A Guide to Florida Governors and the Florida Cabinet

Introduction: This finding aid provides a timeline of the Florida governors from the territorial governors to the present. The guide includes links to relevant gubernatorial and executive collections in the State Archives of Florida, the State Library of Florida, and other repositories.

Territorial Governors (1821-1845)

• Andrew Jackson March 10, 1821 to November 12, 1821
• William DuVal April 17, 1822 to April 24, 1834
• John Henry Eaton April 24, 1834 to March 16, 1836
• Richard Keith Call March 16, 1836 to December 2, 1839
• Robert Raymond Reid December 2, 1839 to March 19, 1841
• Richard Keith Call March 19, 1841 to August 11, 1844
• John Branch August 11, 1844 to June 25, 1845

State Governors (1845-2008)

• William Dunn Moseley June 25, 1845 to October 1, 1849
• Thomas Brown October 1, 1849 to October 3, 1853
• James E. Broome October 3, 1853 to October 5, 1857
• Madison Starke Perry October 5, 1857 to October 7, 1861
• John Milton October 7, 1861 to April 1, 1865
• Abraham Kurkindolle Allison April 1, 1865 to May 19, 1865
• William Marvin July 13, 1865 to December 20, 1865
• David Shelby Walker December 20, 1865 to July 4, 1868
• Harrison Reed July 4, 1868 to January 7, 1873
• Ossian B. Hart January 7, 1873 to March 18, 1874
• Marcellus L. Stearns March 18, 1875 to January 2, 1877
• George Franklin Drew January 2, 1877 to January 4, 1881
• William D. Bloxham January 4, 1881 to January 7, 1885
• Edward Aylsworth Perry January 7, 1885 to January 8, 1889
• Francis P. Fleming January 8, 1889 to January 3, 1893
• Henry Laurens Mitchell January 3, 1893 to January 5, 1897
• William D. Bloxham January 5, 1897 to January 8, 1901
• William S. Jennings January 8, 1901 to January 3, 1905
• Napoleon Bonaparte Broward January 3, 1905 to January 5, 1909
• Albert Gilchrist January 5, 1909 to January 7, 1913
• Park Trammell January 7, 1913 to January 2, 1917
• Sidney Catts January 2, 1917 to January 4, 1921
• Cary Hardee January 4, 1921 to January 6, 1925
• John Martin January 6, 1925 to January 8, 1929
• Doyle Carlton January 8, 1929 to January 3, 1933
• Dave Sholtz January 4, 1933 to January 5, 1937
• Fred Cone January 5, 1937 to January 7, 1941
• Spessard Holland January 7, 1941 to January 2, 1945
• Millard Caldwell January 2, 1945 to January 4, 1949
• Fuller Warren January 4, 1949 to January 6, 1953
• Dan McCarty January 6, 1953 to September 28, 1953
• Charley Johns September 28, 1953 to January 4, 1955
• LeRoy Collins January 4, 1955 to January 3, 1961
• Farris Bryant January 3, 1961 to January 5, 1965
• Haydon Burns January 5, 1965 to January 3, 1967
• Claude Kirk January 3, 1967 to January 5, 1971
• Reubin Askew January 5, 1971 to January 2, 1979
• Bob Graham January 2, 1979 to January 3, 1987
• Wayne Mixson January 3, 1987 to January 6, 1987
• Bob Martinez January 6, 1987 to January 8, 1991
• Lawton Chiles January 8, 1991 to December 12, 1998
• Buddy MacKay December 12, 1998 to January 5, 1999
• Jeb Bush January 5, 1999 to January 2, 2007
• Charlie Crist January 2, 2007 to January 4, 2011
• Rick Scott January 4, 2011 to present