Gaspar de Portola, April, 1769 Pedro Fages, July, 1770 Fernando Rivera y Moncada, May 25, 1774 Felipe de Neve, Feb. 3, 1777 Pedro Fages, Sept. 1O, 1782 Jose Romeu, April 16, 1791 Jose Arrillaga, April 9, 1792 Diego de Borica, May 14, 1794 Jose Arrillaga, Jan. 16, 1800 Jose Arguello, July 24, 1814 Pablo de Sola, March 31, 1815 California became province of the Mexican Empire, April 11, 1822 Luis Arguello, Nov. 10, 1822, First native Governor. March 26, 1825, California became province of Mexican Republic. Jose Maria Echeandia, Nov. 8, 1825 Manuel Victoria, Jan. 31, 1831 Jose Maria Echeandia, Dec. 6, 1831 Jose Figueroa, Jan. 15, 1833 Jose Castro, Sept. 29, 1835 Nicolas Gutierrez, Jan. 2, 1836 Mariano Chico, May 3, 1836 Nicolas Gutierrez, Sept. 6, 1836 Jose Castro, Nov. 5, 1836 Juan B. Alvarado, Dec. 7, 1836 Manuel Micheltorena, Dec. 31, 1842 Pio Pico, Feb. 22, 1845, to Aug. 10, 1846, end of Mexican rule. The following were Governors under Military Rule, U.S.A. John D. Sloat, July 7, 1846 Robert F. Stockton, July 29, 1846 John C. Fremont, Military Governor, Jan. 19, 1847, for 50 days Stephen W. Kearny, Military Governor, March to May 31, 1847 R. B. Mason, Military Governor, May 31, 1847 Persifer F. Smith, Military Governor, Feb. 28, 1849 Bennet Riley, April 12, 1849 Peter H. Burnett, Dec. 20, 1849, First State Governor, Democratic, received 6716 votes, total vote, 12,064. John McDougall, Lieutenant Governor, became Governor Jan. 9, 1851, Democrat John Bigler, Jan. 8, 1852, Democrat John Bigler, Jan. 7, 1854, Democrat John Neely Johnson, Jan. 9, 1856, American Party John B. Weller, Jan. 8, 1858, Democrat Milton S. Latham, Jan. 9, 1860, Democrat John G. Downey (Lieutenant Governor), inaugurated Jan. 14, 1860, Democrat Leland Stanford, Jan. 10, 1862, Republican Frederick F. Low, Dec. 10, 1863, Union Party Henry H. Haight, Dec. 5, 1867, Democrat Newton Booth, Dec. 8, 1871, Republican Romualdo Pacheco (Lieutenant Governor), inaugurated Feb. 27, 1875, Republican (native state Governor) William Irwin, Dec. 8, 1875, Democrat Geo. C. Perkins, Jan. 8, 1880, Republican Geo. Stoneman, Jan. 10, 1883, Democrat Washington Bartlett, Jan. 8, 1887, Democrat Robert W. Waterman (Lieutenant Governor), inaugurated Sept. 13, 1887, Republican H. H. Markham, Jan. 8, 1891, Republican James H. Budd, Jan. II, 1895, Democrat Henry T. Gage, Jan. 4, 1899, Republican Geo. C. Pardee, Jan. 7, 1903, Republican James N. Gillett, Jan. 9, 1907, Republican Hiram W. Johnson, January, 1911, Republican; reelected on Progressive ticket, 1914 William D. Stephens (Lieutenant Governor), inaugurated March 15, 1917, Progressive Electoral Vote 1852, Democratic, 4 votes 1856, Democratic, 4 votes 1860, Republican, 4 votes 1864, Republican, 5 votes 1868, Republican, 5 votes 1872, Republican, 6 votes 1876, Republican, 6 votes 1880 Republican, 1 vote Democratic, 5 votes 1884, Republican, 8 votes 1888, Republican, 8 votes 1892, Republican, 1 vote Democratic, 8 votes 1896, Republican, 8 votes Democratic, People’s and Silver parties, 1 vote 1900, Republican, 9 votes 1904, Republican, 9 votes 1908, Republican, to votes 1912, Democratic, 2 votes Progressive, 11 votes 1916, Democratic, 13 votes 1920, Republican, 13 votes
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