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List of Governors of New York

The Governor of New York is the head of the executive branch of New York

New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
's government and the commander-in-chief

Commander-in-Chief

A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function....
of the state's

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
military forces

New York National Guard

The New York National Guard consists of the*New York Army National Guard and the*New York Air National Guard*New York National Guard ...
. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto

Veto

A veto, Latin for "I forbid", is used to denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a piece of legislation. In practice, the veto can be absolute or limited ...
bills

Bill (proposed law)

A bill is a proposed new law introduced within a legislature that has not been ratification, adopted, or received royal assent. Once a bill has become law, it is thereafter an Statute; but in popular usage the two terms are often treated interchangeably....
passed by the New York legislature

New York Legislature

The New York Legislature is the State legislature of the U.S. state of New York. It is a bicameral legislature, consisting of the lower house New York State Assembly and the upper house New York Senate....
, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardon

Pardon

A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. It is granted by a head of state, such as a monarch or president, or by a competent Roman Catholic Church authority....
s, except in cases of treason

Treason

In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more serious acts of loyalty to one's sovereignty or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife ....
and impeachment

Impeachment

Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to consider whether or not to forcibly remove a government official from office....
. The current governor is David Paterson

David Paterson

David Alexander Paterson is an American politician and the current Governor of New York. He is the first African American governor of New York and also the second blindness governor of any U.S....
, who became governor on March 17, 2008 upon the resignation of Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer

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The Governor of New York is the head of the executive branch of New York

New York

Commander-in-Chief

U.S. state

New York National Guard

Veto

A veto, Latin for "I forbid", is used to denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a piece of legislation. In practice, the veto can be absolute or limited ...
bills

Bill (proposed law)

New York Legislature

Pardon

Treason

Impeachment

David Paterson

Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an United States lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party . He served as Governor of New York from January 2007 until his resignation on March 17, 2008 in the wake of his involvement in a high-priced prostitution ring....
.

The office of governor was established by the first New York State Constitution in 1777. The governor was originally for a term of three years, though the constitution did not specify when the term began. A 1787 law set the start of the term at July 1.. The New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821 amended the state constitution, reducing the term of office to two years, moving the election to November,, and moving the beginning and the end of the term to coincide with the calendar year. An 1874 amendment extended the term of office back to three years,, but the 1894 constitution again reduced it to two years.. The most recent constitution of 1938 extended the term to the current four years.

The state constitution has provided since 1777 for the election of a lieutenant governor

Lieutenant Governor of New York

The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the second highest ranking official in the New York#Law and government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the Governor of New York for a four year term....
, who also acts as president of the state senate, to the same term (keeping the same term lengths as the governor throughout all the constitutional revisions). Originally, in the event of the death, resignation or impeachment of the governor, or absence from the state, the lieutenant governor would take on the governor's duties and powers. Since the 1938 constitution, the lieutenant governor explicitly becomes governor upon such vacancy in the office. Should the office of lieutenant governor become vacant, the president pro tempore

President pro tempore

A President pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer....
of the state senate performs the duties of a lieutenant governor until the governor can take back the duties of the office, or the next election; likewise, should both offices become vacant, the president pro tempore acts as governor, with the office of lieutenant governor remaining vacant. Should the president pro tempore be unable to fulfill the duties, the speaker of the assembly is next in the line of succession. The lieutenant governor is elected on the same ticket

Ticket (election)

A ticket refers to a single election choice which fills more than one political office or seat. For example, in the United States, the candidates for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States run on the same "ticket", because they are elected together on a single ballot question rather than separately....
as the governor, but nominated separately.

Number of Governors of New York by party affiliation
Party	Governors
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party . It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world....	25
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party . It is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP....	18
Democratic-Republican	9
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from 1833 to 1856, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President of the United States Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party ....	5
Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801....	1

Fifty-five individuals have served as governor, four of whom served non-consecutive terms, totaling 59 distinct terms; the official numbering only lists each governor once, so there have officially been fifty-five governors. This numbering includes acting governors that filled an entire term. The list does not include people who have acted as governor when the governor was out of state, such as Speaker of the New York State Assembly

Speaker of the New York State Assembly

The Speaker of the New York State Assembly is the highest official in the New York State Assembly, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party....
Moses M. Weinstein

Moses M. Weinstein

Moses M. Weinstein was an American lawyer and politician....
, who acted as governor for ten days in 1968 while the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the senate majority leader were out of the state, attending the Republican National Convention in Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

Miami is a global city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. Miami is the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, the most populous county in Florida....
.

The longest-serving governor was the first, George Clinton

George Clinton (vice president)

George Clinton was an United States soldier and politician. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the Vice President of the United States under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison....
, who first took office on July 30, 1777, and served seven terms in two different periods, totaling just under 21 years in office. Charles Poletti

Charles Poletti

Charles Poletti was the governor of New York in 1942. He had previously served as the lieutenant governor. At the close of World War II Poletti served as a United States Army civil affairs officer in Italy, rising to the rank of Colonel....
had the shortest term, serving 29 days following the resignation of the previous governor.

