List of Governors of Connecticut

Governor of Connecticut
	Seal of the Governor
	Incumbent; Dannel Malloy; since January 5, 2011
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Connecticut Governor's Residence
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Jonathan Trumbull
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
Salary	$150,000 (2013)[1]
Website	www.ct.gov/governor

The Governor of Connecticut is the elected head of the executive branch of Connecticut's state government, and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly and to convene the legislature.^[2] Unusual among U.S. governors, the Governor of Connecticut has no power to pardon.^[3] The Governor of Connecticut is automatically a member of the state's Bonding Commission. He is an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Connecticut and Yale University.

There have been 68 post-Revolution governors of the state, serving 72 distinct spans in office. The longest terms in office were in the state's early years, when four governors were elected to nine or more one-year terms. The longest was that of the first governor, Jonathan Trumbull, who served over 14 years, but 7 of those as colonial governor; the longest-serving state governor — with no other position included in the term — was his son, Jonathan Trumbull Jr., who served over 11 years. The shortest term was that of Hiram Bingham III, who served only one day before resigning to take an elected seat in the U.S. Senate. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., is noted for a rare third party win in American politics, having been elected to a term in 1990 representing A Connecticut Party.

The current governor is Dannel Malloy, who took office on January 5, 2011.

List of Governors

For the period before independence, see the list of colonial governors of Connecticut.

Connecticut was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on January 9, 1788.^[4] Before it declared its independence, Connecticut was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Like most early states, Connecticut had claims to western areas, but did not cede all of its claims during the formation of the country like the other states. It maintained its Western Reserve until 1800, at which time it was reassigned to the Northwest Territory.^[5]

Connecticut did not create a state constitution for itself until several decades after it became a state; until 1818, the state operated under the provisions of its colonial charter. The charter called for the election of a governor every year, but not more than once every two years, with the term commencing on the second Thursday in May.^[6]

The current Constitution of Connecticut, ratified in 1965, calls for a four-year term for the governor,^[7] commencing on the Wednesday after the first Monday in the January following an election.^[8] The previous constitution of 1818 originally had only a one-year term for governor; this was increased to two years in 1875,^[9] and four years in 1948.^[10] The 1875 amendment also set the start date of the term to its current date; before then, it was the first Wednesday in the May following an election.^[11] The constitution provides for the election of a lieutenant governor for the same term as the governor. The two offices are elected on the same ticket; this provision was added in 1962.^[12] In the event of a vacancy in the office of governor, the lieutenant governor becomes governor.^[13] Before the adoption of the 1965 constitution, the lieutenant governor only acted as governor.^[14] There is no limit of any kind on the number of terms one may serve.

