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L I E U T E N A N T     G O V E R N O R S

 

Name

Term

Party

Links

Duncan Stewart

1817 - 1820

 

 

James Patton

1820 -1822

 

 

David Dickson

1822 - 1824

 

 

Gerard C. Brandon

1824 - 1826

 

Governor

Abram M. Scott

1828 - 1832

Democrat

Governor

Fountain Winston

1832 - 1832

 

 

P R E S I D E N T S     O F     T H E     S T A T E

The Constitution of 1832 abolished the Office of Lieutenant Governor and the President of the Senate was formed into office.

Name

Term

Party

 

Charles Lynch

1833 - 1834

Democrat

Governor

P. Briscoe

1834 - 1836

 

 

W. Van Norman

1836 - 1837

 

 

Alexander G. McNutt

1837 - 1838

Democrat

 

A. L. Bingaman

1838 - 1840

 

 

G. B. Augustus

1840 - 1842

 

 

Jesse Speight

1842 - 1846

 

 

A. Fox

1843 - 1844

 

 

Jesse Speight

1844 - 1846

 

 

G. T. Swan

1846 - 1848

 

 

Dabney Lipscomb

1848 - 1851

 

 

James Whitfield

1851 -1854

Democrat

Governor

John J. Pettus

1854 - 1858

Democrat

Governor

James Drane

1858 - 1865

 

 

John M. Simonton

1865 - 1869

 

 

L I E U T E N A N T     G O V E R N O RS

The Office of Lieutenant Governor was re-established with the Constitution of 1869 and the office resumed the duties of the President of the State.

Name

Term

Party

 

Ridgley C. Powers

1870 - 1871

Republican

Governor

Alexander K. Davis

1871 - 1876

Republican

 

John M. Stone

1876 - 1878

Democrat

Governor

William H. Sims

1878 - 1882

Democrat

 

G. D. Shands

1882 - 1890

Democrat

 

M. M. Evans

1890 - 1896

Democrat

 

J. H. Jones

1896 - 1900

Democrat

 

James T. Harrison

1900 - 1904

Democrat

 

John Prentiss Carter

1904 - 1908

Democrat

 

Luther Manship

1908 - 1912

Democrat

 

Theodore G. Bilbo

1912 - 1916

Democrat

Governor

Lee Maurice Russell

1916 - 1920

Democrat

Governor

Homer H. Casteel

1920 - 1924

Democrat

 

Dennis Murphree

1924 - 1927

Democrat

 

Clayton B. Adams

1928 - 1932

Democrat

 

Dennis Murphree

1932 - 1936

Democrat

 

Jacob Buehler Snider

1936 - 1904

Democrat

 

Dennis Murphree

1940 - 1943

Democrat

Governor

Fielding L. Wright

1944 - 1946

Democrat

Governor

Sam Lumpkin

1948 - 1952

Democrat

 

Caroll Gartin

1952 - 1960

Democrat

 

Paul B. Johnson, Jr.

1960 - 1964

Democrat

Governor

Caroll Gartin

1964 - 1966

Democrat

 

Charles L. Sullivan

1968 - 1972

Democrat

 

William F. Winters

1972 - 1976

Democrat

Governor   State Treasurer

Evelyn Gandy

1976 - 1980

Democrat

State Treasurer

Brad Dye

1980 - 1992

Democrat

State Treasurer

Eddie Briggs

1992 - 1996

Republican

 

Ronnie Musgrove

1996 - 2000

Democrat

Governor

Amy Tuck

2000 - 2004

Democrat/Republican*

 

Phil Bryant

2004-Present

Republican

State Auditor

* Amy Tuck switched to the Republican Party in December 2002

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