List of governors of Texas by age

Living as of 23 January 2025
Governor	Date of birth	Period of office
George W. Bush	(1946-07-06) July 6, 1946 (age 78)	1995–2000
Rick Perry	(1950-03-04) March 4, 1950 (age 74)	2000–2015
Greg Abbott	(1957-11-13) November 13, 1957 (age 67)	2015–

Below is a list of governors of Texas by age.

The youngest person to become Texas Governor was Dan Moody (33 years, 231 days). The oldest person to become Governor of Texas for the first time was Sam Houston who became governor on December 21, 1859 at 66 years, and 294 days old. The oldest governor to be inaugurated overall was Bill Clements on January 20, 1987, who became governor at 69 years, 282 days old. Clements had previously been the third oldest person to become governor in 1979, and the oldest since the 1870s, at 61 years, 278 days old. The median age of accession is roughly 47 years, and 354 days which falls between Price Daniel (22nd) and Lawrence Sullivan Ross (23rd).

The oldest living governor is George W. Bush, born July 6, 1946 (aged 78 years, 201 days). The youngest living former governor is Rick Perry, born March 4, 1950 (aged 74 years, 325 days). Incumbent governor Greg Abbott, born November 13, 1957 (aged 67 years, 71 days) is the youngest of the three living governors.

The shortest-lived governor was Pendleton Murrah, who died at the age of 41 years, 215 days. The longest-lived governor was Bill Clements, who died at the age of 94 years and 46 days. Preston Smith was the second longest-lived, at the age of 91 years and 224 days, 2 years and 187 days short of Clements. Clements surpassed Smith's lifespan on October, 18 2008. The oldest living governor, George W. Bush, will tie Smith if he lives to February 15, 2038, and tie Clements if he lives to August 21, 2040.

The governor with the longest retirement is Peter Hansborough Bell. He left office on November 23, 1853, and died 44 years, and 105 days later on March 8, 1898. The governor with the shortest retirement is Pendleton Murrah, who died on August 4, 1865, 48 days after leaving office on June 17, 1865.

