List of lieutenant governors of Missouri

The Lieutenant Governor of Missouri is the first person in the order of succession of the U.S. state of Missouri's executive branch, thus serving as governor in the event of the death, resignation, removal, impeachment, absence from the state, or incapacity due to illness of the governor of Missouri. He or she also serves, ex officio, as president of the Missouri Senate. The lieutenant governor is elected separately from the governor, and therefore may be of a different party than the governor.

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Incumbent
Mike Kehoe
since June 18, 2018
AppointerPopular election / Governor of Missouri
Term lengthFour years, no term limits
Inaugural holderWilliam Henry Ashley
Formation1820
Succession1st
Salary$86,484 (2017)[1]
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Number of Lieutenant Governors of Missouri by party affiliation
Party Governors
  Democratic 32
Republican 12
Democratic-Republican 2
Liberal Republican 2

The current Lieutenant Governor is Mike Kehoe.

List

  Democratic-Republican (2)   Democratic (32)   Republican (11)   Liberal Republican (2)

#   Lieutenant Governor Took office Left office Party   Governor Terms[A]
1 William Henry Ashley September 18, 1820 November 15, 1824 Democratic-Republican Alexander McNair 1
2 Benjamin Harrison Reeves November 15, 1824 July 1825 Democratic-Republican Frederick Bates ​1⁄2[B]
Vacant July 1825 November 17, 1828 Frederick Bates ​1⁄2[C]
Abraham J. Williams
John Miller
3 Daniel Dunklin November 17, 1828 November 19, 1832 Democratic John Miller 1
4 Lilburn Boggs November 19, 1832 September 30, 1836 Democratic Daniel Dunklin ​1⁄2
Vacant September 30, 1836 November 21, 1836 Lilburn Boggs ​1⁄2[D]
5 Franklin Cannon November 21, 1836 November 16, 1840 Democratic Lilburn Boggs 1
6 Meredith Miles Marmaduke November 16, 1840 February 9, 1844 Democratic Thomas Reynolds ​1⁄2
Vacant February 9, 1844 November 20, 1844 Meredith Miles Marmaduke ​1⁄2[D]
7 James Young November 20, 1844 November 20, 1848 Democratic John C. Edwards 1
8 Thomas Lawson Price November 20, 1848 January 3, 1853 Democratic Austin Augustus King 1
9 Wilson Brown January 3, 1853 August 27, 1855 Democratic Sterling Price ​1⁄2[E]
Vacant August 27, 1855 January 5, 1857 Sterling Price ​1⁄2[F]
10 Hancock Lee Jackson January 5, 1857 February 27, 1857 Democratic Trusten Polk ​1⁄12
Vacant February 27, 1857 October 22, 1857 Hancock Lee Jackson ​1⁄6[G]
10 Hancock Lee Jackson October 22, 1857 January 3, 1861 Democratic Robert Marcellus Stewart ​3⁄4
11 Thomas Caute Reynolds January 3, 1861 July 23, 1861 Democratic Claiborne Fox Jackson ​1⁄6[H]
12 Willard Preble Hall July 31, 1861 January 31, 1864 Republican Hamilton Rowan Gamble ​2⁄3[I]
Vacant January 31, 1864 January 2, 1865 Willard Preble Hall ​1⁄4[D]
13 George Smith January 2, 1865 January 12, 1869 Republican Thomas Clement Fletcher 1
14 Edwin Obed Stanard January 12, 1869 January 4, 1871 Republican Joseph W. McClurg 1
15 Joseph J. Gravely January 4, 1871 April 28, 1872 Liberal Republican B. Gratz Brown ​1⁄2[E]
Vacant April 28, 1872 January 3, 1873 B. Gratz Brown ​1⁄2[F]
