| TERM |
NAME |
PARTY |
COMMENT |
| 1861-1863 |
Charles Lawrence Robinson |
Republican |
Born in Hardwick, Massachusetts on July 21, 1818. Died on August 17, 1894. |
| 1863-1865 |
Thomas Carney |
Republican |
Born near Tipton, Ohio on August 20, 1824. Died on July 28, 1888, |
| 1865-1868 |
Samuel Johnson Crawford |
Republican |
Born near Bedford, Indiana on April 10, 1835. Resigned to take command of the 19th Regiment. Died on October 21, 1913. |
| 1868-1869 |
Nehemiah Green |
Republican |
Born in Grassy Point, Hardin County, Ohio on March 8, 1837. Died on January 12, 1890. |
| 1869-1873 |
James Madison Harvey |
Republican |
Born near Salt Sulphur Springs, Virginia on September 21, 1833. Died on April 15, 1894. |
| 1873-1877 |
Thomas Andrew Osborn |
Republican |
Born near Meadville, Pennsylvania on October 26, 1836. Died on February 4, 1898. |
| 1877-1879 |
George Tobey Anthony |
Republican |
Born in Mayfield, New York on June 9, 1824. Died on August 5, 1896. |
| 1879-1883 |
John Pierce St. John |
Republican |
Born in Brookville, Indiana on February 25, 1833. Died on August 31, 1916. |
| 1883-1885 |
George Washington Glick |
Democrat |
Born in Greencastle, Ohio on July 4, 1827. Died on April 13, 1911. |
| 1885-1889 |
John Alexander Martin |
Republican |
Born in Brownville, Pennsylvania on March 10, 1839. Died on October 2, 1889 |
| 1889-1893 |
Lyman Underwood Humphrey |
Republican |
Born in New Baltimore, Ohio on July 25, 1844. Died on September 12, 1915. |
| 1893-1895 |
Lorenzo Dowd Lewelling |
Populist |
Born in Salem, Iowa on December 21, 1846. Died on September 3, 1900. |
| 1895-1897 |
Edmund Needham Morrill |
Republican |
Born in Westbrook, Maine on February 12, 1834. Died on March 14, 1909. |
| 1897-1899 |
John Whitnah Leedy |
Populist |
Born near Belleville, Ohio on March 4, 1849. Died on March 24, 1935. |
| 1899-1903 |
William Eugene Stanley |
Republican |
Born in Knox County, Ohio on December 28, 1844. Died on October 13, 1910. |
| 1903-1905 |
Willis Joshua Bailey |
Republican |
Born near Mount Carroll, Illinois on October 12, 1854. Died on May 19, 1932. |
| 1905-1909 |
Edward Wallis Hoch |
Republican |
Born in Danville, Kentucky on March 17, 1849. Died on June 1, 1925. |
| 1909-1913 |
Walter Roscoe Stubbs |
Republican |
Born near Richmond, Indiana on November 7, 1858. Died on March 25, 1929. |
| 1913-1915 |
George Hartshorn Hodges |
Democrat |
Born in Orion, Wisconsin on February 6, 1866. Died on October 7, 1947. |
| 1915-1919 |
Arthur Capper |
Republican |
First native-born governor to serve Kansas, was born in Garnett, Kansas on July 14, 1865. Died on December 19, 1951. |
| 1919-1923 |
Henry Justin Allen |
Republican |
Born in Pittsfield, Pennsylvania on September 11, 1868. Died on January 17, 1950. |
| 1923-1925 |
Jonathan McMillan Davis |
Democrat |
Born in Bronson, Kansas on April 27, 1871. Died on June 27, 1943. |
| 1925-1929 |
Benjamin Sanford Paulen |
Republican |
Born near Clinton, Illinois on July 14, 1869. Died on July 11, 1961. |
| 1929-1931 |
Clyde Martin Reed |
Republican |
Born near Champaign, Illinois on October 9, 1871. Died on November 8, 1949. |
| 1931-1933 |
Harry Hines Woodring |
Democrat |
Born in Elk City, Kansas on May 31, 1887. Died on September 9, 1967. |
| 1933-1937 |
Alfred Mossman Landon |
Republican |
Born in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania on September 9, 1887. Died on October 12, 1987. |
| 1937-1939 |
Walter August Huxman |
Democrat |
born near Pretty Prairie, Kansas on February 16, 1887. Died on June 26, 1972. |
| 1939-1943 |
Payne Harry Ratner |
Republican |
Born in Casey, Illinois on October 3, 1896. Died on December 27, 1974. |
| 1943-1947 |
Andrew Frank Schoeppel |
Republican |
Born near Claflin, Kansas on November 23, 1894. Died on January 21, 1962. |
| 1947-1950 |
Frank Carlson |
Republican |
Born in Concordia, Kansas on January 23, 1893. Resigned as governor and elected to US Senate. Died on May 30, 1987. |
| 1950-1951 |
Frank Lester Hagaman |
Republican |
born in Bushnell, Illinois on June 1, 1894. Died on June 23, 1966. |
| 1951-1955 |
Edward Ferdinand Arn |
Republican |
Born in Kansas City, Kansas on May 19, 1906. Died on January 22, 1998. |
| 1955-1957 |
Fred Lee Hall |
Republican |
Born in Dodge City, Kansas on July 24, 1916. Resigned as governor - Appointed Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court. Died on March 18, 1970. |
| 1957 |
John Berridge McCuish |
Republican |
Born in Leadville, Colorado on June 22, 1906. Served only 11 days as governor, to appoint Fred Hall Justice of Kansas Supreme Court. Died on March 12, 1962. |
| 1957-1961 |
George Docking |
Democrat |
Born in Clay Center, Kansas on February 23, 1904. Died on January 20, 1964. |
| 1961-1965 |
John Anderson Jr. |
Republican |
Born near Olathe, Kansas on May 8, 1917. |
| 1965-1967 |
William Henry Avery |
Republican |
Born in Wakefield, Kansas on August 11, 1911. |
| 1967-1975 |
Robert B. Docking |
Democrat |
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 9, 1925. Died on October 8, 1983. |
| 1975-1979 |
Robert F. Bennett |
Republican |
Born in Johnson County, Kansas, on May 23, 1927. Died on October 9, 2000. |
| 1979-1987 |
John Carlin |
Democrat |
Born in Salina, Kansas on August 3, 1940. |
| 1987-1991 |
John Michael "Mike" Hayden |
Republican |
Born in Atwood Kansas on March 16, 1944. |
| 1991-1995 |
Joan Finney |
Democrat |
Born in Topeka, Kansas on February 12, 1925. |
| 1995-2003 |
Bill Graves |
Republican |
Born in Salina, Kansas on January 9, 1953. |
| 2003-2009 |
Kathleen Sibelius |
Democrat |
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 15, 1948. Joined President Barack Obama as Secretary of Health and Human Services on April 28, 2009. |
2009-2011
Lt. Governor |
Mark Parkinson |
Democrat |
Born in Wichita, Kansas on June 24, 1957. Served after Sibelius confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
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ADDITIONAL LINKS:
Kansas State Historical Society:
Find a listing of the people who have served as governor during Kansas Territory and statehood by name or by decade.
Kansas State Library:
Governors' messages, primarily the messages given to the Legislature at the opening of session (often referred to as the State of the State message).
Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia:
List of Governors of Kansas.
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Source: Kansas State Historical Society, (http://www.kshs.org), April 19, 2004
Source: National Governors Association, (http://www.nga.org), April 19, 2004 |
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