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This is a list of Governors of the state of Georgia, including governors of the British colony of Georgia. Following the dates of service for many governors is the county or city named after that governor.
[edit] Colonial governors
- James Oglethorpe, Resident Trustee, 1733 - 1743 (Oglethorpe County)
- William Stephens, President, 1743 - 1751
- Henry Parker, President, 1751 - 1752
- Patrick Graham, President, 1752 - 1754
- John Reynolds, 1754 - 1757
- Henry Ellis, 1757 - 1760
- James Wright, 1760 - 1776, 1779 - 1782
[edit] State governors
| Name | Took
office | Left
office | Party | Namesake
|
| George Walton<ref>President of Council of Safety.</ref>
| 1775
| 1776
| Whig<ref>Not a formal political party, and not to be confused with the 19th-century
United States Whig Party.</ref>
| Walton County
|
| William Ewen<ref>President of Council of Safety.</ref>
| 1776
| 1776
| Whig
|
|
| Archibald Bulloch<ref>President.</ref>
| 1776
| 1777
| Whig
| Bulloch County
|
| Button Gwinnett<ref>President.</ref>
| 1777
| 1777
| Whig
| Gwinnett County
|
| John A. Treutlen
| 1777
| 1778
| Whig
| Treutlen County
|
| John Houstoun
| 1778
| 1779
| Whig
| Houston County
|
| William Glascock<ref>President of Executive Council.</ref>
| 1779
| 1779
| Whig
|
|
| Seth John Cuthbert<ref>President of Supreme Executive Council.</ref>
| 1779
| 1779
| Whig
|
|
| John Wereat<ref>President of Supreme Executive Council.</ref>
| 1779
| 1780
| Whig
|
|
| George Walton
| 1779
| 1780
| Whig
| Walton County
|
| Richard Howly
| 1780
| 1780
| Whig
|
|
| Stephen Heard<ref>President of Executive Council.</ref>
| 1780
| 1780
| Whig
| Heard County
|
| Myrick Davies<ref>President of Executive Council.</ref>
| 1780
| 1781
| Whig
|
|
| Nathan Brownson
| 1781
| 1782
| none
|
|
| John Martin
| 1782
| 1783
| none
|
|
| Lyman Hall
| 1783
| 1784
| none
| Hall County
|
| John Houstoun
| 1784
| 1785
| none
| Houston County
|
| Samuel Elbert
| 1785
| 1786
| none
| Elbert County
|
| Edward Telfair
| 1786
| 1787
| none
| Telfair County
|
| George Mathews
| 1787
| 1788
| none
|
|
| George Handley
| 1788
| 1789
| none
|
|
| George Walton
| 1789
| 1790
| none
| Walton County
|
| Edward Telfair
| 1790
| 1793
| none
| Telfair County
|
| George Mathews
| 1793
| 1796
| none
|
|
| Jared Irwin
| 1796
| 1798
| Jeffersonian Republican
| Irwin County
|
| James Jackson
| 1798
| 1801
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Jackson faction
| Jackson County
|
| David Emanuel
| 1801
| 1801
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Jackson faction
| Emanuel County
|
| Josiah Tattnall, Jr.
