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John Long Routt was Colorado's first state Governor in 1876 . Routt had been the territorial governor prior to statehood.
Presidents Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and John Tyler all served as the Governor of Virginia.
No, but he might have been if he hadn't been killed.
California became a state on September 9, 1850. The first governor was Peter Hardeman Burnett, who was elected almost a year prior and continued as the governor after statehood. The first governor to BECOME governor AFTER statehood was John McDougal who, as the then Lieutenant Governor, was elevated to Governor when Burnett resigned in 1851. The first governor ELECTED after statehood was granted was California's 3rd governor, John Bigler, who was elected in 1852. California's 2nd Governor, John McDougal was elected as Lieutenant Governor before California became a state and succeed Burnett as governor upon Burnett's resignation - never having been elected as governor.
John Jay died after being struck with palsy, which was presumed to have been caused by a stroke. Jay was the 2nd Governor of New York.
The famous governor of Plymouth Colony was William Bradford, who later wrote the history of their journey. He was not, however, the first governor of Plymouth, nor the "governor of the Mayflower." John Carver was voted, or confirmed, governor of Plymouth Colony after the signing of the Mayflower Compact. He died during the first year and Bradford was elected. There was also Christopher Martin who was "governor" of the Mayflower, something that had been decided before departure. This only meant he had been put in charge of getting provisions and organizing, though he was heavily criticized for his lack of skills by Bradford and others.
The convention began on May 14, 1787 Hancock had been elected to the office of Governor of Massachusetts and took power on May 30, 1787. (Hancock had previously been Governor from 1780-1785)
John Winthrop (son of Massachusett's colonial governor of the same name) established the colony officially in 1635, and became the first governor of the Saybrook Colony.Thomas Hooker and about 100 of his followers established the Hartford colony in 1636 and John Haynes was the first governor of the separate Connecticut colony in 1639.The first state governor after the Declaration of Independence was Jonathan Trumbull (aka Trumble), who had been the colonial governor beginning in 1769.---The first governor of Connecticut Colony was John Haynes, who served in 1639 and several later one-year terms.(See related links below for more information.)
I think 87 movies have been filmed in Oregon.
Oregon became a state on February 14th 1859 so as of April 9th 2012 Oregon has been a state a little over 153 years.
Doug Burgum is the current governor of North Dakota.