As the independent Vermont Republic

Vermont Republic

The term Vermont Republic has been used by later historians for the government of what became modern Vermont from 1777 to 1791. In July 1777 delegates from 28 towns met and declared independence from jurisdictions and land claims of British colonies in New Hampshire and New York. They also...

#	Name	Party	Term
1	Thomas Chittenden Thomas Chittenden Thomas Chittenden was an important figure in the founding of Vermont.Chittenden was born in East Guilford, Connecticut and moved to Vermont in 1774, where he founded the town of Williston. During the American Revolution, Chittenden was a member of a committee empowered to negotiate with the...	No party affiliation	1778–1789
2	Moses Robinson Moses Robinson Moses Robinson prominent Vermont political figure who served as governor during the Vermont Republic, and helped steward Vermont's transition to U.S. statehood. Not to be confused with the black dancer Moses J. Robinson from West Haven, Utah.Robinson was born in Hardwick, Massachusetts where he...	No party affiliation	1789–1790
3	Thomas Chittenden Thomas Chittenden Thomas Chittenden was an important figure in the founding of Vermont.Chittenden was born in East Guilford, Connecticut and moved to Vermont in 1774, where he founded the town of Williston. During the American Revolution, Chittenden was a member of a committee empowered to negotiate with the...	No party affiliation	1790–1791

As a U.S. state

#	Name	Party	Term	Notes
1	Thomas Chittenden Thomas Chittenden Thomas Chittenden was an important figure in the founding of Vermont.Chittenden was born in East Guilford, Connecticut and moved to Vermont in 1774, where he founded the town of Williston. During the American Revolution, Chittenden was a member of a committee empowered to negotiate with the...	No party affiliation	March 4, 1791 – August 25, 1797
2	Paul Brigham Paul Brigham Paul Brigham , son of Paul and Catherine Brigham, was a Revolutionary soldier and Democratic-Republican politician. He was born January 6, 1746 in Coventry, Connecticut. He married Lydia Sawyer on October 3, 1767. In the spring of 1782 they moved to Norwich, Vermont...	Democratic-Republican	August 25, 1797 – October 16, 1797
3	Isaac Tichenor Isaac Tichenor Isaac Tichenor was the third and fifth Governor of Vermont and also served as a jurist and a United States Senator.Tichenor was born in Newark, New Jersey...	Federalist	October 16, 1797 – October 9, 1807
4	Israel Smith Israel Smith Israel Smith was an American lawyer and politician who held a wide variety of positions in the state of Vermont....	Democratic-Republican	October 9, 1807 – October 14, 1808
5	Isaac Tichenor Isaac Tichenor Isaac Tichenor was the third and fifth Governor of Vermont and also served as a jurist and a United States Senator.Tichenor was born in Newark, New Jersey...	Federalist	October 14, 1808 – October 14, 1809
6	Jonas Galusha Jonas Galusha Jonas Galusha was the sixth and eighth Governor of Vermont for two terms in the early 19th century.Galusha was born in Norwich, Connecticut, and migrated to Shaftsbury, Vermont, in 1775. He had a distinguished record in the American Revolution, fighting in the Battle of Bennington in 1777...	Democratic-Republican	October 14, 1809 – October 23, 1813
7	Martin Chittenden Martin Chittenden Martin Chittenden was the seventh Governor of Vermont during a crucial portion of the War of 1812.Chittenden was born in Salisbury, Connecticut, and moved to Vermont in 1776 in the wake of the founding of the town of Williston by his father, Thomas Chittenden. In 1789, Martin Chittenden graduated...	Federalist	October 23, 1813 – October 14, 1815
8	Jonas Galusha Jonas Galusha Jonas Galusha was the sixth and eighth Governor of Vermont for two terms in the early 19th century.Galusha was born in Norwich, Connecticut, and migrated to Shaftsbury, Vermont, in 1775. He had a distinguished record in the American Revolution, fighting in the Battle of Bennington in 1777...	Democratic-Republican	October 14, 1815 – October 23, 1820
9	Richard Skinner Richard Skinner Richard Skinner was an American politician, attorney, and jurist from the US state of Vermont.Skinner was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Litchfield Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1800, beginning a practice in Manchester, Vermont...	Democratic-Republican	October 23, 1820 – October 10, 1823
