List of Governors of California

Table of contents

1 Spanish Governors of Alta California, 1804-1822
2 Mexican Governors of Alta California, 1822-1847
3 President of the California Republic, June-July 1846
4 American Military Governors of California, 1846-1849
5 Governor of the Territory of California, 1849-1850
6 Governors of the State of California, 1850-present
7 External links

Spanish Governors of Alta California, 1804-1822

1804-1814: Jos� Joaqu�n de Arillaga
1814-1815: Jos� Dar�o Arg�llo (acting)
1815-1822: Pablo Vicente Sol�

Mexican Governors of Alta California, 1822-1847

1822-1825: Luis Antonio Arg�ello

1825-1831: Jos� Maria de Echeand�a

1831-1832: Manuel Victoria

1832: P�o Pico
1832-1833: August�n Zamorano and Jos� Maria de Echeand�a
1833-1835: Jos� Figueroa
1835-1836: Jos� Castro (acting)
1836: Nicolas Gutierrez (acting)
1836: Mariano Chico
1836: Nicolas Gutierrez (acting)
1836-1842: Juan B. Alvarado
1842-1845: Manuel Micheltoreno
1845-1846: P�o Pico
1846-1847: Jos� Mar�a Flores (in opposition to the United States in Los Angeles)
1847: Andr�s Pico (in opposition to the United States in Los Angeles)

(see also Governor of Baja California for Baja California, which remains part of Mexico)

President of the California Republic, June-July 1846

1846: William Brown Ide (in Sonoma)

American Military Governors of California, 1846-1849

1846: John Drake Sloat
1846-1847: Robert Field Stockton
1847: John C. Fr�mont
1847: Stephen W. Kearny
1847-1849: Richard Barnes Mason (acting)
1849: Persifor Frazer Smith
1849: Bennett Riley

Governor of the Territory of California, 1849-1850

1849-1850: Peter H. Burnett (Democrat)

Governors of the State of California, 1850-present

# Name Took Office Left Office Party

1 Peter Hardeman Burnett 1849 1851 Democrat

2 John McDougall 1851 1852 Democrat

3 John Bigler 1852 1856 Democrat

4 John Neeley Johnson 1856 1858 American

5 John B. Weller 1858 1860 Democrat

6 Milton Slocum Latham 1860 1860 Lecompton Democrat

7 John Gately Downey 1860 1862 Lecompton Democrat

8 Amasa Leland Stanford 1862 1863 Republican

9 Frederick Ferdinand Low 1863 1867 Unionist Republican

10 Henry Huntly Haight 1867 1871 Democrat

11 Newton Booth 1871 1875 Republican

12 Romualdo Pacheco (acting) 1875 1875 Republican

13 William Irwin 1875 1880 Democrat

14 George Clement Perkins 1880 1883 Republican

15 George Stoneman 1883 1887 Democrat

16 Washington Montgomery Bartlett 1887 1887 Democrat

17 Robert Whitney Waterman 1887 1891 Republican

18 Henry Harrison Markham 1891 1895 Republican

18 James Herbert Budd 1895 1899 Democrat

20 Henry Tifft Gage 1899 1903 Republican

21 George Cooper Pardee 1903 1907 Republican

22 James Norris Gillett 1907 1911 Republican

23 Hiram Warren Johnson 1911 1918 Republican

24 William Dennison Stephens 1917 1923 Republican

25 Friend William Richardson 1923 1927 Republican

26 Clement Calhoun Young 1927 1931 Republican

27 James Rolph, Jr 1931 1934 Republican

28 Frank Finley Merriam 1934 1939 Republican

29 Culburt Levy Olson 1939 1943 Democrat

30 Earl Warren 1943 1953 Republican

31 Goodwin Jess Knight 1953 1959 Republican

32 Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, Sr 1959 1967 Democrat

33 Ronald Wilson Reagan 1967 1975 Republican

34 Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr 1975 1983 Democrat

35 Courken George Deukmejian 1983 1991 Republican

36 Peter Barton Wilson 1991 1999 Republican

37 Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr 1999 2003 Democrat

38 Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger 2003 - Republican

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Peter Hardeman Burnett	1849	1851	Democrat
2	John McDougall	1851	1852	Democrat
3	John Bigler	1852	1856	Democrat
4	John Neeley Johnson	1856	1858	American
5	John B. Weller	1858	1860	Democrat
6	Milton Slocum Latham	1860	1860	Lecompton Democrat
7	John Gately Downey	1860	1862	Lecompton Democrat
8	Amasa Leland Stanford	1862	1863	Republican
9	Frederick Ferdinand Low	1863	1867	Unionist Republican
10	Henry Huntly Haight	1867	1871	Democrat
11	Newton Booth	1871	1875	Republican
12	Romualdo Pacheco (acting)	1875	1875	Republican
13	William Irwin	1875	1880	Democrat
14	George Clement Perkins	1880	1883	Republican
15	George Stoneman	1883	1887	Democrat
16	Washington Montgomery Bartlett	1887	1887	Democrat
17	Robert Whitney Waterman	1887	1891	Republican
18	Henry Harrison Markham	1891	1895	Republican
18	James Herbert Budd	1895	1899	Democrat
20	Henry Tifft Gage	1899	1903	Republican
21	George Cooper Pardee	1903	1907	Republican
22	James Norris Gillett	1907	1911	Republican
23	Hiram Warren Johnson	1911	1918	Republican
24	William Dennison Stephens	1917	1923	Republican
25	Friend William Richardson	1923	1927	Republican
26	Clement Calhoun Young	1927	1931	Republican
27	James Rolph, Jr	1931	1934	Republican
28	Frank Finley Merriam	1934	1939	Republican
29	Culburt Levy Olson	1939	1943	Democrat
30	Earl Warren	1943	1953	Republican
31	Goodwin Jess Knight	1953	1959	Republican
32	Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, Sr	1959	1967	Democrat
33	Ronald Wilson Reagan	1967	1975	Republican
34	Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr	1975	1983	Democrat
35	Courken George Deukmejian	1983	1991	Republican
36	Peter Barton Wilson	1991	1999	Republican
37	Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr	1999	2003	Democrat
38	Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger	2003	-	Republican

External links

Governors of California - Official Site from the State of California with Portraits and Biographies

List of Governors of California when California Belonged to Mexico