# 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
1	James Pinckney Henderson	5	March 31, 1808	February 19, 1846	37 years, 325 days	December 21, 1847	39 years, 265 days	June 4, 1858	10 years, 165 days	50 years, 65 days
2	George T. Wood	33	March 12, 1795	December 21, 1847	52 years, 284 days	December 21, 1849	54 years, 284 days	September 4, 1858	8 years, 257 days	63 years, 176 days
3	Peter Hansborough Bell	8	May 11, 1810	December 21, 1849	39 years, 224 days	November 23, 1853	43 years, 196 days	March 8, 1898	44 years, 105 days	87 years, 301 days
4	James W. Henderson	3	August 15, 1817	November 23, 1853	36 years, 100 days	December 21, 1853	36 years, 128 days	August 30, 1880	26 years, 253 days	63 years, 15 days
5	Elisha M. Pease	13	January 3, 1812	December 21, 1853	41 years, 352 days	December 21, 1857	45 years, 352 days	August 26, 1883	N/A^[1]	71 years, 235 days
6	Hardin R. Runnels	4	August 30, 1820	December 21, 1857	37 years, 113 days	December 21, 1859	39 years, 113 days	December 25, 1873	14 years, 4 days	53 years, 117 days
7	Sam Houston	47	March 2, 1793	December 21, 1859	66 years, 294 days	March 16, 1861	68 years, 14 days	July 26, 1863	2 years, 132 days	70 years, 146 days
8	Edward Clark	20	April 1, 1815	March 16, 1861	45 years, 349 days	November 7, 1861	46 years, 220 days	May 4, 1880	18 years, 179 days	65 years, 33 days
9	Francis Lubbock	21	October 16, 1815	November 7, 1861	46 years, 22 days	November 5, 1863	48 years, 20 days	June 22, 1905	41 years, 229 days	89 years, 249 days
10	Pendleton Murrah	10	January 1, 1824^[2]	November 5, 1863	39 years, 308 days	June 17, 1865	41 years, 167 days	August 4, 1865	48 days	41 years, 215 days
11	Andrew Jackson Hamilton	30	January 28, 1815	June 17, 1865	50 years, 140 days	August 9, 1866	51 years, 193 days	April 11, 1875	8 years, 245 days	60 years, 73 days
12	James W. Throckmorton	11	February 1, 1825	August 9, 1866	41 years, 189 days	August 8, 1867	42 years, 188 days	April 21, 1894	26 years, 256 days	69 years, 79 days
13	Elisha M. Pease (II)	36	January 3, 1812	August 8, 1867	55 years, 217 days	September 30, 1869	57 years, 270 days	August 26, 1883	13 years, 330 days	71 years, 235 days
14	Edmund J. Davis	14	October 2, 1827	January 8, 1870	42 years, 98 days	January 15, 1874	46 years, 105 days	February 7, 1883	9 years, 23 days	55 years, 128 days
15	Richard Coke	18	March 18, 1829	January 15, 1874	44 years, 303 days	December 1, 1876	47 years, 258 days	May 14, 1897	20 years, 164 days	68 years, 57 days
16	Richard B. Hubbard	17	November 1, 1832	December 1, 1876	44 years, 30 days	January 21, 1879	46 years, 89 days	July 12, 1901	22 years, 172 days	68 years, 253 days
17	Oran Milo Roberts	46	July 9, 1815	January 21, 1879	63 years, 196 days	January 16, 1883	67 years, 191 days	May 19, 1898	15 years, 123 days	82 years, 314 days
18	John Ireland	38	January 1, 1827	January 16, 1883	56 years, 15 days	January 18, 1887	60 years, 17 days	March 15, 1896	9 years, 57 days	69 years, 74 days
19	Lawrence Sullivan Ross	23	September 27, 1838	January 18, 1887	48 years, 113 days	January 20, 1891	52 years, 115 days	January 3, 1898	6 years, 348 days	59 years, 98 days
20	Jim Hogg	9	March 24, 1851	January 20, 1891	39 years, 302 days	January 15, 1895	43 years, 297 days	March 3, 1906	11 years, 47 days	54 years, 344 days
21	Charles Allen Culberson	7	June 10, 1855	January 15, 1895	39 years, 219 days	January 17, 1899	43 years, 221 days	March 19, 1925	26 years, 61 days	69 years, 282 days
22	Joseph D. Sayers	42	September 23, 1841	January 17, 1899	57 years, 116 days	January 20, 1903	61 years, 119 days	May 15, 1929	26 years, 115 days	87 years, 234 days
23	S. W. T. Lanham	39	July 4, 1846	January 20, 1903	56 years, 200 days	January 15, 1907	60 years, 195 days	July 29, 1908	1 year, 196 days	62 years, 25 days
24	Thomas Mitchell Campbell	31	April 22, 1856	January 15, 1907	50 years, 268 days	January 17, 1911	54 years, 270 days	April 1, 1923	12 years, 74 days	66 years, 344 days