Governors of the State of Connecticut
No.^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Portrait		Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}
16		Jonathan Trumbull	October 10, 1776 – May 13, 1784	No party	1776 ^{[lower-alpha 4]}		Matthew Griswold
					1777
					1778
					1779
					1780
					1781
					1782
					1783
17	—	Matthew Griswold	May 13, 1784 – May 11, 1786	Federalist	1784		Samuel Huntington
17	—	Matthew Griswold	May 13, 1784 – May 11, 1786	Federalist	1785		Samuel Huntington
18		Samuel Huntington	May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796	Federalist	1786		Oliver Wolcott
					1787
					1788
					1789
					1790
					1791
					1792
					1793
					1794
					1795 ^{[lower-alpha 5]}
19		Oliver Wolcott	January 5, 1796 – December 1, 1797	Federalist	1795 ^{[lower-alpha 5]}		Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
					1796
					1797 ^[17]
20		Jonathan Trumbull Jr.	December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809	Federalist	1797 ^[17]		John Treadwell
					1798
					1799
					1800
					1801
					1802
					1803
					1804
					1805
					1806
					1807
					1808
					1809 ^{[lower-alpha 6]}
21		John Treadwell	August 7, 1809 – May 9, 1811	Federalist	1809 ^{[lower-alpha 6]}		Roger Griswold^{[lower-alpha 7]}
21		John Treadwell	August 7, 1809 – May 9, 1811	Federalist	1810		Roger Griswold^{[lower-alpha 7]}
22	—	Roger Griswold	May 9, 1811 – October 25, 1812	Federalist	1811		John Cotton Smith
22	—	Roger Griswold	May 9, 1811 – October 25, 1812	Federalist	1812 ^{[lower-alpha 8]}		John Cotton Smith
23		John Cotton Smith	October 25, 1812 – May 8, 1817	Federalist	1812 ^{[lower-alpha 8]}		Chauncey Goodrich (died August 18, 1815)
					1813
					1814
					1815
					1815	Vacant
					1816		Jonathan Ingersoll^{[lower-alpha 9]} (died January 12, 1823)
24		Oliver Wolcott Jr.	May 8, 1817 – May 2, 1827	Toleration Republican	1817
					1818
					1819
					1820
					1821
					1822
					1822	Vacant
					1823		David Plant^{[lower-alpha 10]}
					1824
					1825
					1826
25		Gideon Tomlinson	May 2, 1827 – March 2, 1831	Democratic- Republican	1827		John Samuel Peters^{[lower-alpha 10]}
					1828
					1829
					1830 ^{[lower-alpha 11]}
26		John Samuel Peters	March 2, 1831 – May 1, 1833	National Republican	1830 ^{[lower-alpha 11]}		Thaddeus Betts
					1831
					1832
27		Henry W. Edwards	May 1, 1833 – May 7, 1834	Democratic	1833		Ebenezer Stoddard
28		Samuel A. Foot	May 7, 1834 – May 6, 1835	Whig	1834		Thaddeus Betts
29		Henry W. Edwards	May 6, 1835 – May 2, 1838	Democratic	1835		Ebenezer Stoddard
					1836
					1837
30		William W. Ellsworth	May 2, 1838 – May 4, 1842	Whig	1838		Charles Hawley
					1839
					1840
					1841
31		Chauncey Fitch Cleveland	May 4, 1842 – May 1, 1844	Democratic	1842		William S. Holabird
31		Chauncey Fitch Cleveland	May 4, 1842 – May 1, 1844	Democratic	1843		William S. Holabird
32		Roger Sherman Baldwin	May 1, 1844 – May 6, 1846	Whig	1844		Reuben Booth
32		Roger Sherman Baldwin	May 1, 1844 – May 6, 1846	Whig	1845		Reuben Booth
33		Isaac Toucey	May 6, 1846 – May 5, 1847	Democratic	1846 ^{[lower-alpha 12]}		Noyes Billings
34		Clark Bissell	May 5, 1847 – May 2, 1849	Whig	1847		Charles J. McCurdy
34		Clark Bissell	May 5, 1847 – May 2, 1849	Whig	1848		Charles J. McCurdy
35		Joseph Trumbull	May 2, 1849 – May 4, 1850	Whig	1849		Thomas Backus
36		Thomas H. Seymour	May 4, 1850 – October 13, 1853	Democratic	1850		Charles H. Pond
