List of Governors of Kentucky USA – In this article, you will find all the Governors of Kentucky, the list of Governors of Kentucky, all the Governors of Kentucky with their tenure, and political party.
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List of Governors of Kentucky USA (1859 – 2023)
| S.n. | Governor | Term From | Term To | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Shelby | 4 June 1792 | 7 June 1796 | Democratic-Republican |
| 2 | James Garrard | 7 June 1796 | 5 September 1804 | Democratic-Republican |
| 3 | Christopher Greenup | 5 September 1804 | 1 September 1808 | Democratic-Republican |
| 4 | Charles Scott | 1 September 1808 | 24 August 1812 | Democratic-Republican |
| 5 | Isaac Shelby | 24 August 1812 | 5 September 1816 | Democratic-Republican |
| 6 | George Madison | 5 September 1816 | 14 October 1816 | Democratic-Republican |
| 7 | Gabriel Slaughter | 14 October 1816 | 29 August 1820 | Democratic-Republican |
| 8 | John Adair | 29 August 1820 | 24 August 1824 | Democratic-Republican |
| 9 | Joseph Desha | 24 August 1824 | 26 August 1828 | Democratic-Republican |
| 10 | Thomas Metcalfe | 26 August 1828 | 4 September 1832 | National Republican |
| 11 | John Breathitt | 4 September 1832 | 21 February 1834 | Democratic |
| 12 | James T. Morehead | 21 February 1834 | 30 August 1836 | National Republican, later Whig |
| 13 | James Clark | 30 August 1836 | 27 August 1839 | Whig |
| 14 | Charles A. Wickliffe | 27 August 1839 | 2 September 1840 | Whig |
| 15 | Robert P. Letcher | 2 September 1840 | 4 September 1844 | Whig |
| 16 | William Owsley | 4 September 1844 | 6 September 1848 | Whig |
| 17 | John J. Crittenden | 6 September 1848 | 31 July 1850 | Whig |
| 18 | John L. Helm | 31 July 1850 | 2 September 1851 | Whig |
| 19 | Lazarus W. Powell | 2 September 1851 | 4 September 1855 | Democratic |
| 20 | Charles S. Morehead | 4 September 1855 | 30 August 1859 | Know Nothing |
| 21 | Beriah Magoffin | 30 August 1859 | 18 August 1862 | Democratic |
| 22 | James F. Robinson | 18 August 1862 | 1 September 1863 | Democratic |
| 23 | Thomas E. Bramlette | 1 September 1863 | 3 September 1867 | Democratic |
| 24 | John L. Helm | 3 September 1867 | 8 September 1867 | Democratic |
| 25 | John W. Stevenson | 8 September 1867 | 3 February 1871 | Democratic |
| 26 | Preston H. Leslie | 3 February 1871 | 31 August 1875 | Democratic |
| 27 | James B. McCreary | 31 August 1875 | 2 September 1879 | Democratic |
| 28 | Luke P. Blackburn | 2 September 1879 | 5 September 1883 | Democratic |
| 29 | J. Proctor Knott | 5 September 1883 | 30 August 1887 | Democratic |
| 30 | Simon B. Buckner | 30 August 1887 | 2 September 1891 | Democratic |
| 31 | John Young Brown | 2 September 1891 | 10 December 1895 | Democratic |
| 32 | William O. Bradley | 10 December 1895 | 12 December 1899 | Republican |
| 33 | William S. Taylor | 12 December 1899 | 30 January 1900 | Republican |
| 34 | William Goebel | 30 January 1900 | 3 February 1900 | Democratic |
| 35 | J. C. W. Beckham | 3 February 1900 | 10 December 1907 | Democratic |
| 36 | Augustus E. Willson | 10 December 1907 | 12 December 1911 | Republican |
| 37 | James B. McCreary | 12 December 1911 | 7 December 1915 | Democratic |
| 38 | Augustus O. Stanley | 7 December 1915 | 19 May 1919 | Democratic |
| 39 | James D. Black | 19 May 1919 | 9 December 1919 | Democratic |
| 40 | Edwin P. Morrow | 9 December 1919 | 11 December 1923 | Republicans |
| 41 | William J. Fields | 11 December 1923 | 13 December 1927 | Democratic |
| 42 | Flem D. Sampson | 13 December 1927 | 8 December 1931 | Republicans |
| 43 | Ruby Laffoon | 8 December 1931 | 10 December 1935 | Democratic |
| 44 | A. B. “Happy” Chandler | 10 December 1935 | 9 October 1939 | Democratic |
| 45 | Keen Johnson | 9 October 1939 | 7 December 1943 | Democratic |
| 46 | Simeon S. Willis | 7 December 1943 | 9 December 1947 | Republicans |
| 47 | Earle C. Clements | 9 December 1947 | 27 November 1950 | Democratic |
| 48 | Lawrence W. Wetherby | 27 November 1950 | 13 December 1955 | Democratic |
| 49 | A. B. “Happy” Chandler | 13 December 1955 | 8 December 1959 | Democratic |
| 50 | Bert T. Combs | 8 December 1959 | 10 December 1963 | Democratic |
| 51 | Edward T. Breathitt | 10 December 1963 | 12 December 1967 | Democratic |
| 52 | Louie B. Nunn | 12 December 1967 | 7 December 1971 | Republicans |
| 53 | Wendell H. Ford | 7 December 1971 | 28 December 1974 | Democratic |
| 54 | Julian M. Carroll | 28 December 1974 | 11 December 1979 | Democratic |
| 55 | John Y. Brown, Jr. | 11 December 1979 | 13 December 1983 | Democratic |
| 56 | Martha Layne Collins | 13 December 1983 | 8 December 1987 | Democratic |
| 57 | Wallace G. Wilkinson | 8 December 1987 | 10 December 1991 | Democratic |
| 58 | Brereton Jones | 10 December 1991 | 12 December 1995 | Democratic |
| 59 | Paul E. Patton | 12 December 1995 | 9 December 2003 | Democratic |
| 60 | Ernie Fletcher | 9 December 2003 | 11 December 2007 | Republicans |
| 61 | Steve Beshear | 11 December 2007 | 8 December 2015 | Democratic |
| 62 | Matt Bevin | 8 December 2015 | 10 December 2019 | Republicans |
| 63 | Andy Beshear | 10 December 2019 | Incumbent | Democratic |