Governors

William Seward, Secretary of State, Bw Photo Portrait Circa 1860 1865

New York was one of the original thirteen colonies

Thirteen Colonies

The Thirteen Colonies were part of what became known as British America, a name that was used by Great Britain until the Treaty of Paris recognized the independence of the original thirteen United States of America in 1783....
, and was admitted as a state on July 26, 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a colony

Province of New York

The Province of New York resulted from the capture of the Dutch Republic colony of Provincie New Netherland by the Kingdom of England, and included all of the present U.S....
of the Kingdom of Great Britain

Kingdom of Great Britain

The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a country in North-West Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1801....
, which it in turn obtained from the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
as the colony of New Netherland

New Netherland

File:Seal of new netherland.jpgNew Netherland, or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch, was the seventeenth-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the Eastern Seaboard of North America....
; see the lists of colonial governors

List of colonial governors of New York

This is a list of colonial governors of the Province of New York during Kingdom of Great Britain rule:...
and of directors-general of New Netherland

Director-General of New Netherland

This is a list of Directors, appointed by the Dutch West India Company, of the 17th century Dutch Republic province of New Netherland in North America....
for the pre-statehood period.

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Lt. Governor Lieutenant Governor of New York The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the second highest ranking official in the New York#Law and government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the Governor of New York for a four year term....	Terms
1	George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an United States soldier and politician. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the Vice President of the United States under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison....	July 30, 1777	July 1, 1795	Democratic-Republican	Pierre Van Cortlandt Pierre Van Cortlandt Pierre Van Cortlandt was the first Lieutenant Governor of the New York.He was born in New York, the son of Philip Van Cortlandt and Catherine DePeyster ....	6
2	John Jay John Jay John Jay was an United States politician, statesman, Patriot , diplomat, a Founding Fathers of the United States, President of the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1779 and, from 1789 to 1795, the first Chief Justice of the United States....	July 1, 1795	July 1, 1801	Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801....	Stephen Van Rensselaer III Stephen Van Rensselaer III Stephen Van Rensselaer III was Lieutenant Governor of New York as well as a statesman, soldier, and land-owner, the heir to one of the greatest estates in the New York region at the time....	2
1	George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an United States soldier and politician. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the Vice President of the United States under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison....	July 1, 1801	July 1, 1804	Democratic-Republican	Jeremiah Van Rensselaer Jeremiah Van Rensselaer Jeremiah Van Rensselaer was a United States House of Representatives from New York to the United States Congress. He was the father of Solomon Van Rensselaer and cousin of Killian Van Rensselaer, who were also Representatives....	1
3	Morgan Lewis Morgan Lewis (governor) Morgan Lewis was an American lawyer, politician and military commander.Of Wales descent, he was the son of Francis Lewis, a signer of the Declaration of Independence....	July 1, 1804	July 1, 1807	Democratic-Republican	John Broome John Broome (politician) For persons with a similar name, see John BroomeJohn Broome was an American merchant and politician who was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1804 to 1810....	1
4	Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins was an entrepreneur, jurist, United States House of Representatives, Governor of New York, and the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States....	July 1, 1807	February 24, 1817	Democratic-Republican	John Broome John Broome (politician) For persons with a similar name, see John BroomeJohn Broome was an American merchant and politician who was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1804 to 1810....	3½
					John Tayler John Tayler John Tayler was a merchant and politician. He served nine years as Lieutenant Governor of New York, four months as Acting Governor of New York, and also in both houses of the New York State Legislature.... (acting)
					DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician who served as United States Senator and Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal....
					John Tayler John Tayler John Tayler was a merchant and politician. He served nine years as Lieutenant Governor of New York, four months as Acting Governor of New York, and also in both houses of the New York State Legislature....
5	John Tayler John Tayler John Tayler was a merchant and politician. He served nine years as Lieutenant Governor of New York, four months as Acting Governor of New York, and also in both houses of the New York State Legislature....	February 24, 1817	July 1, 1817	Democratic-Republican	Philetus Swift Philetus Swift Philetus Swift was an American politician.... (acting)	½
6	DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician who served as United States Senator and Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal....	July 1, 1817	December 31, 1822	Democratic-Republican	John Tayler John Tayler John Tayler was a merchant and politician. He served nine years as Lieutenant Governor of New York, four months as Acting Governor of New York, and also in both houses of the New York State Legislature....	2
7	Joseph C. Yates Joseph C. Yates Joseph Christopher Yates was an United States lawyer, politician. statesman, and founding trustee of Union College....	January 1, 1823	December 31, 1824	Democratic-Republican	Erastus Root Erastus Root Erastus Root was an United States lawyer and politician from New York....	1
6	DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician who served as United States Senator and Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal....	January 1, 1825	February 11, 1828	Clinton Republican	James Tallmadge, Jr.	1½