10	Cornelius P. Van Ness Cornelius P. Van Ness Cornelius Peter Van Ness was an American politician of Dutch descent from the US state of Vermont. Van Ness was a Democratic Republican. He is the father of James Van Ness who was a Mayor of San Francisco.-Biography:...	Democratic-Republican	October 10, 1823 – October 13, 1826
11	Ezra Butler Ezra Butler Ezra Butler was the 11th Governor and United States Representative from Vermont.Butler was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts. In 1770 he moved with his parents to West Windsor, Vermont and engaged in agricultural pursuits in Claremont, New Hampshire...	National Republican National Republican Party (United States) The National Republicans were a political party in the United States. During the administration of John Quincy Adams , the president's supporters were referred to as Adams Men or Anti-Jackson. When Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States in 1828, this group went into opposition...	October 13, 1826 – October 10, 1828
12	Samuel C. Crafts Samuel C. Crafts Samuel Chandler Crafts was a United States Representative, Senator and the 12th Governor of Vermont.Born in Woodstock, Connecticut, he graduated from Harvard College in 1790 and moved in 1791 to Vermont with his father, who founded the town of Craftsbury...	National Republican	October 10, 1828 – October 18, 1831
13	William A. Palmer William A. Palmer William Adams Palmer was an American politician. Palmer graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Law. He was admitted to the bar and began to practice Law in Chelsea, Vermont. Held numerous positions in Vermont and was a judge of the State supreme court of Vermont 1816-1818...	Anti-Masonic Anti-Masonic Party The Anti-Masonic Party was the first "third party" in the United States. It strongly opposed Freemasonry and was founded as a single-issue party aspiring to become a major party....	October 18, 1831 – November 2, 1835
14	Silas H. Jennison Silas H. Jennison Silas Hemenway Jennison was an American Whig politician.-Biography:Jennison was born in Shoreham, Vermont to Levi Jennison and Ruth Hemenway. He married Marilla Hanks Bush on May 3, 1814 and they had five children; Lurana Sandford, Levi, Ruth, Sara Cary and Laura Louisa...	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 the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	November 2, 1835 – October 15, 1841
15	Charles Paine Charles Paine Charles Paine was an American Whig politician.Paine was the son of U.S. Senator Elijah Paine. He was a Harvard graduate , and woolen mill owner. He moved to Northfield, Vermont in the early part of the nineteenth century to run the family woolen mill. He opearted this business until it was...	Whig	October 15, 1841 – October 13, 1843
16	John Mattocks John Mattocks John Mattocks was an American Whig politician.He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on March 4, 1777; moved with his parents to Tinmouth, Vermont, in 1778; pursued an academic course; studied law in Middlebury and Fairfield; was admitted to the bar in 1797 and commenced practice in Danville; moved...	Whig	October 13, 1843 – October 11, 1844
17	William Slade William Slade William Slade jr. was an American Whig and Anti-Masonic politician.He was born in Cornwall, Vermont, May 9, 1786; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Middlebury College in 1807; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in Middlebury; engaged in editorial...	Whig	October 11, 1844 – October 9, 1846
18	Horace Eaton Horace Eaton Horace Eaton was an American Whig politician. He was born in born in Barnard, Vermont on June 22, 1804. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1825 and in 1828 from Castleton Medical College and took up practice in Enosburg, a village in Berkshire, Vermont...	Whig	October 9, 1846 – October 1848
19	Carlos Coolidge Carlos Coolidge Carlos Coolidge was an American Whig politician. He was born in Windsor, Vermont in 1792. Graduated from Middlebury College in 1811; attorney for windsor County, Vermont from 1831 until 1836; representative in the legislature 1834–1837 and 1839–1842; speaker in 1836; governor of Vermont...	Whig	October 1848 – October 11, 1850
20	Charles K. Williams Charles K. Williams Charles Kilbourne Williams was the 20th Governor of Vermont from 1850 to 1852. He was elected from Rutland.Major, militia, War of 1812. Major General, state militia. State legislator, 1809–1811, 1814–1815, 1820–1821. Rutland County State's Attorney, 1814–1815. Collector of Customs, 1825–1829....	Whig	October 11, 1850 – October 1852
