List of governors of Vermont

Here is the list of individuals who became the Governor of Vermont.

List

As the independent Vermont Republic

# PortraitGovernorTook officeLeft officeParty Lieutenant Governor
1 Thomas Chittenden March 1778 October 1789 No party Joseph Marsh

(1778–1779)

 No party
Benjamin Carpenter

(1779–1781)

 No party
Elisha Payne

(1781–1782)

 No party
Paul Spooner

(1782–1787)

 No party
Joseph Marsh

(1787–1790)

 No party
2 Moses Robinson October 1789 October 1790 No party
3 Thomas Chittenden October 1790 October 1791 No party Peter Olcott

(1790–1794)

 No party

As a U.S. state

Political party

  Democratic (6)   Democratic-Republican (6)   Federalist (3)   No party (1)   National Republican (2)   Republican (54)   Whig (8)

# Portrait Governor Took office Left office Lieutenant Governor Party Side of the Green Mountains
3 Thomas Chittenden October 1790 August 25, 1797 Jonathan Hunt Independent West
Paul Brigham
4 Paul Brigham August 25, 1797 October 16, 1797 Democratic-Republican East
5 Isaac Tichenor October 16, 1797 October 9, 1807 Federalist West
6 Israel Smith October 9, 1807 October 14, 1808 Democratic-Republican West
7 Isaac Tichenor October 14, 1808 October 14, 1809 Federalist West
8 Jonas Galusha October 14, 1809 October 23, 1813 Democratic-Republican West
9 Martin Chittenden October 23, 1813 October 14, 1815 William Chamberlain Federalist West
10 Jonas Galusha October 14, 1815 October 23, 1820 Paul Brigham Democratic-Republican West
11 Richard Skinner October 23, 1820 October 10, 1823 William Cahoon Democratic-Republican West
Aaron Leland
12 Cornelius P. Van Ness October 10, 1823 October 13, 1826 Democratic-Republican West
13 Ezra Butler October 13, 1826 October 10, 1828 National Republican East
Henry Olin
14 Samuel C. Crafts October 10, 1828 October 18, 1831 Mark Richards National Republican East
15 William A. Palmer October 18, 1831 November 2, 1835 Lebbeus Egerton Anti-Masonic East
Silas H. Jennison (Whig)
16 Silas H. Jennison November 2, 1835 October 15, 1841 vacant Whig West
David M. Camp
17 Charles Paine October 15, 1841 October 13, 1843 Waitstill R. Ranney Whig East
18 John Mattocks October 13, 1843 October 11, 1844 Horace Eaton Whig East
19 William Slade October 11, 1844 October 9, 1846 Whig West
20 Horace Eaton October 9, 1846 October 1848 Leonard Sargeant Whig East
21 Carlos Coolidge October 1848 October 11, 1850 Robert Pierpoint Whig East
22 Charles K. Williams October 11, 1850 October 1852 Julius Converse Whig West
23 Erastus Fairbanks October 1852 October 27, 1853 William C. Kittredge Whig East
24 John S. Robinson October 27, 1853 October 13, 1854 Jefferson P. Kidder Democratic West
25 Stephen Royce October 13, 1854 October 10, 1856 Ryland Fletcher Whig (1st term) West
Republican (2nd term)
26 Ryland Fletcher October 10, 1856 October 10, 1858 James M. Slade Republican East
27 Hiland Hall October 10, 1858 October 12, 1860 Burnham Martin Republican West
28 Erastus Fairbanks October 12, 1860 October 11, 1861 Levi Underwood Republican East
29 Frederick Holbrook October 11, 1861 October 9, 1863 Republican East
Paul Dillingham
30 J. Gregory Smith October 9, 1863 October 13, 1865 Republican West
31 Paul Dillingham October 13, 1865 October 13, 1867 Abraham B. Gardner Republican East
33 John B. Page October 13, 1867 October 15, 1869 Stephen Thomas Republican West
34 Peter T. Washburn October 15, 1869 February 7, 1870 George W. Hendee Republican East
35 George W. Hendee February 7, 1870 October 6, 1870 George N. Dale Republican West
36 John W. Stewart October 6, 1870 October 3, 1872 Republican West
37 Julius Converse October 3, 1872 October 8, 1874 Russell S. Taft Republican East
38 Asahel Peck October 8, 1874 October 5, 1876 Lyman G. Hinckley Republican West
39 Horace Fairbanks October 5, 1876 October 3, 1878 Redfield Proctor Republican East
40 Redfield Proctor October 3, 1878 October 7, 1880 Eben Pomeroy Colton Republican West
41 Roswell Farnham October 7, 1880 October 5, 1882 John L. Barstow Republican East
42 John L. Barstow October 5, 1882 October 2, 1884 Samuel E. Pingree Republican West
