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GOVERNORS OF OREGON
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On June 3, 1845, George Abernethy was elected to serve as Provisional Governor of the Oregon Country, thus becoming the first person in Oregon to hold the title of governor. The Abernethy administration technically ended when Oregon gained territorial status on 14 Aug 1848, although Abernethy continued to carry out his duties until Governor Lane arrived at Oregon City March 3, 1849. President Polk initially appointed Brigadier General James Shields to be Oregon's first territorial governor and Shields was confirmed by the Senate, but he declined the position and Joseph Lane was appointed in his place. Due to difficulties with transportation and communications there were several times when a departing governor left office and a new governor could not yet take over. This resulted in several local individuals acting as territorial governor until the new executive was appointed and arrived to take office. In all, the Oregon Territory had four Territorial Governors and three Acting-Governors. Oregon has had 38 governors since achieving statehood in 1859, including two women. Only one individual, John Kitzhaber, has held two non-consecutive terms.
In the below list, columns can be sorted by clicking on the arrow button in any category heading box. A C in the final column denotes a Notable who has been successfully connected to the Big Tree. N/C stands for Not Connected.
# | Governor | Born | Died | Term | Photo | C |
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George Abernethy | 1806 | 1879 | 1848 | C | ||
x | James Shields | 1806 | 1879 | 1848 | C | |
1 | Joseph Lane | 1801 | 1881 | 1849-1950 | C | |
Act | Kintzing Prichette | 1800 | 1869 | 1850 | No Known Image | N/C |
2 | John P. Gaines | 1795 | 1857 | 1850-1853 | C | |
Act | Joseph Lane | 1801 | 1881 | 1853 | C | |
Act | George Law Curry | 1820 | 1878 | 1853 | C | |
3 | John W. Davis | 1799 | 1859 | 1853-1954 | C | |
4 | George Law Curry | 1820 | 1878 | 1854-1859 | C |
# | Governor | Born | Died | Term | Photo | C |
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1 | John Whiteaker | 1820 | 1902 | 1859-1862 | C | |
2 | A.C. Gibbs | 1825 | 1886 | 1862-1866 | C | |
3 | George Lemuel Woods | 1832 | 1890 | 1866-1870 | C | |
4 | LaFayette Grover | 1823 | 1911 | 1870-1877 | C | |
5 | Stephen F. Chadwick | 1825 | 1895 | 1877-1878 | C | |
6 | W.W. Thayer | 1827 | 1899 | 1878-1882 | C | |
7 | Zenas Ferry Moody | 1832 | 1917 | 1882-1887 | C | |
8 | Sylvester Pennoyer | 1831 | 1902 | 1887-1895 | C | |
9 | William Paine Lord | 1838 | 1911 | 1896-1899 | C | |
10 | Theodore Thurston Geer | 1851 | 1924 | 1899-1903 | C | |
11 | George Earl Chamberlain | 1854 | 1928 | 1903-1909 | C | |
12 | Frank W. Benson | 1858 | 1911 | 1909-1910 | C | |
13 | Jay Bowerman | 1876 | 1957 | 1910-1911 | C | |
14 | Oswald West | 1873 | 1960 | 1911-1915 | C | |
15 | James Withycombe | 1854 | 1919 | 1915-1919 | C | |
16 | Ben W. Olcott | 1872 | 1952 | 1919-1923 | C | |
17 | Walter M. Pierce | 1861 | 1964 | 1923-1927 | C | |
18 | I.L. Patterson | 1859 | 1929 | 1927-1929 | C | |
19 | A.W. Norblad | 1881 | 1960 | 1929-1931 | C | |
20 | Julius Meier | 1874 | 1937 | 1931-1935 | C | |
21 | Charles H. Martin | 1863 | 1946 | 1935-1939 | C | |
22 | Charles A. Sprague | 1887 | 1969 | 1939-1943 | C | |
23 | Earl Snell | 1895 | 1947 | 1943-1947 | C | |
24 | John Hubert Hall | 1899 | 1970 | 1947-1949 | C | |
25 | Douglas McKay | 1893 | 1959 | 1949-1952 | C | |
26 | Paul L. Patterson | 1900 | 1956 | 1952-1956 | C | |
27 | Elmo Smith | 1909 | 1968 | 1956-1957 | C | |
28 | Robert D. Holmes | 1909 | 1976 | 1957-1959 | C | |
29 | Mark Hatfield | 1922 | 2011 | 1959-1967 | C | |
30 | Tom McCall | 1913 | 1983 | 1967-1975 | C | |
31 | Robert W. Straub | 1920 | 2002 | 1975-1979 | C | |
32 | Victor Atiyeh | 1923 | 2014 | 1979-1987 | C | |
33 | Neil Goldschmidt | 1940 | LIVING | 1987-1991 | N/C | |
34 | Barbara Roberts | 1936 | LIVING | 1991-1995 | N/C | |
35 | John Kitzhaber | 1947 | LIVING | 1995-2003 | N/C | |
36 | Ted Kulongoski | 1940 | LIVING | 2003-2011 | N/C | |
37 | John Kitzhaber | 1947 | LIVING | 2011-2015 | N/C | |
38 | Kate Brown | 1960 | LIVING | 2015-2023 | N/C | |
39 | Tina Kotek | 1966 | LIVING | 2023-present | N/C |
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