About This Collection
The Governor's Collection is available at the Archives and includes records that document the governors' term in office.
Records may include:
- The Executive Record
- Correspondence
- Appointments
- Reports and speeches
- Extraditions and requisitions
- Proclamations
- Maps
- Fiscal reports
- Photographs
How to Find Information in the Collection
The following is a list of the Territorial and Statehood Governors of Colorado from 1862-2012. Click on the links to learn more about the collection.
Territorial Governors 1861-1876
- Gilpin, William R 1861-1862
- Evans, John R 1862-1865
- Cummings, Alexander R 1865-1867
- Hunt, Alexander C. R 1867-1869
- McCook, Edward R 1869-1873
- Elbert, Samuel E. R 1873-1874
- McCook, Edward R 1874-1875
- Routt, John L. R 1875-1876
Statehood Governors 1876-1895
- Routt, John L. R 1876-1879
- Pitkin, Frederick W. R 1879-1883
- Grant, James B. D 1883-1885
- Eaton, Benjamin H. R 1885-1887
- Adams, Alva D 1887-1889
- Cooper, Job A. R 1889-1891
- Routt, John L. R 1891-1893
- Waite, Davis H. P* 1893-1895
*P = Populist Party
Statehood Governors 1895-1907
- Mc Intire, Albert W. R 1895-1897
- Adams, Alva D 1897-1899
- Thomas, Charles S. D 1899-1901
- Orman, James B. D 1901-1903
- Peabody, James H. R 1903-1905
- Adams, Alva D 1905
- Peabody, James H. R 1905
- Mcdonald, Jesse F. R 1905-1907
Statehood Governors 1907-1927
- Buchtel, Henry A. R 1907-1909
- Shafroth, John F. D 1909-1913
- Ammons, Elias M. D 1913-1915
- Carlson, George A. R 1915-1917
- Gunter, Julius C. D 1917-1919
- Shoup, Oliver H. R 1919-1923
- Sweet, William E. D 1923-1925
- Morley, Clarence J. R 1925-1927
Statehood Governors 1927-1951
- Adams, William H. D 1927-1933
- Johnson, Edwin C. D 1933-1937
- Talbot, Ray H. D 1937
- Ammons, Teller D 1937-1939
- Carr, Ralph L. R 1939-1943
- Vivian, John C. R 1943-1947
- Knous, William L. D 1947-1950
- Johnson, Walter W. D 1950-1951
Statehood Governors 1951-2020
- Thornton, Daniel I.J. R 1951-1955
- Johnson, Edwin C. D 1955-1957
- Mc Nichols, Stephen L.R . D 1957-1963
- Love, John A. R 1963-1973
- Vanderhoof, John D. R 1973-1975
- Lamm, Richard D. D 1975-1987
- Romer, Roy R. D 1987-1999
- Owens, Bill R 1999-2007
- Ritter, Bill D 2007-2011
- Hickenlooper, John D 2011-2019
- Polis, Jared
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