List of Governors of Ohio

Governor of the State of Ohio
	Seal of the Governor of Ohio
	Standard of the Governor of Ohio
	Incumbent; Mike DeWine ; since January 14, 2019
Style	The Honorable
Residence	Ohio Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, two consecutive with four-year pause thereafter
Inaugural holder	Edward Tiffin
Formation	March 3, 1803
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Salary	$148,886 (2015) [1]
Website	Official website

Last updated April 26, 2019

The Governor of the State of Ohio is the head of the executive branch of the Government of Ohio ^[2] and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state's military forces.^[3] The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Ohio General Assembly,^[4] the power to convene the legislature^[5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.^[6]

The government of the U.S. state of Ohio consists of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches. Its basic structure is set forth in the Constitution and law of Ohio.

A commander-in-chief, sometimes also called supreme commander, is the person that exercises supreme command and control over an armed forces or a military branch. As a technical term, it refers to military competencies that reside in a country's executive leadership – a head of state or a head of government.

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.

There have been 63 governors of Ohio, serving 69 distinct terms. The longest term was held by Jim Rhodes, who was elected four times and served just under sixteen years in two non-consecutive periods of two terms each (1963–1971 and 1975–1983). The shortest terms were held by John William Brown and Nancy Hollister, who each served for only 11 days after the governors preceding them resigned in order to begin the terms to which they had been elected in the United States Senate; the shortest-serving elected governor was John M. Pattison, who died in office five months into his term. The current governor is Republican Mike DeWine, who took office on January 14, 2019.

James Allen Rhodes was an American Republican politician from Ohio, and as of 2019 one of only seven US state governors to serve 4 four-year terms in office. Rhodes is tied for the fourth longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,840 days.

John William Brown was an American Republican politician from Ohio. He briefly served as the 58th Governor of Ohio from January 3, 1957 to January 14, 1957 and served as the 51st and 54th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.

Nancy Putnam Hollister is an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. Hollister was the first and, to date, only female Governor of Ohio, serving briefly from December 1998 to January 1999. She attended Kent State University, and upon leaving college she became a housewife. She began her political career in the 1980s. She is a member of the Republican Party.

Qualifications

To become governor of Ohio, a candidate must be a qualified elector in the state. This means that any candidate for governor must be at least 18 years old at the time of his/her election, a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days before the election, and a U.S. citizen. Convicted felons and those deemed by the courts as incompetent to vote are not eligible. There is a term limit of two consecutive terms as governor.

Powers

The governor is the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Ohio State Legislature; the power to convene the legislature; and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.

Other duties and privileges of the office include:

Executing all laws and requiring written information on any office from the head of that office
Making an annual address to the General Assembly, with recommendation for legislation
Convening extraordinary sessions of the legislature with limited purposes
Adjourning the legislature when the two chambers cannot agree to do so themselves, not to include the privilege of adjourning the legislature past the sine die set for the regular session
Keeping and using "The Great Seal of the State of Ohio"
Signing and sealing all commissions granted in the name of the state of Ohio
Nominating, in the event of a vacancy in the Lieutenant Governor's office, a new officer, subject to a confirmatory vote of both chambers of the legislature
Making vacancy appointments for all "key state officers" (the Auditor, the Treasurer, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General. Such appointments are for the remainder of the term when the next general election is less than 40 days away and until the next general election otherwise
Accepting a report from the head of each executive department at least once a year, not later than five days before the regular session of the legislature convenes, and including the substance of those reports in her annual address to the legislature
Making all appointments not otherwise provided for, with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate refuses to act, in which case the Governor's appointee takes offices by default

Succession

Should the office of governor become vacant due to death, resignation, or conviction of impeachment, the lieutenant governor assumes the title of governor. Should the office of lieutenant governor also become vacant, the president of the senate becomes the acting governor.^[7] If the vacancy of both offices took place during the first twenty months of the term, a special election is to be held on the next even-numbered year to elect new officers to serve out the current term.^[8] Prior to 1851, the speaker of the senate acted as governor for the term.^[9] Since 1978, the governor and lieutenant governor have been elected on the same ticket; prior to then, they could be (and often were) members of different parties.^[10]

An acting governor is a constitutional position created in some U.S. states when the governor dies in office or resigns. In some states, the governor may also be declared to be incapacitated and unable to function for various reasons including, illness and absence from the state for more than a specified period.