21	Erastus Fairbanks Erastus Fairbanks Erastus Fairbanks was an American manufacturer and Whig politician.He studied law but abandoned it for mercantile pursuits, finally settling in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, where in 1824 he formed a partnership with his brother Thaddeus for the manufacture of scales, stoves and plows...	Whig	October 1852 – October 1853
22	John S. Robinson John S. Robinson (governor) John Staniford Robinson was the 22nd Governor of Vermont from 1853 to 1854. He was the first Democratic governor of Vermont and remained the only Democrat elected to the governorship for 110 years. He placed second in the election but was chosen by legislature over first place finisher and Whig,...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	October 1853 – October 13, 1854
23	Stephen Royce Stephen Royce Stephen Royce was the 23rd Governor of Vermont from 1854 to 1856....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	October 13, 1854 – October 10, 1856
24	Ryland Fletcher Ryland Fletcher Ryland Fletcher was the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1854 to 1856, and then was the 24th Governor of Vermont from 1856 to 1858. After leaving office, he served in the Vermont legislature and was a member of the State Constitutional Convention in 1870. In his early years he worked on...	Republican	October 10, 1856 – October 10, 1858
25	Hiland Hall Hiland Hall Hiland Hall was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Bennington, Vermont. He attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1819 and commenced practice in Bennington....	Republican	October 10, 1858 – October 12, 1860
26	Erastus Fairbanks Erastus Fairbanks Erastus Fairbanks was an American manufacturer and Whig politician.He studied law but abandoned it for mercantile pursuits, finally settling in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, where in 1824 he formed a partnership with his brother Thaddeus for the manufacture of scales, stoves and plows...	Republican	October 12, 1860 – October 11, 1861
27	Frederick Holbrook Frederick Holbrook Frederick Holbrook was an agriculturist, politician, and the 27th Governor of Vermont.-Early life:Holbrook was born in East Windsor, Connecticut, son of John and Sara Holbrook. He attended Berkshire Gymnasium, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for two years, then visited Europe in 1833...	Republican	October 11, 1861 – October 9, 1863
28	J. Gregory Smith J. Gregory Smith John Gregory Smith , railroad tycoon, politician, war-time governor of VermontSmith was born in St. Albans, Vermont, son of John and Maria Smith. The elder Smith was a pioneer railroad builder in Vermont, and a leading lawyer and public man of his generation...	Republican	October 9, 1863 – October 13, 1865
29	Paul Dillingham Paul Dillingham Paul Dillingham, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Vermont, father of William Paul Dillingham.Born in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, Dillingham moved with his father to Waterbury, Vermont, in 1805....	Republican	October 13, 1865 – October 13, 1867
30	John B. Page John B. Page John Boardman Page was the 30th Governor of Vermont from 1867 to 1869. At age 16 he began working at the National Bank of Rutland, where his father was cashier, and he rose to become its president...	Republican	October 13, 1867 – October 15, 1869
31	Peter T. Washburn Peter T. Washburn Peter Thacher Washburn was a lawyer, politician and Adjutant and Inspector General of the State of Vermont during the American Civil War.-Early life:...	Republican	October 15, 1869 – February 7, 1870
32	George W. Hendee	Republican	February 7, 1870 – October 6, 1870
33	John W. Stewart	Republican	October 6, 1870 – October 3, 1872
34	Julius Converse Julius Converse Julius Converse was the 34th Governor of Vermont, from 1872 to Julius Converse was the [[List of Governors of Vermont|34th Governor of Vermont]], from 1872 to...	Republican	October 3, 1872 – October 8, 1874
35	Asahel Peck Asahel Peck Asahel Peck was the 35th Governor of Vermont from 1874 to 1876.Peck was born in Royalston, Massachusetts in 1803. He moved to Montpelier, Vermont with his family at the age of three years old. A graduate of the University of Vermont he was also educated at Hinesburgh Academy and Washington County...	Republican	October 8, 1874 – October 5, 1876