6		January 1, 1825	February 11, 1828	Clinton Republican	Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher was an American lawyer and politician who served as Governor of New York from February 11 to December 31, 1828.He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1806 and 1815-1817, surrogate of Washington County, New York in 1812 and 1813, town clerk of Kingsbury, New York in 1813 and 1814, and justice of the peace....	1½
8	Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher was an American lawyer and politician who served as Governor of New York from February 11 to December 31, 1828.He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1806 and 1815-1817, surrogate of Washington County, New York in 1812 and 1813, town clerk of Kingsbury, New York in 1813 and 1814, and justice of the peace....	February 11, 1828	December 31, 1828	Democratic-Republican	Peter R. Livingston Peter R. Livingston Peter Robert Livingston was an United States politician who served as Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York from February to October 1828.... (acting)	½
8		February 11, 1828	December 31, 1828	Democratic-Republican	Charles Dayan Charles Dayan Charles Dayan was an United States lawyer and politician who was a United States Representative from New York from 1831 to 1833.After graduating from Lowville Academy, he became a teacher.... (acting)	½
9	Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1837 to 1841. Before his presidency, he served as the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States and the 10th United States Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson....	January 1, 1829	March 5, 1829	Jacksonian Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party . It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world....	Enos T. Throop Enos T. Throop Enos Thompson Throop, , was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat who was Governor of New York from 1829 to 1832....	½
10	Enos T. Throop Enos T. Throop Enos Thompson Throop, , was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat who was Governor of New York from 1829 to 1832....	March 5, 1829	December 31, 1832	Jacksonian Democratic	Charles Stebbins Charles Stebbins Charles Stebbins was an United States lawyer and politician from New York.... (acting)	1½
					William M. Oliver William M. Oliver William Morrison Oliver was an United States lawyer and politician.... (acting)
					Edward Philip Livingston Edward Philip Livingston Edward Philip Livingston was an American politician....
11	William L. Marcy William L. Marcy William Learned Marcy was an United States statesman, who served as U.S. Senator and Governor of New York, and as the United States Secretary of War and United States Secretary of State....	January 1, 1833	December 31, 1838	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party . It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world....	John Tracy John Tracy John Tracy was an United States lawyer and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1833 to 1838....	3
12	William H. Seward William H. Seward William Henry Seward, Sr. was a Governor of New York, United States Senate and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson....	January 1, 1839	December 31, 1842	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from 1833 to 1856, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President of the United States Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party ....	Luther Bradish Luther Bradish Luther Bradish was an United States lawyer and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1839 to 1842....	2
13	William C. Bouck William C. Bouck William Christian Bouck was an American politician from New York. He was Governor of New York from 1843 to 1844....	January 1, 1843	December 31, 1844	Democratic	Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel Stevens Dickinson was a New York politician, most notable as a United States Senator from 1844 to 1851....	1
14	Silas Wright Silas Wright Silas Wright, Jr. was an USA United States Democratic Party politician. Wright was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and moved with his father to Weybridge, Vermont in 1796....	January 1, 1845	December 31, 1846	Democratic	Addison Gardiner Addison Gardiner Addison Gardiner was an United States lawyer and politician who was the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1854 to 1855....	1
15	John Young John Young (Governor) John Young was an United States politician.He was born in Chelsea, Vermont. As a child, he moved to Freeport , Livingston County, New York. He had only basic schooling but, by self-study accumulated a knowledge of classics and became a law clerk, becoming admitted to the bar in 1829....	January 1, 1847	December 31, 1848	Whig	Addison Gardiner Addison Gardiner Addison Gardiner was an United States lawyer and politician who was the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1854 to 1855....	1
15		January 1, 1847	December 31, 1848	Whig	Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish , born in New York City, was an United States statesman who served as Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State....	1
16	Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish , born in New York City, was an United States statesman who served as Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State....	January 1, 1849	December 31, 1850	Whig	George Washington Patterson George Washington Patterson George Washington Patterson was an American polition who served as United States Representative and Lieutenant Governor of New York....	1
17	Washington Hunt Washington Hunt Washington Hunt was an American lawyer and politician....	January 1, 1851	December 31, 1852	Whig	Sanford E. Church Sanford E. Church Sanford Elias Church was an United States lawyer and United States Democratic party politician....	1
18	Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour was an United States politician. He was List of Governors of New York of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the United States Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in the U.S....	January 1, 1853	December 31, 1854	Democratic	Sanford E. Church Sanford E. Church Sanford Elias Church was an United States lawyer and United States Democratic party politician....	1
19	Myron H. Clark Myron H. Clark Myron Holley Clark was an Politics of the United States from the U.S. state of New York....	January 1, 1855	December 31, 1856	Whig (fusion Electoral fusion Electoral fusion is an arrangement where two or more political party support a common candidate, pooling the votes for all those parties. By offering to endorse or nominate a major party's candidate, minor parties can influence the candidate's platform.... )	Henry Jarvis Raymond Henry Jarvis Raymond Henry Jarvis Raymond was an United States History of American newspapers and politician....	1