					1851		Green Kendrick
					1852		Charles H. Pond
					1853 ^[20]		Charles H. Pond
37		Charles H. Pond	October 13, 1853 – May 3, 1854	Democratic	1853 ^[20]	Vacant
38		Henry Dutton	May 3, 1854 – May 2, 1855	Whig	1854		Alexander H. Holley
39		William T. Minor	May 2, 1855 – May 6, 1857	American	1855		William Field
39		William T. Minor	May 2, 1855 – May 6, 1857	American	1856		Albert Day
40		Alexander H. Holley	May 6, 1857 – May 5, 1858	Republican	1857		Alfred A. Burnham
41		William Alfred Buckingham	May 5, 1858 – May 2, 1866	Republican	1858		Julius Catlin
					1859
					1860
					1861		Benjamin Douglas
					1862		Roger Averill
					1863
					1864
					1865
42		Joseph Roswell Hawley	May 2, 1866 – May 1, 1867	Republican	1866		Oliver Winchester
43		James E. English	May 1, 1867 – May 5, 1869	Democratic	1867		Ephraim H. Hyde
43		James E. English	May 1, 1867 – May 5, 1869	Democratic	1868		Ephraim H. Hyde
44		Marshall Jewell	May 5, 1869 – May 4, 1870	Republican	1869		Francis Wayland III
45		James E. English	May 4, 1870 – May 16, 1871	Democratic	1870		Julius Hotchkiss
45		James E. English	May 4, 1870 – May 16, 1871	Democratic	1871 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}		Julius Hotchkiss
46		Marshall Jewell	May 16, 1871 – May 7, 1873	Republican	1871 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}		Morris Tyler
46		Marshall Jewell	May 16, 1871 – May 7, 1873	Republican	1872		Morris Tyler
47		Charles Roberts Ingersoll	May 7, 1873 – January 3, 1877	Democratic	1873		George G. Sill
					1874
					1875 ^{[lower-alpha 14]}
48		Richard D. Hubbard	January 3, 1877 – January 9, 1879	Democratic	1876 ^{[lower-alpha 15]}		Francis Loomis
49		Charles B. Andrews	January 9, 1879 – January 5, 1881	Republican	1878		David Gallup
50		Hobart B. Bigelow	January 5, 1881 – January 3, 1883	Republican	1880		William H. Bulkeley
51		Thomas M. Waller	January 3, 1883 – January 8, 1885	Democratic	1882		George G. Sumner
52		Henry Baldwin Harrison	January 8, 1885 – January 7, 1887	Republican	1884		Lorrin A. Cooke
53		Phineas C. Lounsbury	January 7, 1887 – January 10, 1889	Republican	1886		James L. Howard
54		Morgan Bulkeley	January 10, 1889 – January 4, 1893	Republican	1888		Samuel E. Merwin
54		Morgan Bulkeley	January 10, 1889 – January 4, 1893	Republican	1890 ^{[lower-alpha 16]}		Samuel E. Merwin
55		Luzon B. Morris	January 4, 1893 – January 9, 1895	Democratic	1892		Ernest Cady
56		Owen Vincent Coffin	January 9, 1895 – January 6, 1897	Republican	1894		Lorrin A. Cooke
57		Lorrin A. Cooke	January 6, 1897 – January 4, 1899	Republican	1896		James D. Dewell
58		George E. Lounsbury	January 4, 1899 – January 9, 1901	Republican	1898		Lyman A. Mills
59		George P. McLean	January 9, 1901 – January 7, 1903	Republican	1900		Edwin O. Keeler
60		Abiram Chamberlain	January 7, 1903 – January 4, 1905	Republican	1902		Henry Roberts
61		Henry Roberts	January 4, 1905 – January 9, 1907	Republican	1904		Rollin S. Woodruff
62		Rollin S. Woodruff	January 9, 1907 – January 6, 1909	Republican	1906		Everett J. Lake
63		George L. Lilley	January 6, 1909 – April 21, 1909	Republican	1908 ^{[lower-alpha 17]}		Frank B. Weeks
64		Frank B. Weeks	April 21, 1909 – January 4, 1911	Republican	1908 ^{[lower-alpha 17]}	Vacant
65		Simeon Eben Baldwin	January 4, 1911 – January 6, 1915	Democratic	1910		Dennis A. Blakeslee^{[lower-alpha 18]}
65		Simeon Eben Baldwin	January 4, 1911 – January 6, 1915	Democratic	1912		Lyman T. Tingier