36	Horace Fairbanks Horace Fairbanks Horace Fairbanks was the 36th Governor of Vermont from 1876 to 1878.He was born in Barnet, Vermont, the third of nine children of Erastus Fairbanks and his wife Lois Crossman. He was educated in the county schools and Phillips Andover Academy. He became confidential clerk of E. & T. Fairbanks & Co...	Republican	October 5, 1876 – October 3, 1878
37	Redfield Proctor Redfield Proctor Redfield Proctor was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. He served as the 37th Governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880, as Secretary of War from 1889 to 1891, and as a United States Senator for Vermont from 1891 to 1908....	Republican	October 3, 1878 – October 7, 1880
38	Roswell Farnham Roswell Farnham Roswell Farnham was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War....	Republican	October 7, 1880 – October 5, 1882
39	John L. Barstow John L. Barstow John Lester Barstow was a teacher, farmer, politician, and soldier.Barstow was born in Shelburne, Vermont, the son of Heman and Lorain Barstow. After teaching in a local school starting at the age of 15, he moved west to Detroit, but returned in 1857 to help his aging parents with the farm...	Republican	October 5, 1882 – October 2, 1884
40	Samuel E. Pingree Samuel E. Pingree Samuel Everett Pingree was a lawyer, a U.S. politician of the Republican Party, and an American Civil War veteran who received the Medal of Honor.-Early life:...	Republican	October 2, 1884 – October 7, 1886
41	Ebenezer J. Ormsbee Ebenezer J. Ormsbee Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee was a teacher, a lawyer, a U.S. politician of the Republican Party, and an American Civil War veteran.-Early life:Ormsbee was born in Shoreham, Vermont, the son of John Mason and Polly Ormsbee...	Republican	October 7, 1886 – October 4, 1888
42	William P. Dillingham William P. Dillingham William Paul Dillingham was an American Republican politician from the state of Vermont.-Early life:The son of Vermont Governor Paul Dillingham, William P. Dillingham was born on December 12, 1843, in Waterbury, Vermont, where he later attended the public schools...	Republican	October 4, 1888 – October 2, 1890
43	Carroll S. Page Carroll S. Page Carroll Smalley Page was a United States Senator and the 43rd Governor of Vermont. Born in Westfield, Vermont, he attended the common schools, People's Academy in Morrisville and Lamoille Central Academy in Hyde Park. He was a dealer in raw calfskins at Hyde Park and was president and director of...	Republican	October 2, 1890 – October 6, 1892
44	Levi K. Fuller Levi K. Fuller Levi Knight Fuller was the 44th Governor of Vermont from 1892 to 1894.-Early life:Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, and attended Brattleboro High School and later apprenticed as a machinist in Boston, also working as telegrapher to finance additional studies in engineering and...	Republican	October 6, 1892 – October 4, 1894
45	Urban A. Woodbury Urban A. Woodbury Urban Andrain Woodbury was an American Civil War veteran, an entrepreneur and a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. Served as the 45th governor of Vermont.-Prewar life:...	Republican	October 4, 1894 – October 8, 1896
46	Josiah Grout Josiah Grout Josiah Grout, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician in the US state of Vermont.Born in Quebec, Canada to Vermonter parents, he served in the American Civil War as a Union Army officer before entering the legal profession after the war...	Republican	October 8, 1896 – October 6, 1898
47	Edward C. Smith Edward Curtis Smith Edward Curtis Smith was an American politician from the US state of Vermont. He was a Republican. He was married to Anna Bailey James, the granddaughter of Amaziah Bailey James on October 3, 1888, and they had four children; James Gregory, Edward Fairchild, Curtis Ripley and Anna Dorothea...	Republican	October 6, 1898 – October 4, 1900
48	William W. Stickney William W. Stickney William Wallace Stickney was a Vermont lawyer and politician. A Republican, he served as the 48th Governor of Vermont from 1900 to 1902....	Republican	October 4, 1900 – October 3, 1902
49	John G. McCullough John G. McCullough John Griffith McCullough was an American businessperson and attorney. He was Attorney General of California during the Civil War, and the 49th Governor of Vermont from 1902 to 1904.-Early life:...	Republican	October 3, 1902 – October 6, 1904
50	Charles J. Bell Charles J. Bell Charles James Bell , a Republican, was the 50th Governor of the U.S. state of Vermont from 1904 to 1906.-Early life and education:...	Republican	October 6, 1904 – October 4, 1906