20	John Alsop King John Alsop King John Alsop King was an American politician who served as governor of New York.He was born in the area now encompassed by New York City on 3 January 1788 and was educated at Harrow School in England....	January 1, 1857	December 31, 1858	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party . It is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP....	Henry R. Selden Henry R. Selden Henry Rogers Selden was an United States lawyer and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1857 to 1858. He defended Susan B....	1
21	Edwin D. Morgan Edwin D. Morgan Edwin Denison Morgan was Governor of New York from 1859 to 1862 and served in the United States Senate from 1863 to 1869. He was the first and longest serving chairman of the Republican National Committee....	January 1, 1859	December 31, 1862	Republican	Robert Campbell Robert Campbell (politician) Robert Campbell was an United States politician....	2
18	Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour was an United States politician. He was List of Governors of New York of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the United States Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in the U.S....	January 1, 1863	December 31, 1864	Democratic	David R. Floyd-Jones David R. Floyd-Jones David Richard Floyd-Jones was an United States lawyer and politician....	1
22	Reuben Fenton Reuben Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton was an United States merchant and politician from New York....	January 1, 1865	December 31, 1868	Union	Thomas G. Alvord Thomas G. Alvord Thomas Gold Alvord was an American lawyer, merchant and politician. Throughout his political career he was known as "Old Salt"Life...	2
22		January 1, 1865	December 31, 1868	Union	Stewart L. Woodford Stewart L. Woodford Stewart Lyndon Woodford was an United States politician. He graduated from Columbia College , where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, in 1854; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in New York City....	2
23	John Thompson Hoffman	January 1, 1869	December 31, 1872	Democratic	Allen C. Beach Allen C. Beach Allen Carpenter Beach was an United States lawyer and politician....	2
24	John Adams Dix John Adams Dix John Adams Dix was an United States politician from New York. He served as Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and Governor of New York. He was also a distinguished American Civil War General....	January 1, 1873	December 31, 1874	Republican	John C. Robinson John C. Robinson John Cleveland Robinson had a long and distinguished career in the United States Army, fighting in numerous wars and culminating his career as a Union Army Major general in the American Civil War....	1
25	Samuel J. Tilden Samuel J. Tilden Samuel Jones Tilden was the United States Democratic Party candidate for the United States presidency in the United States presidential election, 1876, the most controversial American election of the 19th century....	January 1, 1875	December 31, 1876	Democratic	William Dorsheimer William Dorsheimer William Dorsheimer was an United States lawyer and politician....	1
26	Lucius Robinson Lucius Robinson Lucius Robinson was an American lawyer and politician. He was Governor of New York from 1877 to 1879....	January 1, 1877	December 31, 1879	Democratic	William Dorsheimer William Dorsheimer William Dorsheimer was an United States lawyer and politician....	1
27	Alonzo B. Cornell Alonzo B. Cornell Alonzo Barton Cornell was a New York politician and businessman who served as List of Governors of New York from 1880 to 1882....	January 1, 1880	December 31, 1882	Republican	George Gilbert Hoskins George Gilbert Hoskins George Gilbert Hoskins was an United States politician of the United States Republican Party.After completing his preparatory studies, he engaged in mercantile pursuits....	1
28	Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was both the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States. Cleveland is the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents....	January 1, 1883	January 6, 1885	Democratic	David B. Hill David B. Hill For other people with a similar name, see David HillDavid Bennett Hill was an American politician from New York who was Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891....	½
29	David B. Hill David B. Hill For other people with a similar name, see David HillDavid Bennett Hill was an American politician from New York who was Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891....	January 6, 1885	December 31, 1891	Democratic	Dennis McCarthy Dennis McCarthy (congressman) For other people with the same name, see Dennis McCarthyDennis McCarthy was an American manufacturer and politician from New York.... (acting)	2½
29		January 6, 1885	December 31, 1891	Democratic	Edward F. Jones Edward F. Jones Edward Franc Jones was an United States merchant, manufacturer, author and politician from New York....	2½
30	Roswell P. Flower Roswell P. Flower Roswell Pettibone Flower was the United States Democratic Party Governor of New York from January 1, 1892 to December 31, 1894, his being the last of the three-year terms elected for Governor of that state....	January 1, 1892	December 31, 1894	Democratic	William F. Sheehan William F. Sheehan William F. Sheehan was an American lawyer and politician. During his political career he became known as Blue-Eyed Billy....	1
31	Levi P. Morton Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton was a United States House of Representatives from New York and the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States....	January 1, 1895	December 31, 1896	Republican	Charles T. Saxton Charles T. Saxton Charles Terry Saxton was an United States lawyer and politician from New York....	1
32	Frank S. Black Frank S. Black Frank Swett Black was a Governor of New York and a United States House of Representatives from New York.Black was born near Limington, Maine in 1853....	January 1, 1897	December 31, 1898	Republican	Timothy L. Woodruff Timothy L. Woodruff Timothy Lester Woodruff was an United States politician....	1
33	Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt , also known as T.R., and to the public as Teddy, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....	January 1, 1899	December 31, 1900	Republican	Timothy L. Woodruff Timothy L. Woodruff Timothy Lester Woodruff was an United States politician....	1
34	Benjamin Barker Odell, Jr.	January 1, 1901	December 31, 1904	Republican	Timothy L. Woodruff Timothy L. Woodruff Timothy Lester Woodruff was an United States politician....	2
