Governors of Tennessee
| Name | Birth-Death | County of Residence | State of Birth | Inauguration | Occupation | Political Affiliation |
| Sevier, John | 1745-1815 | Knox | VA | March 30, 1796 | Soldier, pioneer | Republican-Democrat |
| Raone, Archibald | 1759-1819 | Knox | PA | Sept. 23, 1801 | Lawyer | Republican-Democrat |
| Sevier, John | 1759-1815 | Knox | VA | Sept. 23, 1803 | Soldier, pioneer | Republican-Democrat |
| Blount, Willie | 1768-1835 | Montgomery | NC | Sept. 20, 1809 | Lawyer, planter | Republican-Democrat |
| McMinn, Joseph | 1758-1824 | Hawkins | PA | Sept. 27, 1815 | merchant | Republican-Democrat |
| Carroll, William | 1788-1844 | Davidson | PA | October 1, 1821 | Merchant, soldier | Republican-Democrat |
| Houston, Sam | 1793-1863 | Wilson, Davidson | VA | October 1, 1827 | Lawyer | Democrat |
| Hall, William | 1775-1856 | Sumner | NC | April 16, 1829 | Palnter, soldier | Democrat |
| Carroll, William | 1788-1844 | Davidson | PA | October 1, 1829 | Merchant, soldier | Democrat |
| Cannon, Newton | 1781-1841 | Williamson | NC | October 12, 1835 | Planter | Whig |
| Polk, James K. | 1795-1849 | Maury, Davidson | NC | October 14, 1839 | Lawyer | Democrat |
| Jones, James C. | 1809-1859 | Wilson, Davidson | TN | October 15, 1841 | Lawyer | Whig |
| Brown, Aaron V. | 1795-1859 | Giles | VA | October 14, 1845 | Lawyer | Democrat |
| Brown, Neill S. | 1810-1896 | Giles | TN | October 17, 1847 | Lawyer | Whig |
| Trousdale, William | 1790-1872 | Sumner | NC | October 16, 1849 | Lawyer | Democrat |
| Campbell, Willliam | 1807-1867 | Smith, Wilson | TN | October 16, 1851 | Lawyer | Whig |
| Johnson, Andrew | 1808-1875 | Greene | NC | October 17, 1853 | Tailor | Democrat |
| Harris, Isham | 1818-1897 | Henry | TN | November 3, 1857 | Lawyer | Democrat |
| Johnson, Andrew | 1808-1875 | Greene | NC | March, 1862 | Tailor | Democrat |
| Brownlow, William G. | 1805-1877 | Carter, Knox | VA | April 5, 1865 | Editor, preacher | Whig-Republican |
| Senter, DeWitt C. | 1830-1898 | McMinn (Athens), Hamblin (Morristown) | TN | February 25, 1869 | Lawyer | Whig-Republican |
| Brown, John C. | 1827-1889 | Giles | TN | October 10, 1871 | Lawyer | Whig-Democrat |
| Porter, James D. | 1828-1912 | Henry | TN | January 18, 1875 | Lawyer, educator | Democrat |
| Marks, Albert S. | 1836-1891 | Franklin (Winchester) | KY | February 16, 1879 | Lawyer, judge | Democrat |
| Hawkins, Alvin | 1821-1905 | Carroll | KY | January 17, 1881 | Lawyer, judge | Republican |
| Bate, William B. | 1826-1905 | Sumner | TN | January 15, 1883 | Lawyer | Democrat |
| Taylor, Robert Love | 1850-1912 | Carter | TN | January 17, 1887 | Lawyer | Democrat |
| Buchanan, John P. | 1847-1930 | Williamson, Rutherford | TN | January 19, 1891 | Farmer | Farm-Labor |
| Turney, Peter | 1827-1903 | Marion, Franklin | TN | January 16, 1893 | Lawyer, judge | Democrat |
| Taylor, Robert Love | 1850-1912 | Carter | TN | January 21, 1897 | Lawyer | Democrat |
| McMillin, Benton | 1845-1944 | Smith | KY | Jaunary 16, 1899 | Lawyer | Democrat |
| Frazier, James B. | 1856-1937 | Bledsoe (Pikeville), Hamilton | TN | January 19, 1903 | Lawyer | Democrat |
| Cox, John I. | 1857-1946 | Pickett | TN | March 21, 1905 | Lawyer | Democrat |
| Patterson, Malcolm R. | 1861-1935 | Shelby | AL | January 17, 1907 | Lawyer, judge | Democrat |
| Hooper, Ben. W. | 1870-1957 | Cocke (Newport) | TN | January 26, 1911 | Lawyer | Republican |
| Rye, Tom C. | 1863-1953 | Benton, Henry | TN | January 17, 1915 | Lawyer, judge | Democrat |
| Roberts, Albert H. | 1868-1946 | Overton, Davidson | TN | January 15, 1919 | Lawyer, judge | Democrat |
| Taylor, Alfred A. | 1848-1931 | Carter | TN | January 15, 1921 | Lawyer | Republican |
| Peay, Austin | 1876-1927 | Montgomery | KY | January 16, 1923 | Lawyer | Democrat |
| Horton, Henry H. | 1866-1934 | Marshall (Lewisburg) | AL | October 3, 1927 | Lawyer, farmer | Democrat |
| McAlister, Hill | 1875-1960 | Davidson | TN | January 17, 1933 | Lawyer | Democrat |
| Browning, Gordon | 1895-1976 | Carroll (Huntingdon) | TN | January 15, 1937 | Lawyer, judge | Democrat |
| Cooper, Prentice | 1895-1969 | Bedford (Shelbyville) | TN | January 16, 1939 |