List of Texas governors from first to last

Texas is one of the most populous states in the United States and America, and due to its population and economy, it is very significant in national and global issues.

James Pinckney Henderson became the first governor of Texas on February 19, 1846.

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

No.	Governor	Term in Office	Party
1	J. Pinckney Henderson	February 19, 1846 – December 21, 1847	Democratic
2	George Tyler Wood	December 21, 1847 – December 21, 1849	Democratic
3	Peter Hansborough Bell	December 21, 1849 – November 23, 1853	Democratic
4	James W. Henderson	November 23, 1853 – December 21, 1853	Democratic
5	Elisha M. Pease	December 21, 1853 – December 21, 1857	Democratic
6	Hardin Richard Runnels	December 21, 1857 – December 21, 1859	Democratic
7	Sam Houston	December 21, 1859 – March 16, 1861	Independent
8	Edward Clark	March 16, 1861 – November 7, 1861	Democratic
9	Francis Lubbock	November 7, 1861 – November 5, 1863	Democratic
10	Pendleton Murrah	November 5, 1863 – June 17, 1865	Democratic
11	Andrew Jackson Hamilton	June 17, 1865 – August 9, 1866	Military governor appointed by President
12	James W. Throckmorton	August 9, 1866 – July 30, 1867	Democratic
13	Elisha M. Pease	July 30, 1867 – September 30, 1869	Installed by military occupation
—	Vacant	September 30, 1869 – January 8, 1870	Office vacated after resignation
14	Edmund J. Davis	January 8, 1870 – January 15, 1874	Republican
15	Richard Coke	January 15, 1874 – December 1, 1876	Democratic
16	Richard B. Hubbard	December 1, 1876 – January 21, 1879	Democratic
17	Oran Milo Roberts	January 21, 1879 – January 16, 1883	Democratic
18	John Ireland	January 16, 1883 – January 18, 1887	Democratic
19	Lawrence Sullivan Ross	January 18, 1887 – January 20, 1891	Democratic
20	Jim Hogg	January 20, 1891 – January 15, 1895	Democratic
21	Charles A. Culberson	January 15, 1895 – January 17, 1899	Democratic
22	Joseph D. Sayers	January 17, 1899 – January 20, 1903	Democratic
23	S. W. T. Lanham	January 20, 1903 – January 15, 1907	Democratic
24	Thomas Mitchell Campbell	January 15, 1907 – January 17, 1911	Democratic
25	Oscar Branch Colquitt	January 17, 1911 – January 19, 1915	Democratic
26	James E. Ferguson	January 19, 1915 – September 22, 1917	Democratic
27	William P. Hobby	September 22, 1917 – January 18, 1921	Democratic
28	Pat Morris Neff	January 18, 1921 – January 20, 1925	Democratic
29	Miriam A. Ferguson	January 20, 1925 – January 18, 1927	Democratic
30	Dan Moody	January 18, 1927 – January 20, 1931	Democratic
31	Ross S. Sterling	January 20, 1931 – January 17, 1933	Democratic
32	Miriam A. Ferguson	January 17, 1933 – January 15, 1935	Democratic
33	James Burr V Allred	January 15, 1935 – January 17, 1939	Democratic
34	W. Lee O’Daniel	January 17, 1939 – August 4, 1941	Democratic
35	Coke R. Stevenson	August 4, 1941 – January 21, 1947	Democratic
36	Beauford H. Jester	January 21, 1947 – July 11, 1949	Democratic
37	Allan Shivers	July 11, 1949 – January 15, 1957	Democratic
38	Price Daniel	January 15, 1957 – January 15, 1963	Democratic
39	John Connally	January 15, 1963 – January 21, 1969	Democratic
40	Preston Smith	January 21, 1969 – January 16, 1973	Democratic
41	Dolph Briscoe	January 16, 1973 – January 16, 1979	Democratic
42	Bill Clements	January 16, 1979 – January 18, 1983	Republican
43	Mark White	January 18, 1983 – January 20, 1987	Democratic
44	Bill Clements	January 20, 1987 – January 15, 1991	Republican
45	Ann Richards	January 15, 1991 – January 17, 1995	Democratic
46	George W. Bush	January 17, 1995 – December 21, 2000	Republican
47	Rick Perry	December 21, 2000 – January 20, 2015	Republican
48	Greg Abbott	January 20, 2015 – Incumbent	Republican

This table provides a concise overview of the governors of Texas, their terms in office, and their affiliated political parties.