34	Benjamin Barker Odell, Jr.	January 1, 1901	December 31, 1904	Republican	Frank W. Higgins Frank W. Higgins Frank Wayland Higgins was an American politician....	2
35	Frank W. Higgins Frank W. Higgins Frank Wayland Higgins was an American politician....	January 1, 1905	December 31, 1906	Republican	M. Linn Bruce M. Linn Bruce Matthew Linn Bruce was an United States lawyer and politician from New York....	1
35		January 1, 1905	December 31, 1906	Republican	John Raines John Raines John Raines was an United States lawyer and politician from New York.... (acting)	1
36	Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Sr. was a lawyer and United States Republican Party politician from the State of New York. He served as Governor of New York , United States Secretary of State , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Chief Justice of the United States ....	January 1, 1907	October 6, 1910	Republican	Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler was a New York lawyer and politician....	1½
36		January 1, 1907	October 6, 1910	Republican	Horace White Horace White Horace White was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Governor of New York in 1910....	1½
37	Horace White Horace White Horace White was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Governor of New York in 1910....	October 6, 1910	December 31, 1910	Republican	George H. Cobb George H. Cobb George Henry Cobb was an United States politician from New York. He was Majority Leader of the New York State Senate and Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1910.... (acting)	½
38	John Alden Dix John Alden Dix John Alden Dix was Governor of New York from January 1911 to December 1912.Dix was born in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, and attended Cornell University, but never graduated....	January 1, 1911	December 31, 1912	Democratic	Thomas F. Conway Thomas F. Conway Thomas Franklin Conway was an United States lawyer and politician from New York. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1911 to 1912....	1
39	William Sulzer William Sulzer William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was Governor of New York in 1913, and a long-serving congressman from the same state....	January 1, 1913	October 17, 1913	Democratic	Martin H. Glynn Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn was an American politician. He was Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of the United States of America....	½
40	Martin H. Glynn Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn was an American politician. He was Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of the United States of America....	October 17, 1913	December 31, 1914	Democratic	Robert F. Wagner Robert F. Wagner Robert Ferdinand Wagner was a United States Democratic Party United States Senator from New York from 1927 until 1949.... (acting)	½
41	Charles S. Whitman Charles S. Whitman Charles Seymour Whitman served as United States Republican Party Governor of New York from January 1915 to December 1918. He was also a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York in 1916....	January 1, 1915	December 31, 1918	Republican	Edward Schoeneck Edward Schoeneck Edward Schoeneck was an United States lawyer and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1915 to 1918....	2
42	Al Smith Al Smith Alfred Emanuel Smith, Jr. , known in private and public life as Al Smith, was an American politician who was elected List of Governors of New York four times, and was the History of the United States Democratic Party United States presidential election, 1928....	January 1, 1919	December 31, 1920	Democratic	Harry C. Walker Harry C. Walker Harry Clay Walker was an United States lawyer and politician from New York. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1919 to 1920....	1
43	Nathan Lewis Miller	January 1, 1921	December 31, 1922	Republican	Jeremiah Wood Jeremiah Wood Jeremiah Wood was an United States lawyer and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1921 to 1922....	1
43	Nathan Lewis Miller	January 1, 1921	December 31, 1922	Republican	Clayton R. Lusk Clayton R. Lusk Clayton Riley Lusk was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He is now mostly remembered as Chairman of the "Lusk Committee", and was Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1922.... (acting)	1
42	Al Smith Al Smith Alfred Emanuel Smith, Jr. , known in private and public life as Al Smith, was an American politician who was elected List of Governors of New York four times, and was the History of the United States Democratic Party United States presidential election, 1928....	January 1, 1923	December 31, 1928	Democratic	George R. Lunn George R. Lunn George Richard Lunn was an American clergyman and politician from New York. He was the first Socialist mayor in the State of New York, and was a U.S....	3
					Seymour Lowman Seymour Lowman Seymour Lowman was an United States lawyer and politician from New York. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1925 to 1926....
					Edwin Corning Edwin Corning Edwin Corning was an United States businessman and politician from New York. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1927 to 1928....
44	Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , often referred to by his initials FDR, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....	January 1, 1929	December 31, 1932	Democratic	Herbert H. Lehman Herbert H. Lehman Herbert Henry Lehman was a Democratic politician from the State of New York. He served as the Governor of New York from 1933 until 1942, and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1949 until 1957....	2
45	Herbert H. Lehman Herbert H. Lehman Herbert Henry Lehman was a Democratic politician from the State of New York. He served as the Governor of New York from 1933 until 1942, and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1949 until 1957....	January 1, 1933	December 3, 1942	Democratic	M. William Bray M. William Bray M. William Bray was an United States lawyer and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1933 to 1938....	3½
45		January 1, 1933	December 3, 1942	Democratic	Charles Poletti Charles Poletti Charles Poletti was the governor of New York in 1942. He had previously served as the lieutenant governor. At the close of World War II Poletti served as a United States Army civil affairs officer in Italy, rising to the rank of Colonel....	3½
