Historical look at all of Wisconsin's Governors, 1836-present
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Wisconsin's first Territorial Governor Henry Dodge
, 1836-1841. Dodge was also the fourth Territorial Governor, 1845-1848.
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Wisconsin's second Territorial Governor James Duane Doty, 1841-1844.
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Wisconsin's third Territorial Governor Nathaniel P. Talmadge, 1844-1845.
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1. Nelson Dewey
, 1848 -1852
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2. Leonard James Farwell
, 1852-1854.
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3. William Augustus Barstow,
1854-1856.
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4. Arthur MacArthur
, 1856-1856.
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5. Coles Bashford
, 1856-1858.
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6. Alexander William Randall
, 1858-1862.
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7. Louis Powell Harvey, 1862-1862.
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8. Edward Salomon, 1862-1864.
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9. James Taylor Lewis, 1864-1866.
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10. Lucius Fairchild
, 1866-1872.
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11. Cadwallader Colden Washburn, 1872-1874.
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12. William Robert Taylor
, 1874-1876.
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13. Harrison Ludington
, 1876-1878.
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14. William E. Smith
, 1878-1882.
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15. Jeremiah McLain Rusk, 1882-1889.
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16. William D. Hoard
, 1889-1891.
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17. George Wilbur Peck
, 1891-1895.
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18. William H. Upham
, 1895-1897.
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19. Edward Scofield
, 1897-1901.
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20. Robert M. La Follette, Sr., 1901-1906.
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21. James O. Davidson
, 1906-1911.
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22. Francis Edward McGovern
, 1911-1915.
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23. Emanuel Lorenz Philipp
, 1915-1921.
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24. John James Blaine, 1921-1927.
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25. Fred R. Zimmerman
, 1927-1929.
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26. Walter Jodok Kohler, Sr.
, 1929-1931.
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27. Philip Fox La Follette, 1931-1933; 29. 1935-1939.
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28. Albert George Schmedeman
, 1933-1935.
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30. Julius Peter Heil
, 1939-1943.
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31. Orland Steen Loomis
, died Dec. 7, 1942, prior to inauguration.
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32. Walter Samuel Goodland
, 1943-1947.
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33. Oscar Rennebohm
, 1947-1951.
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34. Walter Jodok Kohler, Jr.
, 1951-1957.
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35. Vernon W. Thomson
, 1957-1959.
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36. Gaylord Anton Nelson
, 1959-1963.
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37. John W. Reynolds, 1963-1965.
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38. Warren P. Knowles, 1965-1971.
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39. Patrick J. Lucey
, 1971-1977.
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40. Martin J. Schreiber, 1977-1979.
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41. Lee Sherman Dreyfus
, 1979-1983.
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42. Anthony Scully Earl
, 1983-1987.
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43. Tommy George Thompson
, 1987-2001.
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44. Scott McCallum
, 2001-2003.
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45. Jim Doyle
, 2003-2011.
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46. Scott Walker
, 2011-2019.
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47. Tony Evers,
2019 to present.
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