List of Governors of Florida facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Governor of Florida |
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Residence | Florida Governor's Mansion |
Term length | Four years, can succeed self once |
Inaugural holder | William Dunn Moseley |
Formation | 1845 |
Deputy | Vacant |
Salary | $132,932 (2009) |
Website | www.flgov.com |
The head of the government of the state of Florida is called the Governor of Florida. He is not the head of all parts of the government, but is like the state's president, and is head of the executive branch of the state, which is where decisions about running the state are made. He can also give orders to the military people of the state.
The Governor of Florida is elected every four years.
History
The territory of Florida was transferred from Spain to the United States on July 10 1821. Before that, governors were assigned by the government of Spain.
No governors were elected between 1821 until 1845. During that period, there were five military governors: William Duval (April 17 1822 - April 24 1834), John Eaton (April 24 1834 - March 16 1836), Richard Call (March 16 1836 - December 2 1839), Robert R. Reid (December 2 1839 - March 19 1841), Richard Call (his 2nd time) (March 19 1841 - August 11 1844), and John Branch (August 11 1844 - June 25 1845).
List of Governors of Florida
Florida acceded to statehood on March 3 1845. These are the governors of the State of Florida:
# | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
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1 | William D. Moseley | June 25 1845 | October 1 1849 | Democratic |
2 | Thomas Brown | October 1 1849 | October 13 1853 | Whig |
3 | James E. Broome | October 3 1853 | October 5 1857 | Democratic |
4 | Madison S. Perry | October 5 1857 | October 7 1861 | Democratic |
5 | John Milton | October 7 1861 | April 1 1865 | Democratic |
6 | Abraham K. Allison | April 1 1865 | May 19 1865 | Democratic |
7 | William Marvin | July 13 1865 | December 20 1865 | none |
8 | David S. Walker | December 20 1865 | July 4 1868 | Conservative |
9 | Harrison Reed | July 4 1868 | January 7 1873 | Republican |
10 | Ossian B. Hart | January 7 1873 | March 18 1874 | Republican |
11 | Marcellus L. Sterns | March 18 1874 | January 2 1877 | Republican |
12 | George F. Drew | January 2 1877 | January 4 1881 | Democratic |
13 | William D. Bloxham | January 4 1881 | January 7 1885 | Democratic |
14 | Edward A. Perry | January 7 1885 | January 8 1889 | Democratic |
15 | Francis P. Fleming | January 8 1889 | January 3 1893 | Democratic |
16 | Henry L. Mitchell | January 3 1893 | January 5 1897 | Democratic |
17 | William D. Bloxham | January 5 1897 | January 8 1901 | Democratic |
18 | William S. Jennings | January 8 1901 | January 3 1905 | Democratic |
19 | Napoleon B. Broward | January 3 1905 | January 5 1909 | Democratic |
20 | Albert W. Gilchrist | January 5 1909 | January 7 1913 | Democratic |
21 | Park Trammell | January 7 1913 | January 2 1917 | Democratic |
22 | Sidney Johnston Catts | January 2 1917 | January 4 1921 | Prohibition |
23 | Cary A. Hardee | January 4 1921 | January 6 1925 | Democratic |
24 | John W. Martin | January 6 1925 | January 8 1929 | Democratic |
25 | Doyle E. Carlton | January 8 1929 | January 3 1933 | Democratic |
26 | David Sholtz | January 4 1933 | January 5 1937 | Democratic |
27 | Fred P. Cone | January 5 1937 | January 7 1941 | Democratic |
28 | Spessard Holland | January 7 1941 | January 2 1945 | Democratic |
29 | Millard F. Caldwell | January 2 1945 | January 4 1949 | Democratic |
30 | Fuller Warren | January 4 1949 | January 6 1953 | Democratic |
31 | Daniel T. McCarty | January 6 1953 | September 28 1953 | Democratic |
32 | Charley E. Johns | September 28 1953 | January 4 1955 | Democratic |
33 | T. LeRoy Collins | January 4 1955 | January 3 1961 | Democratic |
34 | C. Farris Bryant | January 3 1961 | January 5 1965 | Democratic |
35 | W. Haydon Burns | January 5 1965 | January 3 1967 | Democratic |
36 | Claude R. Kirk, Jr. | January 3 1967 | January 5 1971 | Republican |
37 | Reubin O'D. Askew | January 5 1971 | January 2 1979 | Democratic |
38 | D. Robert Graham | January 2 1979 | January 3 1987 | Democratic |
39 | Wayne Mixson | January 3 1987 | January 6 1987 | Democratic |
40 | Robert Martinez | January 6 1987 | January 8 1991 | Republican |
41 | Lawton M. Chiles, Jr. | January 8 1991 | December 12 1998 | Democratic |
42 | Kenneth H. "Buddy" MacKay, Jr. | December 12 1998 | January 5 1999 | Democratic |
43 | John Ellis "Jeb" Bush | January 5 1999 | January 2 2007 | Republican |
44 | Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr. | January 2 2007 | January 4 2011 | Republican |
45 | Rick Scott | January 4 2011 | January 8 2019 | Republican |
46 | Ron DeSantis | January 8 2019 | Incumbent | Republican |
Living former governors
As of January 2019[update], seven former governors were alive. The most recent death of a former governor was that of Reubin Askew (1971–1979), on March 13, 2014.
Governor | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
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Bob Graham | 1979–1987 | November 9, 1936 |
Wayne Mixson | 1987 | June 16, 1922 |
Bob Martinez | 1987–1991 | December 25, 1934 |
Buddy MacKay | 1998–1999 | March 22, 1933 |
Jeb Bush | 1999–2007 | February 11, 1953 |
Charlie Crist | 2007–2011 | July 24, 1956 |
Rick Scott | 2011–2019 | December 1, 1952 |
