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Governor of New Jersey
Coat of arms of New Jersey
Incumbent Phil Murphy since January 16, 2018
Style	Governor (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Status	Head of state Head of government
Residence	Drumthwacket
Seat	Trenton, New Jersey
Term length	Four years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument	New Jersey Constitution of 1776
Precursor	Governor of New Jersey (Great Britain)
Inaugural holder	William Livingston
Formation	August 31, 1776 (248 years ago) (1776-08-31)
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
Website	www.nj.gov/governor

The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey 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 Jersey Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason or impeachment.

The first New Jersey State Constitution, ratified in 1776, provided that a governor be elected annually by the state legislature, the members of which were selected by the several counties. Under this constitution, the governor was president of the upper house of the legislature, then called the Legislative Council. The 1844 constitution provided for a popular vote to elect the governor, who no longer presided over the upper house of the legislature, now called the Senate. The 1844 constitution also lengthened the governor's term to three years, set to start on the third Tuesday in January following an election, and barred governors from succeeding themselves. The 1947 constitution extended terms to four years, and limits governors from being elected to more than two consecutive terms, though they can run again after a third term has passed. Joseph Bloomfield, Peter Dumont Vroom, Daniel Haines, Joel Parker, Leon Abbett, and Walter Evans Edge each served two non-consecutive stints as governor while A. Harry Moore served three non-consecutive stints. Foster McGowan Voorhees, James Fairman Fielder, and Richard Codey each served two non-consecutive stints, one as acting governor and one as official governor.

The 1776 constitution provided that the vice-president of the Legislative Council would act as governor (who was president of the council) should that office be vacant. The 1844 constitution placed the president of the Senate first in the line of succession, as did the subsequent 1947 constitution. A constitutional amendment in 2006 created the office of lieutenant governor, to be elected on the same ticket for the same term as the governor, and if the office of governor is vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. This office was first filled in 2010.

There have been 56 official governors of New Jersey, 1 of whom was female, with several others acting as governor for a time. In the official numbering, governors are counted only once each, and traditionally, only elected governors were included. However, legislation signed on January 10, 2006, allowed acting governors who had served at least 180 days to be considered full governors. The law was retroactive to January 1, 2001; it therefore changed the titles of Donald DiFrancesco and Richard Codey, affecting Jim McGreevey's numbering. The first and longest-serving governor of New Jersey was William Livingston, who served from August 31, 1776, to July 25, 1790. A. Harry Moore remains the longest-serving popularly elected governor. The current and 56th governor is Phil Murphy, a Democrat who assumed office on January 16, 2018.

Governors

New Jersey was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on December 18, 1787. Before it declared its independence, New Jersey was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Prior to 2010, unlike most other states, New Jersey did not have the office of lieutenant governor. Until 2010, when the office of governor was vacant or the governor was unable to fulfill their duties, the president of the State Senate served as the acting governor. The Senate president continued in the legislative role during their tenure as the state's acting chief executive, thus giving the person both executive and legislative authority. The acting governor served either until a special election was held (which would occur if the governor died, resigned, or was removed from office with more than 16 months before the end of the term), until the governor recovered from their injuries, or, if the governor died, resigned, or was removed from office less than 16 months before end of the term, until the end of the term.

Following the resignation of Christine Todd Whitman in 2001 to become EPA Administrator, Donald DiFrancesco assumed the acting governor's post. Following Whitman's resignation and DiFrancesco's departure, John O. Bennett served as acting governor for three and a half days. During that time, he signed a few bills into law, gave a State of the State Address, and held parties at Drumthwacket, the New Jersey governor's mansion. Similarly, Richard J. Codey served as acting governor during January 2002 as well. Because control of the New Jersey State Senate was split, resulting in two Senate co-presidents, Codey and Bennett, each held the office of acting governor for three days. Richard Codey served as governor of New Jersey from November 2004 until January 2006, following the resignation of Jim McGreevey. Spurred by the chaotic transfers of the governorship, New Jersey voters approved a state constitutional amendment in 2005 to create the office of lieutenant governor of New Jersey effective with the 2009 state elections.