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England.

Governors

Governors of Northwest Territory

Initially after the American Revolution, parts of the area now known as Ohio were claimed by New York, Virginia, and Connecticut; however, New York ceded its claim in 1782, Virginia in 1784, and Connecticut in 1786, though it maintained its Western Reserve in the area until 1800.^[11] On July 13, 1787, the Northwest Territory was formed. As territories were split from it, one of them eventually came to represent the area of present-day Ohio.^[12]

The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America. They defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in alliance with France and others.

New York is a state in the Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes. New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.54 million residents in 2018, it is the fourth most populous state. In order to distinguish the state from the city with the same name, it is often times referred to as New York State.

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" due to its status as the first English colonial possession established in mainland North America and "Mother of Presidents" because eight U.S. presidents were born there, more than any other state. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city, and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's estimated population as of 2018 is over 8.5 million.

Throughout its 15-year history, Northwest Territory had only one governor, Arthur St. Clair. He was removed from office by President Thomas Jefferson on November 22, 1802, and no successor was named; Charles Willing Byrd, as Secretary of the Territory, acted as governor until statehood.^[13]

Arthur St. Clair American soldier and politician

Arthur St. Clair was a Scottish-American soldier and politician. Born in Thurso, Scotland, he served in the British Army during the French and Indian War before settling in Pennsylvania, where he held local office. During the American Revolutionary War, he rose to the rank of major general in the Continental Army, but lost his command after a controversial retreat from Fort Ticonderoga.

Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Previously, he had served as the second vice president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, motivating American colonists to break from the Kingdom of Great Britain and form a new nation; he produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level.

Charles Willing Byrd was an early Ohio political leader and jurist. He served as Secretary of Northwest Territory and as acting Territorial Governor.

Governors of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio
No.	Governor		Term in office	Appointed by
1		Arthur St. Clair	October 5, 1787 – November 22, 1802^[14]	Continental Congress ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2		Charles Willing Byrd	November 22, 1802 – March 3, 1803	—^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Governors of the State of Ohio

Ohio was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803. Since then, it has had 62 governors, six of whom served non-consecutive terms.

The first constitution of 1803 allowed governors to serve for two three-year terms, limited to six of any eight years, commencing on the first Monday in the December following an election.^[15] The current constitution of 1851 removed the term limit, and shifted the start of the term to the second Monday in January following an election.^[10] In 1908, Ohio switched from holding elections in odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, with the preceding governor (from the 1905 election) serving an extra year.^[16] A 1957 amendment^[10] lengthened the term to four years and allowed governors to only succeed themselves once, having to wait four years after their second term in a row before being allowed to run again.^[17] An Ohio Supreme Court ruling in 1973 clarified this to mean governors could theoretically serve unlimited terms, as long as they waited four years after every second term.^[10]

