| State Treasurer of Connecticut | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the State Treasurer | |
| Formation | 1639 |
| First holder | Thomas Welles |
| Website | portal.ct.gov/OTT |
The Connecticut State Treasurer serves the office of treasurer for the state of Connecticut.
| State Treasurer of Connecticut | |
|---|---|
| Seal of the State Treasurer | |
| Formation | 1639 |
| First holder | Thomas Welles |
| Website | portal.ct.gov/OTT |
The Connecticut State Treasurer serves the office of treasurer for the state of Connecticut.
| # | Image | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Welles | 1639 | 1641 | ||
| 2 | William Whiting | 1641 | 1648 | ||
| 3 | Thomas Welles | 1648 | 1652 | ||
| 4 | John Talcott, Sr. | 1652 | 1660 | ||
| 5 | John Talcott, Jr. | 1660 | 1676 | ||
| 6 | William Pitkin | 1676 | 1679 | ||
| 7 | Joseph Whiting | 1679 | 1718 | ||
| 8 | John Whiting | 1718 | 1750 | ||
| 9 | Nathaniel Stanly | 1750 | 1756 | ||
| 10 | Joseph Talcott | 1756 | 1769 | ||
| 11 | John Lawrence | 1769 | 1789 | ||
| 12 |  | Jedediah Huntington | 1789 | 1790 | |
| 13 | Peter Colt | 1790 | 1794 | ||
| 14 | Andrew Kingsbury | 1794 | 1818 | ||
| 15 | Isaac Spencer | 1818 | 1835 | ||
| 16 | Jeremiah Brown | 1835 | 1838 | ||
| 17 | Hiram Ryder | 1838 | 1842 | ||
| 18 | Jabez L. White, Jr. | 1842 | 1844 | ||
| 19 | Joseph B. Gilbert | 1844 | 1846 | ||
| 20 | Alonzo W. Birge | 1846 | 1847 | ||
| 21 | Joseph B. Gilbert | 1847 | 1849 | ||
| 22 | Henry D. Smith | 1849 | 1851 | ||
| 23 | Thomas Clark | 1851 | 1852 | ||
| 24 | Edwin Stearns | 1852 | 1854 | ||
| 25 | Daniel Camp | 1854 | 1855 | ||
| 26 | Arthur B. Calef | 1855 | 1856 | ||
| 27 | Frederick P. Coe | 1856 | 1857 | ||
| 28 | Frederick S. Wildman | 1857 | 1858 | ||
| 29 | Lucius J. Hendee | 1858 | 1861 | ||
| 30 | Ezra Dean | 1861 | 1862 | ||
| 31 | Gabriel W. Coite | 1862 | 1866 | ||
| 32 | Henry G. Taintor | 1866 | 1867 | ||
| 33 | Edward S. Moseley | 1867 | 1869 | ||
| 34 | David P. Nichols | 1869 | 1870 | ||
| 35 | Charles M. Pond | 1870 | 1871 | ||
| 36 | David P. Nichols | 1871 | 1873 | ||
| 37 | William E. Raymond | 1873 | 1877 | ||
| 38 | Edwin A. Buck | 1877 | 1879 | ||
| 39 | Talmadge Baker | 1879 | 1881 | ||
| 40 | David P. Nichols | 1881 | January 2, 1882 | Republican | |
| 41 | James D. Smith | 1882 | 1883 | Republican | |
| 42 | Alfred R. Goodrich | 1883 | 1885 | Democrat | |
| 43 | V. B. Chamberlain | 1885 | 1887 | Republican | |
| 44 |  | Alexander Warner | 1887 | 1889 | Republican |
| 44 |  | E. Stevens Henry | 1889 | 1893 | Republican |
| 45 | Marvin H. Sanger | 1893 | 1895 | Democrat | |
| 46 | George W. Hodge | 1895 | 1897 | Republican | |
| 47 | Charles W. Grosvenor | 1897 | 1899 | Republican | |
| 48 | Charles S. Mersick | 1899 | 1901 | Republican | |
| 49 | Henry H. Gallup | 1901 | 1905 | Republican | |
| 50 | James F. Walsh | 1905 | 1907 | Republican | |
| 51 | Freeman F. Patten | 1907 | 1911 | Republican | |
| 52 | Costello Lippitt | 1911 | 1913 | Republican | |
| 53 | Edward S. Roberts | 1913 | 1915 | Democrat | |
| 54 | F. S. Chamberlain | 1915 | 1919 | Republican | |
| 55 | G. Harold Gilpatric | 1919 | 1924 | Republican | |
| 56 | Anson T. McCook | 1924 | 1924 | Republican | |
| 57 |  | Ernest E. Rogers | 1925 | 1929 | Republican |
| 58 |  | Samuel R. Spencer | 1929 | 1931 | Republican |
| 59 | Roy C. Wilcox | 1931 | 1933 | Republican | |
| 60 | J. William Hope | 1933 | 1935 | Republican | |
| 61 | John S. Addis | 1935 | September 29, 1937 | Democrat | |
| 62 | Thomas Hewes | 1937 | 1937 | Democrat | |
| 63 | Guy B. Holt | 1937 | 1939 | Democrat | |
| 64 |  | Joseph E. Talbot | 1939 | 1941 | Republican |
| 65 | Frank M. Anastasio | 1941 | 1943 | Democrat | |
| 66 | Carl M. Sharpe | 1943 | 1945 | Republican | |
| 67 | William T. Carroll | 1945 | 1947 | Democrat | |
| 68 | Joseph A. Adorno | 1947 | 1955 | Republican | |
| 69 | John Ottaviano Jr. | 1955 | 1959 | Republican | |
| 70 | John A. Speziale | 1959 | 1961 | Democrat | |
| 71 |  | Donald J. Irwin | 1961 | 1963 | Democrat |
| 72 | Gerald A. Lamb | 1963 | 1970 | Democrat | |
| 73 | John A. Iorio | 1970 | 1971 | Democrat | |
| 74 |  | Robert I. Berdon | 1971 | 1973 | Republican |
| 75 | Alden A. Ives | 1973 | 1975 | Republican | |
| 76 |  | Henry E. Parker | 1975 | 1986 | Democrat |
| 77 | Joan R. Kemler | 1986 | 1987 | Democrat | |
| 78 | Francisco L. Borges | 1987 | 1993 | Democrat | |
| 79 | Joseph M. Suggs Jr. | 1993 | 1995 | Democrat | |
| 80 |  | Christopher B. Burnham | 1995 | 1997 | Republican |
| 81 | Paul J. Silvester | 1997 | 1999 | Republican | |
| 82 | Denise Nappier | 1999 | 2019 | Democrat | |
| 83 | Shawn Wooden | 2019 | 2023 | Democrat | |
| 84 |  | Erick Russell | 2023 | present | Democrat |
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