43 Samuel E. Pingree October 2, 1884 October 7, 1886 Ebenezer J. Ormsbee Republican East
44 Ebenezer J. Ormsbee October 7, 1886 October 4, 1888 Levi K. Fuller Republican West
45 William P. Dillingham October 4, 1888 October 2, 1890 Urban A. Woodbury Republican East
46 Carroll S. Page October 2, 1890 October 6, 1892 Henry A. Fletcher Republican West
47 Levi K. Fuller October 6, 1892 October 4, 1894 F. Stewart Stranahan Republican East
48 Urban A. Woodbury October 4, 1894 October 8, 1896 Zophar M. Mansur Republican West
49 Josiah Grout October 8, 1896 October 6, 1898 Nelson W. Fisk Republican East
50 Edward C. Smith October 6, 1898 October 4, 1900 Henry C. Bates Republican West
51 William W. Stickney October 4, 1900 October 3, 1902 Martin F. Allen Republican East
52 John G. McCullough October 3, 1902 October 6, 1904 Zed S. Stanton Republican West
53 Charles J. Bell October 6, 1904 October 4, 1906 Charles H. Stearns Republican East
54 Fletcher D. Proctor October 4, 1906 October 8, 1908 George H. Prouty Republican West
55 George H. Prouty October 8, 1908 October 5, 1910 John A. Mead Republican East
56 John A. Mead October 5, 1910 October 3, 1912 Leighton P. Slack Republican West
57 Allen M. Fletcher October 3, 1912 January 7, 1915 Frank E. Howe Republican East
58 Charles W. Gates January 7, 1915 January 4, 1917 Hale K. Darling Republican West
59 Horace F. Graham January 4, 1917 January 9, 1919 Roger W. Hulburd Republican East
60 Percival W. Clement January 9, 1919 January 6, 1921 Mason S. Stone Republican West
61 James Hartness January 6, 1921 January 4, 1923 Abram W. Foote Republican East
62 Redfield Proctor Jr. January 4, 1923 January 8, 1925 Franklin S. Billings Republican West
63 Franklin S. Billings January 8, 1925 January 6, 1927 Walter K. Farnsworth Republican East
64 John E. Weeks January 6, 1927 January 8, 1931 Hollister Jackson
Stanley C. Wilson		 Republican West
65 Stanley C. Wilson January 8, 1931 January 10, 1935 Benjamin Williams
Charles Manley Smith		 Republican East
66 Charles M. Smith January 10, 1935 January 7, 1937 George D. Aiken Republican West
67 George David Aiken January 7, 1937 January 9, 1941 William H. Wills Republican East
68 William H. Wills January 9, 1941 January 4, 1945 Mortimer R. Proctor Republican West
69 Mortimer R. Proctor January 4, 1945 January 9, 1947 Lee E. Emerson Republican West
70 Ernest W. Gibson Jr. January 9, 1947 January 16, 1950 Republican East
Harold J. Arthur
71 Harold J. Arthur January 16, 1950 January 4, 1951 vacant Republican West
72 Lee E. Emerson January 4, 1951 January 6, 1955 Joseph B. Johnson Republican East
73 Joseph B. Johnson January 6, 1955 January 8, 1959 Consuelo N. Bailey
Robert T. Stafford		 Republican East
74 Robert T. Stafford January 8, 1959 January 5, 1961 Robert S. Babcock Republican West
75 F. Ray Keyser Jr. January 5, 1961 January 10, 1963 Ralph A. Foote (Republican) Republican East
76 Philip H. Hoff January 10, 1963 January 9, 1969 Democratic West
John J. Daley (Democratic)
77 Deane C. Davis January 9, 1969 January 4, 1973 John S. Burgess (Republican) Republican
East
78 Thomas P. Salmon January 4, 1973 January 6, 1977 Brian D. Burns (Democratic) Democratic
East
79 Richard A. Snelling January 6, 1977 January 10, 1985 T. Garry Buckley (Republican) Republican West
Madeleine Kunin (Democratic)
Peter P. Smith (Republican)
80 Madeleine Kunin January 10, 1985 January 10, 1991 Democratic West
Howard Dean (Democratic)
81 Richard A. Snelling January 10, 1991 August 13, 1991 Republican West
82 Howard Dean August 13, 1991 January 9, 2003 vacant Democratic West
Barbara W. Snelling (Republican)
Douglas Racine (Democratic)
83 Jim Douglas January 9, 2003 January 6, 2011 Brian Dubie Republican West
84 Peter Shumlin January 6, 2011 January 5, 2017 Phil Scott (Republican) Democratic East
85 Phil Scott January 5, 2017 Incumbent[1] David Zuckerman (Progressive/Democratic) Republican East

References

  1. ↑ Scott's second term began January 10, 2019, and will expire January 2021
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