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New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies on the east coast of North America, and was admitted as a state on July 26, 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which it in turn obtained from the Dutch as the colony of New Netherland; see the list of colonial governors and the list of directors-general of New Netherland for the ...
George Clinton, the longest-serving governor of New York. This article is a list of governors of New York by time in office. In New York, the governor is elected to a four-year term, which is 1,461 days long. There is no term limit. Prior to 1938, governors were elected to a two-year term, which is 730 or 731 days long. The longest-serving ...
Governor Alfred E. Smith had unsuccessfully contended for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1924. [1] With Smith appearing likely win to reelection in 1926, and to obtain the presidential nomination in 1928, New York state's Democratic leaders began consideration in early 1926 of potential candidates to succeed Smith. [2]
One, Andrew Jackson, served as a military governor of a territory (Florida) before it became a state. Andrew Johnson served in Tennessee during the Civil War. 18 presidents previously served as U.S. representatives; 6 of 18 held this office prior to the four 'previous positions' shown in this table.
State President Year(s) served Notes California: Richard Nixon: 1950–1953 Resigned to become vice president Delaware: Joe Biden: 1973–2009 Resigned to become vice president Indiana: Benjamin Harrison: 1881–1887 Illinois: Barack Obama: 2005–2008 Third sitting senator elected to the presidency Massachusetts: John Quincy Adams: 1803–1808 ...
In the 1958 New York state election, he was elected governor of New York by over 570,000 votes, defeating incumbent W. Averell Harriman, even though 1958 was a banner year for Democrats elsewhere in the nation. [48]
The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New York Legislature, to convene the legislature and grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment ...
Smith served in the New York State Assembly from 1904 to 1915 and held the position of Speaker of the Assembly in 1913. Smith also served as sheriff of New York County from 1916 to 1917. He was first elected governor of New York in 1918, lost his 1920 bid for re-election, and was elected governor again in 1922, 1924, and 1926.