46	Charles Poletti Charles Poletti Charles Poletti was the governor of New York in 1942. He had previously served as the lieutenant governor. At the close of World War II Poletti served as a United States Army civil affairs officer in Italy, rising to the rank of Colonel....	December 3, 1942	December 31, 1942	Democratic	Joe R. Hanley Joe R. Hanley Joseph Rhodes Hanley was an United States lawyer and Republican party politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1943 to 1950.... (Acting)	½
47	Thomas Dewey Thomas Dewey Thomas Edmund Dewey was the List of Governors of New York and the unsuccessful Republican Party candidate for the President of the United States in United States presidential election, 1944 and United States presidential election, 1948....	January 1, 1943	December 31, 1954	Republican	Thomas W. Wallace Thomas W. Wallace Thomas W. Wallace was an United States lawyer and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1943....	3
					Joe R. Hanley Joe R. Hanley Joseph Rhodes Hanley was an United States lawyer and Republican party politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1943 to 1950....
					Frank C. Moore Frank C. Moore Frank Charles Moore was an United States lawyer and politician....
					Arthur H. Wicks Arthur H. Wicks Arthur H. Wicks was an American politician.... (Acting)
					Walter J. Mahoney Walter J. Mahoney Walter J. Mahoney was an American lawyer and politician.He received his law degree from the University of Buffalo and was admitted to practice in 1934.... (Acting)
48	W. Averell Harriman W. Averell Harriman William Averell Harriman was an United States United States Democratic Party politician, businessman and diplomat. He was the son of railroad baron E....	January 1, 1955	December 31, 1958	Democratic	George DeLuca George DeLuca George Benjamin DeLuca was an United States lawyer, banker and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1955 to 1958....	1
49	Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States, the 49th governor of New York, a philanthropist, and a businessperson....	January 1, 1959	December 18, 1973	Republican	Malcolm Wilson Malcolm Wilson (New York) Charles Malcolm Wilson was the Governor of New York from December 18, 1973 to December 31, 1974. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1939 to 1958....	3½
50	Malcolm Wilson Malcolm Wilson (New York) Charles Malcolm Wilson was the Governor of New York from December 18, 1973 to December 31, 1974. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1939 to 1958....	December 18, 1973	December 31, 1974	Republican	Warren M. Anderson Warren M. Anderson Warren Mattice Anderson was Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate. He was a resident of Binghamton, New York.Anderson, a Republican, served as the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee from 1966 to 1972.... (Acting)	½
51	Hugh Carey Hugh Carey Hugh Leo Carey was the Governor of New York between 1975 and 1982....	January 1, 1975	December 31, 1982	Democratic	Mary Anne Krupsak	2
51		January 1, 1975	December 31, 1982	Democratic	Mario Cuomo Mario Cuomo Mario Matthew Cuomo served as the 52nd Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994. Cuomo became nationally known for his keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention and the subsequent speculation over the next decade that he might run for the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States....	2
52	Mario Cuomo Mario Cuomo Mario Matthew Cuomo served as the 52nd Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994. Cuomo became nationally known for his keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention and the subsequent speculation over the next decade that he might run for the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States....	January 1, 1983	December 31, 1994	Democratic	Alfred DelBello Alfred DelBello Alfred DelBello is an American politician from New York. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1983 to 1985....	3
					Warren M. Anderson Warren M. Anderson Warren Mattice Anderson was Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate. He was a resident of Binghamton, New York.Anderson, a Republican, served as the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee from 1966 to 1972.... (Acting)
					Stan Lundine Stan Lundine Stanley Nelson Lundine is a politician from Jamestown, New York who served as Mayor of Jamestown, a United States Representative, and lieutenant governor of New York....
53	George Pataki George Pataki George Elmer Pataki is an United States politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York of New York serving three consecutive four-year terms from January 1, 1995 until December 31, 2006....	January 1, 1995	December 31, 2006	Republican	Betsy McCaughey Ross Betsy McCaughey Ross Betsy McCaughey Ross was the Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1995 to 1998, during the first term of Republican Governor George Pataki....	3
53		January 1, 1995	December 31, 2006	Republican	Mary O. Donohue Mary Donohue Mary Donohue is a Judge of the New York Court of Claims and a former Lieutenant Governor of New York. She was first elected lieutenant governor in 1998 and reelected 2002 on a ticket with Gov....	3
54	Eliot Spitzer Eliot Spitzer Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an United States lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party . He served as Governor of New York from January 2007 until his resignation on March 17, 2008 in the wake of his involvement in a high-priced prostitution ring....	January 1, 2007	March 17, 2008	Democratic	David Paterson David Paterson David Alexander Paterson is an American politician and the current Governor of New York. He is the first African American governor of New York and also the second blindness governor of any U.S....	½
55	David Paterson David Paterson David Alexander Paterson is an American politician and the current Governor of New York. He is the first African American governor of New York and also the second blindness governor of any U.S....	March 17, 2008	Incumbent	Democratic	Joseph Bruno Joseph Bruno Joseph L. Bruno is an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was the Temporary President of the New York State Senate and its majority leader.... (Acting)	½
					Dean Skelos Dean Skelos Dean G. Skelos is an United States politician, the New York State Senate's Republican Party Minority Leader. Skelos represents District 9 in the State Senate, which comprises the southwest region of Nassau County, New York, including the city of Long Beach, New York, the villages of Rockville Centre, New York, Atlantic Beach, New York, Ceda... (Acting)
					Malcolm Smith Malcolm Smith (US politician) Malcolm Smith is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 14th Senate district in Southeast Queens. He is the Majority Leader of the New York State Senate.... (Acting)

