List of governors of New York by age

Main article: Governor of New York

Living as of 24 November 2024

Governor	Date of birth	Period of office
George Pataki	(1945-06-24) June 24, 1945	1995–2007
David Paterson	(1954-05-20) May 20, 1954	2008–2011
Andrew Cuomo	(1957-12-06) December 6, 1957	2011–2021
Kathy Hochul	(1958-08-27) August 27, 1958	2021–
Eliot Spitzer	(1959-06-10) June 10, 1959	2007–2008

Below is a list of governors of New York by age.

The youngest person to become New York Governor was Daniel D. Tompkins (33 years, 10 days). The oldest person to become Governor of New York was John Tayler who became governor on February 24, 1817 at 74 years, and 275 days old. The median age of accession is roughly 49 years, and 324 days which falls between William Sulzer (36th) and John Alden Dix (37th).

The oldest living governor is George Pataki, born June 24, 1945 (aged 79 years, 153 days). The youngest living governor is Eliot Spitzer, born June 10, 1959 (aged 65 years, 167 days). Incumbent governor Kathy Hochul, born August 27, 1958 (aged 66 years, 89 days) is the second youngest of the five living governors.

The shortest-lived governor was John Young, who died at the age of 49 years, 316 days. The longest-lived governor was Charles Poletti, who died at the age of 99 years and 37 days. Levi P. Morton was the second longest-lived, at the age of 96 years and 0 days, 3 years and 37 short of Poletti. Poletti surpassed Morton's lifespan on July 3, 1999. The oldest living governor, George Pataki, will tie Morton if he lives to June 24, 2041, and tie Poletti if he lives to August 7, 2044.

The governor with the longest retirement is Charles Poletti. He left office on January 1, 1943, and died 59 years, and 219 days later on August 8, 2002. The governor with the shortest retirement is Frank W. Higgins, who died on February 12, 1907, 42 days after leaving office on January 1, 1907.

