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Standard of the Governor of Oklahoma
The following is a list of governors of the State of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Territory.
List of Governors
Governors of Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma Territory was formally organized on May 2, 1890.
As secretaries of Oklahoma Territory in 1891 and 1901 respectively, Robert Martin and William C. Grimes both served as acting governor whenever the presidentially appointed governorship was vacant.
| # | Governor (Birth–Death) | Party | Took office | Left office | Appointing President | |||
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| Republican (6) Democratic (1) | ||||||||
| 1 | ) | George Washington Steele (1839–1922) | Republican | May 22, 1890 | October 18, 1891 | Benjamin Harrison | ||
| Acting | ) | Robert Martin (1833–1897) | Republican | October 18, 1891 | February 1, 1892 | — | ||
| 2 | ) | Abraham Jefferson Seay (1832–1915) | Republican | February 1, 1892 | May 7, 1893 | Benjamin Harrison | ||
| 3 | ) | William Cary Renfrow (1845–1922) | Democratic | May 7, 1893 | January 31, 1897 | Grover Cleveland | ||
| 4 | ) | Cassius M. Barnes (1845–1925) | Republican | January 31, 1897 | April 15, 1901 | William McKinley | ||
| 5 | ) | William Miller Jenkins (1856–1941) | Republican | April 15, 1901 | November 30, 1901 | |||
| Acting | ) | William C. Grimes (1857–1931) | Republican | November 30, 1901 | December 9, 1901 | — | ||
| 6 | ) | Thompson Benton Ferguson (1857–1921) | Republican | December 9, 1901 | January 5, 1906 | Theodore Roosevelt | ||
| 7 | ) | Frank Frantz (1872–1941) | Republican | January 5, 1906 | November 16, 1907 | |||
Governors of the State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory joined the Union as the State of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.
| # | Governor (Birth–Death) | Party | Took office | Left office | Election | Lt. Governor | |||
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| Republican (6) Democratic (21) | |||||||||
| 1 | .jpg')) | Charles N. Haskell (1860–1933) | Democratic | November 16, 1907 | January 9, 1911 | 1907 | George W. Bellamy | ||
| 2 | ) | Lee Cruce (1863–1933) | Democratic | January 9, 1911 | January 11, 1915 | 1910 | J. J. McAlester | ||
| 3 | ) | Robert L. Williams (1868–1948) | Democratic | January 11, 1915 | January 13, 1919 | 1914 | Martin E. Trapp | ||
| 4 | James B. A. Robertson (1871–1938) | Democratic | January 13, 1919 | January 8, 1923 | 1918 | Martin E. Trapp | |||
| 5 | ) | Jack C. Walton (1881–1949) | Democratic | January 8, 1923 | November 19, 1923[1] | 1922 | Martin E. Trapp[2] | ||
| 6 | ) | Martin E. Trapp (1877–1951) | Democratic | November 19, 1923 | January 10, 1927 | — | Office vacant | ||
| 7 | ) | Henry S. Johnston (1867–1965) | Democratic | January 10, 1927 | March 20, 1929[3] | 1926 | William J. Holloway[4] | ||
| 8 | ) | William J. Holloway (1888–1970) | Democratic | March 20, 1929 | January 1, 1931 | — | Office vacant | ||
| 9 | ) | William H. Murray (1869–1956) | Democratic | January 1, 1931 | January 14, 1935 | 1930 | Robert Burns | ||
| 10 | .jpg')) | E. W. Marland (1874–1941) | Democratic | January 15, 1935 | January 9, 1939 | 1934 | James E. Berry | ||
| 11 | Leon C. Phillips (1890–1958) | Democratic | January 9, 1939 | January 11, 1943 | 1938 | James E. Berry | |||
| 12 | ) | Robert S. Kerr (1896–1963) | Democratic | January 11, 1943 | January 13, 1947 | 1942 | James E. Berry | ||
| 13 | ) | Roy J. Turner (1894–1973) | Democratic | January 13, 1947 | January 8, 1951 | 1946 | James E. Berry | ||
| 14 | ) | Johnston Murray (1902–1974) | Democratic | January 8, 1951 | January 10, 1955 | 1950 | James E. Berry | ||
| 15 | ) | Raymond D. Gary (1908–1993) | Democratic | January 10, 1955 | January 12, 1959 | 1954 | Cowboy Pink Williams | ||
| 16 | ) | J. Howard Edmondson (1925–1971) | Democratic | January 12, 1959 | January 6, 1963[5] | 1958 | George Nigh[6] | ||