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional and other federal offices, and ranking diplomatic positions in foreign countries held by New York governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented New York. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take. † denotes those offices from which the governor resigned to take the governorship.

Name	Gubernatorial term	U.S. Congress United States Congress The United States Congress is the Bicameralism legislature of the Federal government of the United States of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....		Other offices held
Name	Gubernatorial term	House United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....	Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....	Other offices held
George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an United States soldier and politician. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the Vice President of the United States under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison....	1777–1795, 1801–1804			Delegate to the Continental Congress Continental Congress The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution.... , Vice President of the United States Vice President of the United States The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office in the United States of America created by the Constitution of the United States....
John Jay John Jay John Jay was an United States politician, statesman, Patriot , diplomat, a Founding Fathers of the United States, President of the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1779 and, from 1789 to 1795, the first Chief Justice of the United States....	1795–1801			President of the Continental Congress President of the Continental Congress The President of the Continental Congress was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress, the convention of delegates that emerged as the first national government of the United States during the American Revolution.... , U.S. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Minister to Spain United States Ambassador to Spain This is a list of United States Ambassadors to Spain from 1779 to the present day.... , Chief Justice of the United States Chief Justice of the United States The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal courts and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States.... †
Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins was an entrepreneur, jurist, United States House of Representatives, Governor of New York, and the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States....	1807–1817	H		Vice President of the United States*
DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician who served as United States Senator and Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal....	1817–1822, 1825–1828		S
Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher was an American lawyer and politician who served as Governor of New York from February 11 to December 31, 1828.He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1806 and 1815-1817, surrogate of Washington County, New York in 1812 and 1813, town clerk of Kingsbury, New York in 1813 and 1814, and justice of the peace....	1828	H
Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1837 to 1841. Before his presidency, he served as the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States and the 10th United States Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson....	1829		S†	U.S. Secretary of State United States Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the President's United States Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in United States presidential line of succession and United States order of precedence.... , Minister to the United Kingdom United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom The office of United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom* was traditionally the most prestigious position in the United States Foreign Service, and has been held by various notable politicians, including five future presidents: John Adams, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren and James Buchanan.... , Vice President of the United States, President of the United States President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
Enos T. Throop Enos T. Throop Enos Thompson Throop, , was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat who was Governor of New York from 1829 to 1832....	1829–1832	H
William L. Marcy William L. Marcy William Learned Marcy was an United States statesman, who served as U.S. Senator and Governor of New York, and as the United States Secretary of War and United States Secretary of State....	1833–1838		S†	U.S. Secretary of War United States Secretary of War File:Swearing in of Secretary Dwight Davis.jpgThe Secretary of War was a member of the United States President of the United States United States Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration.... , U.S. Secretary of State
William H. Seward William H. Seward William Henry Seward, Sr. was a Governor of New York, United States Senate and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson....	1839–1842		S	U.S. Secretary of State
Silas Wright Silas Wright Silas Wright, Jr. was an USA United States Democratic Party politician. Wright was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and moved with his father to Weybridge, Vermont in 1796....	1845–1845	H	S†
John Young John Young (Governor) John Young was an United States politician.He was born in Chelsea, Vermont. As a child, he moved to Freeport , Livingston County, New York. He had only basic schooling but, by self-study accumulated a knowledge of classics and became a law clerk, becoming admitted to the bar in 1829....	1847–1848	H
Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish , born in New York City, was an United States statesman who served as Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State....	1849–1850	H	S	U.S. Secretary of State
Washington Hunt Washington Hunt Washington Hunt was an American lawyer and politician....	1851–1852	H
John Alsop King John Alsop King John Alsop King was an American politician who served as governor of New York.He was born in the area now encompassed by New York City on 3 January 1788 and was educated at Harrow School in England....	1857–1858	H
Edwin D. Morgan Edwin D. Morgan Edwin Denison Morgan was Governor of New York from 1859 to 1862 and served in the United States Senate from 1863 to 1869. He was the first and longest serving chairman of the Republican National Committee....	1859–1862		S
Reuben Fenton Reuben Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton was an United States merchant and politician from New York....	1865–1868	H†	S
John Adams Dix John Adams Dix John Adams Dix was an United States politician from New York. He served as Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and Governor of New York. He was also a distinguished American Civil War General....	1873–1874		S	Minister to France United States Ambassador to France There has been a United States Ambassador to France since the American Revolution. The United States sent its first envoys to France in 1776, towards the end of that country's 400-year rule under the Bourbon dynasty.... , U.S. Secretary of the Treasury United States Secretary of the Treasury The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and, until 2003, some issues of national security and defense....
Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was both the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States. Cleveland is the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents....	1883–1884			President of the United States*
David B. Hill David B. Hill For other people with a similar name, see David HillDavid Bennett Hill was an American politician from New York who was Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891....	1885–1891		S
Roswell P. Flower Roswell P. Flower Roswell Pettibone Flower was the United States Democratic Party Governor of New York from January 1, 1892 to December 31, 1894, his being the last of the three-year terms elected for Governor of that state....	1892–1894	H
Levi P. Morton Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton was a United States House of Representatives from New York and the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States....	1895–1896	H		Minister to France, Vice President of the United States
Frank S. Black Frank S. Black Frank Swett Black was a Governor of New York and a United States House of Representatives from New York.Black was born near Limington, Maine in 1853....	1897–1898	H†
Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt , also known as T.R., and to the public as Teddy, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....	1899–1900			Vice President of the United States, President of the United States
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.	1901–1904	H
Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Sr. was a lawyer and United States Republican Party politician from the State of New York. He served as Governor of New York , United States Secretary of State , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Chief Justice of the United States ....	1907–1910			U.S. Secretary of State, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States.... *, Chief Justice of the United States.
William Sulzer William Sulzer William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was Governor of New York in 1913, and a long-serving congressman from the same state....	1913	H†
Martin H. Glynn Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn was an American politician. He was Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of the United States of America....	1913–1914	H
Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , often referred to by his initials FDR, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....	1929–1932			President of the United States
Herbert H. Lehman Herbert H. Lehman Herbert Henry Lehman was a Democratic politician from the State of New York. He served as the Governor of New York from 1933 until 1942, and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1949 until 1957....	1933–1942		S
W. Averell Harriman W. Averell Harriman William Averell Harriman was an United States United States Democratic Party politician, businessman and diplomat. He was the son of railroad baron E....	1955–1958			U.S. Secretary of Commerce United States Secretary of Commerce The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry; the Department states its mission to be "to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce." Until 1913 there was one United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor, uniting this department with... , Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Ambassador to the Soviet Union United States Ambassador to Russia Since 1780, the United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Russia. When Russia became the Soviet Union, the former Ambassador to Russia took over as Ambassador to the Soviet Union....
Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States, the 49th governor of New York, a philanthropist, and a businessperson....	1959–1973			Vice President of the United States
Hugh Carey Hugh Carey Hugh Leo Carey was the Governor of New York between 1975 and 1982....	1975–1982	H†

