Page 35

Missouri has had thirty-two governors since 1820. The names of each, county in which the respective executives resided when elected, together with date of election and remarks follow:

Alexander McNair, St. Louis, August 1820, died March 18, 1826.

Frederick Bates, St. Louis, August 1824, died August 4, 1825.

Abraham J. Williams, Boone, Pres. Senate, Vice Bates, died in Columbia, December 30, 1839.

John Miller, Cooper, Dec. 8, 1825, special election to fill vacancy.

John Miller, Cooper, August 1828, died at Florissant, March 18,1846.

Daniel Dunklin, Washington, August 1832, died August 25, 1844.

Lilburn W. Boggs, Jackson, August 1836, died at Nappa Valley, Cal., March 14, 1860.

Thomas Reynolds, Howard, August 1840, February 9, 1844, committed suicide at mansion.

M. M. Marmaduke, Saline, Lieut.-Gov., died March 26, 1864.

John C. Edwards, Cole, August 1844, died in Stockton, Cal., Sept. 14, 1888.

Austin A. King, Ray, August 1848, died April 22, 1870.

Sterling Price, Chariton, August 1852, died in St. Louis, Sept. 29, 1867.

Trusten Polk, St. Louis, August 1856, elected U. S. Senator, Feb. 1857, died April 16, 1876.

Hancock Jackson, Randolph, Lieut.-Gov., died in Salem, Oregon, March 19, 1876.

Robert M. Stewart, Buchanan, August 1857, to fill vacancy, died Sept. 21, 1871.

Claiborne F. Jackson, Saline, August 1860, died in Arkansas, December, 1862.

Hamilton R. Gamble, St. Louis, appointed by convention July 31, 1861, died January 31, 1864.

Willard P. Hall, Buchanan, Lieut.-Gov., Vice Gamble died Nov. 2, 1882.

Thomas C. Fletcher, St. Louis, November 1864, died in Washington, D. C., March 25, 1899.

Joseph W. McClurg, Camden, November 1868, died in Lebanon, Dec. 2, 1900.

B, Gratz Brown, St. Louis, November 1870, died at Kirkwood, Dec. 13, 1885.

Silas Woodson, Buchanan, November 1872, died November, 9, 1896.

Charles H. Hardin, Audrain, November 1874, died July 29, 1892.

John S. Phelps, Greene, November 1876, died November 20, 1886.

Thos. T. Crittenden, Johnson, November 1880, died May 29, 1909, in Kansas City.

John S. Marmaduke, St. Louis City, November 1884, died Dec. 28, 1887.

Albert P. Morehouse, Nodaway, Lieut.-Gov., suicide, September 1891.

David R. Francis, St. Louis City, November 1888, now in St. Louis, Mo.

Win. J. Stone, Vernon, November 1892, now United States Senator.

Lon V. Stephens, Cooper, November 1896, now in St. Louis City.

Alexander M. Dockery, Daviess, November 1900, now in Gallatin, Mo.

Joseph W. Folk, St, Louis, November 1904, now in St. Louis City.

Herbert S. Hadley, Jackson, November 1908, now in Kansas City, Mo.

Elliott W. Majors, Pike county, governor, elected November, 1912.

Table of Contents

Previous Chapter

Next Chapter

Home