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Thomas Jefferson, Governor of Virginia 1779-1781
James Monroe, Governor of Virginia 1799-1802, 1811
Martin Van Buren, Governor of New York 1829
John Tyler, Governor of Virginia 1825-1827
James K. Pole, Governor of Tennessee 1839-1841
Andrew Johnson, Governor of Tennessee 1853-1857, 1862
Rutherford B. Hayes, Governor of Ohio 1858-1872, 1876-1877
Grover Cleveland, Governor of New York 1883-1885
William McKinley, Governor of Ohio 1891-1896
Theodore Roosevelt, Governor of New York 1899-1900
Woodrow Wilson, Governor of New Jersey 1911-1913
Calvin Coolidge, Governor of Massachusetts 1919-1921
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor of New York 1929-1932
Jimmy Carter, Governor of Georgia 1971-1975
Ronald Reagan, Governor of California 1967-1975
Bill Clinton, Governor Arkansas of 1979-1981, 1983-1992
George W. Bush, Governor of Texas 1995-2000
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoAndrew Johnson served as military governor of Tennessee after it was captured by the union in the Civil War. William Howard Taft was governor of the Philippines after they were captured from Spain during the Spanish-American War.
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∙ 12y agoU. S. Presidents who had served as Governors:
- Thomas Jefferson (Virginia)
- James Monroe (Virginia)
- Andrew Jackson (Florida)
- Martin Van Buren (New York)
- John Tyler (Virginia)
- James K. Polk (Tennessee)
- Andrew Johnson (Tennessee)
- Rutherford B. Hayes (Ohio)
- Grover Cleveland (New York)
- William McKinley (Ohio)
- Theodore Roosevelt (New York)
- Woodrow Wilson (New Jersey)
- Calvin Coolidge (Massachusetts)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (New York)
- Jimmy Carter (Georgia)
- Ronald Reagan (California)
- Bill Clinton (Arkansas)
- George W. Bush (Texas)
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How many US presidents have been state governors?
Seven
Most presidents have previously served in the House of Representatives Senate or as governors of states?
true
Who is the president of Washington State?
None is President of Washington State. Sates have Governors, not Presidents.
Who issues pardon?
Presidents for Federal crimes, governors for state crimes.
How many presidents served PA?
All US Presidents "serve" and "represent" every US State. The US President is is charge of the nation, not individual states, except collectively as "The United States of America". Every US State has a State Governor, the head of that individual State. The US has 50 States, hence, 50 governors.
Which presidents had sons who were state governors?
George H. W. Bush had two sons that were governors of Texas and of Florida. Taft's grandson was governor of Ohio.
The greatest number of people who have been nominated for president have previously served as?
State Governors
Do Alaska have any President?
Alaska is a state. They do not have presidents, but do have governors. No US President has been born in Alaska.
Can only governors be elected as presidents?
No.
How many vice-presidents were governors first?
I know sixteen u s presidents were governors before they were elected but I can't find out how many vice presidents were governnersbefore
Governors have all in common with presidents except?
Governors are nearly like a president in regards to the fact that they are the highest government official in a certain area. However the president is in charge of a country, and a governor is in charge of a state.
Which presidents were never governors?
Almost all of them
