California: Governors: 1849-1867
| Governor of the State of California | |
| 20 Dec 1849 - 9 Jan 1851 | Peter Hardeman Burnett |
| 9 Jan 1851 - 8 Jan 1852 | John McDougal |
| 8 Jan 1852 - 9 Jan 1856 | John Bigler |
| 9 Jan 1856 - 8 Jan 1858 | John Neely Johnson |
| 8 Jan 1858 - 9 Jan 1860 | John B. Weller |
| 9 Jan 1860 - 14 Jan 1860 | Milton Slocum Latham |
| 14 Jan 1860 - 10 Jan 1862 | John Gately Downey |
| 10 Jan 1862 - 10 Dec 1863 | Amasa Leland Stanford |
| 10 Dec 1863 - 5 Dec 1867 | Frederick Ferdinand Low |