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The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly and to convene the legislature. [2] Unusual among governors, the governor of Connecticut has no power to pardon. [3] The governor of Connecticut is automatically a member of the state's Bonding Commission.
Governors of the Connecticut Colony No. Governor Term in office Party Deputy Governor 1 John Haynes (1594–c. 1653) 1639 – 1640: No party Roger Ludlow: 2 Edward Hopkins (1600–1657) 1640 – 1641: No party John Haynes: 3 John Haynes (1594–c. 1653) 1641 – 1642: No party George Wyllys: 4 George Wyllys (1590–1645) 1642 – 1643: No party ...
The U.S. state of Connecticut began as three distinct settlements of Puritans from Massachusetts and England; they combined under a single royal charter in 1663.Known as the "land of steady habits" for its political, social and religious conservatism, the colony prospered from the trade and farming of its ethnic English Protestant population.
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Thomas Welles (c. 10 July 1594 – 14 January 1660) is the only person in Connecticut's history to hold all four top offices: governor, deputy governor, treasurer, and secretary. In 1639, he was elected as the first treasurer of the Colony of Connecticut , and from 1640 to 1649 served as the colony's secretary.
The Connecticut Colony, originally known as the Connecticut River Colony, was an English colony in New England which later became the state of Connecticut. It was organized on March 3, 1636, as a settlement for a Puritan congregation of settlers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony led by Thomas Hooker .
Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took over the office to become the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. She was 78.
Timeline of United States history (1820–1859) ... Events from the year 1859 in the United States. ... Governor of Connecticut: ...