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History of the borders of Alabama
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The ] is the ] of the ] of ].


==content==
Tennessee has had 50 governors, including the incumbent, ].<ref></ref> Seven governors (], ], ], ], ], ], and ]) have served non-consecutive terms. This tally does not include ] (the territorial governor) or ] (who never took office), though the ''Blue Book'' includes them in its list of governors.<ref>" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731101355/http://tn.gov/sos/bluebook/11-12/TS3_PastGovAndOff.pdf |date=July 31, 2012 }}," ''Tennessee Blue Book'' (2011&ndash;2012), pp. 547, 553.</ref> All governors are counted only once, regardless of number of terms served (e.g., ] is considered the 1st governor, rather than the 1st and 3rd governor). The ''Blue Book'' does not include ] in its list of governors.
] was organized from the eastern half of ] on March 3, 1817.<ref>{{usstat|3|371}}</ref>{{sfn|Van Zandt|1976|pp=108-109}} The act defined its borders as:
<blockquote>...beginning at the point where the line of the thirty-first degree of north latitude intersects the Perdido river, thence east to the western boundary line of the state of Georgia, thence along said line to the southern boundary line to the state of Tennessee, thence west along said boundary line to the Tennessee river, thence up the same to the mouth of Bear creek, thence by a direct line to the north-west corner of Washington county, thence due south to the Gulf of Mexico, thence eastwardly, including all the islands within six leagues of the shore, to the Perdido river, and thence up the same to the beginning...</blockquote>


The border between Georgia and Spanish Florida along the ] was surveyed in 1799 by ], and this line was inherited by Alabama Territory.
==Governors==


The western boundary of Georgia was defined in 1802 as:
===Governor of Southwest Territory===
<blockquote>... a line beginning on the western bank of the Chatahouchie River where the same crosses the boundary line between the United States and Spain; running thence up the said River Chatahouchie, and along the western bank thereof to the great bend thereof, next above the place where a certain creek
The ], commonly known as the Southwest Territory, was organized on May 26, 1790.<ref>{{usstat|1|123}}</ref>
or river, called "Uchee" (being the first considerable stream on the western side, above the Cussetas and Coweta towns), empties into the Chatahouchie River; thence in a direct line to Nickajack, on Tennessee River; thence crossing the said last-mentioned river, and thence running up the said Tennessee River and along the western bank thereof to the southern boundary line of the State of Tennessee.</blockquote>


The location of Nickajack was surveyed in 1818, with the report being filed on July 13,<ref>https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc775?canvas=0&x=400&y=400&w=1164</ref> and it being approved on December 18, though it is an open question whether that law was sufficient.<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/40577307?searchText=georgia+tennessee+line&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dgeorgia%2Btennessee%2Bline%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A192d121bc98e4e65840ae02d9d42c549&seq=10 page 278</ref>. While the southern boundary of Tennessee was intended to be the ], the line was incorrectly surveyed south by a mile, so the described border never reaches the Tennessee River. The great bend of the Chattahoochee was surveyed as being located at Miller's Bend (now ]) and the line from Nickajack to Miller's Bend was surveyed in 1826, but Alabama didn't accept this survey until January 24, 1840.{{sfn|Van Zandt|1976|p=103}}
Throughout its 6-year history, Southwest Territory had only one governor appointed by the federal government, ].


