List of Governors of California by age

List of Governors of California by age

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# by age	Governor	# in office	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	J. Neely Johnson	4	August 2, 1825	January 9, 1856	30 years, 160 days	January 8, 1858	32 years, 159 days	August 31, 1872	14 years, 236 days	47 years, 29 days

2	John G. Downey	7	June 24, 1827	January 14, 1860	32 years, 204 days	January 10, 1862	34 years, 200 days	March 1, 1894	32 years, 50 days	66 years, 250 days

3	Milton Latham	6	May 23, 1827	January 9, 1860	32 years, 231 days	January 14, 1860	32 years, 236 days	March 4, 1882	22 years, 49 days	54 years, 285 days

4	John McDougall	2	January 1, 1818	January 9, 1851	33 years, 8 days	January 8, 1852	34 years, 7 days	March 30, 1866	14 years, 81 days	48 years, 88 days

5	Frederick Low	9	June 30, 1828	December 10, 1863	35 years, 163 days	December 5, 1867	39 years, 158 days	July 21, 1894	26 years, 228 days	66 years, 21 days

6	Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. (I)	34	April 7, 1938	January 7, 1975	36 years, 275 days	January 3, 1983	44 years, 271 days	28 years, 0 days	80 years, 312 days

7	Leland Stanford	8	March 9, 1824	January 10, 1862	37 years, 307 days	December 10, 1863	39 years, 276 days	June 21, 1893	29 years, 193 days	69 years, 104 days

8	George C. Perkins	14	August 23, 1839	January 8, 1880	40 years, 138 days	January 10, 1883	43 years, 140 days	February 26, 1923	40 years, 47 days	83 years, 187 days

9	Peter H. Burnett	1	November 15, 1807	December 20, 1849	42 years, 35 days	January 9, 1851	44 years, 128 days	May 17, 1895	43 years, 55 days	87 years, 183 days

10	Henry H. Haight	10	May 20, 1825	December 5, 1867	42 years, 199 days	December 8, 1871	46 years, 202 days	September 2, 1878	6 years, 268 days	53 years, 105 days

11	Romualdo Pacheco	12	October 31, 1831	February 27, 1875	43 years, 119 days	December 9, 1875	44 years, 39 days	January 23, 1899	23 years, 45 days	67 years, 84 days

12	James Budd	19	May 18, 1851	January 11, 1895	43 years, 238 days	January 4, 1899	47 years, 231 days	July 30, 1908	9 years, 208 days	57 years, 73 days

13	Hiram Johnson	23	September 2, 1866	January 3, 1911	44 years, 123 days	March 15, 1917	50 years, 194 days	August 6, 1945	28 years, 144 days	78 years, 338 days

14	George Pardee	21	July 25, 1857	January 7, 1903	45 years, 166 days	January 9, 1907	49 years, 168 days	September 1, 1941	34 years, 235 days	84 years, 38 days

15	John B. Weller	5	February 22, 1812	January 8, 1858	45 years, 320 days	January 9, 1860	47 years, 321 days	August 17, 1875	15 years, 220 days	63 years, 176 days

16	Newton Booth	11	December 30, 1825	December 8, 1871	45 years, 343 days	February 27, 1875	49 years, 59 days	July 14, 1892	17 years, 138 days	66 years, 197 days

17	Henry Gage	20	December 25, 1852	January 4, 1899	46 years, 10 days	January 7, 1903	50 years, 13 days	August 28, 1924	21 years, 234 days	71 years, 247 days

18	James Gillett	22	September 20, 1860	January 9, 1907	46 years, 111 days	January 3, 1911	50 years, 105 days	April 20, 1937	26 years, 107 days	76 years, 212 days

19	John Bigler	3	January 8, 1805	January 8, 1852	47 years, 0 days	January 9, 1856	51 years, 1 day	November 29, 1871	15 years, 324 days	66 years, 325 days