Governors of the State of Ohio
No.		Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor ^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}
1	Edward Tiffin	March 3, 1803 – March 4, 1807	Democratic- Republican	1803	Office did not exist
1	Edward Tiffin	March 3, 1803 – March 4, 1807	Democratic- Republican	1805 ^{[lower-alpha 5]}
2	Thomas Kirker	March 4, 1807 – December 12, 1808	Democratic- Republican	1805 ^{[lower-alpha 5]}
3	Samuel H. Huntington	December 12, 1808 – December 8, 1810	Democratic- Republican	1808 ^{[lower-alpha 6]}
4	Return J. Meigs Jr.	December 8, 1810 – March 24, 1814	Democratic- Republican	1810
4	Return J. Meigs Jr.	December 8, 1810 – March 24, 1814	Democratic- Republican	1812 ^{[lower-alpha 7]}
5	Othniel Looker	March 24, 1814 – December 8, 1814	Democratic- Republican	1812 ^{[lower-alpha 7]}
6	Thomas Worthington	December 8, 1814 – December 14, 1818	Democratic- Republican	1814
6	Thomas Worthington	December 8, 1814 – December 14, 1818	Democratic- Republican	1816
7	Ethan Allen Brown	December 14, 1818 – January 4, 1822	Democratic- Republican	1818
7	Ethan Allen Brown	December 14, 1818 – January 4, 1822	Democratic- Republican	1820 ^{[lower-alpha 8]}
8	Allen Trimble	January 4, 1822 – December 28, 1822	Democratic- Republican	1820 ^{[lower-alpha 8]}
9	Jeremiah Morrow	December 28, 1822 – December 19, 1826	Democratic- Republican	1822
9	Jeremiah Morrow	December 28, 1822 – December 19, 1826	Democratic- Republican	1824
10	Allen Trimble	December 19, 1826 – December 18, 1830	National Republican	1826
10	Allen Trimble	December 19, 1826 – December 18, 1830	National Republican	1828
11	Duncan McArthur	December 18, 1830 – December 7, 1832	National Republican	1830
12	Robert Lucas	December 7, 1832 – December 12, 1836	Democratic	1832
12	Robert Lucas	December 7, 1832 – December 12, 1836	Democratic	1834
13	Joseph Vance	December 12, 1836 – December 13, 1838	Whig	1836
14	Wilson Shannon	December 13, 1838 – December 16, 1840	Democratic	1838
15	Thomas Corwin	December 16, 1840 – December 14, 1842	Whig	1840
16	Wilson Shannon	December 14, 1842 – April 15, 1844	Democratic	1842 ^{[lower-alpha 9]}
17	Thomas W. Bartley	April 15, 1844 – December 3, 1844	Democratic	1842 ^{[lower-alpha 9]}
18	Mordecai Bartley	December 3, 1844 – December 12, 1846	Whig	1844
19	William Bebb	December 12, 1846 – January 22, 1849	Whig	1846 ^{[lower-alpha 10]}
20	Seabury Ford	January 22, 1849 – December 12, 1850	Whig	1848 ^{[lower-alpha 10]}
21	Reuben Wood	December 12, 1850 – July 13, 1853	Democratic	1850 ^{[lower-alpha 11]}
21	Reuben Wood	December 12, 1850 – July 13, 1853	Democratic	1851 ^{[lower-alpha 12]}		William Medill
22	William Medill	July 13, 1853 – January 14, 1856	Democratic	1851 ^{[lower-alpha 12]}	Vacant
22	William Medill	July 13, 1853 – January 14, 1856	Democratic	1853		James Myers
23	Salmon P. Chase	January 14, 1856 – January 9, 1860	Republican	1855		Thomas H. Ford
23	Salmon P. Chase	January 14, 1856 – January 9, 1860	Republican	1857		Martin Welker
24	William Dennison Jr.	January 9, 1860 – January 13, 1862	Republican	1859		Robert C. Kirk
25	David Tod	January 13, 1862 – January 11, 1864	Republican	1861		Benjamin Stanton
26	John Brough	January 11, 1864 – August 29, 1865	Unionist	1863 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}		Charles Anderson ^{[lower-alpha 14]}
27	Charles Anderson	August 29, 1865 – January 8, 1866	Republican	1863 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}	Vacant
28	Jacob Dolson Cox	January 8, 1866 – January 13, 1868	Republican	1865		Andrew McBurney
29	Rutherford B. Hayes	January 13, 1868 – January 8, 1872	Republican	1867		John C. Lee
29	Rutherford B. Hayes	January 13, 1868 – January 8, 1872	Republican	1869		John C. Lee
30	Edward Follansbee Noyes	January 8, 1872 – January 12, 1874	Republican	1871		Jacob Mueller
31	William Allen	January 12, 1874 – January 10, 1876	Democratic	1873		Alphonso Hart ^{[lower-alpha 14]}
32	Rutherford B. Hayes	January 10, 1876 – March 2, 1877	Republican	1875 ^{[lower-alpha 15]}		Thomas L. Young
33	Thomas L. Young	March 2, 1877 – January 14, 1878	Republican	1875 ^{[lower-alpha 15]}		H. W. Curtiss (acting)
34	Richard M. Bishop	January 14, 1878 – January 12, 1880	Democratic	1877		Jabez W. Fitch
35	Charles Foster	January 12, 1880 – January 14, 1884	Republican	1879		Andrew Hickenlooper
35	Charles Foster	January 12, 1880 – January 14, 1884	Republican	1881		Rees G. Richards
36	George Hoadly	January 14, 1884 – January 11, 1886	Democratic	1883		John G. Warwick
37	Joseph B. Foraker	January 11, 1886 – January 13, 1890	Republican	1885		Robert P. Kennedy (resigned March 3, 1887)
				1885		Silas A. Conrad
				1887		William C. Lyon