25	Oscar Branch Colquitt	26	December 16, 1861	January 17, 1911	49 years, 32 days	January 19, 1915	53 years, 34 days	March 8, 1940	25 years, 49 days	78 years, 83 days
26	James E. Ferguson	16	August 31, 1871	January 19, 1915	43 years, 141 days	August 25, 1917	45 years, 359 days	September 21, 1944	27 years, 27 days	73 years, 21 days
27	William P. Hobby	6	March 26, 1878	August 25, 1917	39 years, 152 days	January 18, 1921	42 years, 298 days	June 7, 1964	43 years, 141 days	86 years, 73 days
28	Pat Morris Neff	27	November 26, 1871	January 18, 1921	49 years, 53 days	January 20, 1925	53 years, 55 days	January 20, 1952	27 years, 0 days	80 years, 55 days
29	Miriam A. Ferguson	28	June 13, 1875	January 20, 1925	49 years, 221 days	January 18, 1927	51 years, 219 days	June 25, 1961	N/A^[3]	86 years, 12 days
30	Dan Moody	1	June 1, 1893	January 18, 1927	33 years, 231 days	January 20, 1931	37 years, 233 days	May 22, 1966	35 years, 122 days	72 years, 355 days
31	Ross S. Sterling	37	February 11, 1875	January 20, 1931	55 years, 343 days	January 17, 1933	57 years, 341 days	March 25, 1949	16 years, 67 days	74 years, 42 days
32	Miriam A. Ferguson (II)	44	June 13, 1875	January 17, 1933	57 years, 218 days	January 15, 1935	59 years, 216 days	June 25, 1961	26 years, 161 days	86 years, 12 days
33	James Allred	2	March 29, 1899	January 15, 1935	35 years, 292 days	January 17, 1939	39 years, 294 days	September 24, 1959	20 years, 250 days	60 years, 179 days
34	W. Lee O'Daniel	25	March 11, 1890	January 17, 1939	48 years, 312 days	August 4, 1941	51 years, 146 days	May 11, 1969	27 years, 280 days	79 years, 61 days
35	Coke R. Stevenson	34	March 20, 1888	August 4, 1941	53 years, 137 days	January 21, 1947	58 years, 307 days	June 28, 1975	28 years, 158 days	87 years, 100 days
36	Beauford H. Jester	35	January 12, 1893	January 21, 1947	54 years, 9 days	July 11, 1949^[4]	56 years, 180 days	July 11, 1949	N/A	56 years, 180 days
37	Allan Shivers	12	October 5, 1907	July 11, 1949	41 years, 279 days	January 15, 1957	49 years, 102 days	January 14, 1985	27 years, 365 days	77 years, 101 days
38	Price Daniel	22	October 10, 1910	January 15, 1957	46 years, 97 days	January 15, 1963	52 years, 97 days	August 25, 1988	25 years, 223 days	77 years, 320 days
39	John Connally	19	February 27, 1917	January 15, 1963	45 years, 322 days	January 21, 1969	51 years, 329 days	June 15, 1993	24 years, 145 days	76 years, 108 days
40	Preston Smith	40	March 8, 1912	January 21, 1969	56 years, 319 days	January 16, 1973	60 years, 314 days	October 18, 2003	30 years, 275 days	91 years, 224 days
41	Dolph Briscoe	29	April 23, 1923	January 16, 1973	49 years, 268 days	January 16, 1979	55 years, 268 days	June 27, 2010	31 years, 162 days	87 years, 65 days
42	Bill Clements	45	April 13, 1917	January 16, 1979	61 years, 278 days	January 18, 1983	65 years, 280 days	May 29, 2011	N/A^[5]	94 years, 46 days
43	Mark White	15	March 17, 1940	January 18, 1983	42 years, 307 days	January 20, 1987	46 years, 309 days	August 5, 2017	30 years, 197 days	77 years, 141 days
44	Bill Clements (II)	48	April 13, 1917	January 20, 1987	69 years, 282 days	January 15, 1991	73 years, 277 days	May 29, 2011	20 years, 134 days	94 years, 46 days
45	Ann Richards	43	September 1, 1933	January 15, 1991	57 years, 136 days	January 17, 1995	61 years, 138 days	September 13, 2006	11 years, 239 days	73 years, 12 days
46	George W. Bush	24	July 6, 1946	January 17, 1995	48 years, 195 days	December 21, 2000	54 years, 168 days		24 years, 33 days	78 years, 201 days
47	Rick Perry	32	March 4, 1950	December 21, 2000	50 years, 292 days	January 20, 2015	64 years, 322 days		10 years, 3 days	74 years, 325 days
48	Greg Abbott	41	November 13, 1957	January 20, 2015	57 years, 68 days	Incumbent				67 years, 71 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

