List of Tennessee governors from first to last

Tennessee joined the Union on June 1, 1796, becoming the 16th state to be admitted to the United States of America. The state is famously known as a birthplace for many forms of American music. Nashville, the state’s capital, is dubbed “Music City” and is the heart of the country music industry, home to the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

John Sevier became the first governor of Tennessee on Mar 30, 1796.

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

S/N	Governor	Term Start	Term End	Party
1	John Sevier	Mar 30, 1796	Sep 23, 1801	Democratic-Republican
2	Archibald Roane	Sep 23, 1801	Sep 23, 1803	Democratic-Republican
3	John Sevier	Sep 23, 1803	Sep 20, 1809	Democratic-Republican
4	Willie Blount	Sep 20, 1809	Sep 27, 1815	Democratic-Republican
5	Joseph McMinn	Sep 27, 1815	Oct 1, 1821	Democratic-Republican
6	William Carroll	Oct 1, 1821	Oct 1, 1827	Democratic-Republican
7	Sam Houston	Oct 1, 1827	Apr 16, 1829	Democratic-Republican
8	William Hall	Apr 16, 1829	Oct 1, 1829	Democratic
9	William Carroll	Oct 1, 1829	Oct 12, 1835	Democratic
10	Newton Cannon	Oct 12, 1835	Oct 14, 1839	Whig
11	James K. Polk	Oct 14, 1839	Oct 15, 1841	Democratic
12	James C. Jones	Oct 15, 1841	Oct 14, 1845	Whig
13	Aaron V. Brown	Oct 14, 1845	Oct 17, 1847	Democratic
14	Neill S. Brown	Oct 17, 1847	Oct 16, 1849	Whig
15	William Trousdale	Oct 16, 1849	Oct 16, 1851	Democratic
16	William B. Campbell	Oct 16, 1851	Oct 17, 1853	Whig
17	Andrew Johnson	Oct 17, 1853	Nov 3, 1857	Democratic
18	Isham G. Harris	Nov 3, 1857	Mar 12, 1862	Democratic
19	Andrew Johnson	Mar 12, 1862	Mar 4, 1865	Unionist/Military
20	Edward H. East	Mar 4, 1865	Apr 5, 1865	Republican
21	William G. Brownlow	Apr 5, 1865	Feb 25, 1869	Republican
22	Dewitt Clinton Senter	Feb 25, 1869	Oct 10, 1871	Republican
23	John C. Brown	Oct 10, 1871	Jan 18, 1875	Democratic
24	James D. Porter	Jan 18, 1875	Feb 16, 1879	Democratic
25	Albert S. Marks	Feb 16, 1879	Jan 17, 1881	Democratic
26	Alvin Hawkins	Jan 17, 1881	Jan 15, 1883	Republican
27	William B. Bate	Jan 15, 1883	Jan 17, 1887	Democratic
28	Robert Love Taylor	Jan 17, 1887	Jan 19, 1891	Democratic
29	John P. Buchanan	Jan 19, 1891	Jan 16, 1893	Democratic
30	Peter Turney	Jan 16, 1893	Jan 21, 1897	Democratic
31	Robert Love Taylor	Jan 21, 1897	Jan 16, 1899	Democratic
32	Benton McMillin	Jan 16, 1899	Jan 19, 1903	Democratic
33	James B. Frazier	Jan 19, 1903	Mar 21, 1905	Democratic
34	John I. Cox	Mar 21, 1905	Jan 17, 1907	Democratic
35	Malcolm R. Patterson	Jan 17, 1907	Jan 26, 1911	Democratic
36	Ben W. Hooper	Jan 26, 1911	Jan 17, 1915	Republican
37	Thomas C. Rye	Jan 17, 1915	Jan 15, 1919	Democratic
38	Albert H. Roberts	Jan 15, 1919	Jan 15, 1921	Democratic
39	Alfred A. Taylor	Jan 15, 1921	Jan 16, 1923	Republican
40	Austin Peay	Jan 16, 1923	Oct 3, 1927	Democratic
41	Henry Hollis Horton	Oct 3, 1927	Jan 17, 1933	Democratic
42	Hill McAlister	Jan 17, 1933	Jan 15, 1937	Democratic
43	Gordon Browning	Jan 15, 1937	Jan 16, 1939	Democratic
44	Prentice Cooper	Jan 16, 1939	Jan 16, 1945	Democratic
45	Jim Nance McCord	Jan 16, 1945	Jan 16, 1949	Democratic
46	Gordon Browning	Jan 16, 1949	Jan 15, 1953	Democratic
47	Frank G. Clement	Jan 15, 1953	Jan 19, 1959	Democratic
48	Buford Ellington	Jan 19, 1959	Jan 15, 1963	Democratic
49	Frank G. Clement	Jan 15, 1963	Jan 16, 1967	Democratic
50	Buford Ellington	Jan 16, 1967	Jan 16, 1971	Democratic
51	Winfield Dunn	Jan 16, 1971	Jan 18, 1975	Republican
52	Ray Blanton	Jan 18, 1975	Jan 17, 1979	Democratic
53	Lamar Alexander	Jan 20, 1979	Jan 17, 1987	Republican
54	Ned McWherter	Jan 17, 1987	Jan 21, 1995	Democratic
55	Don Sundquist	Jan 21, 1995	Jan 18, 2003	Republican
56	Phil Bredesen	Jan 18, 2003	Jan 15, 2011	Democratic
57	Bill Haslam	Jan 15, 2011	Jan 19, 2019	Republican
58	Bill Lee	Jan 19, 2019	–	Republican