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List of Governors of
Tennessee
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
contributed by, Barb Z.
Name
|
Term
|
Party
|
Life
|
State of Birth
|
Occupation
|
| William Blount |
September 20,
1790 -
March 30, 1796 |
Democratic-Republican |
1749-1800 |
NC |
Soldier |
| John Sevier |
March 30, 1796
-
September 23, 1801 |
Democratic-Republican |
1745-1815 |
VA |
Soldier, pioneer |
| Archibald Roane |
September 23,
1801 -
September 23, 1803 |
Democratic-Republican |
1760-1819 |
PA |
Lawyer |
| John Sevier |
September 23,
1803 -
September 20, 1809 |
Democratic-Republican |
1745-1815 |
VA |
Soldier, pioneer |
| Willie Blount |
September 20,
1809 -
September 27, 1815 |
Democratic-Republican |
1768-1835 |
NC |
Lawyer, planter |
| Joseph McMinn |
September 27,
1815 -
October 1, 1821 |
Democratic-Republican |
1758-1824 |
PA |
Merchant |
| William Carroll |
October 1, 1821-
October 1, 1827 |
Democratic-Republican |
1788-1844 |
PA |
Merchant,
soldier |
| Sam Houston |
October 1, 1827
-
April 16, 1829 |
Democratic-Republican |
1793-1863 |
VA |
Lawyer |
| William Hall |
April 16, 1829
-
October 1, 1829 |
Democratic |
1775-1856 |
NC |
Planter, soldier |
| William Carroll |
October 1, 1829
-
October 12, 1835 |
Democratic |
1788-1844 |
PA |
Merchant,
soldier |
| Newton Cannon |
October 12,
1835 -
October 14, 1839 |
Whig |
1781-1841 |
NC |
Planter |
| James Knox Polk |
October 14,
1839 -
October 15, 1841 |
Democratic |
1795-1849 |
NC |
Lawyer |
| James Chamberlain Jones |
October 15,
1841 -
October 14, 1845 |
Whig |
1809-1859 |
TN |
Lawyer |
| Aaron Venable Brown |
October 14,
1845 -
October 17, 1847 |
Democratic |
1795-1859 |
VA |
Lawyer |
| Neill Smith Brown |
October 17,
1847 -
October 16, 1849 |
Whig |
1810-1886 |
TN |
Lawyer |
| William Trousdale |
October 16,
1849 -
October 16, 1851 |
Democratic |
1790-1872 |
NC |
Lawyer |
| William Bowen Campbell |
October 16,
1851 -
October 17, 1853 |
Whig |
1807-1867 |
TN |
Lawyer |
| Andrew Johnson |
October 17,
1853 -
November 3, 1857 |
Democratic |
1808-1875 |
NC |
Tailor, President |
| Isham Green Harris |
November 3,
1857 -
March 12, 1862 |
Democratic |
1818-1897 |
TN |
Lawyer, U.S.
Senator |
| Andrew Johnson |
March 12, 1862
-
March 4, 1865 |
Democratic/Military |
1808-1875 |
NC |
Tailor,
President |
| E. H. East |
March 4, 1865
-
April 5, 1865 |
Republican |
1830-1904 |
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|
| William Gannaway Brownlow |
April 5, 1865 -
February 25, 1869 |
Republican |
1805-1877 |
VA |
Editor, preacher |
| Dewitt Clinton Senter |
February 25,
1869 -
October 10, 1871 |
Republican |
1830-1898 |
TN |
Lawyer |
| John Calvin Brown |
October 10,
1871 -
January 18, 1875 |
Democratic |
1827-1889 |
TN |
Lawyer |
| James Davis Porter, Jr. |
January 18,
1875 -
February 16, 1879 |
Democratic |
1828-1912 |
TN |
Lawyer, educator |
| Albert Smith Marks |
February 16,
1879 -
January 17, 1881 |
Democratic |
1836-1891 |
KY |
Lawyer,
chancellor |
| Alvin Hawkins |
January 17,
1881 -
January 15, 1883 |
Republican |
1821-1905 |
KY |
Lawyer, judge |
| William B. Bate |
January 15,
1883 -
January 17, 1887 |
Democratic |
1826-1905 |
TN |
Lawyer, U.S.