51	Fletcher D. Proctor Fletcher D. Proctor Fletcher Dutton Proctor , born in Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, was a Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives and the 51st Governor of Vermont, from 1906 to 1908....	Republican	October 4, 1906 – October 8, 1908
52	George H. Prouty George H. Prouty George Herbert Prouty of Newport, Orleans County, Vermont was a Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives, 1896–97; member of Vermont Senate, 1904; the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1906–08; the 52nd Governor of Vermont, 1908–10; delegate to Republican National Convention...	Republican	October 8, 1908 – October 5, 1910
53	John A. Mead John A. Mead John Abner Mead was a U.S. politician who served as the 53rd Governor of Vermont, from 1910 to 1912. Mead also served as the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1908 to 1910.-Sources:*...	Republican	October 5, 1910 – October 3, 1912
54	Allen M. Fletcher Allen M. Fletcher Allen Miller Fletcher was an American politician who served as the 54th Governor of the U.S. state of Vermont from 1912 to 1915. Fletcher also served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Cavendish....	Republican	October 3, 1912 – January 7, 1915
55	Charles W. Gates Charles W. Gates Charles Winslow Gates was an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of the U.S. state of Vermont from 1915 to 1917.-Sources:*...	Republican	January 7, 1915 – January 4, 1917
56	Horace F. Graham Horace F. Graham Horace French Graham was an American politician who served as the 56th Governor of the U.S. state of Vermont from 1917 to 1919.-Early life:...	Republican	January 4, 1917 – January 9, 1919
57	Percival W. Clement Percival W. Clement Percival Wood Clement was a U.S. politician who served as the 57th Governor of the U.S. state of Vermont from 1919 to 1921. He is a graduate of Trinity College.-Sources:*...	Republican	January 9, 1919 – January 6, 1921
58	James Hartness James Hartness James Hartness was an American inventor; a mechanical engineer; an entrepreneur who mentored other inventors to develop their machine tool products and create a thriving industrial center in southeastern Vermont; an amateur astronomer who fostered the construction of telescopes by amateurs in his...	Republican	January 6, 1921 – January 4, 1923
59	Redfield Proctor, Jr. Redfield Proctor, Jr. Redfield Proctor, Jr. was a U.S. politician who served as the 59th Governor of Vermont from 1923 to 1925.He was born and lived his entire life in Rutland County, Vermont. His father, Redfield Proctor, was a prominent politician.-External links:...	Republican	January 4, 1923 – January 8, 1925
60	Franklin S. Billings Franklin S. Billings Franklin Swift Billings was an American politician from Woodstock, Vermont. He served as the 60th Governor of Vermont from 1925 to 1927 and as the 52nd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1923–1925. His parents were Franklin Noble Billings and Nancy Swift Billings. His son, Franklin S....	Republican	January 8, 1925 – January 6, 1927
61	John E. Weeks John E. Weeks John Eliakim Weeks was an American politician from Vermont. He served as the 61st Governor of Vermont from 1927 to 1931. He served as a Vermont state court judge from 1884 to 1886, and 1902 to 1904...	Republican	January 6, 1927 – January 8, 1931
62	Stanley C. Wilson Stanley C. Wilson Stanley Calef Wilson was an American politician from Vermont. He served as 62nd Governor of Vermont from 1931 to 1935, and as the 55th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1929 to 1931.-External links:*...	Republican	January 8, 1931 – January 10, 1935
63	Charles M. Smith Charles Manley Smith Charles Manley Smith was an American politician from Vermont. He served as the 63rd Governor of Vermont from 1935 to 1937, and as the 57th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1933 to 1935.-Sources:*...	Republican	January 10, 1935 – January 7, 1937
64	George David Aiken	Republican	January 7, 1937 – January 9, 1941
65	William H. Wills William Henry Wills (politician) William Henry Wills , also known as William H. Wills, was a politician in the U.S. state of Vermont. He was the 59th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1937–41 and the 65th Governor of Vermont from 1941-45. In 1944, Wills was a delegate to Republican National Convention.-External links:*...	Republican	January 9, 1941 – January 4, 1945