66		Marcus H. Holcomb	January 6, 1915 – January 5, 1921	Republican	1914		Clifford B. Wilson
					1916
					1918
67		Everett J. Lake	January 5, 1921 – January 3, 1923	Republican	1920		Charles A. Templeton
68		Charles A. Templeton	January 3, 1923 – January 7, 1925	Republican	1922		Hiram Bingham III
69		Hiram Bingham III	January 7, 1925 – January 8, 1925	Republican	1924 ^{[lower-alpha 19]}		John H. Trumbull
70	—	John H. Trumbull	January 8, 1925 – January 7, 1931	Republican	1924 ^{[lower-alpha 19]}		J. Edwin Brainard^{[lower-alpha 20]}
					1926		J. Edwin Brainard^{[lower-alpha 20]}
					1928		Ernest E. Rogers
71		Wilbur Lucius Cross	January 7, 1931 – January 4, 1939	Democratic	1930		Samuel R. Spencer^{[lower-alpha 18]}
					1932		Roy C. Wilcox^{[lower-alpha 18]}
					1934		T. Frank Hayes
					1936		T. Frank Hayes
72		Raymond E. Baldwin	January 4, 1939 – January 8, 1941	Republican	1938		James L. McConaughy
73	—	Robert A. Hurley	January 8, 1941 – January 6, 1943	Democratic	1940		Odell Shepard
74		Raymond E. Baldwin	January 6, 1943 – December 27, 1946	Republican	1942		William L. Hadden
74		Raymond E. Baldwin	January 6, 1943 – December 27, 1946	Republican	1944 ^{[lower-alpha 21]}		Charles Wilbert Snow^{[lower-alpha 22]}
75	—	Charles Wilbert Snow	December 27, 1946 – January 8, 1947	Democratic	1944 ^{[lower-alpha 21]}	Vacant
76	—	James L. McConaughy	January 8, 1947 – March 7, 1948	Republican	1946 ^{[lower-alpha 23]}		James C. Shannon
77	—	James C. Shannon	March 7, 1948 – January 5, 1949	Republican	1946 ^{[lower-alpha 23]}		Robert E. Parsons^{[lower-alpha 20]}
78		Chester Bowles	January 5, 1949 – January 3, 1951	Democratic	1948		William T. Carroll
79		John Davis Lodge	January 3, 1951 – January 5, 1955	Republican	1950 ^{[lower-alpha 24]}		Edward N. Allen
80		Abraham Ribicoff	January 5, 1955 – January 21, 1961	Democratic	1954		Charles W. Jewett
80		Abraham Ribicoff	January 5, 1955 – January 21, 1961	Democratic	1958 ^{[lower-alpha 25]}		John N. Dempsey
81		John N. Dempsey	January 21, 1961 – January 6, 1971	Democratic	1958 ^{[lower-alpha 25]}		Anthony J. Armentano^{[lower-alpha 20]}
					1962		Samuel J. Tedesco (resigned January 15, 1966)
					1962		Fred J. Doocy^{[lower-alpha 26]}
					1966		Attilio R. Frassinelli
82		Thomas Meskill	January 6, 1971 – January 8, 1975	Republican	1970		T. Clark Hull (resigned June 1, 1973)
82		Thomas Meskill	January 6, 1971 – January 8, 1975	Republican	1970		Peter L. Cashman^{[lower-alpha 26]}
83		Ella Grasso	January 8, 1975 – December 31, 1980	Democratic	1974		Robert K. Killian
83		Ella Grasso	January 8, 1975 – December 31, 1980	Democratic	1978 ^{[lower-alpha 27]}		William A. O'Neill
84		William A. O'Neill	December 31, 1980 – January 9, 1991	Democratic	1978 ^{[lower-alpha 27]}		Joseph J. Fauliso^{[lower-alpha 26]}
					1982
					1986
85		Lowell Weicker	January 9, 1991 – January 4, 1995	A Connecticut Party	1990		Eunice Groark
86		John G. Rowland	January 4, 1995 – July 1, 2004	Republican	1994		Jodi Rell
					1998
					2002 ^{[lower-alpha 28]}
87		Jodi Rell	July 1, 2004 – January 5, 2011	Republican	2002 ^{[lower-alpha 28]}		Kevin Sullivan^{[lower-alpha 22]}^{[lower-alpha 26]}
87		Jodi Rell	July 1, 2004 – January 5, 2011	Republican	2006		Michael Fedele
88		Dannel Malloy	January 5, 2011 – Present	Democratic	2010		Nancy Wyman
88		Dannel Malloy	January 5, 2011 – Present	Democratic	2014 ^{[lower-alpha 29]}		Nancy Wyman