38	James E. Campbell	January 13, 1890 – January 11, 1892	Democratic	1889		Elbert L. Lampson ^{[lower-alpha 14]} (replaced January 31, 1890)
38	James E. Campbell	January 13, 1890 – January 11, 1892	Democratic	1889		William V. Marquis
39	William McKinley	January 11, 1892 – January 13, 1896	Republican	1891		Andrew L. Harris
39	William McKinley	January 11, 1892 – January 13, 1896	Republican	1893		Andrew L. Harris
40	Asa S. Bushnell	January 13, 1896 – January 8, 1900	Republican	1895		Asa W. Jones
40	Asa S. Bushnell	January 13, 1896 – January 8, 1900	Republican	1897		Asa W. Jones
41	George K. Nash	January 8, 1900 – January 11, 1904	Republican	1899		John A. Caldwell
				1901		Carl L. Nippert (resigned May 1, 1902)
				1901		Harry L. Gordon
42	Myron T. Herrick	January 11, 1904 – January 8, 1906	Republican	1903		Warren G. Harding
43	John M. Pattison	January 8, 1906 – June 18, 1906	Democratic	1905 ^{[lower-alpha 16]}^{[lower-alpha 17]}		Andrew L. Harris ^{[lower-alpha 14]}
44	Andrew L. Harris	June 18, 1906 – January 11, 1909	Republican	1905 ^{[lower-alpha 16]}^{[lower-alpha 17]}	Vacant
45	Judson Harmon	January 11, 1909 – January 13, 1913	Democratic	1908		Francis W. Treadway ^{[lower-alpha 14]}
				1910		Atlee Pomerene (resigned March 4, 1911)
				1910		Hugh L. Nichols
46	James M. Cox	January 13, 1913 – January 11, 1915	Democratic	1912		W. A. Greenlund
47	Frank B. Willis	January 11, 1915 – January 8, 1917	Republican	1914		John H. Arnold
48	James M. Cox	January 8, 1917 – January 10, 1921	Democratic	1916		Earl D. Bloom
48	James M. Cox	January 8, 1917 – January 10, 1921	Democratic	1918		Clarence J. Brown ^{[lower-alpha 14]}
49	Harry L. Davis	January 10, 1921 – January 8, 1923	Republican	1920		Clarence J. Brown ^{[lower-alpha 14]}
50	A. Victor Donahey	January 8, 1923 – January 14, 1929	Democratic	1922		Earl D. Bloom
				1924		Charles H. Lewis ^{[lower-alpha 14]}
				1926		Earl D. Bloom (resigned April 1928)
						William G. Pickrel (term ended November 1928)
						George C. Braden ^{[lower-alpha 14]}
51	Myers Y. Cooper	January 14, 1929 – January 12, 1931	Republican	1928		John T. Brown
52	George White	January 12, 1931 – January 14, 1935	Democratic	1930		William G. Pickrel
52	George White	January 12, 1931 – January 14, 1935	Democratic	1932		Charles W. Sawyer
53	Martin L. Davey	January 14, 1935 – January 9, 1939	Democratic	1934		Harold G. Mosier
53	Martin L. Davey	January 14, 1935 – January 9, 1939	Democratic	1936		Paul P. Yoder
54	John W. Bricker	January 9, 1939 – January 8, 1945	Republican	1938		Paul M. Herbert
				1940
				1942
55	Frank Lausche	January 8, 1945 – January 13, 1947	Democratic	1944		George D. Nye
56	Thomas J. Herbert	January 13, 1947 – January 10, 1949	Republican	1946		Paul M. Herbert
57	Frank Lausche	January 10, 1949 – January 3, 1957	Democratic	1948		George D. Nye
				1950		George D. Nye
				1952		John William Brown ^{[lower-alpha 14]}
				1954 ^{[lower-alpha 18]}		John William Brown ^{[lower-alpha 14]}
58	John William Brown	January 3, 1957 – January 14, 1957	Republican	1954 ^{[lower-alpha 18]}	Vacant
59	C. William O'Neill	January 14, 1957 – January 12, 1959	Republican	1956		Paul M. Herbert
60	Michael DiSalle	January 12, 1959 – January 14, 1963	Democratic	1958 ^{[lower-alpha 19]}		John W. Donahey
61	Jim Rhodes	January 14, 1963 – January 11, 1971	Republican	1962		John William Brown
61	Jim Rhodes	January 14, 1963 – January 11, 1971	Republican	1966
62	John J. Gilligan	January 11, 1971 – January 13, 1975	Democratic	1970
63	Jim Rhodes	January 13, 1975 – January 10, 1983	Republican	1974		Dick Celeste ^{[lower-alpha 20]}
				1978		George Voinovich (resigned November 1979)
				1978	Vacant
64	Dick Celeste	January 10, 1983 – January 14, 1991	Democratic	1982		Myrl Shoemaker (died July 30, 1985)
				1982	Vacant
				1986		Paul Leonard
65	George Voinovich	January 14, 1991 – December 31, 1998	Republican	1990		Mike DeWine (resigned November 12, 1994)
				1990	Vacant
				1994 ^{[lower-alpha 21]}		Nancy Hollister
66	Nancy Hollister	December 31, 1998 – January 11, 1999	Republican	1994 ^{[lower-alpha 21]}	Vacant
67	Bob Taft	January 11, 1999 – January 8, 2007	Republican	1998		Maureen O'Connor (resigned December 31, 2002)
				1998	Vacant
				2002		Jennette Bradley (resigned January 5, 2005)
						Bruce Johnson (resigned December 8, 2006)
					Vacant
68	Ted Strickland	January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011	Democratic	2006		Lee Fisher
69	John Kasich	January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019	Republican	2010		Mary Taylor
69	John Kasich	January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019	Republican	2014		Mary Taylor
70	Mike DeWine	January 14, 2019 – present	Republican	2018 ^{[lower-alpha 22]}		Jon A. Husted