| 1801
| 1802
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Jackson faction
| Tattnall County
|
| John Milledge
| 1802
| 1806
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Jackson faction
| Milledgeville
|
| Jared Irwin
| 1806
| 1809
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Jackson faction
| Irwin County
|
| David B. Mitchell
| 1809
| 1813
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Jackson faction
|
|
| Peter Early
| 1813
| 1815
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Jackson faction
| Early County
|
| David B. Mitchell
| 1815
| 1817
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Jackson faction
|
|
| William Rabun
| 1817
| 1819
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Troup faction
<ref>The Troup party was essentially the continuation of the Jackson faction (followers of
James Jackson).</ref>
| Rabun County
|
| Matthew Talbot
| 1819
| 1819
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Clark faction
| Talbot County
|
| John Clark
| 1819
| 1823
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Clark faction
|
|
| George M. Troup
| 1823
| 1827
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Troup faction
| Troup County
|
| John Forsyth
| 1827
| 1829
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Troup faction
| Forsyth County
|
| George R. Gilmer
| 1829
| 1831
| Jeffersonian Republican,
Troup faction
| Gilmer County
|
| Wilson Lumpkin
| 1831
| 1835
| Union (Democratic)
| Lumpkin County
|
| William Schley
| 1835
| 1837
| Union (Democratic)
| Schley County
|
| George R. Gilmer
| 1837
| 1839
| State Rights (Whig)
| Gilmer County
|
| Charles J. McDonald
| 1839
| 1843
| Union (Democratic)
|
|
| George W. Crawford
| 1843
| 1847
| Whig
| Crawford County
|
| George W. Towns
| 1847
| 1851
| Democratic
| Towns County
|
| Howell Cobb
| 1851
| 1853
| Constitutional Union (Democratic)
| (not Cobb County)
|
| Herschel V. Johnson
| 1853
| 1857
| Democratic
| Johnson County
|
| Joseph E. Brown
| 1857
| 1865
| Democratic
|
|
| James Johnson
| 1865
| 1865
| Democratic
|
|
| Charles J. Jenkins
| 1865
| 1868
| Democratic
| Jenkins County
|
| Thomas H. Ruger
| 1868
| 1868
| Provisional U.S. Military governor
|
|
| Rufus B. Bullock
| 1868
| 1871
| Republican
|
|
| Benjamin Conley
| 1871
| 1872
| Republican
|
|
| James M. Smith
| 1872
| 1877
| Democratic
|
|
| Alfred H. Colquitt
| 1877
| 1882
| Democratic
| (not Colquitt County)
|
| Alexander H. Stephens
| 1882
| 1883
| Democratic
| Stephens County
|
| James S. Boynton
| 1883
| 1883
| Democratic
|
|
| Henry D. McDaniel
| 1883
| 1886
| Democratic
|
|
| John B. Gordon
| 1886
| 1890
| Democratic
| (not Gordon County)
|
| William J. Northen
| 1890
| 1894
| Democratic
|
|
| William Y. Atkinson
| 1894
| 1898
| Democratic
| Atkinson County
|
| Allen D. Candler
| 1898
| 1902
| Democratic
| Candler County
|
| Joseph M. Terrell
| 1902
| 1907
| Democratic
| (not Terrell County)
|
| Hoke Smith
| 1907
| 1909
| Democratic
|
|
| Joseph M. Brown
| 1909
| 1911
| Democratic
|
|
| Hoke Smith
| 1911
| 1911
| Democratic
|
|
| John M. Slaton
| 1911
| 1912
| Democratic
|
|
| Joseph M. Brown
| 1912
| 1913
| Democratic
|
|
| John M. Slaton
| 1913
| 1915
| Democratic
|
|
| Nathaniel E. Harris
| 1915
| 1917
| Democratic
|
|
| Hugh M. Dorsey
| 1917
| 1921
| Democratic
|
|
| Thomas W. Hardwick
| 1921
| 1923
| Democratic
|
|
| Clifford Walker
| 1923
| 1927
| Democratic
|
|
| Lamartine G. Hardman
| 1927
| 1931
| Democratic
|
|
| Richard Russell, Jr.
| 1931
| 1933
| Democratic
|
|
| Eugene Talmadge
| 1933
| 1937
| Democratic
|
|
| Eurith D. Rivers
| 1937
| 1941
| Democratic
|
|
| Eugene Talmadge
| 1941
| 1943
| Democratic
|
|
| Ellis Arnall
| 1943
| 1947
| Democratic
|
|
| Melvin E. Thompson
| 1947
| 1948
| Democratic
|
|
| Herman Talmadge
| 1948
| 1955
| Democratic
|
|
| Marvin Griffin
| 1955
| 1959
| Democratic
|
|
| Ernest Vandiver
| 1959
| 1963
| Democratic
|
|
| Carl E. Sanders
| 1963
| 1967
| Democratic
|
|
| Lester Maddox
| 1967
| 1971
| Democratic
|
|
| Jimmy Carter
| 1971
| 1975
| Democratic
|
|
| George Busbee
| 1975
| 1983
| Democratic
|
|
| Joe Frank Harris
| 1983
| 1991
| Democratic
|
|
| Zell Miller
| 1991
| 1999
| Democratic
|
|
| Roy Barnes
| 1999
| 2003
| Democratic
|
|
| Sonny Perdue
| 2003
|
| Republican
|
|
[edit] Source
- A History of Georgia, second ed. Kenneth Coleman, general editor. University of Georgia Press: 1991.
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