Tennessee: State Governors: 1796-1863 Governor of the State of Tennessee 30 Mar 1796 - 23 Sep 1801 John Sevier 23 Sep 1801 - 23 Sep 1803 Archibald Roane 23 Sep 1803 - 20 Sep 1809 John Sevier (x) 20 Sep 1809 - 27 Sep 1815 Willie Blount 27 Sep 1815 - 1 Oct 1821 Joseph McMinn 1 Oct 1821 - 1 Oct 1827 William Carroll 1 Oct 1827 - 16 Apr 1829 Samuel Houston [1] 16 Apr 1829 - 1 Oct 1829 William Hall 1 Oct 1829 - 12 Oct 1835 William Carroll (x) 12 Oct 1835 - 14 Oct 1839 Newton Cannon 14 Oct 1839 - 14 Oct 1841 James Knox Polk [2] 14 Oct 1841 - 15 Oct 1845 James Chamberlain Jones 15 Oct 1845 - 16 Oct 1847 Aaron Venable Brown 16 Oct 1847 - 16 Oct 1849 Neill Smith Brown 16 Oct 1849 - 16 Oct 1851 William Trousdale 16 Oct 1851 - 17 Oct 1853 William Bowen Campbell 17 Oct 1853 - 3 Nov 1857 Andrew Johnson [3] 3 Nov 1857 - 25 Nov 1863 Isham Green Harris [4] [1] Also in Texas. [2] Also in the United States. [3] Also in the United States. [4] Ceased to exercise the functions on the territory of the State of Tennessee after 25 Nov 1863 when he abandoned the temporary seat of government in Chattanooga. Last updated on: 06 Feb 2022 17:44:31
