List of Missouri governors from first to last

Missouri joined the Union on August 10, 1821, becoming the 24th state. The state is known as the “Show-Me State,” and boasts a rich tapestry of history, culture, and natural beauty, making it a unique part of the United States.

Alexander McNair became the first governor of Missouri on September 18, 1820.

Here is a chronological list of the governors of Missouri from First to last.

No.	Governor	Term in Office	Party
1	Alexander McNair	September 18, 1820 – November 17, 1824	Democratic-Republican
2	Frederick Bates	November 17, 1824 – August 4, 1825	Democratic-Republican
3	Abraham J. Williams	August 4, 1825 – January 20, 1826	Democratic-Republican
4	John Miller	January 20, 1826 – November 21, 1832	Democratic
5	Daniel Dunklin	November 21, 1832 – September 30, 1836	Democratic
6	Lilburn Boggs	September 30, 1836 – November 18, 1840	Democratic
7	Thomas Reynolds	November 18, 1840 – February 9, 1844	Democratic
8	Meredith Miles Marmaduke	February 9, 1844 – November 20, 1844	Democratic
9	John Cummins Edwards	November 20, 1844 – December 27, 1848	Democratic
10	Austin Augustus King	December 27, 1848 – January 3, 1853	Democratic
11	Sterling Price	January 3, 1853 – January 5, 1857	Democratic
12	Trusten Polk	January 5, 1857 – February 27, 1857	Democratic
13	Hancock Lee Jackson	February 27, 1857 – October 22, 1857	Democratic
14	Robert Marcellus Stewart	October 22, 1857 – January 3, 1861	Democratic
15	Claiborne Fox Jackson	January 3, 1861 – July 31, 1861	Democratic
16	Hamilton Rowan Gamble	July 31, 1861 – January 31, 1864	Unionist
17	Willard Preble Hall	January 31, 1864 – January 2, 1865	Unionist
18	Thomas Clement Fletcher	January 2, 1865 – January 12, 1869	Republican
19	Joseph W. McClurg	January 12, 1869 – January 9, 1871	Republican
20	Benjamin Gratz Brown	January 9, 1871 – January 8, 1873	Liberal Republican
21	Silas Woodson	January 8, 1873 – January 12, 1875	Democratic
22	Charles Henry Hardin	January 12, 1875 – January 8, 1877	Democratic
23	John S. Phelps	January 8, 1877 – January 10, 1881	Democratic
24	Thomas Theodore Crittenden	January 10, 1881 – January 12, 1885	Democratic
25	John S. Marmaduke	January 12, 1885 – December 28, 1887	Democratic
26	Albert P. Morehouse	December 28, 1887 – January 14, 1889	Democratic
27	David R. Francis	January 14, 1889 – January 9, 1893	Democratic
28	William J. Stone	January 9, 1893 – January 11, 1897	Democratic
29	Lawrence Vest Stephens	January 11, 1897 – January 14, 1901	Democratic
30	Alexander Monroe Dockery	January 14, 1901 – January 9, 1905	Democratic
31	Joseph W. Folk	January 9, 1905 – January 11, 1909	Democratic
32	Herbert S. Hadley	January 11, 1909 – January 13, 1913	Republican
33	Elliott Woolfolk Major	January 13, 1913 – January 8, 1917	Democratic
34	Frederick D. Gardner	January 8, 1917 – January 10, 1921	Democratic
35	Arthur M. Hyde	January 10, 1921 – January 12, 1925	Republican
36	Sam Aaron Baker	January 12, 1925 – January 14, 1929	Republican
37	Henry S. Caulfield	January 14, 1929 – January 9, 1933	Republican
38	Guy Brasfield Park	January 9, 1933 – January 11, 1937	Democratic
39	Lloyd C. Stark	January 11, 1937 – February 26, 1941	Democratic
40	Forrest C. Donnell	February 26, 1941 – January 8, 1945	Republican
41	Phil M. Donnelly	January 8, 1945 – January 10, 1949	Democratic
42	Forrest Smith	January 10, 1949 – January 12, 1953	Democratic
43	Phil M. Donnelly	January 12, 1953 – January 14, 1957	Democratic
44	James T. Blair Jr.	January 14, 1957 – January 9, 1961	Democratic
45	John M. Dalton	January 9, 1961 – January 11, 1965	Democratic
46	Warren E. Hearnes	January 11, 1965 – January 8, 1973	Democratic
47	Kit Bond	January 8, 1973 – January 10, 1977	Republican
48	Joseph P. Teasdale	January 10, 1977 – January 12, 1981	Democratic
49	Kit Bond	January 12, 1981 – January 14, 1985	Republican
50	John Ashcroft	January 14, 1985 – January 11, 1993	Republican
51	Mel Carnahan	January 11, 1993 – October 16, 2000	Democratic
52	Roger B. Wilson	October 16, 2000 – January 8, 2001	Democratic
53	Bob Holden	January 8, 2001 – January 10, 2005	Democratic
54	Matt Blunt	January 10, 2005 – January 12, 2009	Republican
55	Jay Nixon	January 12, 2009 – January 9, 2017	Democratic
56	Eric Greitens	January 9, 2017 – June 1, 2018	Republican
57	Mike Parson	June 1, 2018 –	Republican