List of colonial governors of Connecticut
Connecticut Colony, 1639–1776
The Connecticut Colony was formed from the towns of Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield. Between 1639 and 1655, consecutive terms were not allowed, so the governorship rotated between John Haynes and Edward Hopkins each year, except for 1642 when George Wyllys served.

List of colonial governors of Connecticut

Section Title: Connecticut Colony, 1639–1776
Table Section Text: The Connecticut Colony was formed from the towns of Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield. Between 1639 and 1655, consecutive terms were not allowed, so the governorship rotated between John Haynes and Edward Hopkins each year, except for 1642 when George Wyllys served.

#	Term #	Governor	Took office	Left office

1	1	John Haynes	1639	1640

2	2	Edward Hopkins	1640	1641

1	3	John Haynes	1641	1642

3	4	George Wyllys	1642	1643

1	5	John Haynes	1643	1644

2	6	Edward Hopkins	1644	1645

1	7	John Haynes	1645	1646

2	8	Edward Hopkins	1646	1647

1	9	John Haynes	1647	1648

2	10	Edward Hopkins	1649	1650

1	11	John Haynes	1650	1651

2	12	Edward Hopkins	1651	1652

1	13	John Haynes	1652	1653

2	14	Edward Hopkins	1653	1654

1	15	John Haynes	1654	1655

2	16	Edward Hopkins	1655	1656

4	17	Thomas Welles	1655	1656

5	18	John Webster	1656	1657

6	19	John Winthrop the Younger	1657	1658

4	20	Thomas Welles	1658	1659

6	21	John Winthrop the Younger	1659	1676

7	22	William Leete	1676	1683

8	23	Robert Treat	1683	1698

9	24	Fitz-John Winthrop	1698	1707

10	25	Gurdon Saltonstall	1708	1724

11	26	Joseph Talcott	1724	1741

12	27	Jonathan Law	1741	1750

13	28	Roger Wolcott	1750	1754

14	29	Thomas Fitch	1754	1766

15	30	William Pitkin	1766	1769

16	31	Jonathan Trumbull	1769	1776

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William Pitkin was a colonial governor of Connecticut Colony.

final_sentence: William Pitkin was a colonial governor of Connecticut Colony.