List of Governors of Mississippi
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[edit] Governors of Mississippi Territory, 1798–1817
# | Name | Party | Term |
1 | Winthorp Sargent | Federalist | 7 May 1798–25 May 1801 |
2 | William C. C. Claiborne | Democrat | 25 May 1801–1 March 1805 |
3 | Robert Williams | Democrat | 1 March 1805–7 March 1809 |
4 | David Holmes | Democrat | 7 March 1809–10 December 1817 |
[edit] Governors of the State of Mississippi, 1820–present
[edit] Notes
- ^ David Holmes was inaugurated as the first state governor on 7 Oct. 1817, but Mississippi did not officially become a state until 10 Dec. 1817.
- ^ a b c d e Died in office, succeeded by Lt. Governor.
- ^ Resigned from office, succeeded by Lt. Governor.
- ^ Charles Clark was physically removed from office by Federal forces.
- ^ Benjamin G. Humphreys was physically removed from office by armed forces under the orders of the U.S. military commander of Mississippi
[edit] See also
Chief executive branch authorities in the United States |
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President of the United States
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