List of Governors of Wisconsin 2022 – Who Was First Governor ? – The list of Governors of Wisconsin shows all the Governors of Wisconsin from beginning to present with their tenure and their respective political party. You Will Get Latest And Updated List Of all governors. You Can Check All Details From Table Given below.
List of Governors of Wisconsin – Who Was First Governor ?
| S.no. | Governor | Term start | Term end | Party | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Dewey | 7 June 1848 | 5 January 1852 | Democratic | Lebanon, Connecticut |
| 2 | Leonard J. Farwell | 5 January 1852 | 2 January 1854 | Whig | Watertown, New York |
| 3 | William A. Barstow | 2 January 1854 | 21 March 1856 | Democratic | Plainfield, Connecticut |
| 4 | Arthur MacArthur, Sr. | 21 March 1856 | 25 March 1856 | Democratic | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| 5 | Coles Bashford | 25 March 1856 | 4 January 1858 | Republican | Cold Spring, New York |
| 6 | Alexander W. Randall | 4 January 1858 | 6 January 1862 | Republican | Ames, New York |
| 7 | Louis P. Harvey | 6 January 1862 | 19 April 1862 | Republican | East Haddam, Connecticut |
| 8 | Edward Salomon | 19 April 1862 | 4 January 1864 | Republican | Ströbeck, Prussian Saxony |
| 9 | James T. Lewis | 4 January 1864 | 1 January 1866 | Republican | Clarendon, New York |
| 10 | Lucius Fairchild | 1 January 1866 | 1 January 1872 | Republican | Franklin Mills, Ohio |
| 11 | Cadwallader C. Washburn | 1 January 1872 | 5 January 1874 | Republican | Livermore, Maine, U.S. |
| 12 | William Robert Taylor | 5 January 1874 | 3 January 1876 | Democratic | Woodbury, Connecticut |
| 13 | Harrison Ludington | 3 January 1876 | 7 January 1878 | Republican | Kent, New York |
| 14 | William E. Smith | 7 January 1878 | 2 January 1882 | Republican | Inverness, Scotland |
| 15 | Jeremiah McLain Rusk | 2 January 1882 | 7 January 1889 | Republican | Malta, Ohio, U.S. |
| 16 | William D. Hoard | 7 January 1889 | 5 January 1891 | Republican | Stockbridge, New York |
| 17 | George W. Peck | 5 January 1891 | 7 January 1895 | Democratic | Henderson, New York, US |
| 18 | William H. Upham | 7 January 1895 | 4 January 1897 | Republican | Westminster, Massachusetts |
| 19 | Edward Scofield | 4 January 1897 | 7 January 1901 | Republican | Clearfield, Pennsylvania |
| 20 | Robert M. La Follette, Sr. | 7 January 1901 | 1 January 1906 | Republican | Primrose, Wisconsin |
| 21 | James O. Davidson | 1 January 1906 | 2 January 1911 | Republican | Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway |
| 22 | Francis E. McGovern | 2 January 1911 | 4 January 1915 | Republican | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 23 | Emanuel L. Philipp | 4 January 1915 | 3 January 1921 | Republican | Honey Creek, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 24 | John J. Blaine | 3 January 1921 | 3 January 1927 | Republican | Wingville, Wisconsin |
| 25 | Fred R. Zimmerman | 3 January 1927 | 7 January 1929 | Republican | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 26 | Walter J. Kohler, Sr. | 7 January 1929 | 5 January 1931 | Republican | Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| 27 | Philip La Follette | 5 January 1931 | 2 January 1933 | Republican | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 28 | Albert G. Schmedeman | 2 January 1933 | 7 January 1935 | Democratic | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 29 | Philip La Follette | 7 January 1935 | 2 January 1939 | WisconsinProgressive | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 30 | Julius P. Heil | 2 January 1939 | 4 January 1943 | Republican | Düssmund an der Mosel, Germany |
| — | Orland S. Loomis | did not take office | Wisconsin Progressive | Mauston, Wisconsin | |
| 31 | Walter S. Goodland | 4 January 1943 | 12 March 1947 | Republican | Sharon, Wisconsin |
| 32 | Oscar Rennebohm | 12 March 1947 | 1 January 1951 | Republican | Leeds, Columbia County, Wisconsin |
| 33 | Walter J. Kohler, Jr. | 1 January 1951 | 7 January 1957 | Republican | Kohler, Wisconsin |
| 34 | Vernon W. Thomson | 7 January 1957 | 5 January 1959 | Republican | Richland, Wisconsin |
| 35 | Gaylord A. Nelson | 5 January 1959 | 7 January 1963 | Democratic | Clear Lake, Wisconsin |
| 36 | John W. Reynolds, Jr. | 7 January 1963 | 4 January 1965 | Democratic | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| 37 | Warren P. Knowles | 4 January 1965 | 4 January 1971 | Republican | River Falls, Wisconsin |
| 38 | Patrick J. Lucey | 4 January 1971 | 6 July 1977 | Democratic | La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 39 | Martin J. Schreiber | 6 July 1977 | 3 January 1979 | Democratic | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 40 | Lee S. Dreyfus | 3 January 1979 | 3 January 1983 | Republican | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 41 | Anthony S. Earl | 3 January 1983 | 5 January 1987 | Democratic | Lansing, Michigan |
| 42 | Tommy Thompson | 5 January 1987 | 1 February 2001 | Republican | Elroy, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 43 | Scott McCallum | 1 February 2001 | 6 January 2003 | Republican | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S |
| 44 | Jim Doyle | 6 January 2003 | 3 January 2011 | Democratic | Washington, D.C., United States |
| 45 | Scott Walker | 3 January 2011 | 7 January 2019 | Republican | Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| 46 | Tony Evers | 7 January 2019 | Incumbent | Republican | Plymouth, Wisconsin, United States |
