State of Tennessee
| Name |
Term |
Party |
Life |
State of Birth |
Occupation |
Notes |
| John Sevier | March 30, 1796 – September 23, 1801 | Democratic-Republican | 1745–1815 | VA | Soldier, pioneer | |
| Archibald Roane | September 23, 1801 – September 23, 1803 | Democratic-Republican | 1760–1819 | PA | Lawyer | |
| John Sevier | September 23, 1803 – September 20, 1809 | Democratic-Republican | 1745–1815 | VA | Soldier, pioneer | |
| Willie Blount | September 20, 1809 – September 27, 1815 | Democratic-Republican | 1768–1835 | NC | Lawyer, planter | |
| Joseph McMinn | September 27, 1815 – October 1, 1821 | Democratic-Republican | 1758–1824 | PA | Merchant | |
| William Carroll | October 1, 1821 – October 1, 1827 | Democratic-Republican | 1788–1844 | PA | Merchant, soldier | |
| Sam Houston | October 1, 1827 – April 16, 1829 | Democratic-Republican | 1793–1863 | VA | Lawyer | |
| William Hall | April 16, 1829 – October 1, 1829 | Democratic | 1775–1856 | NC | Planter, soldier | |
| William Carroll | October 1, 1829 – October 12, 1835 | Democratic | 1788–1844 | PA | Merchant, soldier | |
| Newton Cannon | October 12, 1835 – October 14, 1839 | Whig | 1781–1841 | NC | Planter | |
| James K. Polk | October 14, 1839 – October 15, 1841 | Democratic | 1795–1849 | NC | Lawyer/President | |
| James C. Jones | October 15, 1841 – October 14, 1845 | Whig | 1809–1859 | TN | Lawyer | |
| Aaron V. Brown | October 14, 1845 – October 17, 1847 | Democratic | 1795–1859 | VA | Lawyer | |
| Neill S. Brown | October 17, 1847 – October 16, 1849 | Whig | 1810–1886 | TN | Lawyer | |
| William Trousdale | October 16, 1849 – October 16, 1851 | Democratic | 1790–1872 | NC | Lawyer | |
| William B. Campbell | October 16, 1851 – October 17, 1853 | Whig | 1807–1867 | TN | Lawyer | |
| Andrew Johnson | October 17, 1853 – November 3, 1857 | Democratic | 1808–1875 | NC | Tailor, President | |
| Isham G. Harris | November 3, 1857 – March 12, 1862 | Democratic | 1818–1897 | TN | Lawyer, U.S. Senator | |
| Andrew Johnson | March 12, 1862 – March 4, 1865 | Unionist/Military | 1808–1875 | NC | Tailor, President | |
| Edward H. East (acting) |
March 4, 1865 – April 5, 1865 | Republican | 1830–1904 | TN | Lawyer | |
| William G. Brownlow | April 5, 1865 – February 25, 1869 | Republican | 1805–1877 | VA | Editor, preacher | |
| Dewitt Clinton Senter | February 25, 1869 – October 10, 1871 | Republican | 1830–1898 | TN | Lawyer | |
| John C. Brown | October 10, 1871 – January 18, 1875 | Democratic | 1827–1889 | TN | Lawyer | |
| James D. Porter | January 18, 1875 – February 16, 1879 | Democratic | 1828–1912 | TN | Lawyer, educator | |
| Albert S. Marks | February 16, 1879 – January 17, 1881 | Democratic | 1836–1891 | KY | Lawyer, chancellor | |
| Alvin Hawkins | January 17, 1881 – January 15, 1883 | Republican | 1821–1905 | KY | Lawyer, judge | |
| William B. Bate | January 15, 1883 – January 17, 1887 | Democratic | 1826–1905 | TN | Lawyer, U.S. Senator | |
| Robert Love Taylor | January 17, 1887 – January 19, 1891 | Democratic | 1850–1912 | TN | Lawyer, U.S. Senator | |
