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Connecticut: Governors: 1776-1809

Governor, Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State of Connecticut, in America [1]
on or after 10 Oct 1776 - 14 May 1784 Jonathan Trumbull
14 May 1784 - 12 May 1786 Matthew Griswold
12 May 1786 - 5 Jan 1796 Samuel Huntington [2]
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the State of Connecticut (ex officio)
5 Jan 1796 - 13 May 1796 Oliver Wolcott [3]
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the State of Connecticut
13 May 1796 - 1 Dec 1797 Oliver Wolcott 
Lieutenant Governor of the State of Connecticut (ex officio)
1 Dec 1797 - 10 May 1798 Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. [4]
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State of Connecticut
10 May 1798 - 7 Aug 1809 Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. 
  1. "Captain-General" and "in America" are frequently omitted.
  2. Also in the United States.
  3. In office as Lieutenant Governor 12 May 1786 - 13 May 1796.
  4. In office as Lieutenant Governor 13 May 1796 - 10 May 1798.