Mississippi Governors

Mississippi Genealogy Trails
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M I S S I S S I P P I G O V E R N O R S

David Holmes
(1817-1820)

George Poindexter (1820-1822)

Walter Leake
(1822-1825)
Biography

Gerard C. Brandon (1825-1826)

Lt. Governor

David Holmes
(1826)

Gerard C. Brandon (1826-1832)

Abram M. Scott (1832-1833)

Charles Lynch
(1833)
Lt. Governor

Hiram G. Runnels (1833-1835)

John Anthony Quitman
(1833-1836)
Biography

Charles Lynch
(1836-1838)

Alexander G. McNutt
(1838-1842)
Biography

Tilghman M. Tucker
(1842-1844)

Albert Gallatin Brown
(1844-1848)
Biography

Joseph W. Matthews
(1848-1850)

John Anthony Quitman (1850-1851)

Biography

John Isaac Guion
(1851)

Biography

James Whitfield
(1851-1852)

Lt. Governor

Henry Stuart Foote
(1852-1854)

Biography

John Jones Pettus
(1854)

Lt. Governor

John J. McRae
(1854-1857)

William McWillie
(1857-1859)

John Jones Pettus
(1859-1863)

Charles Clark
(1863-1865)

William Lewis Sharkey
(1865)

Biography

Benj. G. Humphreys
(1865-1868)

Adelbert Ames
(1868-1870)

James Lusk Alcorn
(1870-1871)

Biography

Ridgley Ceylon Powers
(1871-1874)

Lt. Governor

Adelbert Ames
(1874-1876)

John Marshall Stone
(1876-1882)
Biography
Lt. Governor

Robert Lowery
(1882-1890)

John Marshall Stone
(1890-1896)

Anselm Jos. McLaurin
(1896-1900)

Andrew H. Longino
(1900-1904)

James K. Vardaman
(1904-1908)

Edmond Favor Noel
(1908-1912)

Earl Leroy Brewer
(1912-1916)

News Article

Theodore G. Bilbo
(1916-1920)

Lt. Governor

Lee Maurice Russell
(1920-1924)

Lt. Governor

Henry Lewis Whitfield
(1924-1927)

Dennis Murphree
(1927-1928)

Lt. Governor

Theodore G. Bilbo
(1928-1932)

Martin S. Conner
(1932-1936)

Hugh Lawson White
(1936-1940)

Paul Burney Johnson
(1940-1943)

Dennis Murphree
(1943-1944)

Thomas Lowry Bailey
(1944-1946)

Fielding L. Wright
(1946-1952)

Lt. Governor

Hugh Lawson White
(1952-1956)

James P. Coleman
(1956-1960)

Attorney General

Ross Robert Barnett
(1960-1964)

Paul Burney Johnson
(1964-1968)

Lt. Governor

John Bell Williams
(1968-1972)

William Lowe Waller
(1972-1976)

Charles Clifton Finch
(1976-1980)

William Forrest Winter
(1980-1984)

Lt. Governor
   State Treasurer

William A. Allain
(1984-1988)

Ray Mabus
(1988-1992)

Daniel K. Fordice
(1992-2000)

David R. Musgrove
(2000-2004)

Lt. Governor

Haley Reeves Barbour
(2004-)