Connecticut: Governors: 1689-1776
The styles of Governor and Deputy Governor, as presented in the table, are rendered in generic form, though their actual usage evolved over time. The designations English and in America appeared only from the late 1740s, while Commander-in-Chief was a frequent addition between 1758 and 1763. The possessive reference to the monarch—Their, His, or Her—shifted in accordance with the reigning sovereign, reflecting changes in number (e.g., the joint reign of William III and Mary II, 1689-1694/1695) and gender (William III, 1694/1695-1702; Anne, 1702-1714). From 1767 onward, this possessive was largely supplanted by the definite article the.
| Governor of Their Majesties' English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America | |
| 9/19 May 1689 - 12/22 May 1698 | Robert Treat |
| Deputy Governor of His Majesty's English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America (ex officio) | |
| 12/22 May 1698 - 20/30 May 1698 | Robert Treat |
| Governor of His Majesty's English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America | |
| 20/30 May 1698 - 27 Nov/8 Dec 1707 | Fitz-John Winthrop [1] |
| Deputy Governor of Her Majesty's English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America (ex officio) | |
| 27 Nov/8 Dec 1707 - 1/12 Jan 1708 | Robert Treat |
| Governor of Her Majesty's English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America | |
| 1/12 Jan 1708 - 20 Sep/1 Oct 1724 | Gurdon Saltonstall [2] |
| Deputy Governor of His Majesty's English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America (ex officio) | |
| 20 Sep/1 Oct 1724 - c. 10/20 Oct 1724 | Joseph Talcott |
| Governor of His Majesty's English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America | |
| c. 10/20 Oct 1724 - 11/22 Oct 1741 | Joseph Talcott [3] |
| Deputy Governor of His Majesty's English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America (ex officio) | |
| 11/22 Oct 1741 - 11/22 (or 12/23) Oct 1741 | Jonathan Law |
| Governor of His Majesty's English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America | |
| 11/22 (or 12/23) Oct 1741 - 6/17 Nov 1750 | Jonathan Law [4] |
| Deputy Governor of His Majesty's English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America (ex officio) | |
| 6/17 Nov 1750 - 21 Nov/2 Dec 1750 | Roger Wolcott |
| Governor of His Majesty's English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America | |
| 21 Nov/2 Dec 1750 - 9 May 1754 | Roger Wolcott [5] |
| 9 May 1754 - 8 May 1766 | Thomas Fitch |
| 8 May 1766 - 1 Oct 1769 | William Pitkin |
| Deputy Governor of the English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America (ex officio) | |
| 1 Oct 1769 - 13 Oct 1769 | Jonathan Trumbull |
| Governor of the English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America | |
| 13 Oct 1769 - on or after 10 Oct 1776 | Jonathan Trumbull |
- The election of Winthrop and Treat to the offices of Governor and Deputy 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 12/22 May 1698, with the next explicitly dated proceedings recorded on 20/30 May 1698. Winthrop was absent at the time of election and returned by 20/30 May 1698 when he took the oath of office.
- Saltonstall, who had been serving as the Congregational minister in New London, was elected Governor in absentia and took the oath of office on 1/12 Jan 1708.
- As a result of a disagreement between the Upper and Lower Houses, the election of a successor to the late Governor Saltonstall did not proceed in the usual manner on the designated election day (8/19 Oct 1724). Following the approval of a change in the electoral procedure, Talcott was eventually elected and is recorded as having attended the meeting of the Upper House as Governor on 15/26 Oct 1724.
- Governor Talcott died in the morning of 11/22 Oct 1741 during the session of the General Assembly. Jonathan Law was elected Governor either on 11/22 or 12/23 Oct 1741, but definitely before the funeral of Talcott which took place on 13/24 Oct 1724.
- The election of Wolcott to the office of Governor is presumed to have been proclaimed following the counting of the electoral vote on the first day of the General Assembly session, held on 21 Nov/2 Dec and 22 Nov/3 Dec 1750. The swearing-in likely took place on the day of election.