16 Charles Phillip Johnson January 3, 1873 January 12, 1875 Liberal Republican Silas Woodson 1
17 Norman Jay Coleman January 12, 1875 January 8, 1877 Democratic Charles Henry Hardin 1
18 Henry Clay Brockmeyer January 8, 1877 January 10, 1881 Democratic John Smith Phelps 1
19 Robert Alexander Campbell January 10, 1881 January 12, 1885 Democratic Thomas Theodore Crittenden 1
20 Albert P. Morehouse January 12, 1885 December 28, 1887 Democratic John S. Marmaduke ​1⁄2
Vacant December 28, 1887 January 14, 1889 Albert P. Morehouse ​1⁄2[D]
21 Stephen Hugh Claycomb January 14, 1889 January 9, 1893 Democratic David R. Francis 1
22 John Baptiste O'Meara January 9, 1893 January 11, 1897 Democratic William Joel Stone 1
23 August Bolte January 11, 1897 January 14, 1901 Democratic Lawrence Vest Stephens 1
24 John Adams Lee January 14, 1901 April 25, 1903 Democratic Alexander Monroe Dockery ​1⁄2[B]
25 Thomas Lewis Rubey April 25, 1903 January 9, 1905 Democratic Alexander Monroe Dockery ​1⁄2[J]
26 John C. McKinley January 9, 1905 January 11, 1909 Republican Joseph W. Folk 1
27 Jacob Friedrich Gmelich January 11, 1909 January 13, 1913 Republican Herbert S. Hadley 1
28 William Rock Painter January 13, 1913 January 8, 1917 Democratic Elliot Woolfolk Major 1
29 Wallace Crossley January 8, 1917 January 10, 1921 Democratic Frederick D. Gardner 1
30 Hiram Lloyd January 10, 1921 January 12, 1925 Republican Arthur M. Hyde
31 Philip Allen Bennett January 12, 1925 January 14, 1929 Republican Samuel Aaron Baker 1
32 Edward Henry Winter January 14, 1929 January 9, 1933 Republican Henry S. Caulfield 1
33 Frank Gaines Harris January 9, 1933 December 30, 1944 Democratic Guy Brasfield Park ​2 1⁄2[E]
Lloyd C. Stark
Forrest C. Donnell
Vacant December 30, 1944 January 8, 1945 Forrest C. Donnell ​1⁄2[F]
34 Walter Naylor Davis January 8, 1945 January 10, 1949 Democratic Phil M. Donnelly 1
35 James T. Blair Jr. January 10, 1949 January 14, 1957 Democratic Forrest Smith 2
Phil M. Donnelly
36 Edward V. Long January 14, 1957 September 23, 1960 Democratic James T. Blair Jr. ​1⁄2[K]
Vacant September 23, 1960 January 9, 1961 James T. Blair Jr. ​1⁄2[C]
37 Hilary A. Bush January 9, 1961 January 11, 1965 Democratic John M. Dalton 1
38 Thomas Eagleton January 11, 1965 December 27, 1968 Democratic Warren E. Hearnes 1
Vacant December 27, 1968 January 13, 1969 Warren E. Hearnes ​1⁄48 [c]
39 William S. Morris January 13, 1969 January 8, 1973 Democratic Warren E. Hearnes 1
40 William C. Phelps January 8, 1973 January 12, 1981 Republican Kit Bond 2
Joseph P. Teasdale
41 Kenneth Rothman January 12, 1981 January 14, 1985 Democratic Kit Bond 1
42 Harriett Woods January 14, 1985 January 9, 1989 Democratic John Ashcroft 1
43 Mel Carnahan January 9, 1989 January 11, 1993 Democratic John Ashcroft 1
44 Roger B. Wilson January 11, 1993 October 16, 2000 Democratic Mel Carnahan ​1⁄3
Vacant October 16, 2000 November 15, 2000 Roger B. Wilson ​1⁄3[D]
45 Joe Maxwell November 15, 2000 January 10, 2005 Democratic Roger B. Wilson ​1 1⁄3[L]
Bob Holden
46 Peter Kinder January 10, 2005 January 9, 2017 Republican Matt Blunt 3
Jay Nixon
47 Mike Parson January 9, 2017 June 1, 2018 Republican Eric Greitens ​1⁄3
48 Mike Kehoe June 18, 2018 Incumbent Republican Mike Parson ​1⁄3