# in office	Governor	# by age	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Age at end of (final) term	Date of death	Length of retirement	Lifespan
1	George Clinton	3	July 31, 1739	July 30, 1777	37 years, 364 days	July 1, 1804	64 years, 336 days	April 20, 1812	7 years, 294 days	72 years, 264 days
2	John Jay	32	December 23, 1745	July 1, 1795	49 years, 190 days	July 1, 1801	55 years, 190 days	May 17, 1829	27 years, 320 days	83 years, 145 days
3	Morgan Lewis	35	October 16, 1754	July 1, 1804	49 years, 259 days	July 1, 1807	52 years, 258 days	April 7, 1844	36 years, 281 days	89 years, 174 days
4	Daniel D. Tompkins	1	June 21, 1774	July 1, 1807	33 years, 10 days	February 24, 1817	42 years, 248 days	June 11, 1825	8 years, 107 days	50 years, 355 days
5	John Tayler	57	July 4, 1742	February 24, 1817	74 years, 235 days	July 1, 1817	74 years, 362 days	March 19, 1829	11 years, 261 days	86 years, 258 days
6	Dewitt Clinton	30	March 2, 1769	July 1, 1817	48 years, 121 days	February 11, 1828	58 years, 346 days	February 11, 1828	N/A	58 years, 346 days
7	Joseph C. Yates	44	November 9, 1768	January 1, 1823	54 years, 53 days	January 1, 1825	56 years, 53 days	March 19, 1837	12 years, 77 days	68 years, 130 days
8	Nathaniel Pitcher	38	November 30, 1777	February 11, 1828	50 years, 73 days	January 1, 1829	51 years, 32 days	May 25, 1836	7 years, 145 days	58 years, 177 days
9	Martin van Buren	22	December 5, 1782	January 1, 1829	46 years, 27 days	March 12, 1829	46 years, 97 days	July 24, 1862	33 years, 134 days	79 years, 231 days
10	Enos T. Throop	14	August 21, 1784	March 12, 1829	44 years, 203 days	January 1, 1833	48 years, 133 days	November 1, 1874	41 years, 304 days	90 years, 72 days
11	William L. Marcy	21	December 12, 1786	January 1, 1833	46 years, 20 days	January 1, 1839	52 years, 20 days	July 4, 1857	18 years, 184 days	70 years, 204 days
12	William H. Seward	2	May 16, 1801	January 1, 1839	37 years, 230 days	January 1, 1843	41 years, 230 days	October 10, 1872	29 years, 283 days	71 years, 147 days
13	William C. Bouck	48	January 7, 1786	January 1, 1843	56 years, 359 days	January 1, 1845	58 years, 360 days	April 19, 1859	14 years, 108 days	73 years, 102 days
14	Silas Wright	34	May 24, 1795	January 1, 1845	49 years, 222 days	January 1, 1847	51 years, 222 days	August 27, 1847	238 days	52 years, 95 days
15	John Young	15	June 12, 1802	January 1, 1847	44 years, 203 days	January 1, 1849	46 years, 203 days	April 23, 1852	3 years, 113 days	49 years, 316 days
16	Hamilton Fish	7	August 3, 1808	January 1, 1849	40 years, 151 days	January 1, 1851	42 years, 151 days	September 7, 1893	42 years, 249 days	85 years, 35 days
17	Washington Hunt	4	August 5, 1811	January 1, 1851	39 years, 149 days	January 1, 1853	41 years, 149 days	February 2, 1867	14 years, 32 days	55 years, 181 days
18	Horatio Seymour	12	May 31, 1810	January 1, 1853	42 years, 215 days	January 1, 1865	54 years, 215 days	February 12, 1886	21 years, 42 days	75 years, 257 days
19	Myron H. Clark	29	October 23, 1806	January 1, 1855	48 years, 70 days	January 1, 1857	50 years, 70 days	August 23, 1892	35 years, 235 days	85 years, 305 days
20	John A. King	54	January 3, 1788	January 1, 1857	68 years, 364 days	January 1, 1859	70 years, 363 days	July 7, 1867	8 years, 187 days	79 years, 185 days
21	Edward D. Morgan	27	February 8, 1811	January 1, 1859	47 years, 327 days	January 1, 1863	51 years, 327 days	February 14, 1883	20 years, 44 days	72 years, 6 days
22	Reuben Fenton	19	July 4, 1819	January 1, 1865	45 years, 181 days	January 1, 1869	49 years, 181 days	August 25, 1885	16 years, 236 days	66 years, 52 days
23	John T. Hoffman	9	January 10, 1828	January 1, 1869	40 years, 357 days	January 1, 1873	44 years, 357 days	March 24, 1888	15 years, 83 days	60 years, 74 days
24	John Adams Dix	56	July 24, 1798	January 1, 1873	74 years, 161 days	January 1, 1875	76 years, 161 days	April 21, 1879	4 years, 110 days	80 years, 271 days
25	Samuel J. Tilden	50	February 9, 1814	January 1, 1875	60 years, 326 days	January 1, 1877	62 years, 327 days	August 4, 1886	9 years, 215 days	72 years, 176 days
26	Lucius Robinson	53	November 4, 1810	January 1, 1877	66 years, 58 days	January 1, 1880	69 years, 58 days	March 23, 1891	11 years, 81 days	80 years, 139 days
27	Alonzo B. Cornell	28	January 22, 1832	January 1, 1880	47 years, 344 days	January 1, 1883	50 years, 344 days	October 15, 1904	21 years, 288 days	72 years, 267 days
28	Grover Cleveland	20	March 18, 1837	January 1, 1883	45 years, 289 days	January 6, 1885	47 years, 294 days	June 24, 1908	23 years, 170 days	71 years, 98 days