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Timeline of living governors[edit]

This is a chronological list of all who served as the governor of Texas 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 James Pinckney Henderson in 1846 and ending with the inauguration of George T. Wood in 1847.

There has been one time period when 10 living current or former governors co-existed. This period was from the January 1879 inauguration of Oran Milo Roberts to the May 1880 death of Edward Clark. If one includes future governors as well as past and current governors, there has been only one time period when 23 different governors co-existed. (see Statistics)

Number of governors alive at each moment in Texan history
Start date	End date	Start event	Duration	End event	Living governors
February 19, 1846	December 21, 1847	Inauguration of James Pinckney Henderson	1 year, 308 days	Inauguration of George T. Wood	1	J.P. Henderson
December 21, 1847	December 21, 1849	Inauguration of George T. Wood	364 days	Inauguration of Peter Hansborough Bell	2	J.P. Henderson Wood
December 21, 1849	November 23, 1853	Inauguration of Peter Hansborough Bell	1 year, 319 days	Inauguration of James W. Henderson	3	J.P. Henderson Wood Bell
November 23, 1853	December 21, 1853	Inauguration of James W. Henderson	28 days	Inauguration of Elisha M. Pease	4	J.P. Henderson Wood Bell J.W. Henderson
December 21, 1853	December 21, 1857	Inauguration of Elisha M. Pease	4 years, 0 days	Inauguration of Hardin R. Runnels	5	J.P. Henderson Wood Bell J.W. Henderson Pease
December 21, 1857	June 4, 1858	Inauguration of Hardin R. Runnels	165 days	Death of James Pinckney Henderson	6	J.P. Henderson Wood Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Runnels
June 4, 1858	September 4, 1858	Death of James Pinckney Henderson	92 days	Death of George T. Wood	5	Wood Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Runnels
September 4, 1858	December 21, 1859	Death of George T. Wood	1 year, 108 days	Inauguration of Sam Houston	4	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Runnels
December 21, 1859	March 16, 1861	Inauguration of Sam Houston	1 year, 85 days	Inauguration of Edward Clark	5	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Runnels Houston
March 16, 1861	November 7, 1861	Inauguration of Edward Clark	236 days	Inauguration of Francis Lubbock	6	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Runnels Houston Clark
November 7, 1861	July 26, 1863	Inauguration of Francis Lubbock	1 year, 261 days	Death of Sam Houston	7	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Runnels Houston Clark Lubbock
July 26, 1863	November 5, 1863	Death of Sam Houston	102 days	Inauguration of Pendleton Murrah	6	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Runnels Clark Lubbock
November 5, 1863	June 17, 1865	Inauguration of Pendleton Murrah	1 year, 224 days	Inauguration of Andrew Jackson Hamilton	7	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Runnels Clark Lubbock Murrah
June 17, 1865	August 4, 1865	Inauguration of Andrew Jackson Hamilton	48 days	Death of Pendleton Murrah	8	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Runnels Clark Lubbock Murrah Hamilton
August 4, 1865	August 9, 1866	Death of Pendleton Murrah	1 year, 5 days	Inauguration of James W. Throckmorton	7	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Runnels Clark Lubbock Hamilton
August 9, 1866	January 8, 1870	Inauguration of James W. Throckmorton	3 years, 152 days	Inauguration of Edmund J. Davis	8	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Runnels Clark Lubbock Hamilton Throckmorton
January 8, 1870	December 25, 1873	Inauguration of Edmund J. Davis	3 years, 351 days	Death of Hardin R. Runnels	9	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Runnels Clark Lubbock Hamilton Throckmorton Davis
December 25, 1873	January 15, 1874	Death of Hardin R. Runnels	21 days	Inauguration of Richard Coke	8	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Clark Lubbock Hamilton Throckmorton Davis
January 15, 1874	April 11, 1875	Inauguration of Richard Coke	1 year, 86 days	Death of Andrew Jackson Hamilton	9	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Clark Lubbock Hamilton Throckmorton Davis Coke
April 11, 1875	December 1, 1876	Death of Andrew Jackson Hamilton	1 year, 234 days	Inauguration of Richard B. Hubbard	8	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Clark Lubbock Throckmorton Davis Coke
December 1, 1876	January 21, 1879	Inauguration of Richard B. Hubbard	2 years, 51 days	Inauguration of Oran Milo Roberts	9	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Clark Lubbock Throckmorton Davis Coke Hubbard
January 21, 1879	May 4, 1880	Inauguration of Oran Milo Roberts	1 year, 104 days	Death of Edward Clark	10	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Clark Lubbock Throckmorton Davis Coke Hubbard Roberts
