Delaware's Lieutenant Governors
"1900 to Present"
Delaware's Constitution was changed in 1897 to include the office
of Lieutenant Governor. Prior to this time there was a Speaker
of the Senate that was elected by the combined state senators.
Philip L. Cannon - "1st"
- Served: January 15, 1901 to January 17, 1905
- Served under Governor John Hunn. (53rd Governor)
- Son of Governor William Cannon. (41st Governor)
Issac Thomas Parker - "2nd"
- Served: January 17, 1905 to January 19, 1909
- Served under Governor Preston Lea. (54th Governor)
John M. Mendinhall - "3rd"
- Served: January 19, 1909 to January 21, 1913
- Served under Governor Simeon Selby Pennewill. (55th Governor)
Colen Ferguson - "4th"
- Served: January 21, 1913 to January 16, 1917
- Served under Governor Charles Robert Miller. (56th Governor)
- First Lt. Governor to be of a different party than the Governor.
Lewis T. Eliason - "5th"
- Served: January 16, 1917 to January 18, 1921
- Served under Governor John Gillis Townsend, Jr. (57th Governor)
J. Danford Bush - "6th"
- Served: January 18, 1921 to January 20, 1925
- Served under Governor William Duhamel Denney. (58th Governor)
James Hall Anderson - "7th"
- Served: January 20, 1925 to January 15, 1929
- Served under Governor Robert Pyle Robinson. (59th Governor)
James Henry Hazel - "8th"
- Served: January 15, 1929 to January 17, 1933
- Served under Governor Clayton Douglass Buck, Sr. (60th Governor - 1st Term)
Roy F. Corley - "9th"
- Served: January 17, 1933 to January 19, 1937
- Served under Governor Clayton Douglass Buck, Sr. (61st Governor - 2nd Term)
Edward M. Cooch - "10th"
- Served: January 19, 1937 to January 21, 1941
- Served under Governor Richard Cann McMullen. (62nd Governor)
Isaac J. Maccollum - "11th"
- Served: January 21, 1941 to January 16, 1945
- Served under Governor Walter Wolfkiel Bacon. (63rd Governor - 1st Term)
Elbert Nostrand Carvel - "12th"
- Served: January 16, 1945 to January 18, 1949
- Served under Governor Walter Wolfkiel Bacon. (64th Governor - 2nd Term)
- Served later as 65th & 69th Governor.
Alexis Irenee Dupont Bayard - "13th"
- Served: January 18, 1949 to January 20, 1953
- Served under Governor Elbert Nostrand Carvel. (65th Governor - 1st Term)
John Rollins - "14th"
- Served: January 20, 1953 to January 15, 1957
- Served under Governor James Caleb Boggs. (66th Governor - 1st Term)
David Penrose Buckson - "15th"
- Served: January 15, 1957 to December 30, 1960
- Served under Governor James Caleb Boggs. (67th Governor - 2nd Term)
- Served later as the 68th Governor.
Eugene Lammot - "16th"
- Served: January 17, 1961 to January 19, 1965
- Served under Governor Elbert Nostrand Carvel. (69th Governor - 2nd Term)
Sherman Willard Tribbitt - "17th"
- Served: January 19, 1965 to January 21, 1969
- Served under Governor Charles Layman Terry, Jr. (70th Governor)
- Served later as 72nd Governor
Eugene Bookhammer - "18th"
- Served: January 21, 1969 to January 16, 1973
- Served under Governor Russell W. Peterson. (71st Governor)
- Only Lt. Governor to serve under two Governor's of different political parties.
- 1st Lt. Governor to serve two consecutive terms in office.
Eugene Bookhammer - "19th"
- Served: January 16, 1973 to January 18, 1977
- Served under Governor Sherman Willard Tribbitt. (72nd Governor)
- Only Lt. Governor to serve under two Governor's of different political parties.
- 1st Lt. Governor to serve two consecutive terms in office.
James D. McGinnis - "20th"
- Served: January 18, 1977 to January 20, 1981
- Served under Governor Pierre Samuel du Pont, IV. (73rd Governor - 1st Term)
Michael Newbold Castle - "21st"
- Served: January 20, 1981 to January 15, 1985
- Served under Governor Pierre Samuel du Pont, IV. (74th Governor)
- Served later as 75th Governor
Shien Biau Woo - "22nd"
- Served: January 15, 1985 to January, 1989
- Served under Governor Michael Newbold Castle. (75th Governor - 1st Term)
- 1st Asian-American to obtain this office in American History.
Dale E. Wolf - "23rd"
- Served: January, 1989 to December 31, 1992
- Served under Governor Michael Newbold Castle. (76th Governor - 2nd Term)
- Served later as 77th Governor.
Ruth Ann Minner - "24th"
- Served: January 19, 1993 to Present
- Served under Governor Thomas Richard Carper. (78th Governor)
- 2nd Lt. Governor to serve two consecutive terms in office.
- 1st female to be elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.
Ruth Ann Minner - "25th"
- Served: January 19, 1993 to January 3, 2001
- Served under Governor Thomas Richard Carper. (79th Governor)
- 2nd Lt. Governor to serve two consecutive terms in office.
- 1st female to be elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.
John C. Carney - "26th"
- Serving: January 16, 2001 to Present
- Serving under Governor Ruth Ann Minner. (80th Governor)
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