List of lieutenant governors of Connecticut


The following is a list of deputy or lieutenant governors of the State of Connecticut, from the Colonial period through present day.

Deputy Governors of the Colony of Connecticut, 1639–1776

The Connecticut Colony was initially formed from the towns of Hartford, Windsor, and Wethersfield.
No.NameTerm StartTerm End
1Roger Ludlow16391640
2John Haynes16401641
3George Wyllys16411642
'Roger Ludlow16421643
4Edward Hopkins16431644
'John Haynes16441645
'Edward Hopkins16451646
'John Haynes16461647
'Edward Hopkins16471648
'Roger Ludlow16481649
'Edward Hopkins16491650
'John Haynes16501651
'Edward Hopkins16511652
'John Haynes16521653
'Edward Hopkins16531653
5Thomas Welles16541654
6John Webster16551655
'Thomas Welles16561657
7John Winthrop16581659
8John Mason16601669
9William Leete16691676
10Robert Treat16761683
11James Bishop16831692
12William Jones16921698
13Robert Treat16981708
14Nathan Gold17081724
15Joseph Talcott17241725
16Jonathan Law17251741
17Roger Wolcott17411750
18Thomas Fitch17501754
19William Pitkin17541766
20Jonathan Trumbull, Sr.17661769
21Matthew Griswold17691776

Lieutenant Governors of the State of Connecticut, 1776–present

The State of Connecticut counts the Lieutenant Governors using a standard that counts Colonial period lieutenants as well as counting lieutenants who had served multiple times as only one individual figure. There have been 109 Lieutenant Governors in the history of Connecticut and 89 since the founding of the United States in 1776.