From The History of the State of Maine From Its First Discovery, A.D. 1602, to the Separation, A.D. 1820, Inclusive, Vol. 2, William D. Williamson, published by Glazier, Masters and Company, Hallowell, Maine, 1832. Appendix No. 4, pp. 710-711.
Province of Maine
Accessitus.
1635-6 William Gorges, Dep'y Governor.
1639 Charter of Sir F. Gorges.
1640 Tho's Gorges, Dep'y Gov.
1644 Richard Vines, Dep'y Gov.
1646 Divided by Kennebunk river.
1646 Edw. Godfrey, elected Gov. of the west Division, or Gorges' part.
" George Cleaves, Deputy President of the East Division, or Lygonia,
under Alexander Rigby, to 1658.
1652-3 Massachusetts assumes the government of western Maine.
1658 She extends her government of Lygonia, also.
1665 The King's Commissioners assume the government of both.
1668 Massachusetts resumes the administration of Gorges' orginal and
entire Province.
1677 She purchases it.
1679-80 Provincial government of Maine established.
1680-8 Interrupted by Joseph Dudley, and Edmond Andros.
1689 President Danforth's administration resumed.
Sagadahock, Western and Eastern;-[as divided by Penobscot River.]
Accessitus
Western Sagadahock
1631 Pemaquid Proprietors
1664 Patent to the Duke of York.
1665 King's Commissioners assume the administration.
1674 Devonshire County, established by Massachusetts.
1680-87 Ed. Andros, and Tho's Dungan, ducal governors.
1688 Andros, Governor of New-England.
1689 Government assumed by Massachusetts.
Eastern Sagadahock
1635 M. d'Aulney, [French,] Lt. Governor, and commander at Penobscot.
1651 M. de LaTour, [French]
1654 Subdued by the English.
" Confirmed to them by treaty.
1655 Sir Thomas Temple, [English] Governor.
1668 Resigned to France, under the treaty of Breda.
1670 Rulers, [French] viz. M. Denys; - De Bourg
1674 Duke's Patent, [English.].
1688 Gov. Andros.
1690 Subdued by Sir W. Phips.
1691 Province Charter of William and Mary, embraces Maine and Sagadahock.
Royal Governors
Exitus.
1692 Sir Wm. Phips. He retires to England, 1694, - died 1695.
1694 William Stoughton, Lieut. Governor.
1699 Richard Earl Bellamont, Gov. Died, March 5, 1701.
1701 Lieut. Governor Stoughton, " July 7, 1701.
" The Council
1702 June Joseph Dudley, Governor Removed 1715.
1715 Nov. 9 William Tailer, Lieut. Governor.
1716 Oct Samuel Shute, Governor. Left for Eng. Dec. 27, 1722.
1723 Jan. 1, William Dummer, Lieut. Governor. [p. 711
1728 July. William Burnet, Governor Died, Sept. 7, 1729.
1729 Lieutenant-Governor Dummer.
1730 August. Jonathan Belcher, Governor Displaced 1740.
1740 July, William Shirley, Governor. Comm'r to Paris, 1749.
1749 Spencer Phips, Lieut. Governor
1753 August 7, Gov Shirley returns. Goes to England, 1756.
1756 Sept. Lieut. Governor Phips Died, April 4, 1757.
1757 The Council.
" Aug. 3, Thomas Pownal, Governor. Left, June 3d, 1760.
1760 Aug. 4, Sir Francis Bernard, Governor. Aug. 2, 1769.
1769 Thomas Hutchinson, Governor. Left, May, 1774.
1774 Thomas Gage, Governor-General Denounced, Oct. 1774.
" Oct. 7, Provincial Congresses to July 19, 1775.
1775 July, The Council, to Oct. 1780.
Governors under the Constitution of the Commonwealth.
Elected.
1780 Oct. 25, John Hancock, Governor 4 years and 7 months.
1785 May, James Bowdoin, Gov. 2 years.
1787 John Hancock, Governor 5 years and 4 months. Died, Oct. 1793.
1793 Oct. Samuel Adams, Lieut. Governor 8 months.
1794 " Gov. 3 years.
1797 Increase Sumner, Gov 2 years. Died, June, 1799.
1799 June, Moses Gill, Lieut. Governor 11 months.
1800 Caleb Strong, Governor 7 years.
1807 James Sullivan, Governor Died, Dec. 10, 1808.
1808 Levi Lincoln, Lieut. Governor.
1809 Christopher Gore, Governor 1 year.
1810 Elbridge Gerry, Governor 2 years.
1812 Caleb Strong, Governor 4 years.
1816 John Brooks, Governor till Separation- 4 years.
1820 March 15, Maine Separated from Massachusetts.
Governors of Maine
From another list compiled by the staff of the Maine State Law and Legislative
Reference Library.
Elected.
1820 William King, Governor. Resigned, May, 1821
1821 May, William. D. Williamson, President of Senate acting as Governor,
December, 1821.
1821 Benjamin Ames
1822 Daniel Rose
1822 Albion K. Parris, Governor 5 years.
1827 Enoch Lincoln, Governor Died Aug. 1829.
1829 Nathan Cutler, President of the Senate and acting Governor,
to January, 1830.
1830 Joshua Hall
1830 Jonathan G. Hunton, Governor 1 year.
1831 Samuel E. Smith, Governor.
1834 Robert P. Dunlap
1838 Edward Kent
1839 John Fairfield
1841 Richard H. Vose
1841 Edward Kent
1842 John Fairfield
1843 Edward Kavanaugh
1844 David Dunn
1844 John W. Dana
1844 Hugh J. Anderson
1847 John W. Dana
1850 John Hubbard
1853 William G. Crosby
1855 Anson P. Morrill
1856 Samuel E. Wells
1857 Hannibal Hamlin
1857 Joseph H. Williams
1858 Lot M. Morrill
1861 Israel Washburn, Jr.
1863 Abner Coburn
1864 Samuel Cony
1867 Joshua L. Chamberlain
1871 Sidney Perham
1874 Nelson Dingley, Jr.
1876 Seldon Connor
1879 Alonzo Garcelon
1880 Daniel F. Davis
1881 Harris M. Plaisted
1883 Frederick Robie
1887 Joseph R. Bodwell, died 1887.
1887 Sabastian S. Marble
1889 Edwin C. Burleigh
1893 Henry B. Cleaves
1897 Llewellyn Powers
1901 John Fremont Hill
1905 William T. Cobb
1909 Bert M. Fernald
1911 Frederick W. Plaisted
1913 William T. Haines
1915 Oakley C. Curtis
1917 Carl E. Milliken
1921 Frederic H. Parkhurst, died 1/31/1921
1921 Percival P. Baxter
1925 Ralph Owen Brewster
1929 William Tudor Gardiner
1933 Louis J. Brann
1937 Lewis O. Barrows
1941 Sumner Sewall
1945 Horace A. Hildreth
1949 Frederick G. Payne
1952 Burton M. Cross
1953 Nathaniel M. Haskell
1953 Burton M. Cross
1955 Edmund S. Muskie
1959 Robert M. Haskell
1959 Clinton A. Clauson, died 12/30/1959
1959 John H. Reed
1967 Kenneth M. Curtis
1975 James B. Longley
1979 Joseph E. Brennan
1987 John R. McKernan, Jr.
1995 Angus S. King, Jr.
2003 John Elias Baldacci