29	David B. Hill	10	August 29, 1843	January 6, 1885	41 years, 130 days	January 1, 1892	48 years, 125 days	October 20, 1910	18 years, 292 days	67 years, 52 days
30	Roswell Flower	47	August 7, 1835	January 1, 1892	56 years, 147 days	January 1, 1895	59 years, 147 days	May 12, 1899	4 years, 131 days	63 years, 278 days
31	Levi P. Morton	55	May 16, 1824	January 1, 1895	70 years, 230 days	January 1, 1897	72 years, 230 days	May 16, 1920	23 years, 136 days	96 years, 0 days
32	Frank S. Black	13	March 8, 1853	January 1, 1897	43 years, 299 days	January 1, 1899	45 years, 299 days	March 22, 1913	14 years, 80 days	60 years, 14 days
33	Theodore Roosevelt	6	October 27, 1858	January 1, 1899	40 years, 66 days	January 1, 1901	42 years, 66 days	January 6, 1919	18 years, 5 days	60 years, 71 days
34	Benjamin Odell	25	January 14, 1854	January 1, 1901	46 years, 352 days	January 1, 1905	50 years, 353 days	May 9, 1926	21 years, 128 days	72 years, 115 days
35	Frank W. Higgins	31	August 18, 1856	January 1, 1905	48 years, 136 days	January 1, 1907	50 years, 136 days	February 12, 1907	42 days	50 years, 178 days
36	Charles Evans Hughes	16	April 11, 1862	January 1, 1907	44 years, 265 days	October 6, 1910	48 years, 178 days	August 27, 1948	37 years, 326 days	55 years, 228 days
37	Horace White	17	October 7, 1865	October 6, 1910	44 years, 364 days	January 1, 1911	45 years, 86 days	November 27, 1943	32 years, 330 days	78 years, 51 days
38	John Alden Dix	37	December 25, 1860	January 1, 1911	50 years, 7 days	January 1, 1913	52 years, 7 days	April 9, 1928	15 years, 99 days	67 years, 106 days
39	William Sulzer	36	March 18, 1863	January 1, 1913	49 years, 289 days	October 17, 1913	50 years, 213 days	November 6, 1941	28 years, 20 days	78 years, 233 days
40	Martin H. Glynn	11	September 27, 1871	October 17, 1913	42 years, 20 days	January 1, 1915	43 years, 96 days	December 14, 1924	9 years, 348 days	53 years, 78 days
41	Charles Seymour Whitman	23	September 29, 1868	January 1, 1915	46 years, 94 days	January 1, 1919	50 years, 94 days	March 29, 1947	28 years, 87 days	78 years, 181 days
42	Al Smith	18	December 30, 1873	January 1, 1919	45 years, 2 days	January 1, 1929	55 years, 2 days	October 4, 1944	15 years, 277 days	70 years, 279 days
43	Nathan L. Miller	41	October 10, 1868	January 1, 1921	52 years, 83 days	January 1, 1923	54 years, 83 days	June 26, 1953	30 years, 176 days	84 years, 259 days
44	Franklin D. Roosevelt	24	January 30, 1882	January 1, 1929	46 years, 337 days	January 1, 1933	50 years, 337 days	April 12, 1945	12 years, 101 days	63 years, 72 days
45	Herbert H. Lehman	45	March 28, 1878	January 1, 1933	54 years, 279 days	December 3, 1942	64 years, 250 days	December 5, 1963	21 years, 2 days	85 years, 252 days
46	Charles Poletti	5	July 2, 1903	December 3, 1942	39 years, 154 days	January 1, 1943	39 years, 183 days	August 8, 2002	59 years, 219 days	99 years, 37 days
47	Thomas E. Dewey	8	March 24, 1902	January 1, 1943	40 years, 283 days	January 1, 1955	52 years, 283 days	March 16, 1971	16 years, 74 days	68 years, 357 days
48	W. Averell Harriman	52	November 15, 1891	January 1, 1955	63 years, 47 days	January 1, 1959	67 years, 47 days	July 26, 1986	27 years, 206 days	94 years, 253 days
49	Nelson Rockefeller	39	July 8, 1908	January 1, 1959	50 years, 177 days	December 18, 1973	65 years, 163 days	January 26, 1979	5 years, 39 days	70 years, 202 days
50	Malcolm Wilson	49	February 26, 1914	December 18, 1973	59 years, 295 days	January 1, 1975	60 years, 309 days	March 13, 2000	25 years, 72 days	86 years, 16 days
51	Hugh Carey	46	April 11, 1919	January 1, 1975	55 years, 265 days	January 1, 1983	63 years, 265 days	August 7, 2011	28 years, 218 days	92 years, 118 days
52	Mario Cuomo	40	June 15, 1932	January 1, 1983	50 years, 200 days	January 1, 1995	62 years, 200 days	January 1, 2015	20 years, 0 days	82 years, 200 days
53	George Pataki	33	June 24, 1945	January 1, 1995	49 years, 191 days	January 1, 2007	61 years, 191 days		17 years, 328 days	79 years, 153 days
54	Eliot Spitzer	26	June 10, 1959	January 1, 2007	47 years, 205 days	March 17, 2008	48 years, 281 days		16 years, 252 days	65 years, 167 days
55	David Paterson	43	May 20, 1954	March 17, 2008	53 years, 302 days	January 1, 2011	56 years, 226 days		13 years, 328 days	70 years, 188 days
56	Andrew Cuomo	42	December 6, 1957	January 1, 2011	53 years, 26 days	August 23, 2021	63 years, 260 days		3 years, 93 days	66 years, 354 days
57	Kathy Hochul	51	August 27, 1958	August 23, 2021	62 years, 361 days	Incumbent				66 years, 89 days
# in office	Governor	# by age	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Age at end of term	Date of death	Length of retirement	Lifespan