Notes

↑ According to the Connecticut State Library, the official listing goes back to the first governor of Connecticut Colony in 1639, and did not include repeat governors serving non-consecutive terms in the colonial period; this makes Trumbull the 16th governor.^[15] The official numbering since statehood includes repeat and acting governors.
↑ The office of Lieutenant Governor was known as Deputy-Governor under the colonial charter, but the name 'Lieutenant Governor' was predominantly used after independence.^[6]
↑ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
↑ The Connecticut General Assembly approved the United States Declaration of Independence on October 10, 1776, and resolved that the state's government would continue as established under the charter. So, as colonial governor, Jonathan Trumbull became state governor, serving roughly 14 years total.^[16]
↑ Huntington died in office; as lieutenant governor, Wolcott acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Trumbull died in office; as lieutenant governor, Treadwell acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Appointed by the general assembly to fill the vacant Lieutenant Governor office.^[18]
↑ Griswold died in office; as lieutenant governor, Smith acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Represented the Democratic-Republican Party.
1 2 Represented the National Republican Party.
↑ Tomlinson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Peters acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Toucey lost the election, but was appointed governor by the state legislature.^[19]
↑ James English won the popular vote, but a canvassing committee found the election was fraudulent, and named Jewell governor several days into the term.^[21]
↑ The end date of this term was moved back to January 3, 1877, due to the adoption of the 26th amendment to the state constitution, lengthening the term by 7 months.
↑ Terms were lengthened from one to two years beginning with this term.
↑ Morgan Bulkeley did not run for re-election in 1890, but due to such a close contest and controversies, the results were not certified, and the legislature spent two years debating the issue; Bulkeley essentially served as governor by default.^[22]
↑ Lilley died in office; as lieutenant governor, Weeks acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
1 2 3 Represented the Republican Party.
↑ Bingham resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Trumbull acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
1 2 3 As president pro tempore of the state senate, filled vacancy in office of lieutenant governor.^[18]
↑ Baldwin resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Snow acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
1 2 Represented the Democratic Party.
↑ McConaughy died in office; as lieutenant governor, Shannon acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Terms were lengthened from two to four years beginning with this term.
↑ Ribicoff resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; as lieutenant governor, Dempsey acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
1 2 3 4 As president pro tempore of the state senate, became lieutenant governor.^[18]
↑ Grasso resigned due to ovarian cancer; as lieutenant governor, O'Neill succeeded her.
↑ Rowland resigned due to a federal corruption investigation;^[23] he later pleaded guilty to corruption.^[24] as lieutenant governor, Rell succeeded him.
↑ Governor Malloy's second term expires on January 9, 2019.

References

General

"Governors of Connecticut". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
"Governors of Connecticut". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
Loomis, Dwight; Joseph Gilbert Calhoun (1895). The Judicial and Civil History of Connecticut. The Boston History Company. pp. 114–117. Retrieved August 4, 2010.

Constitutions

"Constitution of the State of Connecticut". Connecticut State Library. 1965. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
"Constitution of the State of Connecticut". Secretary of the State of Connecticut. 1818. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
"Charter of the Colony of Connecticut". National Humanities Institute. 1662. Retrieved February 21, 2009.

Specific

↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
↑ CT Const. art. IV
↑ "Pardons Power in Connecticut". Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
↑ "Today in History: January 9". Library of Congress. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
↑ "Research Guide to Connecticut's "Western Lands" or "Western Reserve"". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
1 2 1662 Charter
↑ CT Const. art. IV, § 1
↑ CT Const. art. IV, § 2
↑ 1818 Const. amendment XVI
↑ 1818 Const. amendment XLV
↑ 1818 Const. art. IV § 1
↑ 1818 Const. new amendment VII
↑ CT Const. art. IV § 19
↑ 1818 Const. art. IV § 14
↑ "Roster of Connecticut Governors". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
↑ "Jonathan Trumbull". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
↑ Wolcott died in office; as lieutenant governor, Trumbull acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
1 2 3 "Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies: Lieutenant Governor". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
↑ "Toucey, Issac". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
↑ Seymour resigned to be U.S. Minister to Russia; as lieutenant governor, Pond acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ "James Edward English". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
↑ "Morgan Gardner Bulkeley". National Governors Association. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
↑ William Yardley; Stacey Stowe; Avi Salzman and Alison Leigh Cowan (June 22, 2004). "Connecticut's Governor Steps Down". The New York Times.
↑ Robert D. McFadden (December 24, 2004). "An Ex-Governor Says He's Guilty". The New York Times.

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[16] According to the Connecticut State Library, the official listing goes back to the first governor of Connecticut Colony in 1639, and did not include repeat governors serving non-consecutive terms in the colonial period; this makes Trumbull the 16th governor.^[15] The official numbering since statehood includes repeat and acting governors.

[17] The office of Lieutenant Governor was known as Deputy-Governor under the colonial charter, but the name 'Lieutenant Governor' was predominantly used after independence.^[6]

[18] Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.

