S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
1 |
John Sevier |
30 March 1796 |
23 September 1801 |
Democratic-Republican |
Rockingham County, Virginia |
2 |
Archibald Roane |
23 September 1801 |
23 September 1803 |
Democratic-Republican |
Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
3 |
John Sevier |
23 September 1803 |
20 September 1809 |
Democratic-Republican |
Rockingham County, Virginia |
4 |
Willie Blount |
20 September 1809 |
27 September 1815 |
Democratic-Republican |
Bertie County, North Carolina |
5 |
Joseph McMinn |
27 September 1815 |
1 October 1821 |
Democratic-Republican |
West Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania |
6 |
William Carroll |
1 October 1821 |
1 October 1827 |
Democratic-Republican |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
7 |
Sam Houston |
1 October 1827 |
16 April 1829 |
Democratic-Republican |
Rockbridge County, Virginia, U.S. |
8 |
William Hall |
16 April 1829 |
1 October 1829 |
Democratic |
Surry County, North Carolina |
9 |
William Carroll |
1 October 1829 |
12 October 1835 |
Democratic |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
10 |
Newton Cannon |
12 October 1835 |
14 October 1839 |
Whig |
Guilford County, North Carolina |
11 |
James K. Polk |
14 October 1839 |
15 October 1841 |
Democratic |
Pineville, North Carolina, U.S. |
12 |
James C. Jones |
15 October 1841 |
14 October 1845 |
Whig |
Davidson County, Tennessee, United State |
13 |
Aaron V. Brown |
14 October 1845 |
17 October 1847 |
Democratic |
Brunswick County, Virginia, United States |
14 |
Neill S. Brown |
17 October 1847 |
16 October 1849 |
Whig |
Giles County, Tennessee |
15 |
William Trousdale |
16 October 1849 |
16 October 1851 |
Democratic |
Orange County, North Carolina, United States |
16 |
William B. Campbell |
16 October 1851 |
17 October 1853 |
Whig |
Sumner County, Tennessee |
17 |
Andrew Johnson |
17 October 1853 |
3 November 1857 |
Democratic |
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
18 |
Isham G. Harris |
3 November 1857 |
12 March 1862 |
Democratic |
Franklin County, Tennessee |
19 |
Andrew Johnson |
12 March 1862 |
4 March 1865 |
Unionist/Military |
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
20 |
Edward H. East |
4 March 1865 |
5 April 1865 |
Republican |
Davidson County, Tennessee, United State |
21 |
William G. Brownlow |
5 April 1865 |
25 February 1869 |
Republican |
Wythe County, Virginia |
22 |
Dewitt Clinton Senter |
25 February 1869 |
10 October 1871 |
Republican |
McMinn County, Tennessee |
23 |
John C. Brown |
10 October 1871 |
18 January 1875 |
Democratic |
Giles County, Tennessee |
24 |
James D. Porter |
18 January 1875 |
16 February 1879 |
Democratic |
Paris, Tennessee |
25 |
Albert S. Marks |
16 February 1879 |
17 January 1881 |
Democratic |
Owensboro, Kentucky |
26 |
Alvin Hawkins |
17 January 1881 |
15 January 1883 |
Republican |
Bath County, Kentucky |
27 |
William B. Bate |
15 January 1883 |
17 January 1887 |
Democratic |
Castalian Springs, Tennessee |
28 |
Robert Love Taylor |
17 January 1887 |
19 January 1891 |
Democratic |
Carter County, Tennessee |
29 |
John P. Buchanan |
19 January 1891 |
16 January 1893 |
Farm-Labor |
Williamson County, Tennessee |
30 |
Peter Turney |
16 January 1893 |
21 January 1897 |
Democratic |
Jasper, Tennessee |
31 |
Robert Love Taylor |
21 January 1897 |
16 January 1899 |
Democratic |
Carter County, Tennessee |
32 |
Benton McMillin |
16 January 1899 |
19 January 1903 |
Democratic |
Monroe County, Kentucky |
33 |
James B. Frazier |
19 January 1903 |
21 March 1905 |
Democratic |
Pikeville, Tennessee |
34 |
John I. Cox |
21 March 1905 |
17 January 1907 |
Democratic |
Sullivan County, Tennessee |
35 |
Malcolm R. Patterson |
17 January 1907 |
26 January 1911 |
Democratic |
Somerville, Alabama |
36 |
Ben W. Hooper |
26 January 1911 |
17 January 1915 |
Republican |
Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States |
37 |
Tom C. Rye |
17 January 1915 |
15 January 1919 |
Democratic |
Benton County, Tennessee |
38 |
A. H. Roberts |
15 January 1919 |
15 January 1921 |
Democratic |
Overton County, Tennessee |
39 |
Alfred A. Taylor |
15 January 1921 |
16 January 1923 |
Republican |
Carter County, Tennessee |
40 |
Austin Peay |
16 January 1923 |
3 October 1927 |
Democratic |
Christian County, Kentucky |
41 |
Henry Hollis Horton |
3 October 1927 |
17 January 1933 |
Democratic |
Princeton, Alabama |
42 |
Harry Hill McAlister |
17 January 1933 |
15 January 1937 |
Democratic |
Nashville, Tennessee |
43 |
Gordon Browning |
15 January 1937 |
16 January 1939 |
Democratic |
Carroll County, Tennessee |
44 |
Prentice Cooper |
16 January 1939 |
16 January 1945 |
Democratic |
Bedford County, Tennessee |
45 |
Jim Nance McCord |
16 January 1945 |
16 January 1949 |
Democratic |
Unionville, Tennessee |
46 |
Gordon Browning |
16 January 1949 |
15 January 1953 |
Democratic |
Carroll County, Tennessee |
47 |
Frank G. Clement |
15 January 1953 |
19 January 1959 |
Democratic |
Dickson, Tennessee |
48 |
Buford Ellington |
19 January 1959 |
15 January 1963 |
Democratic |
Holmes County, Mississippi |
49 |
Frank G. Clement |
15 January 1963 |
16 January 1967 |
Democratic |
Dickson, Tennessee |
50 |
Buford Ellington |
16 January 1967 |
16 January 1971 |
Democratic |
Holmes County, Mississippi |
51 |
Winfield Dunn |
16 January 1971 |
18 January 1975 |
Republican |
Meridian, Mississippi |
52 |
Ray Blanton |
18 January 1975 |
17 January 1979 |
Democratic |
Hardin County, Tennessee |
53 |
Lamar Alexander |
17 January 1979 |
17 January 1987 |
Republican |
Maryville, Tennessee, U.S. |
54 |
Ned McWherter |
17 January 1987 |
21 January 1995 |
Democratic |
Palmersville, Tennessee |
55 |
Don Sundquist |
21 January 1995 |
18 January 2003 |
Republican |
Moline, Illinois |
56 |
Phil Bredesen |
18 January 2003 |
15 January 2011 |
Democratic |
Oceanport, New Jersey, United States |
57 |
Bill Haslam |
15 January 2011 |
19 January 2019 |
Republican |
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
58 |
Bill Lee |
19 January 2019 |
Incumbent |
Republican |
Franklin, Tennessee, United States |