The governor of Missouri is the highest-ranking elected official in the state. The State Historical Society of Missouri holds many resources that document and illustrate the lives of Missouri’s governors from 1821—when Missouri officially joined the Union—to the present day. You can learn about the lives of Famous Missouri Governors by selecting each name.
- B. Gratz Brown
- Thomas T. Crittenden
- Hamilton Rowan Gamble
- Warren Eastman Hearnes
- Claiborne Fox Jackson
- Sterling Price
You'll find two kinds of biographies on this Web site:
- full biography
- brief biography
Search for a Famous Missourian