66	Mortimer R. Proctor Mortimer R. Proctor Mortimer Robinson Proctor , known as Mortimer R. Proctor, was an American politician from Vermont. He served as the 66th Governor of Vermont from 1945 to 1947, and as the 60th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1941 to 1945...	Republican	January 4, 1945 – January 9, 1947
67	Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. Ernest William Gibson, Jr. was the 67th Governor of Vermont, a United States Senator and a U.S. federal judge. He was the son of Vermont Senator Ernest W...	Republican	January 9, 1947 – January 16, 1950
68	Harold J. Arthur Harold J. Arthur Harold John Arthur was the 68th Governor of Vermont from 1950 to 1951. He also served as the 62nd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1949 to 1950....	Republican	January 16, 1950 – January 4, 1951
69	Lee E. Emerson Lee E. Emerson Lee Earl Emerson was the 69th Governor of Vermont. He was born in Hardwick, Vermont, on December 19, 1898, and moved to Barton, Vermont, at the age of 16. He graduated from Barton Academy in 1917, received an A.B. from Syracuse University in 1921 and a LL.B. from George Washington University Law...	Republican	January 4, 1951 – January 6, 1955
70	Joseph B. Johnson Joseph B. Johnson Joseph Blaine Johnson was an American politician who served as the 70th Governor of the state of Vermont....	Republican	January 6, 1955 – January 8, 1959
71	Robert T. Stafford	Republican	January 8, 1959 – January 5, 1961
72	F. Ray Keyser, Jr. F. Ray Keyser, Jr. Frank Ray Keyser is a former American politician from Vermont, serving as the 72nd Governor of Vermont from 1961 to 1963....	Republican	January 5, 1961 – January 10, 1963
73	Philip H. Hoff Philip H. Hoff Philip Henderson Hoff is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont where he served as the 73rd Governor of Vermont from 1963 to 1969. At the time of his election, he was the first Democrat elected Governor of Vermont in 108 years.-Life and career:Hoff was born in Turners Falls,...	Democratic	January 10, 1963 – January 9, 1969
74	Deane C. Davis Deane C. Davis Deane Chandler Davis was born in East Barre, Vermont. He was the 74th Governor of Vermont, from 1969 to 1973, and a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1948....	Republican	January 9, 1969 – January 4, 1973
75	Thomas P. Salmon Thomas P. Salmon Thomas Paul Salmon , U.S. Democratic Party politician, served as the 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Vermont from 1973 to 1977....	Democratic	January 4, 1973 – January 6, 1977
76	Richard A. Snelling Richard A. Snelling Richard Arkwright Snelling was the 76th and 78th Governor of Vermont from 1977 to 1985 and from January 10, 1991 until his death from heart failure.He was the son of Walter O...	Republican	January 6, 1977 – January 10, 1985
77	Madeleine M. Kunin Madeleine M. Kunin Madeleine May Kunin is a Swiss-American diplomat and politician. She was the 77th Governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and, to date, only female governor...	Democratic	January 10, 1985 – January 10, 1991
78	Richard A. Snelling Richard A. Snelling Richard Arkwright Snelling was the 76th and 78th Governor of Vermont from 1977 to 1985 and from January 10, 1991 until his death from heart failure.He was the son of Walter O...	Republican	January 10, 1991 – August 14, 1991
79	Howard Dean Howard Dean Howard Brush Dean III is an American politician and physician from Vermont. He served six terms as the 79th Governor of Vermont and ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009. Although his U.S...	Democratic	August 14, 1991 – January 9, 2003
80	Jim Douglas Jim Douglas James H. Douglas is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. A Republican, he was elected the 80th Governor of Vermont in 2002 and was reelected three times with a majority of the vote...	Republican	January 9, 2003 – January 6, 2011
81	Peter Shumlin	Democratic	January 6, 2011 -

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Vermont except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Name	Gubernatorial term	U.S. Congress United States Congress The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....		Other offices held
		House United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...	Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
Moses Robinson Moses Robinson Moses Robinson prominent Vermont political figure who served as governor during the Vermont Republic, and helped steward Vermont's transition to U.S. statehood. Not to be confused with the black dancer Moses J. Robinson from West Haven, Utah.Robinson was born in Hardwick, Massachusetts where he...	1789-1790 (Vt. Republic)		S