Timeline of living governors

This is a chronological list of all who served as the governor of New York and were still living, at different periods in history. There has been one time period when there was only one living governor, beginning the inauguration of George Clinton in 1777 and ending with the inauguration of John Jay in 1795.

There have been four time periods when 10 living current or former governors co-existed. The first period was from the January 1857 inauguration of John A. King to the July 1857 death of William L. Marcy. The second period was from the January 1859 inauguration of Edward D. Morgan to the April 1859 death of William C. Bouck. The third period was from the January 1883 inauguration of Grover Cleveland to the February 1883 death of Edward D. Morgan. The fourth, most recent, and longest period was a 231 day period beginning with the January 1885 inauguration of David B. Hill to the August 1885 death of Reuben Fenton. If one includes future governors as well as past and current governors, there has been only one time period when 25 different governors co-existed. (see Statistics)

Number of governors alive at each moment in New York history

Start date	End date	Start event	Duration	End event	Living governors
July 30, 1777	July 1, 1795	Inauguration of George Clinton	17 years, 336 days	Inauguration of John Jay	1	G. Clinton
July 1, 1795	July 1, 1804	Inauguration of John Jay	9 years, 0 days	Inauguration of Morgan Lewis	2	G. Clinton Jay
July 1, 1804	July 1, 1807	Inauguration of Morgan Lewis	3 years, 0 days	Inauguration of Daniel D. Tompkins	3	G. Clinton Jay Lewis
July 1, 1807	April 20, 1812	Inauguration of Daniel D. Tompkins	4 years, 294 days	Death of George Clinton	4	G. Clinton Jay Lewis Tompkins
April 20, 1812	February 24, 1817	Death of George Clinton	4 years, 310 days	Inauguration of John Tayler	3	Jay Lewis Tompkins
February 24, 1817	July 1, 1817	Inauguration of John Tayler	127 days	Inauguration of Dewitt Clinton	4	Jay Lewis Tompkins Tayler
July 1, 1817	January 1, 1823	Inauguration of Dewitt Clinton	5 years, 184 days	Inauguration of Joseph C. Yates	5	Jay Lewis Tompkins Tayler D. Clinton
January 1, 1823	June 11, 1825	Inauguration of Joseph C. Yates	2 years, 161 days	Death of Daniel D. Tompkins	6	Jay Lewis Tompkins Tayler D. Clinton Yates
June 11, 1825	February 11, 1828	Death of Daniel D. Tompkins	2 years, 245 days	Death of Dewitt Clinton	5	Jay Lewis Tayler D. Clinton Yates
February 11, 1828	January 1, 1829	Inauguration of Nathaniel Pitcher	325 days	Inauguration of Martin van Buren	5	Jay Lewis Tayler Yates Pitcher
January 1, 1829	March 12, 1829	Inauguration of Martin van Buren	70 days	Inauguration of Enos T. Throop	6	Jay Lewis Tayler Yates Pitcher van Buren
March 12, 1829	March 19, 1829	Inauguration of Enos T. Throop	7 days	Death of John Tayler	7	Jay Lewis Tayler Yates Pitcher van Buren Throop
March 19, 1829	May 17, 1829	Death of John Tayler	59 days	Death of John Jay	6	Jay Lewis Yates Pitcher van Buren Throop
May 17, 1829	January 1, 1833	Death of John Jay	3 years, 229 days	Inauguration of William L. Marcy	5	Lewis Yates Pitcher van Buren Throop
January 1, 1833	May 25, 1836	Inauguration of William L. Marcy	3 years, 145 days	Death of Nathaniel Pitcher	6	Lewis Yates Pitcher van Buren Throop Marcy
May 25, 1836	March 19, 1837	Death of Nathaniel Pitcher	298 days	Death of Joseph C. Yates	5	Lewis Yates van Buren Throop Marcy
March 19, 1837	January 1, 1839	Death of Joseph C. Yates	1 year, 288 days	Inauguration of William H. Seward	4	Lewis van Buren Throop Marcy
January 1, 1839	January 1, 1843	Inauguration of William H. Seward	4 years, 0 days	Inauguration of William C. Bouck	5	Lewis van Buren Throop Marcy Seward
January 1, 1843	April 7, 1844	Inauguration of William C. Bouck	1 year, 97 days	Death of Morgan Lewis	6	Lewis van Buren Throop Marcy Seward Bouck
April 7, 1844	January 1, 1845	Death of Morgan Lewis	269 days	Inauguration of Silas Wright	5	van Buren Throop Marcy Seward Bouck
January 1, 1845	January 1, 1847	Inauguration of Silas Wright	2 years, 0 days	Inauguration of John Young	6	van Buren Throop Marcy Seward Bouck Wright
January 1, 1847	August 27, 1847	Inauguration of John Young	238 days	Death of Silas Wright	7	van Buren Throop Marcy Seward Bouck Wright Young
August 27, 1847	January 1, 1849	Death of Silas Wright	1 year, 127 days	Inauguration of Hamilton Fish	6	van Buren Throop Marcy Seward Bouck Young
January 1, 1849	January 1, 1851	Inauguration of Hamilton Fish	2 years, 0 days	Inauguration of Washington Hunt	7	van Buren Throop Marcy Seward Bouck Young Fish
January 1, 1851	April 23, 1852	Inauguration of Washington Hunt	1 year, 113 days	Death of John Young	8	van Buren Throop Marcy Seward Bouck Young Fish Hunt
April 23, 1852	January 1, 1853	Death of John Young	253 days	Inauguration of Horatio Seymour	7	van Buren Throop Marcy Seward Bouck Fish Hunt
January 1, 1853	January 1, 1855	Inauguration of Horatio Seymour	2 years, 0 days	Inauguration of Myron H. Clark	8	van Buren Throop Marcy Seward Bouck Fish Hunt Seymour
January 1, 1855	January 1, 1857	Inauguration of Myron H. Clark	2 years, 0 days	Inauguration of John A. King	9	van Buren Throop Marcy Seward Bouck Fish Hunt Seymour Clark
January 1, 1857	July 4, 1857	Inauguration of John A. King	184 days	Death of William L. Marcy	10	van Buren Throop Marcy Seward Bouck Fish Hunt Seymour Clark King
July 4, 1857	January 1, 1859	Death of William L. Marcy	1 year, 181 days	Inauguration of Edward D. Morgan	9	van Buren Throop Seward Bouck Fish Hunt Seymour Clark King
January 1, 1859	April 19, 1859	Inauguration of Edward D. Morgan	108 days	Death of William C. Bouck	10	van Buren Throop Seward Bouck Fish Hunt Seymour Clark King Morgan
April 19, 1859	July 24, 1862	Death of William C. Bouck	3 years, 96 days	Death of Martin van Buren	9	van Buren Throop Seward Fish Hunt Seymour Clark King Morgan