Governors of the State of New Jersey

No.	Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor
1			William Livingston (1723–1790)	August 31, 1776 – July 25, 1790 (died in office)	Federalist	1776	Office did not exist
						1777
						1778
						1779
						1780
						1781
						1782
						1783
						1784
						1785
						1786
						1787
						1788
						1789
—			Elisha Lawrence (1746–1799)	July 25, 1790 – October 29, 1790 (successor took office)	Federalist	Vice-president of the Legislative Council acting
2			William Paterson (1745–1806)	October 29, 1790 – May 27, 1793 (resigned)	Federalist	1790
						1791
						1792
—			Thomas Henderson (1743–1824)	May 27, 1793 – June 3, 1793 (successor took office)	Federalist	Vice-president of the Legislative Council acting
3			Richard Howell (1754–1802)	June 3, 1793 – October 31, 1801 (did not run)	Federalist	1793
						1794
						1795
						1796
						1797
						1798
						1799
						1800
4			Joseph Bloomfield (1753–1823)	October 31, 1801 – October 28, 1802 (deadlocked election)	Democratic- Republican	1801
—			John Lambert (1746–1823)	October 28, 1802 – October 27, 1803 (successor took office)	Democratic- Republican	1802
4			Joseph Bloomfield (1753–1823)	October 27, 1803 – October 29, 1812 (did not run)	Democratic- Republican	1803
						1804
						1805
						1806
						1807
						1808
						1809
						1810
						1811
5			Aaron Ogden (1756–1839)	October 29, 1812 – October 29, 1813 (lost election)	Federalist	1812
6			William Sanford Pennington (1757–1826)	October 29, 1813 – June 19, 1815 (resigned)	Democratic- Republican	1813
						1814
—			William Kennedy (1775–1826)	June 19, 1815 – October 26, 1815 (successor took office)	Democratic- Republican	Vice-president of the Legislative Council acting
7			Mahlon Dickerson (1770–1853)	October 26, 1815 – February 1, 1817 (resigned)	Democratic- Republican	1815
						1816
8			Isaac Halstead Williamson (1767–1844)	February 6, 1817 – October 30, 1829 (lost election)	Democratic- Republican	1817
						1818
						1819
						1820
						1821
						1822
						1823
						1824
						1825
						1826
						1827
						1828
—			Garret D. Wall (1783–1850)	October 30, 1829 – November 2, 1829 (declined)	Democratic	1829
9			Peter Dumont Vroom (1791–1873)	November 6, 1829 – October 26, 1832 (lost election)	Democratic
						1830
						1831
10			Samuel L. Southard (1787–1842)	October 26, 1832 – February 27, 1833 (resigned)	Whig	1832
11			Elias P. Seeley (1791–1846)	February 27, 1833 – October 25, 1833 (lost election)	Whig
9			Peter Dumont Vroom (1791–1873)	October 25, 1833 – November 3, 1836 (resigned)	Democratic	1833
						1834
						1835
12			Philemon Dickerson (1788–1862)	November 3, 1836 – October 27, 1837 (lost election)	Democratic	1836
13			William Pennington (1796–1862)	October 27, 1837 – October 27, 1843 (did not run)	Whig	1837
						1838
						1839
						1840
						1841
						1842
14			Daniel Haines (1801–1877)	October 27, 1843 – January 21, 1845 (did not run)	Democratic	1843
15			Charles C. Stratton (1796–1859)	January 21, 1845 – January 18, 1848 (term-limited)	Whig	1844
14			Daniel Haines (1801–1877)	January 18, 1848 – January 21, 1851 (term-limited)	Democratic	1847