Isaac Tichenor Isaac Tichenor Isaac Tichenor was the third and fifth Governor of Vermont and also served as a jurist and a United States Senator.Tichenor was born in Newark, New Jersey...	1797-1807, 1808-1809		S
Israel Smith Israel Smith Israel Smith was an American lawyer and politician who held a wide variety of positions in the state of Vermont....	1807-1808	H	S
Richard Skinner Richard Skinner Richard Skinner was an American politician, attorney, and jurist from the US state of Vermont.Skinner was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Litchfield Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1800, beginning a practice in Manchester, Vermont...	1820-1823	H
Cornelius P. Van Ness Cornelius P. Van Ness Cornelius Peter Van Ness was an American politician of Dutch descent from the US state of Vermont. Van Ness was a Democratic Republican. He is the father of James Van Ness who was a Mayor of San Francisco.-Biography:...	1823-1826			United States Minister to Spain United States Ambassador to Spain -Ambassadors:*John Jay**Appointed: September 29, 1779**Title: Minister Plenipotentiary**Presented credentials:**Terminated mission: ~May 20, 1782*William Carmichael**Appointed: April 20, 1790**Title: Chargé d'Affaires...
Ezra Butler Ezra Butler Ezra Butler was the 11th Governor and United States Representative from Vermont.Butler was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts. In 1770 he moved with his parents to West Windsor, Vermont and engaged in agricultural pursuits in Claremont, New Hampshire...	1826-1828	H
Samuel C. Crafts Samuel C. Crafts Samuel Chandler Crafts was a United States Representative, Senator and the 12th Governor of Vermont.Born in Woodstock, Connecticut, he graduated from Harvard College in 1790 and moved in 1791 to Vermont with his father, who founded the town of Craftsbury...	1828-1831	H	S
William A. Palmer William A. Palmer William Adams Palmer was an American politician. Palmer graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Law. He was admitted to the bar and began to practice Law in Chelsea, Vermont. Held numerous positions in Vermont and was a judge of the State supreme court of Vermont 1816-1818...	1831-1835		S
John Mattocks John Mattocks John Mattocks was an American Whig politician.He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on March 4, 1777; moved with his parents to Tinmouth, Vermont, in 1778; pursued an academic course; studied law in Middlebury and Fairfield; was admitted to the bar in 1797 and commenced practice in Danville; moved...	1843-1844	H
William Slade William Slade William Slade jr. was an American Whig and Anti-Masonic politician.He was born in Cornwall, Vermont, May 9, 1786; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Middlebury College in 1807; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in Middlebury; engaged in editorial...	1844-1846	H
Hiland Hall Hiland Hall Hiland Hall was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Bennington, Vermont. He attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1819 and commenced practice in Bennington....	1858-1860	H
Paul Dillingham Paul Dillingham Paul Dillingham, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Vermont, father of William Paul Dillingham.Born in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, Dillingham moved with his father to Waterbury, Vermont, in 1805....	1865-1867	H
George W. Hendee George Whitman Hendee George Whitman Hendee was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.Born in Stowe, Vermont, Hendee attended the common schools of Morrisville, Vermont, and People's Academy.He studied law....	1870	H
John W. Stewart John Wolcott Stewart John Wolcott Stewart was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. He served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and as the 33rd Governor of Vermont before serving in the United States House of Representatives and briefly in the United States Senate.Born in Middlebury,...	1870-1872	H	S
Redfield Proctor Redfield Proctor Redfield Proctor was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. He served as the 37th Governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880, as Secretary of War from 1889 to 1891, and as a United States Senator for Vermont from 1891 to 1908....	1878-1880		S	United States Secretary of War United States Secretary of War The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation...
