Lieutenant Governors
These individuals have served as lieutenant governors of Kansas, the second ranking position in the executive branch.
| In office | |
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| Joseph Pomeroy Root | February 12, 1861 - January 12, 1863 |
| Thomas Andrew Osborn | January 12, 1863 - January 9, 1865 |
| James McGrew | January 9, 1865 - January 14, 1867 |
| Nehemiah Green | January 14, 1867 - November 4, 1868 |
| Charles Vernon Eskridge | January 11, 1869 - January 9, 1871 |
| Peter Percival Elder | January 9, 1871 - January 13, 1873 |
| Elias Sleeper Stover | January 13, 1873 - January 11, 1875 |
| Melville Judson Salter | January 11, 1875 - July 19, 1877 |
| Lyman Underwood Humphrey | December 1, 1877 - January 10, 1881 |
| David Wesley Finney | January 10, 1881 - January 12, 1885 |
| Alexander Pancoast Riddle | January 12, 1885 - January 14, 1889 |
| Andrew Jackson Felt | January 14, 1889 - January 9, 1893 |
| Percy Daniels | January 9, 1893 - January 14, 1895 |
| James Armstrong Troutman | January 14, 1895 - January 11, 1897 |
| Alexander Miller Harvey | January 11, 1897 - January 9, 1899 |
| Harry E. Richter | January 9, 1899 - January 12, 1903 |
| David John Hanna | January 12, 1903 - January 14, 1907 |
| William James Fitzgerald | January 14, 1907 - January 9, 1911 |
| Richard Joseph Hopkins | January 9, 1911 - January 13, 1913 |
| Sheffield Ingalls | January 13, 1913 - January 11, 1915 |
| William Yoast Morgan | January 11, 1915 - January 13, 1919 |
| Charles Solomon Huffman | January 13, 1919 - January 8, 1923 |
| Ben Sanford Paulen | January 8, 1923 - January 12, 1925 |
| De Lanson Alson Newton Chase | January 12, 1925 - January 14, 1929 |
| Jacob W. Graybill | January 14, 1929 - January 9, 1933 |
| Charles W. Thompson | January 9, 1933 - January 11, 1937 |
| William M. Lindsay | January 11, 1937 - January 9, 1939 |
| Carl E. Friend | January 9, 1939 - January 11, 1943 |
| Jess C. Denious | January 11, 1943 - January 13, 1947 |
| Frank L. Hagaman | January 13, 1947 - November 28, 1950 |
| Fred Hall | January 8, 1951 - January 10, 1955 |
| John McCuish | January 10, 1955 - January 3, 1957 |
| Joseph W. Henkle, Sr. | January 14, 1957 - January 9, 1961 |
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January 9, 1961 - January 11, 1965 |
| John Crutcher | January 11, 1965 - January 13, 1969 |
| James H. DeCoursey, Jr. | January 13, 1969 - January 11, 1971 |
| Reynolds Shultz | January 11, 1971 - January 8, 1973 |
| Dave Owen | January 8, 1973 - January 13, 1975 |
| Shelby Smith | January 13, 1975 - January 8, 1979 |
| Paul V. Dugan | January 8, 1979 - January 10, 1983 |
| Thomas R. Docking | January 10, 1983 - January 12, 1987 |
| Jack D. Walker | January 12, 1987 - January 14, 1991 |
| James Francisco | January 14, 1991 - January 9, 1995 |
| Sheila Frahm | January 9, 1995 - June 11, 1996 |
| Gary Sherrer | July 18, 1996 - January 13, 2003 |
| John E. Moore | January 13, 2003 - January 8, 2007 |
| Mark Parkinson | January 8, 2007 - April 27, 2009 |
| Troy Findley | May 15, 2009 - January 10, 2011 |
| Jeffrey W. Colyer | January 10, 2011 - present |
Entry: Lieutenant Governors
Author: Kansas Historical Society
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Date Created: May 2012
Date Modified: July 2012
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