List of governors of Tennessee
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This is a list of people who have served as Governor of Tennessee.
Southwest Territory
The Territory South of the River Ohio, commonly called the Southwest Territory, was formed in 1790 from lands ceded by North Carolina to the United States government. The territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Tennessee in 1796.
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| # | Picture | Governor (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Party | State of Birth | Occupation | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
William Blount (1749–1800) |
September 20, 1790 – March 30, 1796 |
Democratic-Republican | NC | Land speculator | [1] | |
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| #[2] | Picture | Governor (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Party | State of Birth | Occupation | Lt. Governor | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  |
John Sevier (1745–1815) |
March 30, 1796 – September 23, 1801 |
Democratic-Republican | VA | Soldier, farmer | None | |||
| 3 |  |
Archibald Roane (1760–1819) |
September 23, 1801 – September 23, 1803 |
Democratic-Republican | PA | Lawyer | ||||
| 4 | |
John Sevier (1745–1815) |
September 23, 1803 – September 20, 1809 |
Democratic-Republican | VA | Soldier, farmer | ||||
| 5 |  |
Willie Blount (1768–1835) |
September 20, 1809 – September 27, 1815 |
Democratic-Republican | NC | Lawyer, planter | ||||
| 6 |  |
Joseph McMinn (1758–1824) |
September 27, 1815 – October 1, 1821 |
Democratic-Republican | PA | Merchant | ||||
| 7 |  |
William Carroll (1788–1844) |
October 1, 1821 – October 1, 1827 |
Democratic-Republican | PA | Merchant, soldier | ||||
| 8 |  |
Sam Houston (1793–1863) |
October 1, 1827 – April 16, 1829 |
Democratic-Republican | VA | Lawyer | ||||
| 9 |  |
William Hall (1775–1856) |
April 16, 1829 – October 1, 1829 |
Democratic | NC | Planter, soldier | ||||
| 10 | |
William Carroll (1788–1844) |
October 1, 1829 – October 12, 1835 |
Democratic | PA | Merchant, soldier | ||||
| 11 |  |
Newton Cannon (1781–1841) |
October 12, 1835 – October 14, 1839 |
Whig | NC | Planter | ||||
| 12 |  |
James K. Polk (1795–1849) |
October 14, 1839 – October 15, 1841 |
Democratic | NC | Lawyer, politician | ||||
| 13 |  |
James C. Jones (1809–1859) |
October 15, 1841 – October 14, 1845 |
Whig | TN | Lawyer | ||||
| 14 |  |
Aaron V. Brown (1795–1859) |
October 14, 1845 – October 17, 1847 |
Democratic | VA | Lawyer | ||||
| 15 |  |
Neill S. Brown (1810–1886) |
October 17, 1847 – October 16, 1849 |
Whig | TN | Lawyer | ||||
| 16 |  |
William Trousdale (1790–1872) |
October 16, 1849 – October 16, 1851 |
Democratic | NC | Lawyer | ||||
| 17 |  |
William B. Campbell (1807–1867) |
October 16, 1851 – October 17, 1853 |
Whig | TN | Lawyer | ||||
| 18 |  |
Andrew Johnson (1808–1875) |
October 17, 1853 – November 3, 1857 |
Democratic | NC | Tailor, lawyer, politician | ||||
| 19 |  |
Isham G. Harris (1818–1897) |
November 3, 1857 – March 12, 1862 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer, politician | [3] | |||
| 20 | |
Andrew Johnson (1808–1875) |
March 12, 1862 – March 4, 1865 |
Unionist/Military | NC | Lawyer, politician | ||||
| — |  |
Edward H. East (1830–1904) |
March 4, 1865 – April 5, 1865 |
Republican | TN | Lawyer | [4] | |||
| 21 |  |
William G. Brownlow (1805–1877) |
April 5, 1865 – February 25, 1869 |
Republican | VA | Editor, preacher | ||||
| 22 |  |
DeWitt Clinton Senter (1830–1898) |
February 25, 1869 – October 10, 1871 |
Republican | TN | Lawyer | ||||
| 23 |  |
John C. Brown (1827–1889) |
October 10, 1871 – January 18, 1875 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer | ||||
| 24 |  |
James D. Porter (1828–1912) |
January 18, 1875 – February 16, 1879 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer, educator | ||||
| 25 |  |
Albert S. Marks (1836–1891) |
February 16, 1879 – January 17, 1881 |
Democratic | KY | Lawyer, judge | ||||
| 26 |  |
Alvin Hawkins (1821–1905) |
January 17, 1881 – January 15, 1883 |
Republican | KY | Lawyer, judge | ||||
| 27 |  |
William B. Bate (1826–1905) |