Notes
  • A. ^ The fractional terms of some lieutenant governors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple lieutenant governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.
  • B. a b Resigned from office.
  • C. a b Vacant due to resignation of lieutenant governor.
  • D. a b c d e Vacant due to lieutenant governor becoming governor for remainder of unexpired term.
  • E. a b c Died in office.
  • F. a b c Vacant due to death of lieutenant governor.
  • G. ^ Vacant due to lieutenant governor acting as governor.
  • H. ^ The Missouri state convention declared the executive department of the state had expatriated itself and their offices vacant.[2] Reynolds had fled the capital and aligned himself with the Confederacy.
  • I. ^ Hall was elected the provisional governor of Missouri by the state convention.[2]
  • J. ^ Appointed lieutenant governor following the resignation of Lee.
  • K. ^ Resigned from office to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.
  • L. ^ Wilson appointed lieutenant governor-elect Maxwell to fill vacancy until his official inauguration.[3]

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional, other governorships, and other federal offices held by lieutenant governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Missouri except where noted. An asterisk ('*') denotes those offices from which the lieutenant governor resigned or otherwise left office to take.

Lt. Governor Lt. Gubernatorial term U.S. Congress Other offices held
House Senate
Daniel Dunklin 1828–1832 H
Daniel Dunklin 1828–1832 Governor of Missouri
Lilburn Boggs 1832–1836 Governor of Missouri*
Meredith Miles Marmaduke 1840–1844 Governor of Missouri*
Thomas Lawson Price 1848–1853 H
Hancock Lee Jackson 1857 Acting Governor of Missouri
Thomas Caute Reynolds 1861 Confederate Governor of Missouri
Willard Preble Hall 1861–1864 Governor of Missouri*
Edwin Obed Stanard 1869–1871 H
Joseph Jackson Gravely 1871–1873 H
Norman Jay Coleman 1875–1877 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Albert P. Morehouse 1885–1887 Governor of Missouri*
Thomas Lewis Rubey 1903–1905 H
Philip Allen Bennett 1925–1929 H
James T. Blair Jr. 1949–1957 Governor of Missouri
Edward V. Long 1957–1960 S*
Thomas Eagleton 1965–1969 S
Mel Carnahan 1989–1993 Governor of Missouri, posthumously elected U.S. Senator
Roger B. Wilson 1993–2000 Governor of Missouri*
Mike Parson 2017–2018 Governor of Missouri*

Living former Lieutenant Governors of Missouri

As of April 2019, there are four former lieutenant governors of Missouri who are currently living at this time, the oldest lieutenant governor being Roger B. Wilson (served 1993–2000, born 1948). The most recent lieutenant governor of Missouri to die was Kenneth Rothman (served 1981–1985, born 1935) on April 26, 2019. The most recent serving lieutenant governor of Missouri to die was Mel Carnahan (served 1989–1993, born 1934) on October 16, 2000.

Lt. GovernorLt. Gubernatorial termDate of birth (and age)
Roger B. Wilson 1993–2000 (1948-10-10) October 10, 1948
Joe Maxwell 2000–2005 (1957-03-17) March 17, 1957
Peter Kinder 2005–2017 (1954-05-12) May 12, 1954
Mike Parson 2017–2018 (1955-09-17) September 17, 1955

References
General
  • "Missouri History – Lieutenant Governors". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  • "Missouri History – Governors". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
Constitutions
Specific
  1. "Missouri state government salary". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  2. Journal of the Missouri State Convention Held at Jefferson City, July, 1861. St. Louis: George Knapp & Co., Printers and Binders. 1861. OCLC 2650423. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  3. McCaskill, Claire (March 2, 2001). "OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, PERIOD JULY 1, 2000 TO NOVEMBER 15, 2000 AND THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000" (PDF). Office Of The State Auditor Of Missouri. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
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