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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.
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The Connecticut Colony was one of two colonies (the other was the neighboring Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations) that retained its governor during the American Revolution. The last colonial governor, Jonathan Trumbull, became the state of Connecticut's first governor in 1776.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Connecticut: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of the State; Attorney General; State Treasurer; State Comptroller; The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate; State House of Representatives; State delegation to the U.S ...
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.
A History of Connecticut: Its People and Institutions (1914) 608 pp; based on solid scholarship online; Federal Writers' Project. Connecticut: A Guide to its Roads, Lore, and People (1940) famous WPA guide to history and to all the towns online; Fraser, Bruce. Land of Steady Habits: A Brief History of Connecticut (1988), 80 pp, from state ...
A History of Connecticut: Its People and Institutions (1914) 608 pp; based on solid scholarship online; Federal Writers' Project. Connecticut: A Guide to its Roads, Lore, and People (1940) famous WPA guide to history and to all the towns; Fraser, Bruce. Land of Steady Habits: A Brief History of Connecticut (1988), 80 pp, from state historical ...
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