16			George Franklin Fort (1809–1872)	January 21, 1851 – January 17, 1854 (term-limited)	Democratic	1850
17			Rodman M. Price (1816–1894)	January 17, 1854 – January 20, 1857 (term-limited)	Democratic	1853
18			William A. Newell (1817–1901)	January 20, 1857 – January 17, 1860 (term-limited)	Republican	1856
19			Charles Smith Olden (1799–1876)	January 17, 1860 – January 20, 1863 (term-limited)	Republican	1859
20			Joel Parker (1816–1888)	January 20, 1863 – January 16, 1866 (term-limited)	Democratic	1862
21			Marcus Lawrence Ward (1812–1884)	January 16, 1866 – January 19, 1869 (term-limited)	Republican	1865
22			Theodore Fitz Randolph (1826–1883)	January 19, 1869 – January 16, 1872 (term-limited)	Democratic	1868
20			Joel Parker (1816–1888)	January 16, 1872 – January 19, 1875 (term-limited)	Democratic	1871
23			Joseph D. Bedle (1831–1894)	January 19, 1875 – January 15, 1878 (term-limited)	Democratic	1874
24			George B. McClellan (1826–1885)	January 15, 1878 – January 18, 1881 (term-limited)	Democratic	1877
25			George C. Ludlow (1830–1900)	January 18, 1881 – January 15, 1884 (term-limited)	Democratic	1880
26			Leon Abbett (1836–1894)	January 15, 1884 – January 18, 1887 (term-limited)	Democratic	1883
27			Robert Stockton Green (1831–1895)	January 18, 1887 – January 21, 1890 (term-limited)	Democratic	1886
26			Leon Abbett (1836–1894)	January 21, 1890 – January 17, 1893 (term-limited)	Democratic	1889
28			George Theodore Werts (1846–1910)	January 17, 1893 – January 21, 1896 (term-limited)	Democratic	1892
29			John W. Griggs (1849–1927)	January 21, 1896 – January 31, 1898 (resigned)	Republican	1895
—			Foster McGowan Voorhees (1856–1927)	January 31, 1898 – October 18, 1898 (resigned)	Republican	President of the Senate acting
—			David Ogden Watkins (1862–1938)	October 18, 1898 – January 17, 1899 (successor took office)	Republican	Speaker of the Assembly acting
30			Foster McGowan Voorhees (1856–1927)	January 17, 1899 – January 21, 1902 (term-limited)	Republican	1898
31			Franklin Murphy (1846–1920)	January 21, 1902 – January 17, 1905 (term-limited)	Republican	1901
32			Edward C. Stokes (1860–1942)	January 17, 1905 – January 21, 1908 (term-limited)	Republican	1904
33			John Franklin Fort (1852–1920)	January 21, 1908 – January 17, 1911 (term-limited)	Republican	1907
34			Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)	January 17, 1911 – March 1, 1913 (resigned)	Democratic	1910
—			James Fairman Fielder (1867–1954)	March 1, 1913 – October 28, 1913 (resigned)	Democratic	President of the Senate acting
—			Leon Rutherford Taylor (1883–1924)	October 28, 1913 – January 20, 1914 (successor took office)	Democratic	Speaker of the Assembly acting
35			James Fairman Fielder (1867–1954)	January 20, 1914 – January 16, 1917 (term-limited)	Democratic	1913
36			Walter Evans Edge (1873–1956)	January 16, 1917 – May 16, 1919 (resigned)	Republican	1916
—			William Nelson Runyon (1871–1931)	May 16, 1919 – January 13, 1920 (senate term expired)	Republican	President of the Senate acting
—			Clarence E. Case (1877–1961)	January 13, 1920 – January 20, 1920 (successor took office)	Republican	President of the Senate acting
