List of Georgia governors from first to last

Georgia joined the Union on January 2, 1788. It was the fourth state to do so and also the first Southern state.

Georgia’s entry into the Union marked a significant moment in United States history. As the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, Georgia played a crucial role in the early political formation of the nation.

Here is a chronological list of the governors of Georgia from First to last.

S/n	Governor	Term Start	Term End	Party
1	Archibald Bulloch	Jan 22, 1776	Feb 22, 1777	None
2	Button Gwinnett	Mar 4, 1777	May 8, 1777	None
3	John A. Treutlen	May 8, 1777	Jan 10, 1778	None
4	John Houstoun	Jan 10, 1778	Dec 29, 1778	None
5	John Wereat	Aug 6, 1779	Nov 1, 1779	None
6	George Walton	Nov 1, 1779	Jan 4, 1780	None
7	George Wells	Feb 6, 1780	Feb 16, 1780	None
8	Stephen Heard	Feb 18, 1780	Aug 18, 1781	None
9	Nathan Brownson	Aug 18, 1781	Jan 3, 1782	None
10	John Martin	Jan 3, 1782	Jan 8, 1783	None
11	Lyman Hall	Jan 8, 1783	Jan 9, 1784	None
12	John Houstoun	Jan 9, 1784	Jan 6, 1785	None
13	Samuel Elbert	Jan 6, 1785	Jan 9, 1786	None
14	Edward Telfair	Jan 9, 1786	Jan 9, 1787	None
15	George Mathews	Jan 9, 1787	Jan 26, 1788	None
16	George Handley	Jan 26, 1788	Jan 7, 1789	None
17	George Walton	Jan 7, 1789	Nov 9, 1789	Democratic-Republican
18	Edward Telfair	Nov 9, 1789	Nov 7, 1793	Democratic-Republican
19	George Mathews	Nov 7, 1793	Jan 15, 1796	Democratic-Republican
20	Jared Irwin	Jan 15, 1796	Jan 12, 1798	Democratic-Republican
21	James Jackson	Jan 12, 1798	Mar 3, 1801	Democratic-Republican
22	David Emanuel	Mar 3, 1801	Nov 7, 1801	Democratic-Republican
23	Josiah Tattnall	Nov 7, 1801	Nov 4, 1802	Democratic-Republican
24	John Milledge	Nov 4, 1802	Sep 23, 1806	Democratic-Republican
25	Jared Irwin	Sep 23, 1806	Nov 10, 1809	Democratic-Republican
26	David Brydie Mitchell	Nov 10, 1809	Nov 5, 1813	Democratic-Republican
27	Peter Early	Nov 5, 1813	Nov 20, 1815	Democratic-Republican
28	David Brydie Mitchell	Nov 20, 1815	Mar 4, 1817	Democratic-Republican
29	William Rabun	Mar 4, 1817	Oct 24, 1819	Democratic-Republican
30	Matthew Talbot	Oct 24, 1819	Nov 5, 1819	Democratic-Republican
31	John Clark	Nov 5, 1819	Nov 7, 1823	Democratic-Republican
32	George Troup	Nov 7, 1823	Nov 7, 1827	Democratic-Republican
33	John Forsyth	Nov 7, 1827	Nov 4, 1829	Democratic-Republican
34	George Rockingham Gilmer	Nov 4, 1829	Nov 9, 1831	Democratic-Republican
35	Wilson Lumpkin	Nov 9, 1831	Nov 4, 1835	Union (Democratic)
36	William Schley	Nov 4, 1835	Nov 8, 1837	Union (Democratic)
37	George Rockingham Gilmer	Nov 8, 1837	Nov 6, 1839	State Rights (Whig)
38	Charles James McDonald	Nov 6, 1839	Nov 8, 1843	Union (Democratic)
39	George W. Crawford	Nov 8, 1843	Nov 3, 1847	Whig
40	George W. Towns	Nov 3, 1847	Nov 5, 1851	Democratic
