Category: Delaware Governors

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In the Delaware Constitution of 1776 the chief executive is styled as "President". The Delaware Constitution of 1792 revised the title to "Governor". Official lists number the Presidents along with the Governors with Joshua Clayton being counted as the 10th President and 11th Governor. Delaware numbers each term and partial term separately so a person serving 2 consecutive terms is counted twice, i.e., Thomas R. Carper served 2 consecutive terms (1993-1997 & 1997-2001) and is counted as the 78th and 79th governor.

• State of Delaware website contains a partial list of governors.
• Delaware Governors on Wikipedia contains a full list but differs from official state numbering.

B

Walter Bacon 20 Jan 1880 New Castle, Delaware, United States - 18 Mar 1962

Richard Bassett 02 Apr 1745 Cecil, Maryland - 15 Sep 1815

Gunning Bedford 07 Apr 1742 New Castle, Delaware - 28 Sep 1797

Caleb Bennett 11 Nov 1758 Chester County, Pennsylvania - 09 May 1836

Benjamin Biggs 01 Oct 1821 Cecil, Maryland - 25 Dec 1893

James Boggs 15 May 1909 Cheswold, Kent, Delaware, United States - 26 Mar 1993

Clayton Buck 21 Mar 1890 New Castle, Delaware, United States - 27 Jan 1965

David Buckson 25 Jul 1920 Townsend, New Castle, Delaware, United States - abt 18 Jan 2017

William Burton 16 Oct 1789 Sussex County, Delaware - 05 Aug 1866

C

William Cannon 15 Mar 1809 Bridgeville, Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America - 01 Mar 1865

John Carney 1950s

Tom Carper 1940s

Elbert Carvel 09 Feb 1910 Shelter Island, Herkimer, New York, United States - 06 Feb 2005

Michael Castle 1930s

Peter Causey 11 Jan 1801 Bridgeville, Delaware - 15 Feb 1871

John Clark 01 Feb 1761 New Castle County, Delaware - 14 Aug 1821

Joshua Clayton 20 Jul 1744 Wyoming, Delaware - 11 Aug 1798

John Cochran 07 Feb 1809 Middletown, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 27 Dec 1898

John Collins 01 Mar 1776 Sussex County, Delaware - 16 Apr 1822

Thomas Collins 1732 Duck Creek. Kent Upon Delaware - 29 Mar 1789

Cornelius Comegys 15 Jan 1780 Kent County, Delaware - 27 Jan 1851

John Cook 1730 Duck Creek, Delaware - 27 Oct 1789

William Cooper 16 Dec 1771 Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware - 29 Apr 1849

Ruth (Coverdale) Minner 17 Jan 1935 Milford, Sussex, Delaware, United States - 04 Nov 2021

D

Jehu Davis abt 1738 Worcester County, Maryland - 11 May 1802

D cont.

William Denney 31 Mar 1873 Dover, Kent, Delaware, United States - 21 Nov 1953

John Dickinson 15 Nov 1732 Croisadore, Talbot County, Maryland. - 14 Feb 1808

Pierre du Pont 22 Jan 1935 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 08 May 2021

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David Hall 04 Jan 1752 Lewes, Delaware - 18 Sep 1817

John Hall 01 Jan 1817 Frederica, Kent, Delaware, United States - 23 Jan 1892

Joseph Haslet 1769 Milford, Delaware - 20 Jun 1823

David Hazzard 18 May 1781 Milton, Delaware - 08 Jul 1864

John Hunn 23 Jun 1849 Odessa, Delaware - 01 Sep 1926

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Preston Lea 12 Nov 1841 Wilmington, Delaware - 04 Dec 1916

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Jack Markell 1960s

Joshua Marvil 03 Sep 1825 Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, United States - 08 Apr 1895

Joseph Maull 06 Sep 1781 Pilottown, Sussex, Delaware, United States - 03 May 1846

Thomas McKean 19 Mar 1734 New London, New London Township, Chester, Pennsylvania - 24 Jun 1817

John McKinly 24 Feb 1721 Ulster, Ireland - 31 Aug 1796

Richard McMullen 02 Jan 1868 Glasgow, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 18 Feb 1944

Charles Miller 30 Sep 1857 West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States - 18 Sep 1927

Nathaniel Mitchell 1753 Laurel, Delaware - 21 Feb 1814

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Samuel Paynter 24 Aug 1768 Drawbridge, Broadkill, Sussex County, Delaware - 02 Oct 1845

Simeon Pennewill 23 Jul 1867 Greenwood, Sussex, Delaware, United States - 10 Sep 1935

Russell Peterson 03 Oct 1916 Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States - 21 Feb 2011

Charles Polk 15 Nov 1788 Bridgeville, Delaware - 27 Oct 1857

James Ponder 31 Oct 1819 Milton, Delaware - 05 Nov 1897

R

George Read 18 Sep 1733 New Munster, North East Cecil, Maryland - 21 Sep 1798

Robert Reynolds 17 Mar 1838 Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States - 10 Jun 1909

R cont.

Robert Robinson 28 Mar 1869 Robinhurst, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 04 Mar 1939

Caesar Rodney 07 Oct 1728 Kent, Delaware - 29 Jun 1784

Caleb Rodney 29 Apr 1767 Lewes, Delaware - 29 Apr 1840

Daniel Rodney 10 Sep 1764 Lewes, Sussex, Delaware - 02 Sep 1846

Daniel Rogers 03 Jan 1754 Accomack County, Virginia - 02 Feb 1806

William Ross 02 Jun 1814 Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, United States - 30 Jun 1887

S

Gove Saulsbury 29 May 1815 Kent County, Delaware - 31 Jul 1881

Charles Stockley 06 Nov 1819 Georgetown, Delaware - 20 Apr 1901

Thomas Stockton 01 Apr 1781 New Castle County, Delaware - 02 Mar 1846

Jacob Stout 05 Oct 1767 Kent County, Delaware - 01 Nov 1855

James Sykes 27 Mar 1761 Dover, Kent, Delaware - 18 Oct 1822

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William Temple 28 Feb 1814 Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States - 28 May 1863

Charles Terry 17 Sep 1900 Camden, Kent, Delaware, United States - 06 Feb 1970

William Tharp 27 Nov 1803 Farmington, Kent, Delaware, United States - 09 Jan 1865

Charles Thomas 23 Jun 1790 New Castle County, Delaware - 08 Feb 1848

John Townsend 31 May 1871 Bishop, Worcester, Maryland, United States - 10 Apr 1964

Sherman Tribbitt 09 Nov 1922 Denton, Caroline, Maryland, United States - 14 Aug 2010

George Truitt 01 Jan 1756 Felton, Delaware - 08 Oct 1818

Ebe Tunnell 31 Dec 1844 Ocean View, Sussex, Delaware, United States - 18 Dec 1917

V

Nicholas Van Dyke 25 Sep 1738 New Castle, Delaware - 19 Feb 1789

W

William Watson 22 Jun 1849 Milford, Kent, Delaware, United States - 14 Apr 1917

Dale Wolf 06 Sep 1924 Kearney, Nebraska, United States - 20 Mar 2021

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