May 4, 1880	August 30, 1880	Death of Edward Clark	118 days	Death of James W. Henderson	9	Bell J.W. Henderson Pease Lubbock Throckmorton Davis Coke Hubbard Roberts
August 30, 1880	January 16, 1883	Death of James W. Henderson	2 years, 139 days	Inauguration of John Ireland	8	Bell Pease Lubbock Throckmorton Davis Coke Hubbard Roberts
January 16, 1883	February 7, 1883	Inauguration of John Ireland	22 days	Death of Edmund J. Davis	9	Bell Pease Lubbock Throckmorton Davis Coke Hubbard Roberts Ireland
February 7, 1883	August 26, 1883	Death of Edmund J. Davis	200 days	Death of Elisha M. Pease	8	Bell Pease Lubbock Throckmorton Coke Hubbard Roberts Ireland
August 26, 1883	January 18, 1887	Death of Elisha M. Pease	3 years, 145 days	Inauguration of Lawrence Sullivan Ross	7	Bell Lubbock Throckmorton Coke Hubbard Roberts Ireland
January 18, 1887	January 20, 1891	Inauguration of Lawrence Sullivan Ross	4 years, 2 days	Inauguration of Jim Hogg	8	Bell Lubbock Throckmorton Coke Hubbard Roberts Ireland Ross
January 20, 1891	April 21, 1894	Inauguration of Jim Hogg	3 years, 91 days	Death of James W. Throckmorton	9	Bell Lubbock Throckmorton Coke Hubbard Roberts Ireland Ross Hogg
April 21, 1894	January 15, 1895	Death of James W. Throckmorton	269 days	Inauguration of Charles Allen Culberson	8	Bell Lubbock Coke Hubbard Roberts Ireland Ross Hogg
January 15, 1895	March 15, 1896	Inauguration of Charles Allen Culberson	1 year, 60 days	Death of John Ireland	9	Bell Lubbock Coke Hubbard Roberts Ireland Ross Hogg Culberson
March 15, 1896	May 14, 1897	Death of John Ireland	1 year, 60 days	Death of Richard Coke	8	Bell Lubbock Coke Hubbard Roberts Ross Hogg Culberson
May 14, 1897	January 3, 1898	Death of Richard Coke	234 days	Death of Lawrence Sullivan Ross	7	Bell Lubbock Hubbard Roberts Ross Hogg Culberson
January 3, 1898	March 8, 1898	Death of Lawrence Sullivan Ross	64 days	Death of Peter Hansborough Bell	6	Bell Lubbock Hubbard Roberts Hogg Culberson
March 8, 1898	May 19, 1898	Death of Peter Hansborough Bell	72 days	Death of Oran Milo Roberts	5	Lubbock Hubbard Roberts Hogg Culberson
May 19, 1898	January 17, 1899	Death of Oran Milo Roberts	243 days	Inauguration of Joseph D. Sayers	4	Lubbock Hubbard Hogg Culberson
January 17, 1899	July 12, 1901	Inauguration of Joseph D. Sayers	2 years, 176 days	Death of Richard B. Hubbard	5	Lubbock Hubbard Hogg Culberson Sayers
July 12, 1901	January 20, 1903	Death of Richard B. Hubbard	1 year, 192 days	Inauguration of S. W. T. Lanham	4	Lubbock Hogg Culberson Sayers
January 20, 1903	June 22, 1905	Inauguration of S. W. T. Lanham	2 years, 153 days	Death of Francis Lubbock	5	Lubbock Hogg Culberson Sayers Lanham
June 22, 1905	March 3, 1906	Death of Francis Lubbock	254 days	Death of Jim Hogg	4	Hogg Culberson Sayers Lanham
March 3, 1906	January 15, 1907	Death of Jim Hogg	318 days	Inauguration of Thomas Mitchell Campbell	3	Culberson Sayers Lanham
January 15, 1907	July 29, 1908	Inauguration of Thomas Mitchell Campbell	1 year, 196 days	Death of S. W. T. Lanham	4	Culberson Sayers Lanham Mitchell
July 29, 1908	January 17, 1911	Death of S. W. T. Lanham	2 years, 172 days	Inauguration of Oscar Branch Colquitt	3	Culberson Sayers Mitchell
January 17, 1911	January 19, 1915	Inauguration of Oscar Branch Colquitt	4 years, 2 days	Inauguration of James E. Ferguson	4	Culberson Sayers Mitchell Colquitt
January 19, 1915	August 25, 1917	Inauguration of James E. Ferguson	2 years, 218 days	Inauguration of William P. Hobby	5	Culberson Sayers Mitchell Colquitt J. Ferguson
August 25, 1917	January 18, 1921	Inauguration of William P. Hobby	3 years, 146 days	Inauguration of Pat Morris Neff	6	Culberson Sayers Mitchell Colquitt J. Ferguson Hobby
January 18, 1921	April 1, 1923	Inauguration of Pat Morris Neff	2 years, 73 days	Death of Thomas Mitchell Campbell	7	Culberson Sayers Mitchell Colquitt J. Ferguson Hobby Neff
April 1, 1923	January 20, 1925	Death of Thomas Mitchell Campbell	1 year, 294 days	Inauguration of Miriam A. Ferguson	6	Culberson Sayers Colquitt J. Ferguson Hobby Neff
January 20, 1925	March 19, 1925	Inauguration of Miriam A. Ferguson	58 days	Death of Charles Allen Culberson	7	Culberson Sayers Colquitt J. Ferguson Hobby Neff M. Ferguson
March 19, 1925	January 18, 1927	Death of Charles Allen Culberson	1 year, 305 days	Inauguration of Dan Moody	6	Sayers Colquitt J. Ferguson Hobby Neff M. Ferguson
January 18, 1927	May 15, 1929	Inauguration of Dan Moody	2 years, 117 days	Death of Joseph D. Sayers	7	Sayers Colquitt J. Ferguson Hobby Neff M. Ferguson Moody
May 15, 1929	January 20, 1931	Death of Joseph D. Sayers	1 year, 250 days	Inauguration of Ross S. Sterling	6	Colquitt J. Ferguson Hobby Neff M. Ferguson Moody
January 20, 1931	January 15, 1935	Inauguration of Ross S. Sterling	3 years, 360 days	Inauguration of James Allred	7	Colquitt J. Ferguson Hobby Neff M. Ferguson Moody Sterling
January 15, 1935	January 17, 1939	Inauguration of James Allred	4 years, 2 days	Inauguration of W. Lee O'Daniel	8	Colquitt J. Ferguson Hobby Neff M. Ferguson Moody Sterling Allred