Notes

↑ St. Clair was appointed governor by the Continental Congress; being governor of the first territory of the United States, he predated presidential appointments.^[10]
↑ Assumed position of acting governor when St. Clair was removed.
↑ The office of lieutenant governor was created in the 1851 Constitution, first being filled in 1852.
↑ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
↑ Tiffin resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as speaker of the senate, Kirker acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ The 1807 election was won by Return J. Meigs Jr., but he was declared ineligible for office for failing the residency requirements; a new election was called for 1808, which Huntington won.
↑ Meigs resigned to be U.S. Postmaster General; as speaker of the senate, Looker acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Brown resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as speaker of the senate, Trimble acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Shannon resigned to be Minister to Mexico; as speaker of the senate, Bartley acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
1 2 Bebb's term officially ended in December 1848. However, due to the large number of close elections that year, the general assembly was delayed in qualifying governor-elect Seabury Ford, and Bebb remained in office for an extra few weeks.
↑ This term was shortened to one year due to the 1851 constitution moving the election schedule.
↑ Wood resigned to be consul in Valparaíso, Chile; as lieutenant governor, Medill succeeded him.
↑ Brough died in office; as lieutenant governor, Anderson succeeded him.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Represented the Republican Party.
↑ Hayes resigned to be President of the United States; as lieutenant governor, Young succeeded him.
↑ This term was lengthened to three years due to a 1905 amendment to the constitution moving the election schedule.
↑ Pattison died in office; as lieutenant governor, Harris succeeded him.
↑ Lausche resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Brown succeeded him.
↑ First term under a 1957 amendment to the constitution, lengthening terms to four years.
↑ Represented the Democratic Party.
↑ DeWine resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Hollister succeeded him.
↑ DeWine's first term expires January 9, 2023.

Other high offices held

This is a table of other governorships, congressional and other federal offices, and ranking diplomatic positions in foreign countries held by Ohio governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Ohio.

* Denotes those offices for which the governor resigned the governorship.