The southern boundary of Tennessee was inherited from North Carolina, and was defined in the 1776 North Carolina constitution as the ]. However, this was not surveyed until the early 19th century. In October 1807, this line was surveyed from a point near ], just east of the ], eastward to the old Cherokee line, about 30 miles. In 1817, the line was extended west to the Tennessee River, and between 1822 and 1839 the line was run east to Georgia.{{sfn|Van Zandt|1976|p=109}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Governor of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio
!scope="col" colspan="2"|Governor
!scope="col"|Term in office{{efn|The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor's successor was confirmed, unless noted.}}
!scope="col"|Appointed by
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|''']'''<br />{{small|(1749–1800)}}<br><ref name="mcmullin-blount">McMullin pp. 287&ndash;289</ref>
|June 8, 1790{{efn|Blount was nominated on June 7, 1790;<ref name="blount-nomination">U.S. ''Senate Exec. Journal''. 1st Cong., 2nd sess., 7-8 June 1790, . Accessed July 5, 2023.</ref> confirmed by the Senate on June 8;<ref name="blount-nomination" /> and took the oath of office on September 20.<ref name="mcmullin-blount" /> He was reconfirmed by the Senate on December 11, 1794.<ref>U.S. ''Senate Exec. Journal''. 3rd Cong., 1st sess., 11 December 1794, . Accessed July 5, 2023.</ref>}}<br />&ndash;<br />March 28, 1796<br>{{small|(statehood)}}
|]
|}


==foo==
==State of Tennessee==
* {{cite book |author=Van Zandt, Franklin K. |year=1976 |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_skxAAAAAIAAJ |title=Boundaries of the United States and the Several States: With Miscellaneous Geographic Information Concerning Areas, Altitudes, and Geographic Centers |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=] |oclc=69426475}}
Southwest Territory was was ] as ] on June 1, 1796.<ref>{{usstat|1|491}}</ref>


== notes ==
The first ], enacted in 1796, set a term of two years for the governor and provided that no person could serve as governor for more than 6 years in any 8-year period.<ref name=tnenccarroll>Jonathan M. Atkins. in '']'' (online edition). Accessed January 27, 2012.</ref> The term of office was lengthened to four years, without the possibility of consecutive terms, by constitutional amendments adopted in 1953.<ref name=tnencGovt>{{citation |url=http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=563 |title=Government |encyclopedia=]}}</ref> Under the current provisions of the state constitution, as amended in 1978, the governor is elected to a four-year term and may serve no more than two terms consecutively.<ref name=tnencGovt/><ref name=LyonsSchebStair>{{cite book |title=Government and politics in Tennessee |publisher=] |year=2001 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=ac0Qtk_c7uoC&pg=PA48 48}}</ref>


1819-03-02: Enabling Act for admission defined boundaries as above; sec 3 provided:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
if the south line encroaches on Wayne, Green, or Jackson Counties in Mississippi, the line will be changed to a point 10 miles east of the mouth of the Pascagoula
|+ Governors of the State of Tennessee
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!scope="col" colspan="3"|Governor
!scope="col"|Term in office
!scope="col"|Party
!scope="col"|Election
!scope="col" colspan="2"|]{{efn|Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="row"|1
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Sevier, John"|]
|rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Democratic-Republican Party}};"|&nbsp;
|rowspan="3"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1745–1815)}}<br><ref name="sobel-sevier">Sobel pp. 1465&ndash;1466</ref><ref name="nga-sevier">{{cite web | title=John Sevier | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-sevier/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|March 30, 1796}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1796-05-11 |title=Sevier inaugurated March 30 |pages=3 |work=The Pennsylvania Herald, and York General Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pennsylvania-herald-and-york-genera/127677584/ |access-date=2023-07-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />September 23, 1801<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|rowspan="83" colspan="2"|None
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|2
|data-sort-value="Roane, Archibald"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic-Republican Party}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|d.|died in}} 1819)}}<br><ref name="sobel-roane">Sobel p. 1466</ref><ref name="nga-roane">{{cite web | title=Archibald Roane | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/archibald-roane/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|September 23, 1801}}<ref name="kallenbach">Kallenbach pp. 553&ndash;554</ref><br />&ndash;<br />September 23, 1803<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="row"|''1''
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Sevier, John"|]
|rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Democratic-Republican Party}};"|
|rowspan="3"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1745–1815)}}<br><ref name="sobel-sevier" /><ref name="nga-sevier" />
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|September 23, 1803}}<ref name="kallenbach" /><br />&ndash;<br />September 20, 1809<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope"row"|3
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Blount, Willie"|]
|rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Democratic-Republican Party}};"|
|rowspan="3"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1768–1835)}}<br><ref name="sobel-blount">Sobel p. 1467</ref><ref name="nga-blount">{{cite web | title=Willie Blount | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/willie-blount/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|September 20, 1809}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1809-09-29 |title=Blount inaugurated September 20 |pages=2 |work=The Democratic Clarion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democratic-clarion-blount-inaugurate/127680710/ |access-date=2023-07-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />September 27, 1815<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="row"|4
