List of governors of Wyoming
This is a list of the governors of Wyoming . It includes territorial governors . Wyoming Territory was created in 1868. Wyoming became a state on July 10, 1890.
Governors
Governors of Wyoming Territory
Governors of Wyoming
John E. Osborne , the first Democratic governor
Nellie Tayloe Ross , the first female governor of any state
Republican
Democratic
Progressive
Governor
Took office
Left office
Party
Secretary of State
Notes
1
Francis E. Warren
October 11, 1890
November 24, 1890
Republican
John W. Meldrum
[ 2]
Amos W. Barber
2
Amos W. Barber
November 24, 1890
January 2, 1893
Republican
Amos W. Barber
[ 3]
3
John E. Osborne
January 2, 1893
January 7, 1895
Democratic
4
William A. Richards
January 7, 1895
January 2, 1899
Republican
Charles W. Burdick
5
DeForest Richards
January 2, 1899
April 28, 1903
Republican
Fenimore Chatterton
[ 4]
6
Fenimore Chatterton
April 28, 1903
January 2, 1905
Republican
[ 3]
7
Bryant B. Brooks
January 2, 1905
January 2, 1911
Republican
Fenimore Chatterton
William Schnitger
8
Joseph M. Carey
January 2, 1911
January 4, 1915
Democratic
Frank L. Houx
[ 5]
Progressive
9
John B. Kendrick
January 4, 1915
February 26, 1917
Democratic
[ 2]
10
Frank L. Houx
February 26, 1917
January 6, 1919
Democratic
[ 3]
11
Robert D. Carey
January 6, 1919
January 1, 1923
Republican
William E. Chaplin
12
William B. Ross
January 1, 1923
October 2, 1924
Democratic
Frank Lucas
[ 4]
13
Frank Lucas
October 2, 1924
January 5, 1925
Republican
[ 3]
14
Nellie Tayloe Ross
January 5, 1925
January 3, 1927
Democratic
15
Frank C. Emerson
January 3, 1927
February 18, 1931
Republican
Alonzo M. Clark
[ 4]
16
Alonzo M. Clark
February 18, 1931
January 2, 1933
Republican
[ 6]
17
Leslie A. Miller
January 2, 1933
January 2, 1939
Democratic
Alonzo M. Clark
Lester C. Hunt
18
Nels H. Smith
January 2, 1939
January 4, 1943
Republican
Lester C. Hunt
19
Lester C. Hunt
January 4, 1943
January 3, 1949
Democratic
Mart T. Christensen
[ 2]
William Jack
Arthur G. Crane
20
Arthur G. Crane
January 3, 1949
January 1, 1951
Republican
Arthur G. Crane
[ 3]
21
Frank A. Barrett
January 1, 1951
January 3, 1953
Republican
Clifford J. Rogers
[ 2]
22
Clifford J. Rogers
January 3, 1953
January 3, 1955
Republican
[ 3]
23
Milward Simpson
January 3, 1955
January 5, 1959
Republican
Everett T. Copenhaver
24
John J. Hickey
January 5, 1959
January 2, 1961
Democratic
Jack R. Gage
[ 7]
25
Jack R. Gage
January 2, 1961
January 7, 1963
Democratic
[ 3]
26
Clifford P. Hansen
January 7, 1963
January 2, 1967
Republican
Thyra Thomson
27
Stanley K. Hathaway
January 2, 1967
January 6, 1975
Republican
28
Edgar J. Herschler
January 6, 1975
January 5, 1987
Democratic
29
Mike Sullivan
January 5, 1987
January 2, 1995
Democratic
Kathy Karpan
30
Jim Geringer
January 2, 1995
January 6, 2003
Republican
Diana J. Ohman
Joseph Meyer
31
Dave Freudenthal
January 6, 2003
January 3, 2011
Democratic
Joseph Meyer
Max Maxfield
32
Matt Mead
January 3, 2011
January 7, 2019
Republican
Max Maxfield
Ed Murray
Edward Buchanan
33
Mark Gordon
January 7, 2019
Incumbent
Republican
Edward Buchanan
References
As of January 2019[update] , four former governors were alive. The most recent governor to die was Clifford P. Hansen (1963–1967), on October 20, 2009. The most recently-serving governor to die was Edgar J. Herschler (1975–1987), on February 5, 1990.
Name
Gubernatorial term
Date of birth
Mike Sullivan
1987–1995
(1939-09-22 ) September 22, 1939 (age 85)
Jim Geringer
1995–2003
(1944-04-24 ) April 24, 1944 (age 80)
Dave Freudenthal
2003–2011
(1950-10-12 ) October 12, 1950 (age 74)
Matt Mead
2011–2019
(1962-03-11 ) March 11, 1962 (age 62)