Connecticut: Governors: 1662-1687
| Governor of His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut, in New England | |
| 9/19 Oct 1662 - 5/15 Apr 1676 | John Winthrop (the Younger) [1] |
| Deputy Governor of His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut, in New England (ex officio) | |
| 5/15 Apr 1676 - 11/21 May 1676 | William Leete [2] |
| Governor of His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut, in New England | |
| 11/21 May 1676 - 16/26 Apr 1683 | William Leete [3] |
| Deputy Governor of His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut, in New England (ex officio) | |
| 16/26 Apr 1683 - 10/20 May 1683 | Robert Treat |
| Governor of His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut, in New England | |
| 10/20 May 1683 - 1/11 Nov 1687 | Robert Treat [4] |
- The time and date of Winthrop's death—reported to have occurred in Boston around 05:00 on 5/15 Apr 1676—is recorded in a letter from the commissioners of the United Colonies to Deputy Governor Leete and the Council.
- Also in New Haven.
- The election of Leete to the office of Governor is presumed to have been proclaimed following the counting of the electoral vote on the day of election (the second Thursday in May). The record of the Court of Election does not specify the exact date, noting only the opening of the session on 11/21 May 1676, with the next explicitly dated proceedings recorded on 13/23 May 1676.
- The election of Treat to the office of Governor is presumed to have been proclaimed following the counting of the electoral vote on the day of election (the second Thursday in May). The record of the Court of Election does not specify the exact date, noting only the opening of the session on 10/20 May 1683, with no other dates recorded.
- Treat was appointed to the Council of the Territory and Dominion of New England and took the oath of office in Hartford on 1/11 Nov 1687.