July 24, 1862	January 1, 1865	Death of Martin van Buren	2 years, 161 days	Inauguration of Reuben Fenton	8	Throop Seward Fish Hunt Seymour Clark King Morgan
January 1, 1865	February 2, 1867	Inauguration of Reuben Fenton	2 years, 32 days	Death of Washington Hunt	9	Throop Seward Fish Hunt Seymour Clark King Morgan Fenton
February 2, 1867	July 7, 1867	Death of Washington Hunt	155 days	Death of John A. King	8	Throop Seward Fish Seymour Clark King Morgan Fenton
July 7, 1867	January 1, 1869	Death of John A. King	1 year, 178 days	Inauguration of John T. Hoffman	7	Throop Seward Fish Seymour Clark Morgan Fenton
January 1, 1869	October 10, 1872	Inauguration of John T. Hoffman	3 years, 283 days	Death of William H. Seward	8	Throop Seward Fish Seymour Clark Morgan Fenton Hoffman
October 10, 1872	January 1, 1873	Death of William H. Seward	83 days	Inauguration of John Adams Dix	7	Throop Fish Seymour Clark Morgan Fenton Hoffman
January 1, 1873	November 1, 1874	Inauguration of John Adams Dix	1 year, 304 days	Death of Enos T. Throop	8	Throop Fish Seymour Clark Morgan Fenton Hoffman J. Adams Dix
November 1, 1874	January 1, 1875	Death of Enos T. Throop	61 days	Inauguration of Samuel J. Tilden	7	Fish Seymour Clark Morgan Fenton Hoffman J. Adams Dix
January 1, 1875	January 1, 1877	Inauguration of Samuel J. Tilden	2 years, 0 days	Inauguration of Lucius Robinson	8	Fish Seymour Clark Morgan Fenton Hoffman J. Adams Dix Tilden
January 1, 1877	April 21, 1879	Inauguration of Lucius Robinson	2 years, 110 days	Death of John Adams Dix	9	Fish Seymour Clark Morgan Fenton Hoffman J. Adams Dix Tilden Robinson
April 21, 1879	January 1, 1880	Death of John Adams Dix	255 days	Inauguration of Alonzo B. Cornell	8	Fish Seymour Clark Morgan Fenton Hoffman Tilden Robinson
January 1, 1880	January 1, 1883	Inauguration of Alonzo B. Cornell	3 years, 0 days	Inauguration of Grover Cleveland	9	Fish Seymour Clark Morgan Fenton Hoffman Tilden Robinson Cornell
January 1, 1883	February 14, 1883	Inauguration of Grover Cleveland	44 days	Death of Edward D. Morgan	10	Fish Seymour Clark Morgan Fenton Hoffman Tilden Robinson Cornell Cleveland
February 14, 1883	January 6, 1885	Death of Edward D. Morgan	1 year, 327 days	Inauguration of David B. Hill	9	Fish Seymour Clark Fenton Hoffman Tilden Robinson Cornell Cleveland
January 6, 1885	August 25, 1885	Inauguration of David B. Hill	231 days	Death of Reuben Fenton	10	Fish Seymour Clark Fenton Hoffman Tilden Robinson Cornell Cleveland Hill
August 25, 1885	February 12, 1886	Death of Reuben Fenton	171 days	Death of Horatio Seymour	9	Fish Seymour Clark Hoffman Tilden Robinson Cornell Cleveland Hill
February 12, 1886	August 4, 1886	Death of Horatio Seymour	173 days	Death of Samuel J. Tilden	8	Fish Clark Hoffman Tilden Robinson Cornell Cleveland Hill
August 4, 1886	March 24, 1888	Death of Samuel J. Tilden	1 year, 233 days	Death of John T. Hoffmann	7	Fish Clark Hoffman Robinson Cornell Cleveland Hill
March 24, 1888	March 23, 1891	Death of John T. Hoffmann	2 years, 364 days	Death of Lucius Robinson	6	Fish Clark Robinson Cornell Cleveland Hill
March 23, 1891	January 1, 1892	Death of Lucius Robinson	284 days	Inauguration of Roswell Flower	5	Fish Clark Cornell Cleveland Hill
January 1, 1892	August 23, 1892	Inauguration of Roswell Flower	235 days	Death of Myron H. Clark	6	Fish Clark Cornell Cleveland Hill Flower
August 23, 1892	September 7, 1893	Death of Myron H. Clark	132 years, 93 days	Death of Hamilton Fish	5	Fish Cornell Cleveland Hill Flower
September 7, 1893	January 1, 1895	Death of Hamilton Fish	1 year, 116 days	Inauguration of Levi P. Morton	4	Cornell Cleveland Hill Flower
January 1, 1895	January 1, 1897	Inauguration of Levi P. Morton	2 years, 0 days	Inauguration of Frank S. Black	5	Cornell Cleveland Hill Flower Morton
January 1, 1897	January 1, 1899	Inauguration of Frank S. Black	227 days	Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt	6	Cornell Cleveland Hill Flower Morton Black
January 1, 1899	May 12, 1899	Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt	131 days	Death of Roswell Flower	7	Cornell Cleveland Hill Flower Morton Black T. Roosevelt
May 12, 1899	January 1, 1901	Death of Roswell Flower	1 year, 234 days	Inauguration of Benjamin Odell	6	Cornell Cleveland Hill Morton Black T. Roosevelt
January 1, 1901	October 15, 1904	Inauguration of Benjamin Odell	3 years, 288 days	Death of Alonzo B. Cornell	7	Cornell Cleveland Hill Morton Black T. Roosevelt Odell
October 15, 1904	January 1, 1905	Death of Alonzo B. Cornell	78 days	Inauguration of Frank W. Higgins	6	Cleveland Hill Morton Black T. Roosevelt Odell
January 1, 1905	January 1, 1907	Inauguration of Frank W. Higgins	2 years, 0 days	Inauguration of Charles Evans Hughes	7	Cleveland Hill Morton Black T. Roosevelt Odell Higgins
January 1, 1907	February 12, 1907	Inauguration of Charles Evans Hughes	42 days	Death of Frank W. Higgins	8	Cleveland Hill Morton Black T. Roosevelt Odell Higgins Hughes
February 12, 1907	June 24, 1908	Death of Frank W. Higgins	1 year, 133 days	Death of Grover Cleveland	7	Cleveland Hill Morton Black T. Roosevelt Odell Hughes
June 24, 1908	October 6, 1910	Death of Grover Cleveland	2 years, 104 days	Inauguration of Horace White	6	Hill Morton Black T. Roosevelt Odell Hughes
October 6, 1910	October 20, 1910	Inauguration of Horace White	14 days	Death of David B. Hill	7	Hill Morton Black T. Roosevelt Odell Hughes White
October 20, 1910	January 1, 1911	Death of David B. Hill	73 days	Inauguration of John Alden Dix	6	Morton Black T. Roosevelt Odell Hughes White
January 1, 1911	January 1, 1913	Inauguration of John Alden Dix	2 years, 0 days	Inauguration of William Sulzer	7	Morton Black T. Roosevelt Odell Hughes White J. Alden Dix
January 1, 1913	March 22, 1913	Inauguration of William Sulzer	80 days	Death of Frank S. Black	8	Morton Black T. Roosevelt Odell Hughes White J. Alden Dix Sulzer
March 22, 1913	October 17, 1913	Death of Frank S. Black	209 days	Inauguration of Martin H. Glynn	7	Morton T. Roosevelt Odell Hughes White J. Alden Dix Sulzer
