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| Governor of Missouri | |
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| Style | The Honorable |
| Residence | Missouri Governor's Mansion |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once[1] |
| Precursor | Governor of Missouri Territory |
| Inaugural holder | Alexander McNair |
| Formation | September 18, 1820 Constitution of Missouri |
| Deputy | Lieutenant Governor of Missouri |
| Salary | US$133,820.88 per year (2013)[2] |
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The governor of Missouri is the head of government of the U.S. state of Missouri and the commander-in-chief of the Missouri National Guard. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Missouri Legislature, to convene the legislature and grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment.
The current governor is Republican Mike Parson, who took office on June 1, 2018. He is ineligible to run in the 2024 election-or any future election--since he served more than two years of the unexpired term of predecessor Eric Greitens.
List of governors
Louisiana was purchased from France in 1803, with it being proclaimed in St. Louis in Upper Louisiana on March 10, 1804, by Amos Stoddard, who remained as military commander of the region until October 1, 1804, when Orleans Territory was split from it. The remainder was designated the District of Louisiana and placed under the jurisdiction of Indiana Territory and its governor, William Henry Harrison.[3][4]
Louisiana Territory and Missouri Territory
The District of Louisiana was organized as Louisiana Territory on July 4, 1805;[5] it was renamed Missouri Territory on June 4, 1812, after the admission of the state of Louisiana.[6] It had four governors appointed by the president of the United States, including both Meriwether Lewis and William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
| No. | Governor | Term in office[a] | Appointed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
James Wilkinson (1757–1825) [7] |
July 4, 1805[b] – March 3, 1807 (successor appointed)[c] |
Thomas Jefferson |
| 2 | 
|
Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) [12] |
March 3, 1807[d] – October 11, 1809 (died in office)[e] |
Thomas Jefferson |
| 3 | 
|
Benjamin Howard (1760–1814) [16] |
April 18, 1810[f] – October 31, 1812 (resigned)[g] |
James Madison |
| 4 | 
|
William Clark (1770–1838) [19] |
July 1, 1813[h] – September 18, 1820 (lost election) |
James Madison |
| James Monroe | ||||
State of Missouri
Missouri was admitted to the union on August 10, 1821.[25]
The original constitution of 1820 created the offices of governor[26] and lieutenant governor,[27] to serve terms of four years[28] without being able to succeed themselves.[29] Terms were shortened to 2 years in 1865,[30] with a limit of serving no more than four out of every six years.[31] They were returned in 1875 to the four-year term and limit on succession of the 1820 constitution,[32] and the term limit changed to two terms in 1965.[33] Originally, the lieutenant governor would act as governor in the event of a vacancy;[34] a 1968 amendment made it so that the lieutenant governor becomes governor in that situation.[33]
A group including the governor, lieutenant governor, and members of the Missouri General Assembly, proclaimed Missouri's secession from the Union on October 31, 1861,[35] and it was admitted to the Confederate States of America on November 28, 1861.[36] The Confederate government elected two governors, but only had any control in the south of the state, and was forced into exile in Marshall, Texas, after the Battle of Pea Ridge in March 1862.
| No. | Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Lt. Governor[i] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Alexander McNair (1775–1826) [37][38] |
September 18, 1820[39] – November 17, 1824 (term-limited)[j] |
Democratic- Republican[41] |
1820 | William Henry Ashley | ||
| 2 | 
|
Frederick Bates (1777–1825) [42][43] |
November 17, 1824[k] – August 4, 1825 (died in office) |
Democratic- Republican[41] |
1824 | Benjamin Harrison Reeves (resigned July 1825) | ||
| Vacant | ||||||||
| 3 | 
|
Abraham J. Williams (1781–1839) [45][46] |
August 4, 1825[47] – January 20, 1826 (successor took office) |
Democratic- Republican[41] |
President of the Senate acting | |||
| 4 | 
|
John Miller (1781–1846) [48][49] |
January 20, 1826[50] – November 21, 1832 (term-limited)[j] |
Democratic[41] | 1825 (special)[l] | |||
| 1828 | Daniel Dunklin | |||||||
| 5 | 
|
Daniel Dunklin (1790–1844) [51][52] |
November 21, 1832[53] – September 30, 1836 (resigned)[m] |
Democratic[n] | 1832 | Lilburn Boggs | ||
| 6 | 
|
Lilburn Boggs (1796–1860) [56][57] |
September 30, 1836[58] – November 18, 1840 (term-limited)[j] |
Democratic[41] | Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
| 1836 | Franklin Cannon | |||||||
| 7 | 
|
Thomas Reynolds (1796–1844) [59][60] |
November 18, 1840[61] – February 9, 1844 (died in office) |
Democratic[41] | 1840 | Meredith Miles Marmaduke | ||
| 8 | 
|
Meredith Miles Marmaduke (1791–1864) [62][63] |
February 9, 1844[64] – November 20, 1844 (successor took office) |
Democratic[41] | Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
| 9 | 
|
John Cummins Edwards (1804–1888) [65][66] |
November 20, 1844[67] – December 27, 1848 (term-limited)[j] |
Democratic[41] | 1844 | James Young | ||
| 10 | 
|
Austin Augustus King (1802–1870) [68][69] |
December 27, 1848[70] – January 3, 1853 (term-limited)[j] |
Democratic[41] | 1848 | Thomas Lawson Price | ||
| 11 | 
|
Sterling Price (1809–1867) [71][72] |
January 3, 1853[73] – January 5, 1857 (term-limited)[j] |
Democratic[41] | 1852 | Wilson Brown (died August 27, 1855) | ||
| Vacant | ||||||||
| 12 | 
|
Trusten Polk (1811–1876) [74][75] |
January 5, 1857[76] – February 27, 1857 (resigned)[o] |
Democratic[41] | 1856 | Hancock Lee Jackson | ||