List of Governors of Kentucky

Notes

Confederate governors

During the Civil War, a group of Confederate sympathizers met at the Russellville, Kentucky to form a Confederate government for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. While this government never successfully displaced the government in Frankfort, two men were elected governor of the Confederate government: George W. Johnson, who served from November 20, 1861 to his death on April 8, 1862 at the Battle of Shiloh, and, on Johnson's death, Richard Hawes, who served until the Confederate surrender on April 9, 1865. The Confederate government disbanded shortly after the end of the war in 1865.ref|kye-conf| [F]

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 Kentucky except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

In addition, one Confederate governor, Richard Hawes, served as a U.S. Representative.

Living former governors

As of June 2008, seven former governors were alive, the oldest being Wendell H. Ford (1971–1975, born 1924). The most recent governor to die was Louie B. Nunn (1967–1971), on January 29, 2004. The most recently-serving governor to die was Wallace G. Wilkinson (1987–1991), on July 5, 2002.

References

;General
*cite web |url=http://www.kdla.ky.gov/resources/Governors of Kentucky.htm |title=Kentucky's Governors |publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives |accessdate=2008-01-18
*cite web |url=http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.8fd3d12ab65b304f8a278110501010a0?submit=Submit&State=KY |title=Governors of Kentucky |publisher=National Governors Association |accessdate=2008-01-18
*cite web |url=http://courts.ky.gov/research/history.htm |title=Texts of the Constitutions of Kentucky |publisher=Kentucky Court of Justice |accessdate=2008-01-18

;Specific

* [A] cite web |url=http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Legresou/Constitu/069.htm |title=Kentucky Constitution, Section 69 |publisher=Legislative Research Commission |accessdate=2007-03-01
* [B] note label|kye|b|1note label|kye|b|2note label|kye|b|3cite book |editor=Kleber, John E. |others=Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter |title="The Kentucky Encyclopedia" |year=1992 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=Lexington, Kentucky |isbn=0813117720 |chapter=Governor, Office of
* [C] cite web |url=http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Legresou/Constitu/075.htm |title=Kentucky Constitution, Section 75 |publisher=Legislative Research Commission |accessdate=2007-03-01
* [D] cite book |editor=Kleber, John E. |others=Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter |title="The Kentucky Encyclopedia" |year=1992 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=Lexington, Kentucky |isbn=0813117720 |chapter=Goebel Assassination
* [E] cite web |url=http://www.kdla.ky.gov/resources/KYOfficials_pg1.htm |title=Kentucky's Officials |publisher=Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives |date=2005-04-08 |accessdate=2007-03-06
* [F] cite book |editor=Kleber, John E. |others=Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter |title="The Kentucky Encyclopedia" |year=1992 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=Lexington, Kentucky |isbn=0813117720 |chapter=Confederate Government