| 17 | ) | George Nigh (b. 1927) | Democratic | January 6, 1963 | January 14, 1963 | — | Office vacant | ||
| 18 | ) | Henry Bellmon (1921–2009) | Republican | January 14, 1963 | January 9, 1967 | 1962 | Leo Winters | ||
| 19 | ) | Dewey F. Bartlett (1919–1979) | Republican | January 9, 1967 | January 11, 1971 | 1966 | George Nigh | ||
| 20 | .jpg')) | David Hall (1930–2016) | Democratic | January 11, 1971 | January 13, 1975 | 1970 | George Nigh | ||
| 21 | .jpg')) | David Boren (b. 1941) | Democratic | January 13, 1975 | January 8, 1979[7] | 1974 | George Nigh | ||
| 22 | .jpg')) | George Nigh (b. 1927) | Democratic | January 8, 1979[8] | January 12, 1987 | 1978 | Spencer Bernard | ||
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| 23 | | Henry Bellmon (1921–2009) | Republican | January 12, 1987 | January 14, 1991 | 1986 | Robert S. Kerr III | ||
| 24 | ) | David Walters (b. 1951) | Democratic | January 14, 1991 | January 9, 1995 | 1990 | Jack Mildren | ||
| 25 | ) | Frank Keating (b. 1944) | Republican | January 9, 1995 | January 13, 2003 | 1994 | Mary Fallin | ||
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| 26 | ) | Brad Henry (b. 1963) | Democratic | January 13, 2003 | January 10, 2011 | 2002 | Mary Fallin | ||
| 2006 | Jari Askins | ||||||||
| 27 | ) | Mary Fallin (b. 1954) | Republican | January 10, 2011 | January 14, 2019 | 2010 | Todd Lamb | ||
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| 28 | ) | Kevin Stitt (b. 1972) | Republican | January 14, 2019 | Incumbent | 2018 | Matt Pinnell | ||
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Other high offices held
This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Oklahoma except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.
| Governor | Gubernatorial term | U.S. Congress | Other offices held | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | Senate | |||
| George Washington Steele | 1890–1891 (territorial) | U.S. Representative from Indiana | ||
| William H. Murray | 1931–1935 | H | First Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
| E. W. Marland | 1935–1939 | H | ||
| Robert S. Kerr | 1943–1947 | S | ||
| J. Howard Edmondson | 1959–1963 | S* | ||
| Henry Bellmon | 1963–1967 1987–1991 | S | ||
| Dewey F. Bartlett | 1967–1971 | S | ||
| David Boren | 1975–1979 | S | President of the University of Oklahoma | |
| Frank Keating | 1995–2003 | United States Associate Attorney General; United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | ||
| Mary Fallin | 2011–2019 | H | ||
Living former governors of Oklahoma
As of January 2019, there are six former governors of Oklahoma who are currently living at this time, the oldest governor of Oklahoma being George Nigh (served 1963 and 1979–1987, born 1927). The most recent governor of Oklahoma to die was David Hall (served 1971–1975, born 1930), on May 6, 2016. The most recently serving governor of Oklahoma to have died was Henry Bellmon, (served 1963–1967 and 1987–1991) on September 29, 2009.
| Governor | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth (and age) |
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| George Nigh | 1963 1979–1987 | June 9, 1927 |
| David Boren | 1975–1979 | April 21, 1941 |
| David Walters | 1991–1995 | November 20, 1951 |
| Frank Keating | 1995–2003 | February 10, 1944 |
| Brad Henry | 2003–2011 | July 10, 1963 |
| Mary Fallin | 2011–2019 | December 9, 1954 |
See also
References
- ^ Impeached and removed from office.
- ^ Succeeded to Governorship upon Walton's impeachment and removal.
- ^ Impeached and removed from office.
- ^ Succeeded to Governorship upon Johnston's impeachment and removal from office.
- ^ Resigned and appointed to U.S. Senate
- ^ Succeeded to Governorship upon Edmondson's resignation
- ^ Declined to run for relecton instead he ran and won election to the U.S. senate, left office five days early to be sworn in.
- ^ Elected Governor, but sworn in five days early due to Outgoing Governor Boren's election and swearing in as U.S. Senator.