James Edward
Oglethorpe, July 15, 1732 to 1775.
Wm Stephens, acting Governor, 1743 to 1751.
Henry Parker, 1751 to 1754.
John Reynolds, 1754 to 1757.
Henry Ellis, 1757 to 1760.
James Wright, 1760 to 1771.
James Habersham, acting, 1771 to 1773.
James Wright, 1773 to 1775. Deposed.
Wm Ewen, 1775 to 1776.
Arch Bullock, 1776 to 1777.
Button Gwinnett, February 22, 1777, to May 8, 1777.
John Adam Trentlea, May 8, 1777, to January 8, 1778.
John Houston, January 8 to December 29, 1778.
John Wereat, 1778 to 1779.
Geo Walton, November 4, 1779, to January 7, 1780.
Richard Howley, January 7, 1780 to 1781.
Stephen Heard, Prt Ex council, 1781 to August, 1781.
Nathan Brownson, August, 1781, to January, 1782.
John Martin, 1782 to 1783.
Lyman Hall, 1783 to 1784.
John Houston, 1784 to 1785.
Samuel Elbert, 1785 to 1786.
Edward Telfair, 1786 to 1787.
George Mathews, 1787 to 1788.
George Handley, 1788 to 1789.
George Walton, 1789 to 1790.
Edward Telfair, 1790 to 1793.
George Mathews, 1793 to 1796.
Jared Irwin, 1796 to 1798.
James Jackson, 1798 to 1801
David Emanuel, President of Senate, acting Governor, March, 1801, to
November, 1801
Josiah Tattnall, 1801 to 1802.
John Milledge, 1802 to 1806
Jared Irwin, President of Senate, acting Governor, September, 1806 to
November 7, 1806.
Jared Irwin, November, 1806, to November, 1809.
David B Mitchell, November, 1809, to 1813.
Peter Early, November, 1813, to 1815
David B Mitchell, 1815 to 1817. (Resigned.)
Wm Rabun, President Senate, Governor ad interim, November, 1817.
Wm Rabun, November, 1817 to October, 1819. (Died.)
Mathew Talbot, President Senate ad interium to November, 1819.
John Clarke, 1819 to 1823.
Geo M Troup, November, 1823 to 1827.
John Forsyth, 1827 to 1829.
Geo R Gilmer, 1829 to 1831.
Wilson Lumpkin, 1831 to 1835.
Wm Schley, 1835 to 1837.
Geo R Gilmer, 1837 to 1839.
Charles J McDonald, November 1839, to 1843.
Geo W Crawford, 1843 to 1847.
Geo W Towns, 1847 to 1851
Howell Cobb, 1851 to 1853.
Herschel V Johnson, 1853 to 1857
Joseph E Brown, 1857 to 1865
James Johnson, Pro Governor, July, 1865 to December, 1865.
Charles J Jenkins, 1865 to 1868.
Brigadier-General T H Ruger, acting Governor, January, 1868, to July,
1869.
Rufus B Bulloch July 1869, to October, 1871
Benj Conley, President Senate, October, 1871 to 1872.
James M Smith, January, 1872, to January, 1877.
Alfred H. Colquitt, 1877 to November 1882
Alex H. Stephens, November, 1882 to march 1883 (Died)
Jas. S. Boynton, President Senate, March 1883 to July 1883
Henry D. McDaniel, July 1883 to November 1886
John B. Gordon, November 1886 to November 1890
Wm. J. Northern, November 1890 to 1894
W.Y. Atkinson, November 1894 to 1898
Allen D Candler, 1898 to 1902
Joseph M. Terrell, 1902-1907
Hoke Smith, 1907-1909
Joseph M. Brown, 1909-1911
Hoke Smith, 1911
John M. Slaton, 1911-1912
Joseph M. Brown, 1912-1913
John M. Slaton, 1913-1915
Nathaniel E. Harris, 1915-1917
Hugh M. Dorsey, 1917-1921
Thomas W. Hardwick, 1921-1923
Clifford M. Walker, 1923-1927
Lamartine G. Hardman, 1927-1931
Richard B. Russell, Jr., 1931-1933
Eugene Talmadge, 1933-1937
Eurith D. Rivers, 1937-1941
Eugene Talmadge, 1941-1943
Ellis G. Arnall, 1943-1947
Herman E. Talmadge, 1947
Melvin E. Thompson, 1947-1948
Herman E. Talmadge, 1948-1955
S. Marvin Griffin, 1955-1959
S. Ernest Vandiver, Jr., 1959-1963
Carl E. Sanders, 1963-1967
Lester G. Maddox, 1967-1971
James E. Carter, 1971-1975
George Busbee, 1975-1983
Joe Frank Harris, 1983-1991
Zell Miller, 1991-1999
Roy Barnes, 1999-
Governors
of
Georgia.—The
government of Georgia may be divided into seven distinct periods. 1st under the charter; 2nd,
as
a royal province; 3rd, during the Revolutionary period; 4th,
under
the constitution of 1777; 5th, under the constitution of
1798;
6th, under the constitution of 1868, and 7th,
under the
present constitution, which was adopted in1877.
The governors under the charter were James E.
Oglethorpe, William
Stephens and Henry Parker, the last two being acting governors during
Oglethorp’s absence.
While the colony was under the authority of the crown the governors
were John
Reynolds, Henry Ellis, James Wright and James Habersham, the last named
being
president of the council and acting governor.
In June, 1775, William Ewen, as president of
the Council of Safety,
becoming acting governor, and he was succeeded by Archibald Bullock and
Button
Gwinnett, in order, who, as president of the provincial council and
commander-in-chief, administered the affairs of the colony until the
adoption
of the constitution of 1777.
Under that constitution the governors were John A. Treutlen, John
Houston, John
Wereat, George Walton, Richard Howley, Stephen Heard, Nathan Brownson,
John
Martin, Lyman Hall, John Houston, Samuel Elbert, Edward Telfair, George
Matthews, George Handley, George Walton, Edward Telfair, George
Matthews, Jared
Irwin and James Jackson, who continued in office for a time under the
constitution of 1798.
The governors during the next period were James Jackson, David Emanuel,
Josiah
Tattnall, John Milledge, Jared Irwin, David B. Mitchell, Peter Early,
David B.
Mitchell, William Rabun, Matthew Talbot, John Clarke, George M. Troup,
John
Forsyth, George R. Gilmer, Wilson Lumpkin, William Schley, George R.
Gilmer,
Charles J. McDonald, George W. Crawford, George W. Towns, Howell Cobb,
Herschel
V. Johnson Joseph E. Brown, James Johnson, (appointed provisional
governor in
July, 1865, by President Andrew Johnson) and Charles R. Jenkins, who
was
removed by the military authorities under the reconstruction measures
and Gen.
Thomas H. Ruger appointed to act until the constitution of 1868 became
effective.
Under that constitution the first governor was Rufus B. Bullock, who
was
succeeded in order by Benjamin Conley, (acting governor) James M. Smith
and
Alfred H. Colquitt. Colquitt’s
administration continued until after the adoption of the constitution
of 1877,
under which the governors have been as follows:
Alfred H. Colquitt, Alexander H. Stephens,
James L. Boynton, Henry D.
McDaniel, John B. Gordon, William J. Northen, William Y. Atkinson,
Allen D.
Candler and Joseph M. Terrell. (See
biographical sketches of the several governors for terms of service,
etc.).
(GEORGIA:
Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and
Persons,
Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. VOL III Publ. 1906. Transcribed by Marilyn
Clore)
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