| John P. Buchanan | January 19, 1891 – January 16, 1893 | Farm-Labor | 1847–1930 | TN | Farmer | |
| Peter Turney | January 16, 1893 – January 21, 1897 | Democratic | 1827–1903 | TN | Lawyer, judge | |
| Robert Love Taylor | January 21, 1897 – January 16, 1899 | Democratic | 1850–1912 | TN | Lawyer, U.S. Senator | |
| Benton McMillin | January 16, 1899 – January 19, 1903 | Democratic | 1845–1933 | KY | Lawyer, diplomat | |
| James B. Frazier | January 19, 1903 – March 21, 1905 | Democratic | 1856–1937 | TN | Lawyer, U.S. Senator | |
| John I. Cox | March 21, 1905 – January 17, 1907 | Democratic | 1855–1946 | TN | Lawyer | |
| Malcolm R. Patterson | January 17, 1907 – January 26, 1911 | Democratic | 1861–1935 | AL | Lawyer, judge | |
| Ben W. Hooper | January 26, 1911 – January 17, 1915 | Republican | 1870–1957 | TN | Lawyer | |
| Tom C. Rye | January 17, 1915 – January 15, 1919 | Democratic | 1863–1953 | TN | Lawyer, judge | |
| A. H. Roberts | January 15, 1919 – January 15, 1921 | Democratic | 1868–1946 | TN | Lawyer, judge | |
| Alfred A. Taylor | January 15, 1921 – January 16, 1923 | Republican | 1848–1931 | TN | Lawyer | |
| Austin Peay | January 16, 1923 – October 3, 1927 | Democratic | 1876–1927 | KY | Lawyer | |
| Henry Hollis Horton | October 3, 1927 – January 17, 1933 | Democratic | 1866–1934 | AL | Lawyer, farmer | |
| Harry Hill McAlister | January 17, 1933 – January 15, 1937 | Democratic | 1875–1959 | TN | Lawyer | |
| Gordon Browning | January 15, 1937 – January 16, 1939 | Democratic | 1889–1976 | TN | Lawyer, judge | |
| Prentice Cooper | January 16, 1939 – January 16, 1945 | Democratic | 1895–1969 | TN | Lawyer | |
| Jim Nance McCord | January 16, 1945 – January 16, 1949 | Democratic | 1879–1968 | TN | Editor | |
| Gordon Browning | January 16, 1949 – January 15, 1953 | Democratic | 1889–1976 | TN | Lawyer, Judge | |
| Frank G. Clement | January 15, 1953 – January 19, 1959 | Democratic | 1920–1969 | TN | Lawyer | |
| Buford Ellington | January 19, 1959 – January 15, 1963 | Democratic | 1907–1972 | MS | Farmer | |
| Frank G. Clement | January 15, 1963 – January 16, 1967 | Democratic | 1920–1969 | TN | Lawyer | |
| Buford Ellington | January 16, 1967 – January 16, 1971 | Democratic | 1907–1972 | MS | Farmer | |
| Winfield Dunn | January 16, 1971 – January 18, 1975 | Republican | b. 1927 | MS | Dentist | |
| Ray Blanton | January 18, 1975 – January 16, 1979 | Democratic | 1930–1996 | TN | Farmer, businessman | |
| Lamar Alexander | January 16, 1979 – January 17, 1987 | Republican | b. 1940 | TN | Lawyer, US Senator | |
| Ned McWherter | January 17, 1987 – January 21, 1995 | Democratic | 1930–2011 | TN | Businessman | |
| Don Sundquist | January 21, 1995 – January 18, 2003 | Republican | b. 1936 | IL | Businessman | |
| Phil Bredesen | January 18, 2003 – January 15, 2011 | Democratic | b. 1943 | NJ | Businessman | |
| Bill Haslam | January 15, 2011 – present | Republican | b. 1958 | TN | Businessman |
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