Charles S. Morehead (born July 7, 1802 in Nelson County, Kentucky; died December 21, 1868 in Greenville, Mississippi) succeeded Lazarus W. Powell as the twentieth Governor of Kentucky, serving between September 4, 1855 and August 30, 1859. Following the end of Morehead's term as Governor of Kentucky, Beriah Magoffin (born April 18, 1815 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky; died February 28, 1885 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky) became the twenty-first Governor of Kentucky, serving between August 30, 1859 and August 18, 1862.
Governor of Kentucky was created in 1792.
Beriah Magoffin (born April 18, 1815 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky; died February 28, 1885 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky) succeeded Charles S. Morehead as the twenty-first Governor of Kentucky, serving between August 30, 1859 and August 18, 1862. Following the end of Magoffin's term as Governor of Kentucky, James F. Robinson (born October 4, 1800 in Scott County, Kentucky; died October 31, 1882 in Scott County, Kentucky) became the twenty-second Governor of Kentucky, serving between August 18, 1862 and September 1, 1863.
As of spring 2015, Steve Beshear is the Governor of Kentucky.
Kentucky doesn't have a president; it has a governor. In 2012, the present governor of Kentucky is Steve Beshear.
John Ireland (born January 21, 1827 in Millerstown, Kentucky; died March 15, 1896 in Seguin, Texas) succeeded Oran M. Roberts as the eighteenth Governor of Texas, serving between January 16, 1883 and January 20, 1887, including the whole of 1885.
The current Governor of Kentucky is Steve Beshear (D). Beshear assumed office as the 61st Governor of Kentucky on December 11, 2007.The current Governor of the US State, Kentucky is Steve Beshear. This is as of July 7, 2014.
Isaac Shelby was the first (and later the 5th) governor of Kentucky state.The first Kentucky Governor after Virginia was split into Virginia and Kentucky in 1792 was Democratic-Republican Isaac Shelby.
Steve Beschar is the current Governor of Kentucky. He assumed office on December 11, 2007.
The current Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky is Jerry Abramson. Abramson assumed office as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky on December 13, 2011.Daniel Mongiardo
John J. Crittenden (born September 10, 1787 in Versailles, Kentucky; died July 26, 1863 in Frankfort, Kentucky) succeeded William Owsley as the seventeenth Governor of Kentucky, serving between September 6, 1848 and July 22, 1850. Following the end of Crittenden's term as Governor of Kentucky, John Helm (born July 4, 1802 in Hardin County, Kentucky; died September 8, 1867 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky) became the eighteenth Governor of Kentucky, serving between July 31, 1850 and September 2, 1851.
John Marshall Hamilton (born May 28, 1847 in Ridgewood, Ohio; died September 22, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois) succeeded Shelby Moore Cullom as the eighteenth Governor of Illinois, serving between February 16, 1883 and January 30, 1885. Following the end of Hamilton's term as Governor, Richard James Oglesby (born July 25, 1824 in Oldham County, Kentucky; died April 24, 1899 in Elkhart, Illinois) renewed his term as the fourteenth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 30, 1885 and January 14, 1889.