January 17, 1939	March 8, 1940	Inauguration of W. Lee O'Daniel	1 year, 51 days	Death of Oscar Branch Colquitt	9	Colquitt J. Ferguson Hobby Neff M. Ferguson Moody Sterling Allred O'Daniel
March 8, 1940	August 4, 1941	Death of Oscar Branch Colquitt	1 year, 149 days	Inauguration of Coke R. Stevenson	8	J. Ferguson Hobby Neff M. Ferguson Moody Sterling Allred O'Daniel
August 4, 1941	September 21, 1944	Inauguration of Coke R. Stevenson	3 years, 48 days	Death of James E. Ferguson	9	J. Ferguson Hobby Neff M. Ferguson Moody Sterling Allred O'Daniel Stevenson
September 21, 1944	January 21, 1947	Death of James E. Ferguson	2 years, 122 days	Inauguration of Beauford H. Jester	8	Hobby Neff M. Ferguson Moody Sterling Allred O'Daniel Stevenson
January 21, 1947	March 25, 1949	Inauguration of Beauford H. Jester	2 years, 63 days	Death of Ross S. Sterling	9	Hobby Neff M. Ferguson Moody Sterling Allred O'Daniel Stevenson Jester
March 25, 1949	July 11, 1949	Death of Ross S. Sterling	108 days	Death of Beauford H. Jester	8	Hobby Neff M. Ferguson Moody Allred O'Daniel Stevenson Jester
July 11, 1949	January 20, 1952	Inauguration of Allan Shivers	2 years, 193 days	Death of Pat Morris Neff	8	Hobby Neff M. Ferguson Moody Allred O'Daniel Stevenson Shivers
January 20, 1952	January 15, 1957	Death of Pat Morris Neff	4 years, 361 days	Inauguration of Price Daniel	7	Hobby M. Ferguson Moody Allred O'Daniel Stevenson Shivers
January 15, 1957	September 24, 1959	Inauguration of Price Daniel	2 years, 252 days	Death of James Allred	8	Hobby M. Ferguson Moody Allred O'Daniel Stevenson Shivers Daniel
September 24, 1959	June 25, 1961	Death of James Allred	1 year, 274 days	Death of Miriam A. Ferguson	7	Hobby M. Ferguson Moody O'Daniel Stevenson Shivers Daniel
June 25, 1961	January 15, 1963	Death of Miriam A. Ferguson	1 year, 204 days	Inauguration of John Connally	6	Hobby Moody O'Daniel Stevenson Shivers Daniel
January 15, 1963	June 7, 1964	Inauguration of John Connally	1 year, 144 days	Death of William P. Hobby	7	Hobby Moody O'Daniel Stevenson Shivers Daniel Connally
June 7, 1964	May 22, 1966	Death of William P. Hobby	1 year, 349 days	Death of Dan Moody	6	Moody O'Daniel Stevenson Shivers Daniel Connally
May 22, 1966	January 21, 1969	Death of Dan Moody	2 years, 244 days	Inauguration of Preston Smith	5	O'Daniel Stevenson Shivers Daniel Connally
January 21, 1969	May 11, 1969	Inauguration of Preston Smith	110 days	Death of W. Lee O'Daniel	6	O'Daniel Stevenson Shivers Daniel Connally Smith
May 11, 1969	January 16, 1973	Death of W. Lee O'Daniel	3 years, 250 days	Inauguration of Dolph Briscoe	5	Stevenson Shivers Daniel Connally Smith
January 16, 1973	June 28, 1975	Inauguration of Dolph Briscoe	2 years, 163 days	Death of Coke R. Stevenson	6	Stevenson Shivers Daniel Connally Smith Briscoe
June 28, 1975	January 16, 1979	Death of Coke R. Stevenson	3 years, 202 days	Inauguration of Bill Clements	5	Shivers Daniel Connally Smith Briscoe
January 16, 1979	January 18, 1983	Inauguration of Bill Clements	4 years, 2 days	Inauguration of Mark White	6	Shivers Daniel Connally Smith Briscoe Clements
January 18, 1983	January 14, 1985	Inauguration of Mark White	1 year, 362 days	Death of Allan Shivers	7	Shivers Daniel Connally Smith Briscoe Clements White
January 14, 1985	August 25, 1988	Death of Allan Shivers	3 years, 224 days	Death of Price Daniel	6	Daniel Connally Smith Briscoe Clements White
August 25, 1988	January 15, 1991	Death of Price Daniel	2 years, 143 days	Inauguration of Ann Richards	5	Connally Smith Briscoe Clements White
January 15, 1991	June 15, 1993	Inauguration of Ann Richards	2 years, 151 days	Death of John Connally	6	Connally Smith Briscoe Clements White Richards
June 15, 1993	January 17, 1995	Death of John Connally	1 year, 216 days	Inauguration of George W. Bush	5	Smith Briscoe Clements White Richards
January 17, 1995	December 21, 2000	Inauguration of George W. Bush	5 years, 339 days	Inauguration of Rick Perry	6	Smith Briscoe Clements White Richards Bush
December 21, 2000	October 18, 2003	Inauguration of Rick Perry	2 years, 301 days	Death of Preston Smith	7	Smith Briscoe Clements White Richards Bush Perry
October 18, 2003	September 13, 2006	Death of Preston Smith	15 years, 81 days	Death of Ann Richards	6	Briscoe Clements White Richards Bush Perry
September 13, 2006	June 27, 2010	Death of Ann Richards	6 years, 252 days	Death of Dolph Briscoe	5	Briscoe Clements White Bush Perry
June 27, 2010	May 29, 2011	Death of Dolph Briscoe	336 days	Death of Bill Clements	4	Clements White Richards Bush Perry
May 29, 2011	January 20, 2015	Death of Bill Clements	3 years, 236 days	Inauguration of Greg Abbott	3	White Bush Perry
January 20, 2015	August 5, 2017	Inauguration of Greg Abbott	2 years, 197 days	Death of Mark White	4	White Bush Perry Abbott
August 5, 2017	present	Death of Mark White	7 years, 171 days	present	3	Bush Perry Abbott