20	William Irwin	13	January 1, 1827	December 9, 1875	48 years, 342 days	January 8, 1880	53 years, 7 days	March 15, 1886	6 years, 66 days	59 years, 73 days

21	Henry Markham	18	November 16, 1840	January 8, 1891	50 years, 53 days	January 11, 1895	54 years, 56 days	October 9, 1923	28 years, 271 days	82 years, 327 days

22	Gavin Newsom	40	October 10, 1967	January 7, 2019	51 years, 89 days	Incumbent	51 years, 126 days

23	Earl Warren	30	March 19, 1891	January 4, 1943	51 years, 291 days	October 5, 1953	62 years, 200 days	July 9, 1974	20 years, 277 days	83 years, 112 days

24	Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr.	32	April 21, 1905	January 5, 1959	53 years, 259 days	January 2, 1967	61 years, 256 days	February 16, 1996	29 years, 45 days	90 years, 301 days

25	George Deukmejian	35	June 6, 1928	January 3, 1983	54 years, 211 days	January 7, 1991	62 years, 215 days	May 8, 2018	27 years, 121 days	89 years, 336 days

26	Ronald Reagan	33	February 6, 1911	January 2, 1967	55 years, 330 days	January 7, 1975	63 years, 335 days	June 5, 2004	29 years, 150 days	93 years, 120 days

27	Gray Davis	37	December 26, 1942	January 4, 1999	56 years, 9 days	November 17, 2003	60 years, 326 days	15 years, 88 days	76 years, 49 days

28	Arnold Schwarzenegger	38	July 30, 1947	November 17, 2003	56 years, 110 days	January 3, 2011	63 years, 157 days	8 years, 41 days	71 years, 198 days

29	Goodwin Knight	31	December 9, 1896	October 5, 1953	56 years, 300 days	January 5, 1959	62 years, 27 days	May 22, 1970	11 years, 137 days	73 years, 164 days

30	Friend Richardson	25	December 1, 1865	January 9, 1923	57 years, 39 days	January 4, 1927	61 years, 34 days	September 6, 1943	16 years, 245 days	77 years, 279 days

31	William Stephens	24	December 26, 1859	March 15, 1917	57 years, 79 days	January 8, 1923	63 years, 13 days	April 25, 1944	21 years, 108 days	84 years, 121 days

32	Pete Wilson	36	August 23, 1933	January 7, 1991	57 years, 137 days	January 4, 1999	65 years, 134 days	20 years, 40 days	85 years, 174 days

33	C. C. Young	26	April 28, 1869	January 4, 1927	57 years, 251 days	January 6, 1931	61 years, 253 days	December 24, 1947	16 years, 352 days	78 years, 240 days

34	George Stoneman	15	August 8, 1822	January 10, 1883	60 years, 155 days	January 8, 1887	64 years, 153 days	September 5, 1894	7 years, 240 days	72 years, 28 days

35	Robert Waterman	17	December 15, 1826	September 12, 1887	60 years, 271 days	January 8, 1891	64 years, 24 days	April 12, 1891	94 days	64 years, 118 days

36	James Rolph	27	August 23, 1869	January 6, 1931	61 years, 136 days	June 2, 1934	64 years, 283 days	June 2, 1934	0 days	64 years, 283 days

37	Culbert Olson	29	November 7, 1876	January 2, 1939	62 years, 56 days	January 4, 1943	66 years, 58 days	April 13, 1962	19 years, 99 days	85 years, 157 days

38	Washington Bartlett	16	February 29, 1824	January 8, 1887	62 years, 314 days	September 12, 1887	63 years, 196 days	September 12, 1887	0 days	63 years, 196 days

39	Frank Merriam	28	December 22, 1865	June 2, 1934	68 years, 162 days	January 2, 1939	73 years, 11 days	April 25, 1955	16 years, 113 days	89 years, 124 days

40	Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. (II)	39	April 7, 1938	January 3, 2011	72 years, 271 days	January 7, 2019	80 years, 275 days	37 days	80 years, 312 days

# by age	Governor	# in office	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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