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="McMinn, Joseph"|]
|rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Democratic-Republican Party}};"|
|rowspan="3"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1758–1824)}}<br><ref name="sobel-mcminn">Sobel p. 1468</ref><ref name="nga-mcmin">{{cite web | title=Joseph McMinn | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/joseph-mcminn/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|September 27, 1815}}<ref name="kallenbach" /><br />&ndash;<br />October 1, 1821<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="row"|5
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Carroll, William"|]
|rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Democratic-Republican Party}};"|
|rowspan="3"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1788–1844)}}<br><ref name="sobel-carroll">Sobel pp. 1468&ndash;1469</ref><ref name="nga-carroll">{{cite web | title=William Carroll | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-carroll/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|October 1, 1821}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1821-10-24 |title=Carroll inaugurated October 1 |pages=4 |work=The Hillsborough Recorder |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hillsborough-recorder-carroll-inaugu/127707308/ |access-date=2023-07-06}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />October 1, 1827<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|6
|data-sort-value="Houston, Sam"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic-Republican Party}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1793–1863)}}<br><ref name="sobel-houston">Sobel pp. 1469&ndash;1470</ref>
|{{dts|October 1, 1827}}<ref>{{Cite news |title=Houston inaugurated October 1 - Newspapers.com |language=en-us |work=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-banner-and-nashville-whig-houst/127707362/ |access-date=2023-07-06}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />April 16, 1829<br>{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Houston resigned with no specific reasoning, but it was during the collapse of his marriage.<ref name="sobel-houston" />}}
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|7
|data-sort-value="Hall, William"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1775–1856)}}<br><ref name="sobel-hall">Sobel p. 1471</ref><ref name="nga-hall">{{cite web | title=William Hall | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-hall/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|April 16, 1829}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1829-04-18 |title=Hall succeeds Houston April 16 |pages=3 |work=National Banner and Nashville Whig |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-banner-and-nashville-whig-hall/127707500/ |access-date=2023-07-06}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />October 1, 1829<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|]
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from<br />speaker of<br />the Senate}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="row"|''5''
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Carroll, William"|]
|rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1788–1844)}}<br><ref name="sobel-carroll" /><ref name="nga-carroll" />
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|October 1, 1829}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1829-10-03 |title=Carroll inaugurated October 1 |pages=3 |work=National Banner and Nashville Whig |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-banner-and-nashville-whig-carro/127707546/ |access-date=2023-07-06}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />October 12, 1835<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="row"|8
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Cannon, Newton"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Whig Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1781–1841)}}<br><ref name="sobel-cannon">Sobel pp. 1471&ndash;1472</ref><ref name="nga-cannon">{{cite web | title=Newton Cannon | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/newton-cannon/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|October 12, 1835}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 21st general assembly, , accessed July 6, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />October 14, 1839<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|9
|data-sort-value="Polk, James"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1795–1849)}}<br><ref name="sobel-polk">Sobel pp. 1472&ndash;1473</ref><ref name="nga-polk">{{cite web | title=James Knox Polk | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-knox-polk/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|October 14, 1839}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 23rd general assembly, , accessed July 6, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />October 14, 1841<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="row"|10
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Jones, James"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Whig Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1809–1859)}}<br><ref name="sobel-jones">Sobel pp. 1473&ndash;1474</ref><ref name="nga-jones">{{cite web | title=James Chamberlain Jones | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-chamberlain-jones/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|October 14, 1841}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 24th general assembly, , accessed July 6, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />October 15, 1845<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|11
|data-sort-value="Brown, Aaron"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1795–1859)}}<br><ref name="sobel-brown-aaron">Sobel pp. 1474&ndash;1475</ref><ref name="nga-brown-aaron">{{cite web | title=Aaron Venable Brown | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/aaron-venable-brown/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|October 15, 1845}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 26th general assembly, , accessed July 6, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />October 17, 1847<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|12