Senator |
| Robert Love Taylor |
January 17,
1887 -
January 19, 1891 |
Democratic |
1850-1912 |
TN |
Lawyer, U.S.
Senator |
| John P. Buchanan |
January 19,
1891 -
January 16, 1893 |
Farm-Labor |
1847-1930 |
TN |
Farmer |
| Peter Turney |
January 16,
1893 -
January 21, 1897 |
Democratic |
1827-1903 |
TN |
Lawyer, judge |
| Robert Love Taylor |
January 21,
1897 -
January 16, 1899 |
Democratic |
1850-1912 |
TN |
Lawyer, U.S.
Senator |
| Benton McMillin |
January 16,
1899 -
January 19, 1903 |
Democratic |
1845-1933 |
KY |
Lawyer, diplomat |
| James Beriah Frazier |
January 19,
1903 -
March 21, 1905 |
Democratic |
1856-1937 |
TN |
Lawyer, U.S.
Senator |
| John Isaac Cox |
March 21, 1905 -
January 17, 1907 |
Democratic |
1855-1946 |
TN |
Lawyer |
| Malcolm Rice Patterson |
January 17,
1907 -
January 26, 1911 |
Democratic |
1861-1935 |
AL |
Lawyer, judge |
| Ben Walter Hooper |
January 26,
1911 -
January 17, 1915 |
Republican |
1870-1957 |
TN |
Lawyer |
| Tom Clarke Rye |
January 17,
1915 -
January 15, 1919 |
Democratic |
1863-1953 |
TN |
Lawyer, judge |
| Albert Houston Roberts |
January 15,
1919 -
January 15, 1921 |
Democratic |
1868-1946 |
TN |
Lawyer, judge |
| Alfred Alexander Taylor |
January 15,
1921 -
January 16, 1923 |
Republican |
1848-1931 |
TN |
Lawyer |
| Austin Peay |
January 16,
1923 -
October 3, 1927 |
Democratic |
1876-1927 |
KY |
Lawyer |
| Henry Hollis Horton |
October 3, 1927 -
January 17, 1933 |
Democratic |
1866-1934 |
AL |
Lawyer, farmer |
| Harry Hill McAlister |
January 17,
1933 -
January 15, 1937 |
Democratic |
1875-1959 |
TN |
Lawyer |
| Gordon Weaver Browning |
January 15,
1937 -
January 16, 1939 |
Democratic |
1889-1976 |
TN |
Lawyer, judge |
| William Prentice Cooper |
January 16,
1939 -
January 16, 1945 |
Democratic |
1895-1969 |
TN |
Lawyer |
| Jim Nance McCord |
January 16,
1945 -
January 16, 1949 |
Democratic |
1879-1968 |
TN |
Editor |
| Gordon Weaver Browning |
January 16,
1949 -
January 15, 1953 |
Democratic |
1889-1976 |
TN |
Lawyer, Judge |
| Frank Goad Clement |
January 15,
1953 -
January 19, 1959 |
Democratic |
1920-1969 |
TN |
Lawyer |
| Earl Buford Ellington |
January 19,
1959 -
January 15, 1963 |
Democratic |
1907-1972 |
MS |
Farmer |
| Frank Goad Clement |
January 15,
1963 -
January 16, 1967 |
Democratic |
1920-1969 |
TN |
Lawyer |
| Earl Buford Ellington |
January 16,
1967 -
January 16, 1971 |
Democratic |
1907-1972 |
MS |
Farmer |
| Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn |
January 16,
1971 -
January 18, 1975 |
Republican |
b. 1927 |
MS |
Dentist |
| Leonard Ray Blanton |
January 18,
1975 -
January 16, 1979 |
Democratic |
1930-1996 |
TN |
Farmer,
businessman |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander |
January 16,
1979 -
January 17, 1987 |
Republican |
b. 1940 |
TN |
Lawyer, US
Senator |
| Ned Ray McWherter |
January 17,
1987 -
January 21, 1995 |
Democratic |
b. 1930 |
TN |
Businessman |
| Donald Kenneth Sundquist |
January 21,
1995 -
January 18, 2003 |
Republican |
b. 1936 |
IL |
Businessman |
| Phil Bredesen |
January 18,
2003 -
present |
Democratic |
b. 1943 |
NY |
Businessman |
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