† Denotes those offices from which the governor resigned to take the governorship.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	U.S. Congress		Other offices held	Source
Governor	Gubernatorial term	House	Senate	Other offices held	Source
Arthur St. Clair	1789–1802			President of the United States in Congress Assembled	^[18]
Edward Tiffin	1803–1807		S*	Commissioner of the General Land Office, Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory	^[19]
Return J. Meigs, Jr.	1810–1814		S†	District Judge for Michigan Territory, U.S. Postmaster General	^[20]
Thomas Worthington	1814–1818		S†		^[21]
Ethan Allen Brown	1818–1822		S*	Commissioner of the General Land Office, Minister to Brazil	^[22]
Jeremiah Morrow	1822–1826	H	S		^[23]
Duncan McArthur	1830–1832	H			^[24]
Robert Lucas	1832–1836			Governor of Iowa Territory	^[25]
Joseph Vance	1836–1838	H			^[26]
Wilson Shannon	1838–1840 1842–1844	H		Minister to Mexico*, Governor of Kansas Territory	^[27]
Thomas Corwin	1840–1842	H	S	Minister to Mexico, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury	^[28]
Mordecai Bartley	1844–1846	H			^[29]
William Medill	1853–1856	H		First Comptroller of the United States Treasury, Commissioner of Indian Affairs	^[30]
Salmon P. Chase	1856–1860		S	U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Chief Justice of the United States	^[31]
William Dennison	1860–1862			U.S. Postmaster General, President of the D. C. Board of Commissioners	^[32]
David Tod	1862–1864			Minister to Brazil	^[33]
Jacob Dolson Cox	1866–1868	H		U.S. Secretary of the Interior	^[34]
Rutherford B. Hayes	1868–1872 1876–1877	H		President of the United States*	^[35]
Edward F. Noyes	1872–1874			Minister to France	^[36]
William Allen	1874–1876	H	S		^[37]
Thomas L. Young	1877–1878	H			^[38]
Charles Foster	1880–1884	H		U.S. Secretary of the Treasury	^[39]
Joseph B. Foraker	1886–1890		S		^[40]
James E. Campbell	1890–1892	H			^[41]
William McKinley	1892–1896	H		President of the United States	^[42]
Myron T. Herrick	1904–1906			Ambassador to France	^[36]
John M. Pattison	1906	H			^[43]
Judson Harmon	1909–1913			U.S. Attorney General	^[44]
James M. Cox	1913–1915 1917–1921	H†			^[45]
Frank B. Willis	1915–1917	H†	S		^[46]
A. Victor Donahey	1923–1929		S		^[47]
George White	1931–1935	H			^[48]
Martin L. Davey	1935–1939	H			^[49]
John W. Bricker	1939–1945		S		^[50]
Frank J. Lausche	1945–1947 1949–1957		S*		^[51]
John J. Gilligan	1971–1975	H			^[52]
Dick Celeste	1983–1991			Ambassador to India	^[53]
George Voinovich	1991–1998		S*		^[54]
Ted Strickland	2007–2011	H			^[55]
John Kasich	2011–2019	H			^[56]
Mike DeWine	2019–	H	S

Living former Governors of Ohio

As of January 2019^[update], there are five living former Governors of Ohio, the oldest being Dick Celeste (served 1983–1991, born 1937). The most recent death of a former Governor of Ohio was that of George Voinovich (served 1991–1998, born 1936) on June 12, 2016, aged 79. Voinovich is also the most recently serving Governor of Ohio to die.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
Dick Celeste	1983–1991	(1937-11-11) November 11, 1937 (age 81)
Nancy Hollister	1998–1999	(1949-05-22) May 22, 1949 (age 69)
Bob Taft	1999–2007	(1942-01-08) January 8, 1942 (age 77)
Ted Strickland	2007–2011	(1941-08-04) August 4, 1941 (age 77)
John Kasich	2011–2019	(1952-05-13) May 13, 1952 (age 66)

References

General

"Former Governors' Bios: Ohio". National Governors Association. National Governors Association. 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
"Governors of the State of Ohio: 1788 - present". Joh Husted, Ohio Secretary of State . State of Ohio. 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
"The Governors of Ohio, 1803–1971". Ohio Historical Society. May 30, 2008. Archived from the original on August 27, 1999.
"Lieutenant Governors of the State of Ohio: 1852 - present". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved March 22, 2014.

Constitutions

"Constitution of the State of Ohio". Ohio General Assembly. 1851. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
"Constitution of the State of Ohio". Ohio Historical Society. 1802. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2008.

