| S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
| 1 |
Alexander McNair |
18 September 1820 |
15 November 1824 |
Democratic-Republican |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| 2 |
Frederick Bates |
15 November 1824 |
4 August 1825 |
Democratic-Republican |
Belmont, Virginia |
| 3 |
Abraham J. Williams |
4 August 1825 |
20 January 1826 |
Democratic-Republican |
Hardy County, Virginia |
| 4 |
John Miller |
20 January 1826 |
19 November 1832 |
Democratic |
Martinsburg, Virginia USA |
| 5 |
Daniel Dunklin |
19 November 1832 |
30 September 1836 |
Democratic |
Near Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
| 6 |
Lilburn W. Boggs |
30 September 1836 |
16 November 1840 |
Democratic |
Lexington, Kentucky |
| 7 |
Thomas Reynolds |
16 November 1840 |
9 February 1844 |
Democratic |
Bracken County, Kentucky, United States |
| 8 |
Meredith Miles Marmaduke |
9 February 1844 |
20 November 1844 |
Democratic |
Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States |
| 9 |
John C. Edwards |
20 November 1844 |
20 November 1848 |
Democratic |
Frankfort, Kentucky, United States |
| 10 |
Austin Augustus King |
20 November 1848 |
3 January 1853 |
Democratic |
Sullivan County, Tennessee |
| 11 |
Sterling Price |
3 January 1853 |
5 January 1857 |
Democratic |
Prince Edward County, Virginia |
| 12 |
Trusten Polk |
5 January 1857 |
27 February 1857 |
Democratic |
Bridgeville, Delaware |
| 13 |
Hancock Lee Jackson |
27 February 1857 |
22 October 1857 |
Democratic |
Madison County, Kentucky |
| 14 |
Robert Marcellus Stewart |
22 October 1857 |
3 January 1861 |
Democratic |
Madison County, Kentucky |
| 15 |
Claiborne Fox Jackson |
3 January 1861 |
23 July 1861 |
Democratic |
Fleming County, Kentucky, United States |
| 16 |
Hamilton Rowan Gamble |
31 July 1861 |
31 January 1864 |
Republican |
Winchester, Virginia |
| 17 |
Willard Preble Hall |
31 January 1864 |
2 January 1865 |
Republican |
Harpers Ferry |
| 18 |
Thomas Clement Fletcher |
2 January 1865 |
12 January 1869 |
Republican |
Herculaneum, Missouri |
| 19 |
Joseph W. McClurg |
12 January 1869 |
4 January 1871 |
Republican |
near St. Louis, Missouri |
| 20 |
B. Gratz Brown |
4 January 1871 |
3 January 1873 |
Liberal Republican |
Frankfort, Kentucky |
| 21 |
Silas Woodson |
3 January 1873 |
12 January 1875 |
Democratic |
Barbourville, Kentucky |
| 22 |
Charles Henry Hardin |
12 January 1875 |
8 January 1877 |
Democratic |
Trimble County, Kentucky |
| 23 |
John Smith Phelps |
8 January 1877 |
10 January 1881 |
Democratic |
Simsbury, Connecticut |
| 24 |
Thomas Theodore Crittenden |
10 January 1881 |
12 January 1885 |
Democratic |
Shelbyville, Kentucky, United States |
| 25 |
John S. Marmaduke |
12 January 1885 |
28 December 1887 |
Democratic |
Arrow Rock, Missouri |
| 26 |
Albert P. Morehouse |
28 December 1887 |
14 January 1889 |
Democratic |
Delaware County, Ohio |
| 27 |
David R. Francis |
14 January 1889 |
9 January 1893 |
Democratic |
Richmond, Kentucky, United States |
| 28 |
William Joel Stone |
9 January 1893 |
11 January 1897 |
Democratic |
Madison County, Kentucky |
| 29 |
Lawrence Vest Stephens |
11 January 1897 |
14 January 1901 |
Democratic |
Boonville, Missouri |
| 30 |
Alexander Monroe Dockery |
14 January 1901 |
9 January 1905 |
Democratic |
Near Gallatin, Missouri, United States |
| 31 |
Joseph W. Folk |
9 January 1905 |
11 January 1909 |
Democratic |
Brownsville, Tennessee |
| 32 |
Herbert S. Hadley |
9 January 1909 |
13 January 1913 |
Republican |
Olathe, Kansas |
| 33 |
Elliot Woolfolk Major |
13 January 1913 |
8 January 1917 |
Democratic |
Lincoln County, Missouri |
| 34 |
Frederick D. Gardner |
8 January 1917 |
10 January 1921 |
Democratic |
Hickman, Kentucky |
| 35 |
Arthur M. Hyde |
10 January 1921 |
12 January 1925 |
Republican |
Princeton, Missouri, United States |
| 36 |
Samuel Aaron Baker |
12 January 1925 |
14 January 1929 |
Republican |
Patterson, Missouri, United States |
| 37 |
Henry S. Caulfield |
14 January 1929 |
9 January 1933 |
Republican |
St. Louis |
| 38 |
Guy Brasfield Park |
9 January 1933 |
11 January 1937 |
Democratic |
Platte City, Missouri, United States |
| 39 |
Lloyd C. Stark |
11 January 1937 |
26 February 1941 |
Democratic |
Louisiana, Missouri |
| 40 |
Forrest C. Donnell |
26 February 1941 |
8 January 1945 |
Republican |
Quitman, Missouri |
| 41 |
Phil M. Donnelly |
8 January 1945 |
10 January 1949 |
Democratic |
Lebanon, Missouri, United States |
| 42 |
Forrest Smith |
10 January 1949 |
12 January 1953 |
Democratic |
Ray County, Missouri, United States |
| 43 |
Phil M. Donnelly |
12 January 1953 |
14 January 1957 |
Democratic |
|
| 44 |
James T. Blair, Jr. |
14 January 1957 |
9 January 1961 |
Democratic |
Maysville, Missouri |
| 45 |
John M. Dalton |
9 January 1961 |
11 January 1965 |
Democratic |
Vernon County, Missouri |
| 46 |
Warren E. Hearnes |
11 January 1965 |
8 January 1973 |
Democratic |
Moline, Illinois, United States |
| 47 |
Christopher “Kit” Bond |
8 January 1973 |
10 January 1977 |
Republican |
St. Louis, Missouri |
| 48 |
Joseph P. Teasdale |
10 January 1977 |
12 January 1981 |
Democratic |
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 49 |
Christopher “Kit” Bond |
12 January 1981 |
14 January 1985 |
Republican |
|
| 50 |
John Ashcroft |
14 January 1985 |
11 January 1993 |
Republican |
Chicago, Illinois |
| 51 |
Mel Carnahan |
11 January 1993 |
16 October 2000 |
Democratic |
Birch Tree, Missouri, USA |
| 52 |
Roger B. Wilson |
17 October 2000 |
8 January 2001 |
Democratic |
Boone County, Missouri |
| 53 |
Bob Holden |
8 January 2001 |
10 January 2005 |
Democratic |
Birch Tree, Missouri |
| 54 |
Matt Blunt |
10 January 2005 |
12 January 2009 |
Republican |
Greene County, Missouri, U.S. |
| 55 |
Jay Nixon |
12 January 2009 |
9 January 2017 |
Democratic |
De Soto, Missouri, U.S. |
| 56 |
Eric Greitens |
9 January 2017 |
1 June 2018 |
Republican |
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| 57 |
Michael Lynn Parson |
1 June 2018 |
Incumbent |
Republican |
Wheatland, Missouri, United States |