Tennessee: State Governors: 1796-1863

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
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
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 update: 09 Jun 2025