Governors of Tennessee
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A list of governors from the state of Tennessee.[1]
| Name | Party | Years |
|---|---|---|
| John Sevier | Democratic Republican | 1796-1801, 1803-1809 |
| Archibald Roane | Democratic Republican | 1801-1803 |
| Willie Blount | Democratic Republican | 1809-1815 |
| Joseph McMinn | Democratic Republican | 1815-1821 |
| William Carroll | Democratic Republican/Democrat | 1821-1827, 1829-1835 |
| Sam Houston | Democratic Republican | 1827-1829 |
| William Hall | Democrat | 1829 |
| Newton Cannon | Whig | 1835-1839 |
| James Knox Polk | Democrat | 1839-1841 |
| James Chamberlain Jones | Whig | 1841-1845 |
| Aaron Venable Brown | Democrat | 1845-1847 |
| Neill Smith Brown | Whig/Know-Nothing | 1847-1849 |
| William Trousdale | Democrat | 1849-1851 |
| William Bowen Campbell | Whig | 1851-1853 |
| Andrew Johnson | Democrat | 1853-1857, 1862-1865 |
| Isham Green Harris | Democrat | 1857-1862 |
| Robert Looney Caruthers[2] | Democrat | 1863 |
| Edward Hazzard East | Democrat/Opposition Party | 1865 |
| William Gannaway Brownlow | Whig/Know-Nothing | 1865-1869 |
Notes
- ↑ http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.8fd3d12ab65b304f8a278110501010a0?submit=Submit&State=TN
- ↑ Caruthers was never inaugurated, as Andrew Johnson was appointed military governor by President Lincoln.