Andrew Burke (born May 15, 1850 in New York, New York; died November 17, 1918 in Roswell, New Mexico) succeeded John Miller as the second Governor of North Dakota, serving between January 7, 1891 and January 3, 1893. Following the end of Burke's term as Governor, Eli Shortridge (born March 29, 1830 in Cabell County, West Virginia; died February 4, 1908 in Devils Lake, North Dakota) became the third Governor of North Dakota, serving between January 3, 1893 and January 10, 1895.
Eli Shortridge (born March 29, 1830 in Cabell County, West Virginia; died February 4, 1908 in Devils Lake, North Dakota) succeeded Andrew Burke as the third Governor of North Dakota, serving between January 3, 1893 and January 10, 1895. Following the end of Shortridge's term as Governor, Roger Allin (born December 18, 1848 in Devon, England; died January 1, 1936 in Park River, North Dakota) became the fourth Governor of North Dakota, serving between January 10, 1895 and January 6, 1897.
Fred George Aandahl (born April 9, 1897 in Litchville, North Dakota; died April 7, 1966 in Valley, North Dakota) succeeded John Moses as the twenty-third Governor of North Dakota, serving between January 4, 1945 and January 3, 1951, including the whole of 1950.
John E. Davis (born April 18, 1913 in Goodrich, North Dakota; died May 12, 1990 in Rancho Mirage, California) succeeded Clarence Norman Brunsdale as the twenty-fifth Governor of North Dakota, serving between January 9, 1957 and January 4, 1961, including the whole of 1959.
North Dakota Governor's Residence was created in 1884.
George F. Shafer (born November 23, 1888 in Mandan, North Dakota; died August 13, 1948 in Bismarck, North Dakota) succeeded Walter Maddock as the sixteenth Governor of North Dakota, serving between January 9, 1929 and December 31, 1932. Following the end of Shafer's term as Governor, William Langer (born September 30, 1886 in Casselton, North Dakota; died November 8, 1959 in Washington DC) became the seventeenth Governor of North Dakota, serving between December 31, 1932 and June 21, 1934.
The current Governor of North Dakota, Jack Dalrymple, started his term as governor on December 7, 2010.
John Miller was the first governor of the US state of North Dakota from 1889 to 1891.
William Langer (born September 30, 1886 in Casselton, North Dakota; died November 8, 1959 in Washington DC) succeeded George F. Shafer as the seventeenth Governor of North Dakota, serving between December 31, 1932 and June 21, 1934, including the whole of 1933.
William Langer (born September 30, 1886 in Casselton, North Dakota; died November 8, 1959 in Washington DC) succeeded Walter Welford as the twenty-first Governor of North Dakota, serving between January 6, 1937 and January 5, 1939, including the whole of 1938.
Jack Dalrymple is the current governor of North Dakota, sworn in on December 7, 2010. Jack Dalrymple grew up on the family farm near Casselton, North Dakota. He graduated from Yale University in 1970 with a degree in American Studies. He served eight terms in the North Dakota legislature, and three terms as Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota when John Hoeven was Governor. He is the 32nd Governor of North Dakota and was the 35th Lieutenant Governor. Jack Dalrymple's wife is named Betsey and they have four daughters.
As of June 2014, North Dakota's governor is currently Jack Dalrymple. Every four years elections are held to determine the next governor.
Walter Welford (born May 21, 1868 in Yorkshire, England; died June 28, 1952 in Pembina County, North Dakota) succeeded Thomas H. Moodie as the twentieth Governor of North Dakota, serving between February 2, 1935 and Janaury 6, 1937. Following the end of Welford's term as Governor, William Langer (born September 30, 1886 in Casselton, North Dakota; died November 8, 1959 in Washington DC) became the twenty-first Governor of North Dakota, serving between January 6, 1937 and January 5, 1939.
North Dakota has had only Republican Governors since December 1992.
John Hoeven was Governor of North Dakota from December 2000 until December 2010.
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