October 17, 1913	January 1, 1915	Inauguration of Martin H. Glynn	1 year, 76 days	Inauguration of Charles Seymour Whitman	8	Morton T. Roosevelt Odell Hughes White J. Alden Dix Sulzer Glynn
January 1, 1915	January 1, 1919	Inauguration of Charles Seymour Whitman	4 years, 0 days	Inauguration of Al Smith	9	Morton T. Roosevelt Odell Hughes White J. Alden Dix Sulzer Glynn Whitman
January 1, 1919	January 6, 1919	Inauguration of Al Smith	5 days	Death of Theodore Roosevelt	10	Morton T. Roosevelt Odell Hughes White J. Alden Dix Sulzer Glynn Whitman Smith
January 6, 1919	May 16, 1920	Death of Theodore Roosevelt	1 year, 131 days	Death of Levi P. Morton	9	Morton Odell Hughes White J. Alden Dix Sulzer Glynn Whitman Smith
May 16, 1920	January 1, 1921	Death of Levi P. Morton	1 year, 0 days	Inauguration of Nathan L. Miller	8	Odell Hughes White J. Alden Dix Sulzer Glynn Whitman Smith
January 1, 1921	December 14, 1924	Inauguration of Nathan L. Miller	5 years, 128 days	Death of Martin H. Glynn	9	Odell Hughes White J. Alden Dix Sulzer Glynn Whitman Smith Miller
December 14, 1924	May 9, 1926	Death of Martin H. Glynn	5 years, 128 days	Death of Benjamin Odell	8	Odell Hughes White J. Alden Dix Sulzer Whitman Smith Miller
May 9, 1926	April 9, 1928	Death of Benjamin Odell	1 year, 336 days	Death of John Alden Dix	7	Hughes White J. Alden Dix Sulzer Whitman Smith Miller
April 9, 1928	January 1, 1929	Death of John Alden Dix	267 days	Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt	6	Hughes White Sulzer Whitman Smith Miller
January 1, 1929	January 1, 1933	Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt	4 years, 0 days	Inauguration of Herbert H. Lehman	7	Hughes White Sulzer Whitman Smith Miller F. Roosevelt
January 1, 1933	November 6, 1941	Inauguration of Herbert H. Lehman	8 years, 309 days	Death of William Sulzer	8	Hughes White Sulzer Whitman Smith Miller F. Roosevelt Lehman
November 6, 1941	December 3, 1942	Death of William Sulzer	1 year, 27 days	Inauguration of Charles Poletti	7	Hughes White Whitman Smith Miller F. Roosevelt Lehman
December 3, 1942	January 1, 1943	Inauguration of Charles Poletti	29 days	Inauguration of Thomas E. Dewey	8	Hughes White Whitman Smith Miller F. Roosevelt Lehman Poletti
January 1, 1943	November 27, 1943	Inauguration of Thomas E. Dewey	330 days	Death of Horace White	9	Hughes White Whitman Smith Miller F. Roosevelt Lehman Poletti Dewey
November 27, 1943	October 4, 1944	Death of Horace White	312 days	Death of Al Smith	8	Hughes Whitman Smith Miller F. Roosevelt Lehman Poletti Dewey
October 4, 1944	April 12, 1945	Death of Al Smith	190 days	Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt	7	Hughes Whitman Miller F. Roosevelt Lehman Poletti Dewey
April 12, 1945	March 29, 1947	Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt	1 year, 351 days	Death of Charles Seymour Whitman	6	Hughes Whitman Miller Lehman Poletti Dewey
March 29, 1947	August 27, 1948	Death of Charles Seymour Whitman	1 year, 151 days	Death of Charles Evans Hughes	5	Hughes Miller Lehman Poletti Dewey
August 27, 1948	June 26, 1953	Death of Charles Evans Hughes	4 years, 303 days	Death of Nathan L. Millere	4	Miller Lehman Poletti Dewey
June 26, 1953	January 1, 1955	Death of Nathan L. Miller	1 year, 189 days	Inauguration of W. Averell Harriman	3	Lehman Poletti Dewey
January 1, 1955	January 1, 1959	Inauguration of W. Averell Harriman	4 years, 0 days	Inauguration of Nelson Rockefeller	4	Lehman Poletti Dewey Harriman
January 1, 1959	December 5, 1963	Inauguration of Nelson Rockefeller	4 years, 338 days	Death of Herbert H. Lehman	5	Lehman Poletti Dewey Harriman Rockefeller
December 5, 1963	March 16, 1971	Death of Herbert H. Lehman	7 years, 101 days	Death of Thomas E. Dewey	4	Poletti Dewey Harriman Rockefeller
March 16, 1971	December 18, 1973	Death of Thomas E. Dewey	2 years, 277 days	Inauguration of Malcolm Wilson	3	Poletti Harriman Rockefeller
December 18, 1973	January 1, 1975	Inauguration of Malcolm Wilson	1 year, 14 days	Inauguration of Hugh Carey	4	Poletti Harriman Rockefeller Wilson
January 1, 1975	January 26, 1979	Inauguration of Hugh Carey	4 years, 25 days	Death of Nelson Rockefeller	5	Poletti Harriman Rockefeller Wilson Carey
January 26, 1979	January 1, 1983	Death of Nelson Rockefeller	3 years, 340 days	Inauguration of Mario Cuomo	4	Poletti Harriman Wilson Carey
January 1, 1983	July 26, 1986	Inauguration of Mario Cuomo	3 years, 206 days	Death of W. Averell Harriman	5	Poletti Harriman Wilson Carey M. Cuomo
July 26, 1986	January 1, 1995	Death of W. Averell Harriman	8 years, 159 days	Inauguration of George Pataki	4	Poletti Wilson Carey M. Cuomo
January 1, 1995	March 13, 2000	Inauguration of George Pataki	5 years, 72 days	Death of Malcolm Wilson	5	Poletti Wilson Carey M. Cuomo Pataki
March 13, 2000	August 8, 2002	Death of Malcolm Wilson	2 years, 148 days	Death of Charles Poletti	4	Poletti Carey M. Cuomo Pataki
August 8, 2002	January 1, 2007	Death of Charles Poletti	4 years, 146 days	Inauguration of Eliot Spitzer	3	Carey M. Cuomo Pataki
January 1, 2007	March 18, 2008	Inauguration of Eliot Spitzer	1 year, 76 days	Inauguration of David Paterson	4	Carey M. Cuomo Pataki Spitzer
March 18, 2008	January 1, 2011	Inauguration of David Paterson	2 years, 290 days	Inauguaration of Andrew Cuomo	5	Carey M. Cuomo Pataki Spitzer Paterson
January 1, 2011	August 7, 2011	Inauguration of Andrew Cuomo	218 days	Death of Hugh Carey	6	Carey M. Cuomo Pataki Spitzer Paterson A. Cuomo
August 7, 2011	January 1, 2015	Death of Hugh Carey	3 years, 147 days	Death of Mario Cuomo	5	M. Cuomo Pataki Spitzer Paterson A. Cuomo
January 1, 2015	August 23, 2021	Death of Mario Cuomo	6 years, 234 days	Inauguration of Kathy Hochul	4	Pataki Spitzer Paterson A. Cuomo
August 23, 2021	present	Inauguration of Kathy Hochul	3 years, 93 days	present	5	Pataki Spitzer Paterson A. Cuomo Hochul