37			Edward I. Edwards (1863–1931)	January 20, 1920 – January 15, 1923 (term-limited)	Democratic	1919
38			George Sebastian Silzer (1870–1940)	January 15, 1923 – January 19, 1926 (term-limited)	Democratic	1922
39			A. Harry Moore (1877–1952)	January 19, 1926 – January 15, 1929 (term-limited)	Democratic	1925
40			Morgan Foster Larson (1882–1961)	January 15, 1929 – January 19, 1932 (term-limited)	Republican	1928
39			A. Harry Moore (1877–1952)	January 19, 1932 – January 3, 1935 (resigned)	Democratic	1931
—			Clifford Ross Powell (1893–1973)	January 3, 1935 – January 8, 1935 (senate term expired)	Republican	President of the Senate acting
—			Horace Griggs Prall (1881–1951)	January 8, 1935 – January 15, 1935 (successor took office)	Republican	President of the Senate acting
41			Harold G. Hoffman (1896–1954)	January 15, 1935 – January 18, 1938 (term-limited)	Republican	1934
39			A. Harry Moore (1877–1952)	January 18, 1938 – January 21, 1941 (term-limited)	Democratic	1937
42			Charles Edison (1890–1969)	January 21, 1941 – January 18, 1944 (term-limited)	Democratic	1940
36			Walter Evans Edge (1873–1956)	January 18, 1944 – January 21, 1947 (term-limited)	Republican	1943
43			Alfred E. Driscoll (1902–1975)	January 21, 1947 – January 19, 1954 (term-limited)	Republican	1946
						1949
44			Robert B. Meyner (1908–1990)	January 19, 1954 – January 16, 1962 (term-limited)	Democratic	1953
						1957
45			Richard J. Hughes (1909–1992)	January 16, 1962 – January 20, 1970 (term-limited)	Democratic	1961
						1965
46			William T. Cahill (1912–1996)	January 20, 1970 – January 15, 1974 (lost nomination)	Republican	1969
47			Brendan Byrne (1924–2018)	January 15, 1974 – January 19, 1982 (term-limited)	Democratic	1973
						1977
48			Thomas Kean (b. 1935)	January 19, 1982 – January 16, 1990 (term-limited)	Republican	1981
						1985
49			James Florio (1937–2022)	January 16, 1990 – January 18, 1994 (lost election)	Democratic	1989
50			Christine Todd Whitman (b. 1946)	January 18, 1994 – January 31, 2001 (resigned)	Republican	1993
						1997
51			Donald DiFrancesco (b. 1944)	January 31, 2001 – January 8, 2002 (senate term expired)	Republican	Succeeded from president of the Senate
—			John Farmer Jr. (b. 1957)	January 8, 2002 – January 8, 2002 (successor took office)	Republican	Attorney general acting
—			John O. Bennett (b. 1948)	January 8, 2002 – January 12, 2002 (successor took office)	Republican	President of the Senate acting
—			Richard Codey (b. 1946)	January 12, 2002 – January 15, 2002 (successor took office)	Democratic	President of the Senate acting
52			Jim McGreevey (b. 1957)	January 15, 2002 – November 15, 2004 (resigned)	Democratic	2001
53			Richard Codey (b. 1946)	November 16, 2004 – January 17, 2006 (did not run)	Democratic	Succeeded from president of the Senate
54			Jon Corzine (b. 1947)	January 17, 2006 – January 19, 2010 (lost election)	Democratic	2005
55			Chris Christie (b. 1962)	January 19, 2010 – January 16, 2018 (term-limited)	Republican	2009		Kim Guadagno
						2013
56			Phil Murphy (b. 1957)	January 16, 2018 – Incumbent	Democratic	2017		Sheila Oliver (died August 1, 2023)
						2021
							Vacant
								Tahesha Way (appointed September 8, 2023)