Specific

↑ "Governors' Salaries, 2015" (PDF). The Council of State Governments. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
↑ Ohio Constitution article III, § 5.
↑ Ohio Constitution article III, § 10.
↑ Ohio Constitution article II, § 16.
↑ Ohio Constitution article III, § 8.
↑ Ohio Constitution article III § 11.
↑ Ohio Constitution article III, § 15
↑ Ohio Constitution article III, § 17
↑ Ohio Constitution article II, § 12
1 2 3 4 5 Steinglass, Steven H.; Scarselli, Gino J. (2004). The Ohio State Constitution: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 7. ISBN 0-313-26765-0 . Retrieved May 30, 2008.
↑ "Ownership of the Northwest". Heritage Pursuit. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
↑ "Evolution of Territories and States from the Old "Northwest Territory"". John Lindquist. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
↑ Smith, William Henry, ed. (1882). The Life and Public Services of Arthur St. Clair. 1. Robert Clarke and Company. p. 246.
↑ "History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County". Heritage Pursuit. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
↑ Ohio Constitution article II, § 3
↑ Article XVII (adopted November, 1905) of Constitution, section 2: "And the General Assembly shall have power to so extend existing terms of office as to effect the purpose of section 1 of this article." and section 3 : "Every elective officer holding office when this amendment is adopted shall continue to hold such office for the full term for which he was elected and until his successor shall be elected and qualified as provided by law." source: Sandles, A P; Doty, E W (eds.). The biographical annals of Ohio 1906-1907-1908 : A handbook of the Government and Institutions of the State of Ohio. State of Ohio. p. 123.
↑ Ohio Constitution article III, § 2
↑ "St. Clair, Arthur". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Tiffin, Edward". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Meigs, Return Jonathan, Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
↑ "Worthington, Thomas". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
↑ "Brown, Ethan Allen". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Morrow, Jeremiah". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "McArthur, Duncan". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Robert Lucas". Ohio History Central. Ohio Historical Society. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
↑ "Vance, Joseph". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Shannon, Wilson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Corwin, Thomas". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Bartley, Mordecai". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Medill, William". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Chase, Salmon Portland". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "William Dennison Jr". Ohio Historical Society. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
↑ "Chiefs of Mission for Brazil". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
↑ "Cox, Jacob Dolson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Hayes, Rutherford Birchard". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
1 2 "Chiefs of Mission for France". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
↑ "Allen, William". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Young, Thomas Lowry". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Foster, Charles". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Foraker, Joseph Benson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Campbell, James". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "McKinley, William". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Pattison, John M." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Judson Harmon". Office of the Attorney General. U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
↑ "Cox, James Middleton". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
↑ "Willis, Frank Bartlett". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
↑ "Donahey, Alvin Victor". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "White, George". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Davey, Martin Luther". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Bricker, John William". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Lausche, Frank John". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
↑ "Gilligan, John Joyce". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
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↑ "Kasich, John Richard". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved November 6, 2010.

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[15] St. Clair was appointed governor by the Continental Congress; being governor of the first territory of the United States, he predated presidential appointments.^[10]

[16] Assumed position of acting governor when St. Clair was removed.

[20] The office of lieutenant governor was created in the 1851 Constitution, first being filled in 1852.

[21] Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.

[22] Tiffin resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as speaker of the senate, Kirker acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[23] The 1807 election was won by Return J. Meigs Jr., but he was declared ineligible for office for failing the residency requirements; a new election was called for 1808, which Huntington won.

[24] Meigs resigned to be U.S. Postmaster General; as speaker of the senate, Looker acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[25] Brown resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as speaker of the senate, Trimble acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[26] Shannon resigned to be Minister to Mexico; as speaker of the senate, Bartley acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[bebb-27] 1 2 Bebb's term officially ended in December 1848. However, due to the large number of close elections that year, the general assembly was delayed in qualifying governor-elect Seabury Ford, and Bebb remained in office for an extra few weeks.

[28] This term was shortened to one year due to the 1851 constitution moving the election schedule.

[29] Wood resigned to be consul in Valparaíso, Chile; as lieutenant governor, Medill succeeded him.

[30] Brough died in office; as lieutenant governor, Anderson succeeded him.

[lt-rep-31] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Represented the Republican Party.