|data-sort-value="Brown, Neill"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Whig Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1810–1886)}}<br><ref name="sobel-brown-neill">Sobel pp. 1475&ndash;1476</ref><ref name="nga-brown-neill">{{cite web | title=Neill Smith Brown | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/neill-smith-brown/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|October 17, 1847}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 27th general assembly, , accessed July 6, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />October 16, 1849<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|13
|data-sort-value="Trousdale, William"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1790–1872)}}<br><ref name="sobel-trousdale">Sobel pp. 1476&ndash;1477</ref><ref name="nga-trousdale">{{cite web | title=William Trousdale | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-trousdale/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|October 16, 1849}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 28th general assembly, , accessed July 6, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />October 16, 1851<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|14
|data-sort-value="Campbell, William"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Whig Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1807–1867)}}<br><ref name="sobel-campbell">Sobel pp. 1477&ndash;1478</ref><ref name="nga-campbell">{{cite web | title=William Bowen Campbell | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-bowen-campbell/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|October 16, 1851}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 29th general assembly, , accessed July 6, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />October 17, 1853<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="row"|15
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Johnson, Andrew"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1808–1875)}}<br><ref name="sobel-johnson">Sobel pp. 1478&ndash;1480</ref><ref name="nga-johnson">{{cite web | title=Andrew Johnson | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/andrew-johnson/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|October 17, 1853}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 30th general assembly, , accessed July 6, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />November 3, 1857<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="row"|16
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Harris, Isham"|]
|rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1818–1897)}}<br><ref name="sobel-harris">Sobel pp. 1480&ndash;1481</ref><ref name="nga-harris">{{cite web | title=Isham Green Harris | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/isham-green-harris/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|November 3, 1857}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 32nd general assembly, , accessed July 6, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />March 12, 1862<br>{{small|(deposed)}}{{efn|Harris fled ] for ] after the ] in February 1862, and was later driven from the state by Union forces as he worked with the Confederate army.<ref name="sobel-harris" /> Johnson was appointed military governor of Tennessee on March 12, 1862, by the Union forces occupying ] and ] Tennessee.<ref name="sobel-johnson" /> Meanwhile, the Confederate-held portions of ] held an ] in August 1863, in which Harris would have been term-limited, and elected ] governor. However, as the legislature was unable to convene, Caruthers was never able to take office.<ref>Kallenbach p. 555</ref><ref name="nga-caruthers">{{cite web | title=Robert Looney Caruthers | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/robert-looney-caruthers/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 6, 2023}}</ref>}}
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|''15''
|data-sort-value="Johnson, Andrew"|]
|style="background:#ffffff;"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1808–1875)}}<br><ref name="sobel-johnson" /><ref name="nga-johnson" />
|{{dts|March 12, 1862}}{{efn|Johnson was appointed military governor on March 4;<ref>{{Cite news |date=1862-03-14 |title=Johnson appointed March 4 |pages=2 |work=The Memphis Daily Avalanche |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-memphis-daily-avalanche-johnson-appo/127748094/ |access-date=2023-07-06}}</ref> he arrived in Nashville on March 12.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1862-03-21 |title=Johnson arrives March 12 |pages=2 |work=The Buffalo Commercial |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-commercial-johnson-arrives-m/127748165/ |access-date=2023-07-06}}</ref>}}<br />&ndash;<br />March 4, 1865<br>{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Johnson resigned, having been ] ].<ref name="sobel-johnson" /><ref>Kallenbach p. 555</ref>}}
|&mdash;
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Military<br />governor<br />appointed by<br />President}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|—
|data-sort-value="East, Edward"|]
|style="background:#ffffff;"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1830–1904)}}<br><ref name="nga-east">{{cite web | title=Edward Hazzard East | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/edward-hazzard-east/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|March 4, 1865}}<ref name="kallenbach" /><br />&ndash;<br />April 5, 1865<br>{{small|(successor took office)}}
|&mdash;
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Secretary of<br />state<br />acting}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="row"|17
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Brownlow, William"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1805–1877)}}<br><ref name="sobel-brownlow">Sobel pp. 1481&ndash;1482</ref><ref name="nga-brownlow">{{cite web | title=William Gannaway Brownlow | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-gannaway-brownlow/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|April 5, 1865}}<ref>Tennessee House Journal, 1865 general assembly, , accessed July 6, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />February 25, 1869<br>{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Brownlow resigned, having been ] to the ].<ref name="sobel-brownlow" />}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="row"|18