See also

• Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States (New Jersey)
• List of New Jersey state legislatures

Notes

1. Only acting governors who filled a vacant office are included in the list. People who acted as governor for a period when the governor was out of state or unable to serve for a period are noted with their governor. It is possible other people acted as governor for short periods but were not recorded.
2. The office of lieutenant governor was created in 2006 and first filled in 2010.
3. Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
4. Paterson resigned, having been confirmed as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He submitted his resignation on March 30, but it was not accepted by the legislature until May 27.
5. Sobel says that Henderson acted as governor because Howell was commanding troops during the Whiskey Rebellion until June 3; however, Howell wasn't elected governor until June 3, and did not accept until June 4.
6. Howell was in Pennsylvania in command of the New Jersey militia during the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794; during his absence, Vice-President of the Legislative Council Thomas Henderson acted as governor from September 20 to December 25.
7. ^ The 1802 election was deadlocked, with the legislature unable to pick a candidate, giving up on November 25, 1802. Vice-president of the Legislative Council Lambert acted as governor until the next election.
8. Bloomfield was commissioned a brigadier general in March 1812, to serve in the War of 1812, and Charles Clark, vice-president of the Legislative Council, acted as governor until his successor took office. The specific dates are in question; the state report says Bloomfield was commissioned March 30 and Clark took office June 1, while Lee says Bloomfield was commissioned March 27. It is unknown if Bloomfield formally resigned; Sobel says he did, but no sources list Clark as a full governor.
9. Pennington resigned, having been appointed to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
10. Dickerson resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.
11. Williamson was known to be a Federalist; though the Federalist Party ceased existing around 1820, no sources say Williamson changed his party affiliation, perhaps choosing to remain loyal to the Federalist ideals. One source describes him as an "ex-Federalist" before he was even elected. However, Glashan and Kallenbach label him as a Democratic-Republican, while Dubin labels him as a Democratic-Republican until 1821, with no party affiliation after that.
12. Williamson was elected by the legislature to succeed him Dickerson. No source mentions anyone acting as governor between Dickerson's resignation and Williamson's election; Jesse Upson, vice-president of the Legislative Council, likely acted as governor.
13. ^ Wall was elected on October 30, 1829, but declined the post on November 2; some sources say the resignation was effective November 6, when his successor was elected.
14. No source directly cites Wall's party affiliation when he was elected governor, but it is known he was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1835.
15. Southard resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.
16. Dubin and Glashan label Southard a National Republican, while Kallenbach and Sobel label him a Whig.
17. Seeley was vice-president of the Legislative Council at the time of Southard's resignation, but he was elected governor rather than simply acting in the post for the rest of the term.
18. Contemporary sources say Vroom resigned due to ill health.
19. ^ Under the 1844 constitution, governors were ineligible for three years after their term.
20. Griggs resigned, having been confirmed as United States Attorney General.
21. Voorhees wanted to run for governor, but as governors were prohibited from succeeding themselves, he had to resign first.
22. Voorhees was out of the country in Europe for several weeks in 1900; President of the Senate William M. Johnson acted as governor from May 21 to June 19.
23. Murphy was out of the state twice in 1904; President of the Senate Edmund W. Wakelee acted as governor twice, and according to page 284 the 1905 Manual of the Legislature, served from April 25 to June 5, when Murphy was in Europe, and from June 14 to June 27, when Murphy was visiting Chicago and St. Louis. However, page 16 of the same book states that he served from April 25 to June 5, and June 15 to June 27. He actually took the oaths of office on April 26 and June 14.
24. Fort was out of the state for some time in 1909; President of the Senate Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen, Sr. acted as governor for an unknown period.
25. Wilson resigned, having been elected President of the United States.
26. Wilson was out of the state for multiple periods during his administration. Documented episodes include from May 3 to June 3, 1911, during which time President of the Senate Ernest R. Ackerman acted as governor, though another source states he took the oath on May 4. Ackerman also acted as governor from October 25, 1911, for about a week, and again for about a week in mid-November, 1911. John Dyneley Prince became president of the Senate in 1912, and is known to have acted as governor on at least 11 different occasions.
27. Fielder wanted to run for governor, but as governors were prohibited from succeeding themselves, he had to resign first.
28. Fielder was out of the state for a time in June 1914; President of the Senate John W. Slocum acted as governor for an unknown period. Walter Evans Edge later became president of the Senate, and acted as governor for five weeks in 1915. Later again, George W. F. Gaunt became president of the Senate and acted as governor, though only two days are specifically known: September 19 and October 9, 1916.
29. ^ One source states that President of the Senate George W. F. Gaunt acted as governor in 1917, but it is unknown if he was acting in place of James Fairman Fielder or Walter Evans Edge.
30. Edge resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.
31. Edge was out of the state for a time in 1918; President of the Senate Thomas F. McCran is known to have acted as governor, but for an unknown period.
32. Moore resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.
33. ^ Under the 1947 constitution, governors who have served two successive terms are ineligible for four years.
34. Cahill lost the Republican nomination to Charles W. Sandman Jr.
35. Whitman resigned, having been confirmed as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
36. A 2006 law considers anyone who has acted as governor longer than 180 days to be considered a full governor, retroactive to January 1, 2001, and as such, DiFrancesco is considered to have fully succeeded to the post.
37. There were 90 minutes between the end of DiFrancesco's senate term and the beginning of the next one; during this time, Attorney General Farmer acted as governor.
38. ^ The new state senate was evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. The compromise to pick a senate president – and therefore, an acting governor – was to have Republican John Bennett act as governor from 1:30pm January 8 to 12:01am January 12, and Democrat Richard Codey would then act from 12:01am January 12 to noon on January 15, at which point the elected governor took office.
39. McGreevey resigned due to a sex scandal.
40. A 2006 law considers anyone who has acted as governor longer than 180 days to be considered a full governor, retroactive to January 1, 2001, and as such, Codey is considered to have fully succeeded to the post.
41. Corzine was severely injured in a car accident on April 12, 2007; President of the Senate Richard Codey acted as governor until May 7, 2007. Corzine also left the country in 2010 for a vacation to Switzerland; President of the Senate Stephen M. Sweeney acted as governor from January 14 to around January 17.
42. Murphy's second term will expire on January 20, 2026; he will be term-limited.