Statistics

• Because he was the first governor, and the fact that there have been at least three governors living since the inauguration of Morgan Lewis on July 1, 1804, George Clinton is the only person to ever hold the distinction of being the only living governor (July 30, 1777 to July 1, 1795).
• In addition, John Jay (from July 1, 1795 to July 1, 1804) is the only other person to have been one of two or less living governors.
• During four periods in the History of New York have there been 10 living governors. The first period was from January 1, 1857 to July 4 1857 (when Martin van Buren, Enos T. Throop, William L. Marcy, William H. Seward, William C. Bouck, Hamilton Fish, Washington Hunt, Horatio Seymour, Myron H. Clark, and John A. King were alive). The second period was from January 1 to April 19 1859 (when Martin van Buren, Enos T. Throop, William H. Seward, William C. Bouck, Hamilton Fish, Washington Hunt, Horatio Seymour, Myron H. Clark, John A. King, and Edward D. Morgan were alive) The third period was from January 1, 1883 to February 14, 1883 (when Hamilton Fish, Horatio Seymour, Myron H. Clark, Edward D. Morgan, Reuben Fenton, John T. Hoffman, Samuel J. Tilden, Lucius Robinson, Alonzo B. Cornell, and Grover Cleveland were alive). The fourth and most recent period was from January 6, 1885 to August 25, 1885 (when Hamilton Fish, Horatio Seymour, Myron H. Clark, Reuben Fenton, John T. Hoffman, Samuel J. Tilden, Lucius Robinson, Alonzo B. Cornell, Grover Cleveland, and David B. Hill were alive). The longest period where there have been 10 living governors was 231 days, ending with the death of Reuben Fenton in August 1885.
• John Jay was the only person to be both one of two or less living governors (from July 1, 1795 to July 1, 1804) and one of 5 or more living governors (from July 1, 1817 to May 17, 1829).
• There have been 25 administrations during which a governor has not died, the most recent being the administration of David Paterson. This does not include the administration of the incumbent Kathy Hochul as no governor has died since Mario Cuomo who died during the administration of Andrew Cuomo.
  • Conversely, only during the administrations of David B. Hill, Al Smith, and Thomas E. Dewey has there been as many as five deaths during an administration.
• Because he was the first governor, and also because he's the longest serving governor, George Clinton holds the distinction of serving for the longest period without the death of a governor during his term (20 years and 336 days). In recent years, the governor who served the longest without a death in his term was W. Averell Harriman, who served for 4 years and 0 days.
• The longest period between deaths of governors was the 13 years and 230 days between the deaths of W. Averell Harriman on July 26, 1986 and Malcolm Wilson on March 13, 2000. The shortest period was the 59 days between the deaths of John Tayler on March 19, 1829 and John Jay on May 17, 1829.
  • If the longest period between deaths is to be exceeded, no governor must die before August 18, 2028 (the current oldest and second oldest surviving governors, George Pataki and David Paterson, would then be 83 and 74 years old respectively).
  • The second longest period was the 13 years and 211 days between the deaths of John Alden Dix on April 9, 1928 and William Sulzer on November 6, 1941.
• Only three times (in 1829, 1867, and 1886) have two governors died in the same year.
• Following their administrations' end in 1833 and 1851 respectively, Enos T. Throop and Hamilton Fish both lived to see a record 15 administrations prior to their deaths in November 1874 and September 1893 respectively. Morgan Lewis follows with 11 administrations after his own administration ended in 1807, prior to his death in April 1844. In modern times, the governor to have lived to see the most administrations following their own was Charles Poletti, with 7 following the end of his administration in 1943, prior to his death in 2002.
• If one includes future as well as past and current governors, the record of living governors sits at 25:
  • Between Levi P. Morton's birth on May 16, 1824 and Daniel D. Tompkins' death on June 11, 1825, the following governors were alive: John Jay, Morgan Lewis, Daniel D. Tompkins, John Tayler, Dewitt Clinton, Joseph C. Yates, Nathaniel Pitcher, Martin van Buren, Enos T. Throop, William L. Marcy, William H. Seward, William C. Bouck, Silas Wright, John Young, Hamilton Fish, Washington Hunt, Horatio Seymour, Myron H. Clark, John A. King, Edward D. Morgan, Reuben Fenton, John Adams Dix, Samuel J. Tilden, Lucius Robinson, and Levi P. Morton.
• Since the inauguration of Eliot Spitzer on January 1, 2007 (a period of 17 years, 328 days), there have been at least four governors living. And since the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, 1945 (a period of 79 years, 226 days), there have been no more than six governors living.

