Topics Related to Governors

On February 28, 1869, Thomas Bickett, North Carolina’s World War I governor, was born in Monroe.

On January 5, 1891, Gov. Daniel G. Fowle, two years into his term, moved into the state’s new Executive Mansion before construction was completely finished.

On January 1, 1996, North Carolina became the last state in the nation to grant its governor the veto power. The change met with the approval of voters the previous November when they overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment on the statewide ballot.