January 15, 1883 – January 17, 1887 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer, politician | ||||
| 28 |  |
Robert Love Taylor (1850–1912) |
January 17, 1887 – January 19, 1891 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer, politician | ||||
| 29 |  |
John P. Buchanan (1847–1930) |
January 19, 1891 – January 16, 1893 |
Democratic | TN | Farmer | ||||
| 30 |  |
Peter Turney (1827–1903) |
January 16, 1893 – January 21, 1897 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer, judge | ||||
| 31 | |
Robert Love Taylor (1850–1912) |
January 21, 1897 – January 16, 1899 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer, politician | ||||
| 32 |  |
Benton McMillin (1845–1933) |
January 16, 1899 – January 19, 1903 |
Democratic | KY | Lawyer, diplomat | ||||
| 33 |  |
James B. Frazier (1856–1937) |
January 19, 1903 – March 21, 1905 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer, politician | ||||
| 34 |  |
John I. Cox (1855–1946) |
March 21, 1905 – January 17, 1907 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer | ||||
| 35 |  |
Malcolm R. Patterson (1861–1935) |
January 17, 1907 – January 26, 1911 |
Democratic | AL | Lawyer, judge | ||||
| 36 |  |
Ben W. Hooper (1870–1957) |
January 26, 1911 – January 17, 1915 |
Republican | TN | Lawyer | ||||
| 37 |  |
Thomas C. Rye (1863–1953) |
January 17, 1915 – January 15, 1919 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer, judge | ||||
| 38 |  |
Albert H. Roberts (1868–1946) |
January 15, 1919 – January 15, 1921 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer, judge | ||||
| 39 |  |
Alfred A. Taylor (1848–1931) |
January 15, 1921 – January 16, 1923 |
Republican | TN | Lawyer | ||||
| 40 |  |
Austin Peay (1876–1927) |
January 16, 1923 – October 3, 1927 |
Democratic | KY | Lawyer | [5] | |||
| 41 |  |
Henry Hollis Horton (1866–1934) |
October 3, 1927 – January 17, 1933 |
Democratic | AL | Lawyer, farmer | ||||
| 42 |  |
Hill McAlister (1875–1959) |
January 17, 1933 – January 15, 1937 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer | ||||
| 43 |  |
Gordon Browning (1889–1976) |
January 15, 1937 – January 16, 1939 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer, judge | ||||
| 44 |  |
Prentice Cooper (1895–1969) |
January 16, 1939 – January 16, 1945 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer | ||||
| 45 |  |
Jim Nance McCord (1879–1968) |
January 16, 1945 – January 16, 1949 |
Democratic | TN | Editor | ||||
| 46 | |
Gordon Browning (1889–1976) |
January 16, 1949 – January 15, 1953 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer, judge | ||||
| Walter M. Haynes | ||||||||||
| 47 |  |
Frank G. Clement (1920–1969) |
January 15, 1953 – January 19, 1959 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer | Jared Maddux | |||
| 48 |  |
Buford Ellington (1907–1972) |
January 19, 1959 – January 15, 1963 |
Democratic | MS | Farmer | William D. Baird | |||
| 49 | |
Frank G. Clement (1920–1969) |
January 15, 1963 – January 16, 1967 |
Democratic | TN | Lawyer | James L. Bomar, Jr. | |||
| Jared Maddux | ||||||||||
| 50 | |
Buford Ellington (1907–1972) |
January 16, 1967 – January 16, 1971 |
Democratic | MS | Farmer | Frank Gorrell | |||
| 51 |  |
Winfield Dunn (b. 1927) |
January 16, 1971 – January 18, 1975 |
Republican | MS | Dentist | John S. Wilder | |||
| 52 |  |
Ray Blanton (1930–1996) |
January 18, 1975 – January 17, 1979 |
Democratic | TN | Farmer, businessman | ||||
| 53 |  |
Lamar Alexander (b. 1940) |
January 20, 1979 – January 17, 1987 |
Republican | TN | Lawyer, politician | ||||
| 54 |  |
Ned McWherter (1930–2011) |
January 17, 1987 – January 21, 1995 |
Democratic | TN | Businessman | ||||
| 55 |  |
Don Sundquist (b. 1936) |
January 21, 1995 – January 18, 2003 |
Republican | IL | Businessman | ||||
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Phil Bredesen (b. 1943) |
January 18, 2003 – January 15, 2011 |
Democratic | NJ | Businessman | ||||
| Ron Ramsey | ||||||||||
| 57 |  |
Bill Haslam (b. 1958) |
January 15, 2011 – January 19, 2019 |
Republican | TN | Businessman | ||||
| Randy McNally | ||||||||||
| 58 |  |
Bill Lee (b. 1959) |
January 19, 2019 – present |
Republican | TN | Businessman | ||||
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