Oldest living governors of New York

Not all governors live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 52 deceased governors, 20 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 32 did not. George Clinton became the oldest living governor when he was inaugurated in 1777 and remained so until his death in 1812, for a record period of 34 years and 265 days. Hamilton Fish became the oldest living governor after the death of Myron H. Clark, but he survived Clark by only 1 year and 15 days.

On two occasions the oldest living governor lost this distinction not by his death, but due to the inauguration of a governor who was older. John Jay lost this distinction when John Tayler was inaugurated, but when Tayler died in March 1829, Jay regained it again until his own death 59 days later in May 1829 for a total period of 5 years and 4 days. Alonzo B. Cornell lost this distinction when Levi P. Morton was inaugurated.

Hamilton Fish was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 84 years, and 20 days. Malcolm Wilson, who was 86 years, and 16 days old when he died on March 13, 2000 was the oldest and most recent governor to die without ever acquiring this distinction.

Governor	Period when oldest living governor		Age		Duration
	Start date	End date	at start	at end
George Clinton	July 30, 1777	April 20, 1812	37 years, 364 days	72 years, 264 days	34 years, 265 days
John Jay	April 20, 1812	February 24, 1817	66 years, 119 days	71 years, 63 days	4 years, 310 days
John Tayler	February 24, 1817	March 19, 1829	74 years, 235 days	86 years, 258 days	12 years, 23 days
John Jay	March 19, 1829	May 17, 1829	83 years, 86 days	83 years, 145 days	59 days
Morgan Lewis	May 17, 1829	April 7, 1844	74 years, 213 days	89 years, 174 days	14 years, 326 days
Martin van Buren	April 7, 1844	July 24, 1862	61 years, 124 days	79 years, 231 days	18 years, 108 days
Enos T. Throop	July 24, 1862	November 1, 1874	77 years, 337 days	90 years, 72 days	12 years, 100 days
John Adams Dix	November 1, 1874	April 21, 1879	76 years, 100 days	80 years, 271 days	4 years, 171 days
Myron H. Clark	April 21, 1879	August 23, 1892	72 years, 180 days	85 years, 305 days	13 years, 124 days
Hamilton Fish	August 23, 1892	September 7, 1893	84 years, 20 days	85 years, 35 days	1 year, 15 days
Alonzo B. Cornell	September 7, 1893	January 1, 1895	61 years, 228 days	62 years, 344 days	1 year, 116 days
Levi P. Morton	January 1, 1895	May 16, 1920	70 years, 230 days	96 years, 0 days	25 years, 136 days
Benjamin Odell	May 16, 1920	May 9, 1926	66 years, 123 days	72 years, 115 days	5 years, 358 days
John Alden Dix	May 9, 1926	April 9, 1928	65 years, 135 days	67 years, 106 days	1 year, 336 days
Charles Evans Hughes	April 9, 1928	August 27, 1948	65 years, 364 days	86 years, 138 days	20 years, 140 days
Nathan L. Miller	August 27, 1948	June 26, 1953	79 years, 322 days	84 years, 259 days	4 years, 303 days
Herbert H. Lehman	June 26, 1953	December 5, 1963	75 years, 90 days	85 years, 252 days	10 years, 162 days
W. Averell Harriman	December 5, 1963	July 26, 1986	72 years, 20 days	94 years, 253 days	22 years, 233 days
Charles Poletti	July 26, 1986	August 8, 2002	83 years, 24 days	99 years, 37 days	16 years, 13 days
Hugh Carey	August 8, 2002	August 7, 2011	83 years, 119 days	92 years, 118 days	8 years, 364 days
Mario Cuomo	August 7, 2011	January 1, 2015	79 years, 53 days	82 years, 200 days	3 years, 147 days
George Pataki	January 1, 2015	–	69 years, 191 days	–	9 years, 328 days
Governor	Start date	End date	Age at start	Age at end	Duration

References

• www.tsl.texas.gov - Dates of birth and death for Governors

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