Statistics[edit]

Because he was the first governor, and the fact that there have been at least two governors living since the inauguration of George T. Wood on December 21, 1847, James Pinckney Henderson is the only person to ever hold the distinction of being the only living governor (February 19, 1846 to December 21, 1847).
In addition, George T. Wood (from December 21, 1847 to December 21, 1849) is the only other person to have been one of two or less living governors.
During one period in the History of Texas have there been 10 living governors. This period was from January 21, 1879 to May 4, 1880 (when Peter Hansborough Bell, James W. Henderson, Elisha M. Pease, Edward Clark, Francis Lubbock, James W. Throckmorton, Edmund J. Davis, Richard Coke, Richard B. Hubbard, and Oran Milo Roberts were alive.
Peter Hansborough Bell was the only person to be both one of three or less living governors (from December 21, 1849 to November 23, 1853) and one of the 10 living governors (from January 21, 1879 to May 4, 1880).
There have been 16 administrations during which a governor has not died, the most recent being the administration of George W. Bush.
- Conversely, only during the administration of Charles Allen Culberson has there been as many as five deaths during an administration. Only once (during the administration of Rick Perry) has there been as many as four deaths during an administration.
George W. Bush holds the distinction of serving for the longest period without the death of a governor during his term (5 years and 339 days).
The longest period between deaths of governors was the 14 years and 246 days between the deaths of S. W. T. Lanham on July 29, 1908 and Thomas Mitchell Campbell on April 1, 1923. The shortest period was the 64 days between the deaths of Lawrence Sullivan Ross on January 3, 1898 and Frederick Low on March 8, 1898.
- If the longest period between deaths is to be exceeded, no governor must die before April 8, 2032 (the current oldest and second oldest surviving governors, George W. Bush and Rick Perry, would then be 86 and 82 years old respectively).
- The second longest period was the 10 years and 125 days between the deaths of John Connally on June 15, 1993 and Preston Smith on October 18, 2003.
Only five times (in 1858, 1880, 1883, 1898 and 1949) have multiple governors died in the same year.
Following his administration's end in 1853, Peter Hansborough Bell lived to see a record 18 administrations prior to his death in March 1898. Francis Lubbock follows with 14 administrations after his own administration ended in 1863, prior to his death in June 1905. In modern times, the governor to have lived to see the most administrations following their own was William P. Hobby, with 12 following the end of his administration in 1921, prior to his death in 1964.
If one includes future as well as past and current governors, the record of living governors sits at 23:
- Between Thomas Mitchell Campbell's birth on April 22, 1856 and James Pinckney Henderson's death on June 4, 1858, the following governors were alive: James Pinckney Henderson, George T. Wood, Peter Hansborough Bell, James W. Henderson, Elisha M. Pease, Hardin R. Runnels, Sam Houston, Edward Clark, Francis Lubbock, Pendleton Murrah, Andrew Jackson Hamilton, James W. Throckmorton, Edmund J. Davis, Richard Coke, Richard B. Hubbard, Oran Milo Roberts, John Ireland, Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Jim Hogg, Charles Allen Culberson, Joseph D. Sayers, S. W. T. Lanham, and Thomas Mitchell Campbell.
Since the inauguration of Peter Hansborough Bell on December 21, 1849 (a period of 175 years, 33 days), there have been at least three governors living. And since the death of James Allred on September 24, 1959 (a period of 65 years, 121 days), there have been no more than seven governors living.