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Senter, Dewitt"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1830–1898)}}<br><ref name="sobel-senter">Sobel pp. 1482&ndash;1483</ref><ref name="nga-senter">{{cite web | title=DeWitt Clinton Senter | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/dewitt-clinton-senter/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|February 25, 1869}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 35th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />October 10, 1871<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from<br />speaker of<br />the Senate}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="row"|19
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Brown, John"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1827–1889)}}<br><ref name="sobel-brown-john">Sobel pp. 1483&ndash;1484</ref><ref name="nga-brown-john">{{cite web | title=John Calvin Brown | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-calvin-brown/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|October 10, 1871}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 37th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 18, 1875<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
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!rowspan="2" scope"row"|20
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Porter, James"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1828–1912)}}<br><ref name="sobel-porter">Sobel pp. 1484&ndash;1485</ref><ref name="nga-porter">{{cite web | title=James Davis Porter | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-davis-porter/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 18, 1875}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 39th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />February 16, 1879<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope"row"|21
|data-sort-value="Marks, Albert"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1836–1891)}}<br><ref name="sobel-marks">Sobel p. 1486</ref><ref name="nga-marks">{{cite web | title=Albert Smith Marks | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/albert-smith-marks/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|February 16, 1879}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 41st general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 17, 1881<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope"row"|22
|data-sort-value="Hawkins, Alvin"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1821–1905)}}<br><ref name="sobel-hawkins">Sobel pp. 1486&ndash;1487</ref><ref name="nga-hawkins">{{cite web | title=Alvin Hawkins | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/alvin-hawkins/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 17, 1881}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 42nd general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 15, 1883<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope"row"|23
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Bate, William"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1826–1905)}}<br><ref name="sobel-bate">Sobel pp. 1487&ndash;1488</ref><ref name="nga-bate">{{cite web | title=William Brimage Bate | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-brimage-bate/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 15, 1883}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 43rd general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 17, 1887<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope"row"|24
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Taylor, Robert"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1850–1912)}}<br><ref name="sobel-taylor-robert">Sobel pp. 1488&ndash;1489</ref><ref name="nga-taylor-robert">{{cite web | title=Robert Love Taylor | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/robert-love-taylor/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 17, 1887}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 45th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 19, 1891<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope"row"|25
|data-sort-value="Buchanan, John"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1847–1930)}}<br><ref name="sobel-buchanan">Sobel p. 1490</ref><ref name="nga-buchanan">{{cite web | title=John Price Buchanan | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-price-buchanan/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 19, 1891}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 47th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 16, 1893<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope"row"|26
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Turney, Peter"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1827–1903)}}<br><ref name="sobel-turney">Sobel pp. 1491&ndash;1492</ref><ref name="nga-turney">{{cite web | title=Peter Turney | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/peter-turney/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 16, 1893}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 48th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 21, 1897<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
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|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|''24''
|data-sort-value="Taylor, Robert"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1850–1912)}}<br><ref name="sobel-taylor-robert" /><ref name="nga-taylor-robert" />
|{{dts|January 21, 1897}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 50th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 16, 1899<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|]
|]
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!rowspan="2" scope"row"|27
