Jonas Galusha

Infobox Governor
name= Jonas Galusha


caption=
order=6^th
office= Governor of Vermont
term_start= 1809
term_end= 1813
lieutenant= Paul Brigham
predecessor=Isaac Tichenor
successor=Martin Chittenden
birth_date= birth date|1753|2|11|mf=y
birth_place= Norwich, Connecticut
death_date= death date|1834|9|24|mf=y
death_place= Shaftsbury, Vermont
spouse= Mary Chittenden
profession= Judge / Politician
party= Democratic Republican
footnotes= First Term
order2=8^th
office2= Governor of Vermont
term_start2=1815
term_end2=1820
lieutenant2= Paul Brigham
predecessor2=Martin Chittenden
successor2=Richard Skinner
footnotes=

Jonas Galusha (February 11, 1753 - September 24, 1834) was Governor of Vermont for two terms in the early 1800s.

Galusha was born in Norwich, Connecticut, and migrated to Shaftsbury, Vermont, in 1775. He had a distinguished record in the American Revolution, fighting in the Battle of Bennington in 1777. He was active in the Baptist Church and served in several administrative and judicial positions in state government. In 1808, he served as a presidential elector for the Democratic-Republican candidacy of James Madison. The following year, he was elected Governor of Vermont, serving until 1813. He was both the predecessor and the successor of the Federalist Martin Chittenden, brother of Galusha's wife, Mary Chittenden. Galusha served another term as Governor from 1815 to 1820. He was later again a Presidential elector in the 1820 and 1824 elections. He died in Shaftsbury in 1834.