This page contains the individuals, who, at the time of their deaths, were the earliest serving governors of any U.S. state. The current earliest serving US governor is George M. Leader. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... George M. Leader (b. ...

???? - 1838 - Isaac Tichenor - Vermont | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Isaac Tichenor (February 8, 1754 - December 11, 1838). ...

1838 - 1844 - Morgan Lewis - New York | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Morgan Lewis (1754 - 1844) was the son of Francis Lewis. ...

1844 - 1853 - William H. Cabell - Virginia 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... William H. Cabell (December 16, 1772-January 12, 1853) a Virginia politician and Democratic-Republican. ...

1853 - 1853 - Mahlon Dickerson - New Jersey 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... U.S. Navy collection portrait of Mahlon Dickerson Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770–October 5, 1853) was an American judge and politician. ...

1853 - 1854 - Nehemiah R. Knight - Rhode Island 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Nehemiah Rice Knight (December 31, 1780 - April 18, 1854) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. ...

1854 - 1863 - John Branch - North Carolina 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Gov. ...

1863 - 1865 - Thomas Bennett, Jr. - South Carolina 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Thomas Bennett, Jr. ...

1865 - 1871 - William C. Gibbs - Rhode Island 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

1871 - 1874 - Enos T. Throop - New York 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Enos Thompson Throop (August 21, 1784–November 1, 1874) was an early settler in Auburn, New York. ...

1874 - 1888 - Wyndham Robertson - Virginia Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Wyndham Robertson (January 26, 1803-February 11, 1888), Governor of Virginia, from 1836 to 1837. ...

1888 - 1894 - David Dunn - Maine 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... David Dunn (born December 27, 1979 in Great Harwood, Lancashire) is an English football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers as a midfielder. ...

1894 - 1896 - Alpheus Felch - Michigan 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Alpheus Felch (September 28, 1804 – June 13, 1896) was Governor and U.S. Senator from Michigan. ...

1896 - 1898 - Peter H. Bell - Texas Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Peter Hansborough Bell is the 3rd Governor of Texas from 1849 to 1853. ...

1898 - 1905 - George S. Boutwell - Massachusetts 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... George Sewall Boutwell (January 28, 1818–February 27, 1905) was an American statesman who served as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Ulysses S. Grant. ...

1905 - 1915 - William Sprague IV - Rhode Island 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... William Sprague, (also known as William IV or William Sprague IV) (September 12, 1830–September 11, 1915) was governor of of the U.S. state of Rhode Island from 1860-1863, and U.S. Senator from 1863-1875. ...

1915 - 1933 - Adelbert Ames - Mississippi 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Adelbert Ames (October 31, 1835 – April 12, 1933) was a Union general in the American Civil War, a Mississippi politician, and a general in the Spanish-American War. ...

1933 - 1938 - Joseph W. Fifer - Illinois Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Joseph Wilson Fifer (October 28, 1840 – August 6, 1938) was a Republican governor of Illinois, serving from 1889 to 1893. ...

1938 - 1939 - Roswell K. Colcord - Nevada Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Roswell Keyes Colcord (April 25, 1839–October 30, 1939) served as Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1891 to 1895. ...

1939 - 1943 - John E. Osborne - Wyoming 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... John E. Osborne John Eugene Osborne (1858-06-19–1943-04-24) was an American physician, farmer, banker and Democratic politician. ...

1943 - 1944 - Frederick B. Fancher - North Dakota 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Frederick Bartlett Fancher (April 2, 1852–January 10, 1944) was an American politician who was the Republican Governor of North Dakota from 1899 to 1901. ...

1944 - 1946 - John L. Bates - Massachusetts Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... John Lewis Bates (September 18, 1859–June 8, 1946) was born in North Easton, Massachusetts to Rev. ...

1946 - 1958 - Fenimore Chatterton - Wyoming Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fenimore Chatterton (1860-07-21–1958-05-09) was an American businessman, politician, and lawyer. ...

1958 - 1960 - George L. Sheldon - Nebraska Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Born: 1870 Died: 1960 Was governor of Nebraska from 1907 until 1909. ...

1960 - 1964 - John G. Townsend, Jr. - Delaware 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... John G. Townsend, Jr. ...

1964 - 1968 - William H. McMaster - South Dakota 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... William McMaster William Henry McMaster (May 10, 1877 – September 14, 1968) was the last Progressive Governor of South Dakota, serving from 1921 until 1925, and also a United States Senator from that state. ...

1968 - 1984 - George Alexander Parks - Alaska 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Alexander Parks (May 29, 1883–May 11, 1984) was an American Republican politician who was the Governor of Alaska Territory from 1925 to 1933. ...

1984 - 1987 - Alf Landon - Kansas 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alfred Mossman Alf Landon (September 9, 1887 – October 12, 1987) was an American Republican politician from Kansas, who was defeated in a landslide by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election. ...

1987 - 1991 - A. B. "Happy" Chandler I - Kentucky 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Albert Chandler Albert Benjamin Chandler, Sr. ...

1991 - 2001 - Harold E. Stassen - Minnesota 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harold Edward Stassen (April 13, 1907 - March 4, 2001) was the 25th Governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943. ...

2001 - 2002 - Charles Poletti - New York 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Charles Poletti (July 2, 1903 – August 8, 2002) was the governor of New York between 1942 and 1943. ...

2002 - 2003 - J. Strom Thurmond - South Carolina For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902–June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and as a United States Senator representing that state. ...

2003 - 2003 - Sid McMath - Arkansas - 1st served January 11, 1949 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sid McMath, from the cover of his autobiography Promises Kept (University of Arkansas Press, 2003) Sidney Sanders McMath (June 14, 1912 – October 4, 2003) was a decorated U.S. Marine, renowned attorney and progressive Democratic reform Governor of Arkansas (1949–1953) who, in defiance of his states political establishment... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...

2003 - 2005 - Elbert N. Carvel - Delaware - 1st served January 18, 1949 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elbert Nostrand Bert Carvel (February 9, 1910 – February 6, 2005) was an American businessman and politician from Laurel, in Sussex County, Delaware. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...

2005 - present - George M. Leader - Pennsylvania 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George M. Leader (b. ...

Current Living Earliest Serving US Senators

1. George M. Leader - 1955 George M. Leader (b. ...

2. Cecil H. Underwood - 1957 Cecil Harland Underwood (born November 5, American Republican Party politician from West Virginia, known for the length of his career. ...

2. Albert Rosellini - 1957 Albert Dean Rosellini (born January 21, 1910) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Washington. ...