Other High Offices Held
This is a table of the higher federal offices and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators represented Montana. * denotes cases where the governor resigned the governship to accept the other office.
Name | Gubernatorial term | Higher offices held |
---|---|---|
Toole, JosephJoseph Toole | 1889–1893, 1901–1908 | Territorial Delegate |
Dixon, Joseph M.Joseph M. Dixon | 1921–1925 | U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator |
Erickson, John EdwardJohn Edward Erickson | 1925–1933 | U.S. Senator* |
Ayers, Roy E.Roy E. Ayers | 1937–1941 | U.S. Representative |
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