[32] Hayes resigned to be President of the United States; as lieutenant governor, Young succeeded him.

[33] This term was lengthened to three years due to a 1905 amendment to the constitution moving the election schedule.

[34] Pattison died in office; as lieutenant governor, Harris succeeded him.

[35] Lausche resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Brown succeeded him.

[36] First term under a 1957 amendment to the constitution, lengthening terms to four years.

[lt-dem-37] Represented the Democratic Party.

[38] DeWine resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Hollister succeeded him.

[39] DeWine's first term expires January 9, 2023.

[The_Council_of_State_Governments-1] "Governors' Salaries, 2015" (PDF). The Council of State Governments. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[2] Ohio Constitution article III, § 5.

[3] Ohio Constitution article III, § 10.

[4] Ohio Constitution article II, § 16.

[5] Ohio Constitution article III, § 8.

[6] Ohio Constitution article III § 11.

[7] Ohio Constitution article III, § 15

[8] Ohio Constitution article III, § 17

[9] Ohio Constitution article II, § 12

[steinglass-10] 1 2 3 4 5 Steinglass, Steven H.; Scarselli, Gino J. (2004). The Ohio State Constitution: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 7. ISBN 0-313-26765-0 . Retrieved May 30, 2008.

[11] "Ownership of the Northwest". Heritage Pursuit. Retrieved June 16, 2008.

[12] "Evolution of Territories and States from the Old "Northwest Territory"". John Lindquist. Retrieved June 16, 2008.

[smith-13] Smith, William Henry, ed. (1882). The Life and Public Services of Arthur St. Clair. 1. Robert Clarke and Company. p. 246.

[14] "History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County". Heritage Pursuit. Retrieved May 30, 2008.

[17] Ohio Constitution article II, § 3

[18] Article XVII (adopted November, 1905) of Constitution, section 2: "And the General Assembly shall have power to so extend existing terms of office as to effect the purpose of section 1 of this article." and section 3 : "Every elective officer holding office when this amendment is adopted shall continue to hold such office for the full term for which he was elected and until his successor shall be elected and qualified as provided by law." source: Sandles, A P; Doty, E W (eds.). The biographical annals of Ohio 1906-1907-1908 : A handbook of the Government and Institutions of the State of Ohio. State of Ohio. p. 123.

[19] Ohio Constitution article III, § 2

[40] "St. Clair, Arthur". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[41] "Tiffin, Edward". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[42] "Meigs, Return Jonathan, Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved May 30, 2008.

[43] "Worthington, Thomas". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 30, 2008.

[44] "Brown, Ethan Allen". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[45] "Morrow, Jeremiah". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[46] "McArthur, Duncan". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[47] "Robert Lucas". Ohio History Central. Ohio Historical Society. Retrieved July 11, 2010.

[48] "Vance, Joseph". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[49] "Shannon, Wilson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[50] "Corwin, Thomas". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[51] "Bartley, Mordecai". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[52] "Medill, William". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[53] "Chase, Salmon Portland". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[54] "William Dennison Jr". Ohio Historical Society. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2010.

[55] "Chiefs of Mission for Brazil". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved July 11, 2010.

[56] "Cox, Jacob Dolson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[57] "Hayes, Rutherford Birchard". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[france-58] 1 2 "Chiefs of Mission for France". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved July 11, 2010.

[59] "Allen, William". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[60] "Young, Thomas Lowry". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[61] "Foster, Charles". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[62] "Foraker, Joseph Benson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[63] "Campbell, James". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[64] "McKinley, William". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[65] "Pattison, John M." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[66] "Judson Harmon". Office of the Attorney General. U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved July 11, 2010.

[67] "Cox, James Middleton". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved 2008-05-30.

[68] "Willis, Frank Bartlett". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved May 30, 2008.

[69] "Donahey, Alvin Victor". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[70] "White, George". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[71] "Davey, Martin Luther". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[72] "Bricker, John William". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[73] "Lausche, Frank John". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[74] "Gilligan, John Joyce". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[75] "Chiefs of Mission for India". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved July 11, 2010.

[76] "Voinovich, George Victor". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[77] "Strickland, Ted". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

[78] "Kasich, John Richard". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved November 6, 2010.

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