Other High Offices Held
Thirty-three governors have served other high office, including four Cabinet secretaries (one of whom served in two different departments) and four ambassadors. One served as a judge on a U.S. Court of Appeals. Three represented Connecticut in the Continental Congress and 28 have represented the state in the U.S. Congress, including one Speaker of the House. Four (marked with *) resigned to take other offices, and one (marked with ) resigned his seat in the U.S. House to take office as governor.
All representatives and senators listed represented Connecticut.
| Governor | Gubernatorial term | Other offices held | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington, SamuelSamuel Huntington | 1786–1796 | Continental Delegate (including President of the Continental Congress) | |
| Wolcott, OliverOliver Wolcott | 1796–1797 | Continental Delegate | |
| Trumbull, Jr., JonathanJonathan Trumbull, Jr. | 1797–1809 | Representative (including Speaker of the House), Senator | |
| Treadwell, JohnJohn Treadwell | 1809–1811 | Continental Delegate | |
| Griswold, RogerRoger Griswold | 1811–1812 | Representative | |
| Smith, John CottonJohn Cotton Smith | 1812–1817 | Representative | |
| Wolcott, Jr., OliverOliver Wolcott, Jr. | 1817–1827 | Secretary of the Treasury | |
| Tomlinson, GideonGideon Tomlinson | 1827–1831 | Representative, Senator* | |
| Edwards, Henry W.Henry W. Edwards | 1833–1834, 1835–1838 | Representative, Senator | |
| Foot, Samuel A.Samuel A. Foot | 1834–1835 | Representative, Senator | |
| Ellsworth, William W.William W. Ellsworth | 1838–1842 | Representative | |
| Cleveland, Chauncey FitchChauncey Fitch Cleveland | 1842–1843 | Representative | |
| Baldwin, Roger ShermanRoger Sherman Baldwin | 1844–1846 | Senator | |
| Toucey, IsaacIsaac Toucey | 1846–1847 | Representative, Senator, Attorney General, Secretary of the Navy | |
| Trumbull, JosephJoseph Trumbull | 1849–1850 | Representative | |
| Seymour, Thomas HartThomas Hart Seymour | 1850–1853 | Representative, Minister to Russia* | |
| Buckingham, William A.William A. Buckingham | 1858–1866 | Senator | |
| Hawley, Joseph R.Joseph R. Hawley | 1866–1867 | Representative, Senator | |
| English, James E.James E. English | 1867–1869, 1870–1871 | Representative, Senator | |
| Jewell, MarshallMarshall Jewell | 1869–1870, 1871–1873 | Minister to Russia, Postmaster General | |
| Hubbard, Richard D.Richard D. Hubbard | 1878–1879 | Representative | |
| Bulkeley, Morgan G.Morgan G. Bulkeley | 1889–1893 | Senator | |
| McLean, George P.George P. McLean | 1901–1903 | Senator | |
| Lilley, George L.George L. Lilley | 1909 | Representative | |
| Bingham III, HiramHiram Bingham III | 1925 | Senator | |
| Baldwin, Raymond E.Raymond E. Baldwin | 1939–1941, 1943–1946 | Senator* | |
| Bowles, ChesterChester Bowles | 1949–1951 | Representative, Ambassador to India, Ambassador to Nepal | |
| Lodge, John DavisJohn Davis Lodge | 1951–1955 | Representative, Ambassador to Argentina, Ambassador to Spain, Ambassador to Switzerland | |
| Ribicoff, Abraham A.Abraham A. Ribicoff | 1955–1961 | Representative, Senator, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare* | |
| Meskill, Thomas J.Thomas J. Meskill | 1971–1975 | Representative, Second Circuit Court Judge | |
| Grasso, Ella T.Ella T. Grasso | 1975–1980 | Representative | |
| Weicker, Jr., Lowell P.Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. | 1991–1995 | Representative, Senator | |
| Rowland, John G.John G. Rowland | 1995–2004 | Representative |
Read more about this topic: List Of Governors Of Connecticut
Famous quotes containing the words high, offices and/or held:
“Someday soon, we hope that all middle and high school will have required courses in child rearing for girls and boys to help prepare them for one of the most important and rewarding tasks of their adulthood: being a parent. Most of us become parents in our lifetime and it is not acceptable for young people to be steeped in ignorance or questionable folklore when they begin their critical journey as mothers and fathers.”
—James P. Comer (20th century)
“I made him a low curtsy and thanked him for the honor he intended me, but told him I had no kind of ambition to be his upper servant.... I then asked him how many offices he had allotted for me to perform for those great advantages he had offered me, of suffering me to humor him in all his whims and to receive meat, drink, and lodging at his hands; but hoped he would allow me some small wages, that I might now and then recreate myself with my fellow servants.”
—Sarah Fielding (1710–1768)
“In no part of the Seventeenth Century could the French be said to have had a foothold in Canada; they held only by the fur of the wild animals which they were exterminating.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)