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Connecticut: Governors: 1639-1662

Governor
11/21 Apr 1639 - 9/19 Apr 1640 John Haynes
9/19 Apr 1640 - 8/18 Apr 1641 Edward Hopkins
8/18 Apr 1641 - 14/24 Apr 1642 John Haynes  [1]
14/24 Apr 1642 - 13/23 Apr 1643 George Wyllys
13/23 Apr 1643 - 11/21 Apr 1644 John Haynes 
11/21 Apr 1644 - 10/20 Apr 1645 Edward Hopkins 
10/20 Apr 1645 - 9/19 Apr 1646 John Haynes 
9/19 Apr 1646 - 20/30 May 1647 Edward Hopkins 
20/30 May 1647 - 18/28 May 1648 John Haynes 
18/28 May 1648 - 17/27 May 1649 Edward Hopkins 
17/27 May 1649 - 16/26 May 1650 John Haynes 
16/26 May 1650 - 15/25 May 1651 Edward Hopkins 
15/25 May 1651 - 20/30 May 1652 John Haynes 
20/30 May 1652 - 19/29 May 1653 Edward Hopkins 
19/29 May 1653 - Jan 1654 John Haynes  [2]
Jan 1654 - 18/28 May 1654 office vacant [3]
Deputy Governor (ex officio)
18/28 May 1654 - 17/27 May 1655 Thomas Welles
Governor
17/27 May 1655 - 15/25 May 1656 Thomas Welles 
15/25 May 1656 - 21/31 May 1657 John Webster
Deputy Governor (ex officio)
21/31 May 1657 - Nov 1657 Thomas Welles 
Governor
Nov 1657 - 20/30 May 1658 John Winthrop the Younger [4]
20/30 May 1658 - 19/29 May 1659 Thomas Welles 
19/29 May 1659 - 9/19 Oct 1662 John Winthrop the Younger 
  1. The record for the Court of Election is titled "Aprill the IXth, 1641," but the actual election most probably took place on the second Thursday in April—8/18 Apr 1641—as required by the Fundamental Orders of 1639.
  2. The record for the Court of Election is titled "May the 18, 1653," but the actual election most probably took place on the second Thursday in May—19/29 May 1653—as required by the Fundamental Orders of 1639 (as amended in 1646).
  3. Haynes apparently died in January 1654—his death is mentioned in a letter to John Winthrop the Younger dated 10 Jan 1653/54. The office of Governor became vacant, and the functions devolved on Deputy Governor Hopkins, who had departed for England. Hopkins (in absentia) and Welles were elected Governor and Deputy Governor respectively at the Court of Election on 18/28 May 1654. Hopkins did not return and died in London in 1657.
  4. Winthrop was elected in absentia and assumed the functions of office probably in November 1657 as suggested by an entry in his diary.
Last update: 29 May 2025
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