Delaware: Governors: 1793-1865

Governor of the State of Delaware
15 Jan 1793 - 18 Jan 1796	Joshua Clayton
19 Jan 1796 - 30 Sep 1797	Gunning Bedford
Speaker of the Senate, exercising the Office of Governor
30 Sep 1797 - 14 Jan 1799	Daniel Rogers [1]
Governor of the State of Delaware
15 Jan 1799 - Feb/Mar 1801	Richard Bassett
Speaker of the Senate, exercising the Office of Governor
Feb/Mar 1801 - 18 Jan 1802	James Sykes [2]
Governor of the State of Delaware
19 Jan 1802 - 14 Jan 1805	David Hall
15 Jan 1805 - 18 Jan 1808	Nathaniel Mitchell
19 Jan 1808 - 14 Jan 1811	George Truitt
15 Jan 1811 - 17 Jan 1814	Joseph Haslet
18 Jan 1814 - 20 Jan 1817	Daniel Rodney
21 Jan 1817 - 15 Jan 1820	John Clark
15 Jan 1820 - 15 Jan 1821	Jacob Stout [3]
16 Jan 1821 - 16 Apr 1822	John Collins
16 Apr 1822 - 20 Jan 1823	Caleb Rodney [4]
21 Jan 1823 - 20 Jun 1823	Joseph Haslet
20 Jun 1823 - 19 Jan 1824	Charles Thomas [5]
20 Jan 1824 - 15 Jan 1827	Samuel Paynter
16 Jan 1827 - 18 Jan 1830	Charles Polk
19 Jan 1830 - 14 Jan 1833	David Hazzard
15 Jan 1833 - 9 May 1836	Caleb Prew Bennett
9 May 1836 - 16 Jan 1837	Charles Polk [6]
17 Jan 1837 - 18 Jan 1841	Cornelius Parsons Comegys
19 Jan 1841 - 20 Jan 1845	William Barkley Cooper
21 Jan 1845 - 2 Mar 1846	Thomas Stockton
2 Mar 1846 - 3 May 1846	Joseph Maull [7]
3 May 1846 - 18 Jan 1847	William Temple [8]
19 Jan 1847 - 20 Jan 1851	William Tharp
21 Jan 1851 - 15 Jan 1855	William Henry Harrison Ross
16 Jan 1855 - 17 Jan 1859	Peter Foster Causey
18 Jan 1859 - 19 Jan 1863	William Burton
20 Jan 1863 - 1 Mar 1865	William Cannon

Following the death of the Governor, his functions devolved on the Speaker of the Senate.
Following the resignation of the Governor, his functions devolved on the Speaker of the Senate.
Henry Molleston received the majority of votes at the election of governor in 1819, but he died before the General Assembly certified his election on 7 Jan 1820. Governor Stout submitted his resignation to the General Assembly on 15 Jan 1820 and the functions of the Governor devolved on the Speaker of the Senate Stout who took the oath of office on the same day.
Following the death of Governor Collins, the functions of the Governor devolved on the Speaker of the Senate Caleb Rodney who made the affirmation of office on 23 Apr 1822.
Following the death of Governor Haslet, the functions of the Governor devolved on the Speaker of the Senate Charles Thomas who took the oath of office on 24 Jun 1823.
Following the death of Governor Bennett, the functions of the Governor devolved on the Speaker of the Senate Charles Polk who took the oath of office on 12 May 1836.
Following the death of Governor Stockton, the functions of the Governor devolved on the Speaker of the Senate Maull who took the oath of office on 5 Mar 1846.
Following the death of Governor Maull, the functions of the Governor devolved on the Speaker of the House of Representatives Temple who took the oath of office on 6 May 1846.