Living former governors

, four former governors were alive, the oldest being Hugh Carey

Hugh Carey

Hugh Leo Carey was the Governor of New York between 1975 and 1982....
(1975–1982, born 1919). The most recent governor to die was Charles Poletti

Charles Poletti

Charles Poletti was the governor of New York in 1942. He had previously served as the lieutenant governor. At the close of World War II Poletti served as a United States Army civil affairs officer in Italy, rising to the rank of Colonel....
(1942), on August 8, 2002. The most recently-serving governor to die was Malcolm Wilson

Malcolm Wilson (New York)

Charles Malcolm Wilson was the Governor of New York from December 18, 1973 to December 31, 1974. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1939 to 1958....
(1973–1974), on March 13, 2000.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
Hugh Carey Hugh Carey Hugh Leo Carey was the Governor of New York between 1975 and 1982....	1975–1982	April 11, 1919
Mario Cuomo Mario Cuomo Mario Matthew Cuomo served as the 52nd Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994. Cuomo became nationally known for his keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention and the subsequent speculation over the next decade that he might run for the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States....	1983–1994	June 15, 1932
George Pataki George Pataki George Elmer Pataki is an United States politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York of New York serving three consecutive four-year terms from January 1, 1995 until December 31, 2006....	1995–2006	June 24, 1945
Eliot Spitzer Eliot Spitzer Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an United States lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party . He served as Governor of New York from January 2007 until his resignation on March 17, 2008 in the wake of his involvement in a high-priced prostitution ring....	2007–2008	June 10, 1959

List of Governors of New York

Governors

Other high offices held

Living former governors

See also