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| 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 |
| US States Governors List |
