President Of Council

Governors of New Jersey only (1738–1776)

Lewis Morris	1738–1746
John Hamilton	1746–1747	President Of Council
John Reading	1747	President Of Council
Jonathan Belcher	1747–1757
1757	Lieut. Governor: Thomas Pownall
John Reading	1757–1758	President Of Council
Francis Bernard	1758–1760
Thomas Boone	1760–1761
Josiah Hardy	1761–1763
William Franklin	1763–1776

Governors under representative government (1776—)

Governors under the 1776 N.J. Constitution (1776–1844)

1	William Livingston	1776–1790
NA	Elisha Lawrence	1790 (?)
2	William Paterson	1790–1793
NA	Thomas Henderson	1793
3	Richard Howell	1793–1801
4	Joseph Bloomfield	1801–1802
	John Lambert	1802–1803	Acting Governor
	Joseph Bloomfield	1803–1812
5	Aaron Ogden	1812–1813
6	William Sanford Pennington	1813–1815
7	Mahlon Dickerson	1815–1817
8	Isaac Halstead Williamson	1817–1829
9	Peter Dumont Vroom	1829–1832
10	Samuel Lewis Southard	1832–1833
11	Elias P. Seeley	1833
	Peter Dumont Vroom	1833–1836
12	Philemon Dickerson	1836–1837
13	William Pennington	1837–1843
14	Daniel Haines	1843–1845

Governors under the 1844 N.J. Constitution (1844–1946)

15	Charles C. Stratton	1845–1848	Whig	Elected Governor
	Daniel Haines	1848–1851	Democrat	Elected Governor
16	George F. Fort	1851–1854	Democrat	Elected Governor
17	Rodman M. Price	1854–1857	Democrat	Elected Governor
18	William A. Newell	1857–1860	Republican	Elected Governor
19	Charles S. Olden	1860–1863	Republican	Elected Governor
20	Joel Parker	1863–1866	Democrat	Elected Governor
21	Marcus L. Ward	1866–1869	Republican	Elected Governor
22	Theodore F. Randolph	1869–1872	Democrat	Elected Governor
	Joel Parker	1872–1875	Democrat	Elected Governor
23	Joseph D. Bedle	1875–1878	Democrat	Elected Governor
24	George Brinton McClellan	1878–1881	Democrat	Elected Governor
25	George C. Ludlow	1881–1884	Democrat	Elected Governor
26	Leon Abbett	1884–1887	Democrat	Elected Governor
27	Robert Stockton Green	1887–1890	Democrat	Elected Governor
	Leon Abbett	1890–1893	Democrat	Elected Governor
28	George T. Werts	1893–1896	Democrat	Elected Governor
29	John W. Griggs¹	1896–1898	Republican	Elected Governor
	Foster M. Voorhees	1898	Republican	Acting Governor
	David Ogden Watkins	1898–1899		Acting Governor
30	Foster M. Voorhees	1899–1902	Republican	Elected Governor
31	Franklin Murphy	1902–1905	Republican	Elected Governor
32	Edward C. Stokes	1905–1908	Republican	Elected Governor
33	John Franklin Fort	1908–1910	Republican	Elected Governor

	Horace Baker	1910–1911	Republican	Acting Governor
34	Woodrow Wilson²	1911–1913	Democrat	Elected Governor
	James F. Fielder	1913	Democrat	Acting Governor
	Leon R. Taylor	1913–1914		Acting Governor
35	James F. Fielder	1914–1917	Democrat	Elected Governor
36	Walter Evans Edge³	1917–1919	Republican	Elected Governor

	William Nelson Runyon	1919–1920	Republican	Acting Governor

	Clarence E. Case	1920	Republican	Acting Governor
37	Edward I. Edwards	1920–1923	Democrat	Elected Governor
38	George Sebastian Silzer	1923–1926	Democrat	Elected Governor
39	A. Harry Moore	1926–1929	Democrat	Elected Governor
40	Morgan Foster Larson	1929–1932	Republican	Elected Governor
	A. Harry Moore³	1932–1935	Democrat	Elected Governor
	Clifford Ross Powell	1935	Republican	Acting Governor
	Horace Griggs Prall	1935	Republican	Acting Governor
41	Harold G. Hoffman	1935–1938	Republican	Elected Governor
	A. Harry Moore	1938–1941	Democrat	Elected Governor
42	Charles Edison	1941–1944	Democrat	Elected Governor
	Walter Evans Edge	1944–1947	Republican	Elected Governor

1 Resigned as Governor to become Attorney General of the United States

2 Resigned as Governor to become President of the United States

3 Resigned as Governor to become a United States Senator

Governors under the 1947 N.J. Constitution (1947—)

43 Alfred E. Driscoll 1947–1954 Republican Governor

44 Robert B. Meyner 1954–1962 Democrat Governor

45 Richard J. Hughes 1962–1970 Democrat Governor

46 William T. Cahill 1970–1974 Republican Governor

47 Brendan Byrne 1974–1982 Democrat Governor

48 Thomas Kean 1982–1990 Republican Governor

49 James Florio 1990–1994 Democrat Governor

50 Christine Todd Whitman¹ 1994–2001 Republican Governor

51 Donald DiFrancesco² 2001–2002 Republican Governor⁶

John Farmer Jr.³ 2002 Republican Acting Governor

John O. Bennett² 2002 Republican Acting Governor

Richard Codey² 2002 Democrat Acting Governor

52 Jim McGreevey⁴ 2002–2004 Democrat Governor

53 Richard Codey⁵ 2004–2006 Democrat Governor⁶

54 Jon Corzine 2006- Democrat Governor
1 Resigned as Governor to become Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

43	Alfred E. Driscoll	1947–1954	Republican	Governor
44	Robert B. Meyner	1954–1962	Democrat	Governor
45	Richard J. Hughes	1962–1970	Democrat	Governor
46	William T. Cahill	1970–1974	Republican	Governor
47	Brendan Byrne	1974–1982	Democrat	Governor
48	Thomas Kean	1982–1990	Republican	Governor
49	James Florio	1990–1994	Democrat	Governor
50	Christine Todd Whitman¹	1994–2001	Republican	Governor
51	Donald DiFrancesco²	2001–2002	Republican	Governor⁶
	John Farmer Jr.³	2002	Republican	Acting Governor
	John O. Bennett²	2002	Republican	Acting Governor
	Richard Codey²	2002	Democrat	Acting Governor
52	Jim McGreevey⁴	2002–2004	Democrat	Governor
53	Richard Codey⁵	2004–2006	Democrat	Governor⁶
54	Jon Corzine	2006-	Democrat	Governor

2 Was one of three New Jersey State Senate Presidents who held the position of Acting Governor during this time

3 As the New Jersey Attorney General, assumed the office of Governor for 90 minutes while a new Senate President was being sworn in for the new session

4 Resigned as Governor in August 2004, effective November 15, 2004, after admitting that he had an affair with a man while married to his wife Dina Matos

5 Became Governor on November 15, 2004, following resignation of Gov. McGreevey. He served until January 17, 2006 when Jon Corzine was sworn into office

6 As per legislation signed by Governor Codey on January 10, 2006, any acting Governor who serves for at least 6 months would officially have the title "Governor." This law was applied retroactively to DiFrancesco as well

Reference

[Governors of New Jersey] - source for numbering of governors, with William Livingston counted as the first governor, and reflecting legislative changes regarding Acting Governors.

External links

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