[20] The Connecticut General Assembly approved the United States Declaration of Independence on October 10, 1776, and resolved that the state's government would continue as established under the charter. So, as colonial governor, Jonathan Trumbull became state governor, serving roughly 14 years total.^[16]

[21] Huntington died in office; as lieutenant governor, Wolcott acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[23] Trumbull died in office; as lieutenant governor, Treadwell acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[25] Appointed by the general assembly to fill the vacant Lieutenant Governor office.^[18]

[26] Griswold died in office; as lieutenant governor, Smith acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[27] Represented the Democratic-Republican Party.

[lt-natrep-28] 1 2 Represented the National Republican Party.

[29] Tomlinson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Peters acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[31] Toucey lost the election, but was appointed governor by the state legislature.^[19]

[34] James English won the popular vote, but a canvassing committee found the election was fraudulent, and named Jewell governor several days into the term.^[21]

[35] The end date of this term was moved back to January 3, 1877, due to the adoption of the 26th amendment to the state constitution, lengthening the term by 7 months.

[36] Terms were lengthened from one to two years beginning with this term.

[38] Morgan Bulkeley did not run for re-election in 1890, but due to such a close contest and controversies, the results were not certified, and the legislature spent two years debating the issue; Bulkeley essentially served as governor by default.^[22]

[39] Lilley died in office; as lieutenant governor, Weeks acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[lt-rep-40] 1 2 3 Represented the Republican Party.

[41] Bingham resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Trumbull acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[presprotem-42] 1 2 3 As president pro tempore of the state senate, filled vacancy in office of lieutenant governor.^[18]

[43] Baldwin resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Snow acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[lt-dem-44] 1 2 Represented the Democratic Party.

[45] McConaughy died in office; as lieutenant governor, Shannon acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[46] Terms were lengthened from two to four years beginning with this term.

[47] Ribicoff resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; as lieutenant governor, Dempsey acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[presprotembecome-48] 1 2 3 4 As president pro tempore of the state senate, became lieutenant governor.^[18]

[49] Grasso resigned due to ovarian cancer; as lieutenant governor, O'Neill succeeded her.

[52] Rowland resigned due to a federal corruption investigation;^[23] he later pleaded guilty to corruption.^[24] as lieutenant governor, Rell succeeded him.

[53] Governor Malloy's second term expires on January 9, 2019.

[1] "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

[2] CT Const. art. IV

[3] "Pardons Power in Connecticut". Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2008.

[todayinhist-0109-4] "Today in History: January 9". Library of Congress. Retrieved February 21, 2009.

[5] "Research Guide to Connecticut's "Western Lands" or "Western Reserve"". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2009.

[charter-6] 1 2 1662 Charter

[7] CT Const. art. IV, § 1

[8] CT Const. art. IV, § 2

[9] 1818 Const. amendment XVI

[10] 1818 Const. amendment XLV

[11] 1818 Const. art. IV § 1

[12] 1818 Const. new amendment VII

[13] CT Const. art. IV § 19

[14] 1818 Const. art. IV § 14

[15] "Roster of Connecticut Governors". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved April 4, 2008.

[19] "Jonathan Trumbull". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

[22] Wolcott died in office; as lieutenant governor, Trumbull acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[ltgov-24] 1 2 3 "Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies: Lieutenant Governor". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

[30] "Toucey, Issac". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved February 22, 2009.

[32] Seymour resigned to be U.S. Minister to Russia; as lieutenant governor, Pond acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[nga-english-33] "James Edward English". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.

[nga-bulkeley-37] "Morgan Gardner Bulkeley". National Governors Association. Retrieved August 29, 2016.

[50] William Yardley; Stacey Stowe; Avi Salzman and Alison Leigh Cowan (June 22, 2004). "Connecticut's Governor Steps Down". The New York Times.

[51] Robert D. McFadden (December 24, 2004). "An Ex-Governor Says He's Guilty". The New York Times.

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Governor of Connecticut
Seal of the Governor
Incumbent Dannel Malloy since January 5, 2011
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Connecticut Governor's Residence
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Jonathan Trumbull
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
Salary	$150,000 (2013)^[1]
Website	www.ct.gov/governor