New Jersey: State Governors: 1776-1801 |
| Governor, Captain General and Commander-in-Chief, in and over the State of New Jersey and the Territories thereunto belonging, Chancellor and Ordinary in the same |
| 4 Sep 1776 - 25 Jul 1790 |
William Livingston [1][2] |
| Vice President, Captain General and Commander-in-Chief, in and over the State of New Jersey and the Territories thereunto belonging, Chancellor and Ordinary in the same |
| 25 Jul 1790 - 3 Nov 1790 |
Elisha Lawrence |
| Governor, Captain General and Commander-in-Chief, in and over the State of New Jersey and the Territories thereunto belonging, Chancellor and Ordinary in the same |
| 3 Nov 1790 - 24 May 1793 |
William Paterson |
| Vice President, Captain General and Commander-in-Chief, in and over the State of New Jersey and the Territories thereunto belonging, Chancellor and Ordinary in the same |
| 24 May 1793 - 4 Jun 1793 |
Elisha Lawrence [3] |
| Governor, Captain General and Commander-in-Chief, in and over the State of New Jersey and the Territories thereunto belonging, Chancellor and Ordinary in the same |
| 4 Jun 1793 - 2 Nov 1801 |
Richard Howell [4] |
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| [1] |
Elected 31 Aug 1776 by the Joint Meeting of the Legislative Council and General Assembly at a session in Princeton; arrives to Princeton 4 Sep 1776 and is installed in office on the same day. |
| [2] |
Livingston submitted his resignation to the Joint Meeting 29 Oct 1784; this body accepted the resignation, at which point the functions of the Governor devolved on the Vice President of the Legislative Council Philemon Dickinson in accordance with Sect. 7 of the Constitution of 1776, but the Joint Meeting immediately re-elected Livingston. |
| [3] |
Assumes the functions of Governor 30 Mar 1793, pending the acceptance of the resignation of William Paterson which followed 24 May 1793. |
| [4] |
Howell submitted his resignation to the Joint Meeting 3 Nov 1795; this body accepted the resignation, at which point the functions of the Governor devolved on the Vice President of the Legislative Council Elisha Lawrence in accordance with Sect. 7 of the Constitution of 1776, but the Joint Meeting immediately re-elected Howell. |