References

General

• "Former New Jersey Governors". National Governors Association. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
• Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. III. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466008. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
• Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
• Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5646-8.
• Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Oceana Publications. ISBN 978-0-379-00665-0. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
• Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 978-0-930466-17-6.
• Lee, Francis Bazley (1902). New Jersey as a Colony and a State. New York City: The Publishing Society of New Jersey. ISBN 1-146-76658-0. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
• Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New Jersey for the year ending October 31st, 1906. Somerville, New Jersey: The Union-Gazette Printing House. 1907. pp. 122–131. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
• "Our Campaigns - Governor of New Jersey - History". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

Specific

1. NJ Constitution article V
2. ^ 1776 Constitution article 7
3. 1844 Constitution article V, § 2
4. 1844 Constitution article V, § 3
5. NJ Constitution article V, § 1, cl. 5
6. 1844 Constitution article V, § 12
7. NJ Constitution article V, § 1, cl. 6, original
8. NJ Constitution article XI, § 7
9. NJ Constitution article V, § 1, cl. 4
10. NJ Constitution article V, § 1, cl. 6, as amended
11. New Jersey Legislature. P.L.2005, c. 282.: Provides title of person who serves as Acting Governor for a continuous period of at least 180 days will be "Governor of the State of New Jersey" for official and historical purposes. Approved January 9, 2006, retroactive to January 1, 2001. Accessed January 6, 2008.
12. Sobel 1978, p. 1007.
13. "William Livingston". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
14. New Jersey Legislature. Minutes and proceedings of the Council and General Assembly of the state of New-Jersey, in joint-meeting, from August 30, 1776 to October 29, 1799. p. 4.
15. ^ Kallenbach 1977, pp. 399–402.
16. Report p. 122
17. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1007–1008.
18. "William Paterson". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
19. New Jersey Legislature. Minutes and proceedings of the Council and General Assembly of the state of New-Jersey, in joint-meeting, from August 30, 1776 to October 29, 1799. p. 41.
20. New Jersey Legislature. Minutes and proceedings of the Council and General Assembly of the state of New-Jersey, in joint-meeting, from August 30, 1776 to October 29, 1799. p. 25.
21. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1008–1009.
22. "Thomas Henderson". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
23. ^ New Jersey Legislature. Minutes and proceedings of the Council and General Assembly of the state of New-Jersey, in joint-meeting, from August 30, 1776 to October 29, 1799. p. 27.
24. Report p. 123
25. Sobel 1978, p. 1009.
26. "Richard Howell". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
27. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1010.
28. ^ "Joseph Bloomfield". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
29. "none". Aurora General Advertiser. November 6, 1801. p. 3. Retrieved April 17, 2023. Joseph Bloomfield, the democratic candidate is, therefore, our Governor for the next year.
30. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1010–1011.
31. "John Lambert". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
32. Lee 1902, pp. 155–156.
33. Lee 1902, p. 156.
34. Report p. 124
35. Lee 1902, p. 102.
36. Sobel 1978, pp. 1011–1012.
37. "Aaron Ogden". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
38. New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Legislative Council. 1812 sess., 246–247, accessed September 28, 2023
39. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1012.
40. "William Sanford Pennington". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
41. New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Legislative Council. 1813 sess., 274–275, accessed September 28, 2023
42. Report pp. 125–126
43. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1013.
44. "Mahlon Dickerson". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
45. New Jersey Legislature. Journal of the Legislative Council. 1816 sess., 326, accessed September 28, 2023
46. Sobel 1978, pp. 1013–1014.
47. "Issac Halsted Williamson". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
48. Report p. 126
49. Whitehead, John (1897). The Civil and Judicial History of New Jersey, Volume I. The Boston History Company. p. 361. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
50. Birkner, Michael (1984). Samuel L. Southard: Jeffersonian Whig. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-8386-3160-7. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
51. ^ Glashan 1979, p. 208.
52. ^ Dubin 2003, p. 158.
53. Lee 1902, pp. 160–161.
54. Lundy et al. (1921) p. 127
55. "New-Jersey". Burlington Weekly Free Press. November 13, 1829. p. 2. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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