List of lieutenant governors of Delaware Living former Lieutenant Governors of...
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A listing of the lieutenant governors of the State of Delaware. The Office of Lieutenant Governor was created by the Delaware Constitution of 1897, and the first election took place in 1900.
- Parties
Democratic (14)
Republican (12)
# | Lt. Governor | Took Office | Left Office | Governor(s) served under | Party |
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1 | Philip L. Cannon | January 15, 1901 | January 17, 1905 | John Hunn | Republican |
2 | Isaac T. Parker | January 17, 1905 | January 19, 1909 | Preston Lea | Republican |
3 | John M. Mendinhall | January 19, 1909 | January 21, 1913 | Simeon S. Pennewill | Republican |
4 | Colen Ferguson | January 21, 1913 | January 16, 1917 | Charles R. Miller (Republican) | Democratic |
5 | Lewis T. Eliason | January 16, 1917 | January 18, 1921 | John G. Townsend, Jr. (Republican) | Democratic |
6 | J. Danforth Bush | January 18, 1921 | January 20, 1925 | William D. Denney | Republican |
7 | James H. Anderson | January 20, 1925 | January 15, 1929 | Robert P. Robinson | Republican |
8 | James H. Hazel | January 15, 1929 | January 17, 1933 | C. Douglass Buck | Republican |
9 | Roy F. Corley | January 17, 1933 | January 19, 1937 | C. Douglass Buck | Republican |
10 | Edward W. Cooch | January 19, 1937 | January 21, 1941 | Richard C. McMullen | Democratic |
11 | Isaac J. MacCollum | January 21, 1941 | January 16, 1945 | Walter W. Bacon | Democratic |
12 | Elbert N. Carvel | January 16, 1945 | January 18, 1949 | Walter W. Bacon | Democratic |
13 | Alexis I. du Pont Bayard | January 18, 1949 | January 20, 1953 | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic |
14 | John W. Rollins | January 20, 1953 | January 15, 1957 | J. Caleb Boggs | Republican |
15 | David P. Buckson | January 15, 1957 | December 30, 1960 | J. Caleb Boggs | Republican |
16 | Eugene Lammot | January 17, 1961 | January 19, 1965 | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic |
17 | Sherman W. Tribbitt | January 19, 1965 | January 21, 1969 | Charles L. Terry, Jr. | Democratic |
18 | Eugene Bookhammer | January 21, 1969 | January 18, 1977 | Russell W. Peterson (Republican) Sherman W. Tribbitt (Democratic) | Republican |
19 | James D. McGinnis | January 18, 1977 | January 20, 1981 | Pierre S. du Pont IV (Republican) | Democratic |
20 | Michael N. Castle | January 20, 1981 | January 15, 1985 | Pierre S. du Pont IV | Republican |
21 | Shien Biau Woo | January 15, 1985 | January 20, 1989 | Michael N. Castle | Democratic |
22 | Dale E. Wolf | January 20, 1989 | December 31, 1992 | Michael N. Castle | Republican |
23 | Ruth Ann Minner | January 19, 1993 | January 3, 2001 | Thomas Carper | Democratic |
24 | John Carney | January 16, 2001 | January 20, 2009 | Ruth Ann Minner | Democratic |
25 | Matthew Denn | January 20, 2009 | January 6, 2015 | Jack Markell | Democratic |
26 | Bethany Hall-Long | January 17, 2017 | present | John Carney | Democratic |
Living former Lieutenant Governors of Delaware
As of March 2018[update], six former lieutenant governors of Delaware are living, the oldest being Shien Biau Woo (in office 1985–1989, born 1937). The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor of Delaware was that of David P. Buckson (served 1957–1960, born 1920), who died on February 23, 2013. The most recently serving lieutenant governor to die was James D. McGinnis (served 1977–1981, born 1932) on February 24, 2009.
Lt. Governor | Lt. Gubernatorial term | Date of birth (and age) |
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Michael N. Castle | 1981–1985 | (1939-07-02) July 2, 1939 |
Shien Biau Woo | 1985–1989 | (1937-08-13) August 13, 1937 |
Dale E. Wolf | 1989–1992 | (1924-09-06) September 6, 1924 |
Ruth Ann Minner | 1993–2001 | (1935-01-17) January 17, 1935 |
John Carney | 2001–2009 | (1956-05-20) May 20, 1956 |
Matthew Denn | 2009–2015 | (1966-02-09) February 9, 1966 |
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