William P. Dillingham William P. Dillingham William Paul Dillingham was an American Republican politician from the state of Vermont.-Early life:The son of Vermont Governor Paul Dillingham, William P. Dillingham was born on December 12, 1843, in Waterbury, Vermont, where he later attended the public schools...	1888-1890		S
Carroll S. Page Carroll S. Page Carroll Smalley Page was a United States Senator and the 43rd Governor of Vermont. Born in Westfield, Vermont, he attended the common schools, People's Academy in Morrisville and Lamoille Central Academy in Hyde Park. He was a dealer in raw calfskins at Hyde Park and was president and director of...	1890-1892		S
John E. Weeks John E. Weeks John Eliakim Weeks was an American politician from Vermont. He served as the 61st Governor of Vermont from 1927 to 1931. He served as a Vermont state court judge from 1884 to 1886, and 1902 to 1904...	1927-1931	H
George Aiken George Aiken George David Aiken was an American politician from Vermont. A Republican, he served as the 64th Governor of Vermont from 1937 to 1941 and as a U.S. Senator from 1941 to 1975...	1937-1941		S
Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. Ernest William Gibson, Jr. was the 67th Governor of Vermont, a United States Senator and a U.S. federal judge. He was the son of Vermont Senator Ernest W...	1947-1950		S
Robert Stafford Robert Stafford Robert Theodore Stafford was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy career, he served as the 71st Governor of Vermont, a United States Representative, and a U.S. Senator...	1959-1961	H	S
Madeleine M. Kunin Madeleine M. Kunin Madeleine May Kunin is a Swiss-American diplomat and politician. She was the 77th Governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and, to date, only female governor...	1985-1991			United States Deputy Secretary of Education United States Deputy Secretary of Education The Deputy Secretary of Education oversees and manages the development of policies in the United States Department of Education. The Deputy Secretary focuses primarily on K–12 education policy, such as No Child Left Behind, the High School Initiative, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education... ; United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein This is a list of United States Ambassadors to Switzerland.Since 1997, the US ambassador to Switzerland is also accredited to Liechtenstein. The position is generally held by a political appointee, not a career diplomat.-Ambassadors:-See also:...

Living former governors

As of January 2011, six former governors were alive, the oldest being Philip H. Hoff

Philip H. Hoff

Philip Henderson Hoff is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont where he served as the 73rd Governor of Vermont from 1963 to 1969. At the time of his election, he was the first Democrat elected Governor of Vermont in 108 years.-Life and career:Hoff was born in Turners Falls,...

 (1963–1969, born 1924). The most recent governor to die was Robert T. Stafford (1959–1961), on December 23, 2006. The most recently-serving governor to die was Richard A. Snelling

Richard A. Snelling

Richard Arkwright Snelling was the 76th and 78th Governor of Vermont from 1977 to 1985 and from January 10, 1991 until his death from heart failure.He was the son of Walter O...

 (1977–1985, 1991), in office on August 13, 1991.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
F. Ray Keyser, Jr. F. Ray Keyser, Jr. Frank Ray Keyser is a former American politician from Vermont, serving as the 72nd Governor of Vermont from 1961 to 1963....	1961–1963	August 17, 1927 (age 84)
Philip H. Hoff Philip H. Hoff Philip Henderson Hoff is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont where he served as the 73rd Governor of Vermont from 1963 to 1969. At the time of his election, he was the first Democrat elected Governor of Vermont in 108 years.-Life and career:Hoff was born in Turners Falls,...	1963–1969	June 29, 1924 (age 87)
Thomas P. Salmon Thomas P. Salmon Thomas Paul Salmon , U.S. Democratic Party politician, served as the 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Vermont from 1973 to 1977....	1973–1977	August 19, 1932 (age 79)
Madeleine M. Kunin Madeleine M. Kunin Madeleine May Kunin is a Swiss-American diplomat and politician. She was the 77th Governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and, to date, only female governor...	1985–1991	September 28, 1933 (age 78)
Howard Dean Howard Dean Howard Brush Dean III is an American politician and physician from Vermont. He served six terms as the 79th Governor of Vermont and ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009. Although his U.S...	1991–2003	November 17, 1948 (age 63)
Jim Douglas Jim Douglas James H. Douglas is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. A Republican, he was elected the 80th Governor of Vermont in 2002 and was reelected three times with a majority of the vote...	2003-2011	June 21, 1951 (age 60)