Yale Governors
by Sylviastel | created - 03 Sep 2014 | updated - 04 Sep 2014 | PublicThe following of Yale Alums who are not on this site yet.
James Hopkins Adams (BA 1831) SC Gov. 1854-1856.
Roger Sherman Baldwin (BA 1811) CT Gov. 1844-1846.
John Chafee (BA 1947) RI Gov. 1962-1969.
Wilbur Cross (BA 1885, Ph.D. 1889) CT Gov. 1931-1939.
Jack Dalrymple (BA 1970) ND Gov. 2010-present.
John Davis MA Gov. 1834-1835; 1841-1843.
Henry Huntly Haight (BA 1844) CA Gov. 1867-1871.
William Livingston (BA 1741) first NJ Gov. 1776-1790, after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
R. Jonathan Meigs (BA 1785) 4th OH Gov. 1810-1814.
Marshall F. Moore 7th WA Gov.
Gifford Pinchot (BA 1889) PA Gov, 1923-1927, 1931-1935; first Chief of the US Forest Service (1905-1910), and founder & professor of the Yale School of Forestry.
Carlos Romero Barcelo (BA 1953) PR Gov. 1977-1985.
Israel Smith (BA 1781) VT Gov. 1807-1807, Congress, Senate.
Samuel J. Tilden (BA 1837; LLD 1875) NY Gov. 1875-1876.
1. John Ashcroft
Soundtrack | Don't Look Up
John Ashcroft was born on May 9, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He has been married to Janet Elise Roede since December 23, 1967. They have three children.
BA 1964; Missouri Governor 1985-1993.
2. Hiram Bingham III
Self | Some Opinions on Hoover Board's Dry Law Report
Hiram Bingham III was born on November 19, 1875 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He died on June 6, 1956 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
BA 1898; Connecticut Governor 1925
3. David Boren
Self | West Wing Week
David Boren was born on April 21, 1941 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a legal representative.
BA 1963; Oklahoma Governor 1975-1979
4. Jerry Brown
Actor | Railroader
Although Jerry Brown comes from a political family, he has an unusual background for a politician, even in California, and is considered an oddity in some corners. The son of longtime California public figures Pat Brown, he originally didn't plan to be a public official. After attending public ...
JD 1964; 34th Calfornia Governor, 1975-1983; 39th California Governor .
5. George W. Bush
Camera_department | Journeys with George
The 43rd President of the United States of America, George Walker Bush (known colloquially as "W" to distinguish himself from his father, George Bush, the 41st president of the U.S.), was born two days after the national holiday of the Fourth of July, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. There, his ...
Texas Governoer 1995-2000.
6. Bill Clinton
Writer | The President Is Missing
His father, a sales representative, died in a car accident a few months before his birth. His mother then moved to New Orleans. Bill Clinton initially grew up with his grandparents. In 1950 his mother returned to Hope. That same year she married car dealer Roger Clinton. As a member of a student ...
Arkansas Governor 1983-1992.
7. Howard Dean
Actor | The Situation Room
Howard Dean was born on November 17, 1948 in East Hampton, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Situation Room (2005), The Daily Show (1996) and Real Time with Bill Maher (2003). He has been married to Judith Steinberg since January 31, 1981. They have two children.
BA 1971; Vermont Governor 1991-2003.
8. Mark Dayton
Self | A Football Life
Mark Dayton was born on January 26, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
BA 1969; Minnesota Governor 2011-present
9. Averell Harriman
Self | Krymskaya konferentsiya
Averell Harriman was born on November 15, 1891 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Pamela Harriman, Marie Whitney and Kitty Lawrence. He died on July 26, 1986 in Yorktown Heights, New York, USA.
BA 1913; New York Governor 1955-1958; US Ambassador to Russia 1943-1946; US Ambassador to England (1946) Secretary of Commerce (1946-1948).
10. Tony Knowles
Self | The Crucible: 21 Years in the Frame
Tony Knowles was born on June 13, 1955 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK.
BA 1968; Alaska Governor 1994-2002; Mayor of Anchorage 1981-1987.
12. Robert D. Orr
Self | Indianapolis 1987 Pan American Games
Robert D. Orr was born on November 17, 1917 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He died on March 10, 2004 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
BA 1940; 45th Indiana Governor.
13. George Pataki
Self | Nova
George Pataki was born on June 24, 1945 in Peekskill, New York, USA. He has been married to Elizabeth "Libby" Rowland since July 14, 1973. They have four children.
BA 1967; New York Governor 1995-2007.
14. Winthrop Rockefeller
Actor | The Governor & J.J.
Winthrop Rockefeller is an American politician and philanthropist, who served as the first Republican governor of Arkansas since Reconstruction. He was a third-generation member of the Rockefeller family.
Winthrop Rockefeller was born in New York, to philanthropists John D. Rockefeller Jr. and ...
BA 1935; Arkansas Governor 1967-1971.
15. William W. Scranton
Self | The Mike Douglas Show
BA 1939l JD 1946; Pennsylvania Governor 1963-1967; US Ambassador to UN 1976-1977. Congress.
16. Bob Taft
Self | Fatherhood 101
Bob Taft was born on January 8, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
BA 1953; Ohio Governor 1999-2007.
17. Lowell Weicker
Self | The American President
Lowell Weicker was a Republican politician who became famous during the Watergate Scandal that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon. Weicker served one term in the House of Representatives (1969-71) and three terms in the U.S. Senate (1971-89). One of the last of a dying breed of "Rockefeller ...
BA 1953; Connecticut Governor 1990-1994.
18. Pete Wilson
Self | Post No Bills
Pete Wilson was born on August 23, 1933 in Lake Forest, Illinois, USA.
BA 1956; California Governor 1991-1999.
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