41	Howell Cobb	Nov 5, 1851	Nov 9, 1853	Constitutional Union
42	Herschel Vespasian Johnson	Nov 9, 1853	Nov 6, 1857	Democratic
43	Joseph E. Brown	Nov 6, 1857	Jun 17, 1865	Democratic
44	James Johnson	Jun 17, 1865	Dec 14, 1865	Democratic
45	Charles J. Jenkins	Dec 14, 1865	Jan 13, 1868	Democratic
46	Thomas H. Ruger	Jan 13, 1868	Jul 4, 1868	—
47	Rufus Bullock	Jul 4, 1868	Oct 30, 1871	Republican
48	Benjamin F. Conley	Oct 30, 1871	Jan 12, 1872	Republican
49	James Milton Smith	Jan 12, 1872	Jan 12, 1877	Democratic
50	Alfred H. Colquitt	Jan 12, 1877	Nov 4, 1882	Democratic
51	Alexander H. Stephens	Nov 4, 1882	Mar 4, 1883	Democratic
52	James S. Boynton	Mar 4, 1883	May 10, 1883	Democratic
53	Henry Dickerson McDaniel	May 10, 1883	Nov 9, 1886	Democratic
54	John Brown Gordon	Nov 9, 1886	Nov 8, 1890	Democratic
55	William J. Northen	Nov 8, 1890	Oct 27, 1894	Democratic
56	William Yates Atkinson	Oct 27, 1894	Oct 29, 1898	Democratic
57	Allen D. Candler	Oct 29, 1898	Oct 25, 1902	Democratic
58	Joseph M. Terrell	Oct 25, 1902	Jun 29, 1907	Democratic
59	M. Hoke Smith	Jun 29, 1907	Jun 26, 1909	Democratic
60	Joseph Mackey Brown	Jun 26, 1909	Jul 1, 1911	Democratic
61	M. Hoke Smith	Jul 1, 1911	Nov 15, 1911	Democratic
62	John M. Slaton	Nov 16, 1911	Jan 25, 1912	Democratic
63	Joseph Mackey Brown	Jan 25, 1912	Jun 28, 1913	Democratic
64	John M. Slaton	Jun 28, 1913	Jun 26, 1915	Democratic
65	Nathaniel Edwin Harris	Jun 26, 1915	Jun 30, 1917	Democratic
66	Hugh Dorsey	Jun 30, 1917	Jun 25, 1921	Democratic
67	Thomas W. Hardwick	Jun 25, 1921	Jun 30, 1923	Democratic
68	Clifford Walker	Jun 30, 1923	Jun 25, 1927	Democratic
69	Lamartine Griffin Hardman	Jun 25, 1927	Jun 27, 1931	Democratic
70	Richard Russell Jr.	Jun 27, 1931	Jan 10, 1933	Democratic
71	Eugene Talmadge	Jan 10, 1933	Jan 12, 1937	Democratic
72	Eurith D. Rivers	Jan 12, 1937	Jan 14, 1941	Democratic
73	Eugene Talmadge	Jan 14, 1941	Jan 12, 1943	Democratic
74	Ellis Arnall	Jan 12, 1943	Jan 14, 1947	Democratic
75	Herman Talmadge	Jan 14, 1947	Mar 18, 1947
76	Melvin E. Thompson	Mar 18, 1947	Nov 17, 1948	Democratic
77	Herman Talmadge	Nov 17, 1948	Jan 11, 1955	Democratic
78	Marvin Griffin	Jan 11, 1955	Jan 13, 1959	Democratic
79	Ernest Vandiver	Jan 13, 1959	Jan 15, 1963	Democratic
80	Carl Sanders	Jan 15, 1963	Jan 11, 1967	Democratic
81	Lester Maddox	Jan 11, 1967	Jan 12, 1971	Democratic
82	Jimmy Carter	Jan 12, 1971	Jan 14, 1975	Democratic
83	George Busbee	Jan 14, 1975	Jan 11, 1983	Democratic
84	Joe Frank Harris	Jan 11, 1983	Jan 14, 1991	Democratic
85	Zell Miller	Jan 14, 1991	Jan 11, 1999	Democratic
86	Roy Barnes	Jan 11, 1999	Jan 13, 2003	Democratic
87	Sonny Perdue	Jan 13, 2003	Jan 10, 2011	Republican
88	Nathan Deal	Jan 10, 2011	Jan 14, 2019	Republican
89	Brian Kemp	Jan 14, 2019	–	Republican