Governor of New York

The Governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York, the head of the executive branch of New York's state government, and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, to convene the New York State Legislature, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the legislature, as well as to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.
There have been 11 Governorships of New York: 5 of them being a Democrat, 2 of them being Constitutional Democratic, 1 Independent, 1 being a Democratic-Republican, 1 being a Federalist, and 1 being from the Party for Democracy. 
==Governors==
Governors of New York
No.	Governorship	Governor	Governor	Prior Office 	Party	Party 	Election
1 	July 30, 1777
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July 1, 1780	 	
===Philip Schuyler===	Major General 	 	Independent 	1777
2 	July 1, 1780
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March 4, 1793	 	
===George Clinton===	State Legislator 	 	Independent 	1780
2 	July 1, 1780
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March 4, 1793	 	
===George Clinton===	State Legislator 	 	Independent 	1783
2 	July 1, 1780
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March 4, 1793	 	
===George Clinton===	State Legislator 	 	Democratic-Republican 	1786
2 	July 1, 1780
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March 4, 1793	 	
===George Clinton===	State Legislator 	 	Democratic-Republican 	1789
2 	July 1, 1780
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March 4, 1793	 	
===George Clinton===	State Legislator 	 	Democratic-Republican 	1792
3 	March 4, 1793
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March 4, 1795	 	
===Pierre Van Cortlandt===	Lieutenant Governor of New York	 	Party for Democracy 	Appointed
4 	March 4, 1795
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March 4, 1799	 	
===Alexander Hamilton===	Secretary of the Treasury 	 	Federalist 	1794
5 	March 4, 1799
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March 4, 1803	 	
===Robert R. Livingston===	Chancellor of New York 	 	Democratic 	1798
5 	March 4, 1799
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March 4, 1803	 	
===Robert R. Livingston===	Chancellor of New York 	 	Democratic Union 	1798
6 	March 4, 1803
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March 4, 1809	 	
===Amo Gus===	Secretary of the Navy 	 	Constitutional Democratic	1802
6 	March 4, 1803
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March 4, 1809	 	
===Amo Gus===	Secretary of the Navy 	 	Constitutional Democratic	1806
7 	March 4, 1809
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March 4, 1811	 	
===Stephen Van Rensselaer===	Lieutenant Governor of New York	 	Constitutional Democratic	Appointed
8 	March 4, 1811
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May 16, 1817	 	
===John Tremble===	U.S. Representative 	 	People's Labour 	1810
8 	March 4, 1811
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May 16, 1817	 	
===John Tremble===	U.S. Representative 	 	Democratic 	1814
9 	May 16, 1817
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March 4, 1819	 	
===John Tayler===	Lieutenant Governor of New York	 	Democratic 	Appointed
10 	March 4, 1819
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March 4, 1821	 	
===DeWitt Clinton===	Mayor of New York City 	 	Democratic 	1818
11 	March 4, 1821
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Present	 	
=== John Tayler ===	Lieutenant Governor of New York	 	Democratic 	Appointed