Oldest living governors of Texas[edit]

Not all governors live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 42 deceased governors, 18 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 24 did not. Peter Hansborough Bell became the oldest living governor when Sam Houston died in 1863 and remained so until his death in 1898, for a record single period of 34 years and 225 days. Oran Milo Roberts became the oldest living governor after the death of Peter Hansborough Bell, but he survived Bell by only 72 days.

On one occasion the oldest living governor lost this distinction not by his death, but due to the inauguration of a governor who was older. Peter Hansborough Bell lost this distinction when Sam Houston was inaugurated, but when Houston died in 1863, Bell regained it again until his own death in 1898 for a total record period of 35 years and 333 days.

Bill Clements was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 86 years, and 188 days. Dolph Briscoe, who was 87 years, and 65 days old when he died on June 27, 2010 was the oldest and most recent governor to die without ever acquiring this distinction.

Governor	Period when oldest living governor		Age		Duration
Governor	Start date	End date	at start	at end	Duration
James Pinckney Henderson	February 19, 1846	December 21, 1847	37 years, 325 days	39 years, 265 days	1 year, 305 days
George T. Wood	December 21, 1847	September 4, 1858	52 years, 284 days	63 years, 176 days	10 years, 257 days
Peter Hansborough Bell	September 4, 1858	December 21, 1859	48 years, 116 days	49 years, 224 days	1 year, 108 days
Sam Houston	December 21, 1859	July 26, 1863	66 years, 294 days	70 years, 146 days	3 years, 217 days
Peter Hansborough Bell	July 26, 1863	March 8, 1898	53 years, 76 days	87 years, 301 days	34 years, 225 days
Oran Milo Roberts	March 8, 1898	May 19, 1898	82 years, 242 days	82 years, 314 days	72 days
Francis Lubbock	May 19, 1898	June 22, 1905	82 years, 215 days	89 years, 249 days	7 years, 34 days
Joseph D. Sayers	June 22, 1905	May 15, 1929	63 years, 272 days	87 years, 234 days	23 years, 327 days
Oscar Branch Colquitt	May 15, 1929	March 8, 1940	67 years, 150 days	78 years, 83 days	10 years, 298 days
James E. Ferguson	March 8, 1940	September 21, 1944	68 years, 190 days	73 years, 21 days	4 years, 197 days
Pat Morris Neff	September 21, 1944	January 20, 1952	72 years, 300 days	80 years, 55 days	7 years, 121 days
Miriam A. Ferguson	January 20, 1952	June 25, 1961	76 years, 221 days	86 years, 12 days	9 years, 156 days
William P. Hobby	June 25, 1961	June 7, 1964	83 years, 91 days	86 years, 73 days	2 years, 348 days
Coke R. Stevenson	June 7, 1964	June 28, 1975	76 years, 79 days	87 years, 100 days	11 years, 21 days
Allan Shivers	June 28, 1975	January 14, 1985	67 years, 266 days	77 years, 101 days	9 years, 200 days
Price Daniel	January 14, 1985	August 25, 1988	74 years, 96 days	77 years, 320 days	3 years, 224 days
Preston Smith	August 25, 1988	October 18, 2003	76 years, 170 days	91 years, 224 days	15 years, 54 days
Bill Clements	October 18, 2003	May 29, 2011	86 years, 188 days	94 years, 46 days	7 years, 223 days
Mark White	May 29, 2011	August 5, 2017	71 years, 73 days	77 years, 141 days	6 years, 68 days
George W. Bush	August 5, 2017	–	71 years, 30 days	–	7 years, 171 days
Governor	Start date	End date	Age at start	Age at end	Duration

Notes[edit]

↑ Pease returned to office as governor in 1867.
↑ Murrah was born in 1824 or 1826, but his exact birthdate is unknown. All calculations here are made from January 1, 1824.
↑ Miriam A. Ferguson returned to office as governor in 1933.
↑ Died in office on this date.
↑ Clements returned to office as governor in 1987.
↑ Updated daily according to UTC.

References[edit]

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

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[1] Pease returned to office as governor in 1867.

[2] Murrah was born in 1824 or 1826, but his exact birthdate is unknown. All calculations here are made from January 1, 1824.

[3] Miriam A. Ferguson returned to office as governor in 1933.

[do-4] Died in office on this date.

[5] Clements returned to office as governor in 1987.

[6] Updated daily according to UTC.

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