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="McMillin, Benton"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1845–1933)}}<br><ref name="sobel-mcmillin">Sobel pp. 1492&ndash;1493</ref><ref name="nga-mcmillin">{{cite web | title=Benton McMillin | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/benton-mcmillin/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 16, 1899}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 51st general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 20, 1903<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope"row"|28
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Frazier, James"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1856–1937)}}<br><ref name="sobel-frazier">Sobel pp. 1493&ndash;1494</ref><ref name="nga-frazier">{{cite web | title=James Beriah Frazier | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-beriah-frazier/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 20, 1903}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 53rd general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />March 27, 1905<br>{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Frazier resigned, having been ] to the ].<ref name="sobel-frazier" />}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope"row"|29
|data-sort-value="Cox, John"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1855–1946)}}<br><ref name="sobel-cox">Sobel pp. 1494&ndash;1495</ref><ref name="nga-cox">{{cite web | title=John Isaac Cox | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-isaac-cox/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|March 27, 1905}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1905-03-28 |title=Article clipped from Chattanooga Daily Times |pages=1 |work=Chattanooga Daily Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times/112310604/ |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 17, 1907<br>{{small|(lost nomination)}}{{efn|Cox lost the Democratic nomination to ].<ref name="sobel-cox" />}}
|]
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from<br />speaker of<br />the Senate}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope"row"|30
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Patterson, Maclolm"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1861–1935)}}<br><ref name="sobel-patterson">Sobel pp. 1495&ndash;1496</ref><ref name="nga-patterson">{{cite web | title=Malcolm Rice Patterson | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/malcolm-rice-patterson/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 17, 1907}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 55th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 25, 1911<br>{{small|(withdrew)}}{{efn|Patterson received the Democratic nomination, but withdrew after a schism in the party.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1910-09-12 |title=Patterson withdraws |pages=1 |work=The Leaf-Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-patterson-withdraws/127674684/ |access-date=2023-07-05}}</ref>}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
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|]
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!rowspan="2" scope="row"|31
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Hooper, Ben"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1870–1957)}}<br><ref name="sobel-hooper">Sobel pp. 1496&ndash;1498</ref><ref name="nga-hooper">{{cite web | title=Ben Walter Hooper | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/ben-walter-hooper/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 25, 1911}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 57th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 15, 1915<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
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!rowspan="2" scope="row"|32
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Rye, Thomas"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1863–1953)}}<br><ref name="sobel-rye">Sobel pp. 1498&ndash;1499</ref><ref name="nga-rye">{{cite web | title=Thomas Clarke Rye | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-clarke-rye/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 15, 1915}}<ref>Tennessee House Journal, 59th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 15, 1919<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|33
|data-sort-value="Roberts, Albert"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1868–1946)}}<br><ref name="sobel-roberts">Sobel p. 1499</ref><ref name="nga-roberts">{{cite web | title=Albert Houston Roberts | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/albert-houston-roberts/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 15, 1919}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 61st general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 15, 1921<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|34
|data-sort-value="Taylor, Alfred"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1848–1931)}}<br><ref name="sobel-taylor-alfred">Sobel p. 1500</ref><ref name="nga-taylor-alfred">{{cite web | title=Alfred Alexander Taylor | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/alfred-alexander-taylor/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 15, 1921}}<ref>Tennessee House Journal, 62nd general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 16, 1923<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="row"|35
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Peay, Austin"|]
|rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1876–1927)}}<br><ref name="sobel-peay">Sobel p. 1501</ref><ref name="nga-peay">{{cite web | title=Austin Peay III | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/austin-peay-iii/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 16, 1923}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1923-01-16 |title=Peay inaugurated January 16 |pages=1 |work=The Leaf-Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-peay-inaugurated-janu/127801422/ |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />October 2, 1927<br>{{small|(died in office)}}
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="row"|36
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Horton, Henry"|]
|rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1866–1934)}}<br><ref name="sobel-horton">Sobel p. 1502</ref><ref name="nga-horton">{{cite web | title=Henry Hollis Horton | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/henry-hollis-horton/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|October 2, 1927}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1927-10-03 |title=1927.10.3 Governor Peay Dies Peacefully Pt. 10. Horton to Take Oath of Office This Morning Pt. 1 |pages=1 |work=The Tennessean |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-1927103-governor-peay-d/36567900/ |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 17, 1933<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="3"|]
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from<br />speaker of<br />the Senate}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="row"|37
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="McAlister, Hill"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1875–1959)}}<br><ref name="sobel-mcalister">Sobel p. 1503</ref><ref name="nga-mcalister">{{cite web | title=Harry Hill McAlister | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/harry-hill-mcalister/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 17, 1933}}<ref>Tennessee House Journal, 68th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 15, 1937<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|38
|data-sort-value="Browning, Gordon"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1889–1976)}}<br><ref name="sobel-browning">Sobel pp. 1504&ndash;1505;</ref><ref name="nga-browning">{{cite web | title=Gordon Browning | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/gordon-browning/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 15, 1937}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1937-01-15 |title=Browning inaugurated January 15 |pages=1 |work=Kingsport Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-browning-inaugurated-jan/127807612/ |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 16, 1939<br>{{small|(lost nomination)}}{{efn|Browning lost the Democratic nomination to ].<ref name="sobel-cooper" />}}
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="row"|39
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Cooper, Prentice"|]
|rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1895–1969)}}<br><ref name="sobel-cooper">Sobel pp. 1505&ndash;1506</ref><ref name="nga-cooper">{{cite web | title=William Prentice Cooper | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-prentice-cooper/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 16, 1939}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1939-01-17 |title=Cooper inaugurated January 16 |pages=1 |work=The Tennessean |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-cooper-inaugurated-januar/127807787/ |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 16, 1945<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
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|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="row"|40
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="McCord, Jim"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1879–1968)}}<br><ref name="sobel-mccord">Sobel pp. 1506&ndash;1507</ref><ref name="nga-mccord">{{cite web | title=Jim Nance McCord | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/jim-nance-mccord/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 16, 1945}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 74th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 17, 1949<br>{{small|(lost nomination)}}{{efn|McCord lost the Democratic nomination to ].<ref name="sobel-browning" />}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="row"|''38''
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Browning, Gordon"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1889–1976)}}<br><ref name="sobel-browning" /><ref name="nga-browning" />
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 17, 1949}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1949-01-18 |title=Browning inaugurated January 17 |pages=1 |work=The Tennessean |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-browning-inaugurated-janu/127808066/ |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 15, 1953<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
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|]
|rowspan="16" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|&nbsp;
|Walter M. Haynes
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="row"|41
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Clement, Frank"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1920–1969)}}<br><ref name="sobel-clement">Sobel pp. 1507&ndash;1508</ref><ref name="nga-clement">{{cite web | title=Frank Goad Clement | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/frank-goad-clement/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 15, 1953}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1953-01-16 |title=Clement inaugurated January 15 |pages=1 |work=The Tennessean |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-clement-inaugurated-janua/127808140/ |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 19, 1959<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|]
|rowspan="2"|]
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|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|42
|data-sort-value="Ellington, Buford"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1907–1972)}}<br><ref name="sobel-ellington">Sobel pp. 1508&ndash;1509</ref><ref name="nga-ellington">{{cite web | title=Earl Buford Ellington | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/earl-buford-ellington/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 19, 1959}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 81st general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 15, 1963<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|]
|]
|William D. Baird
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="row"|''41''
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Clement, Frank"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1920–1969)}}<br><ref name="sobel-clement" /><ref name="nga-clement" />
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 15, 1963}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 83rd general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 16, 1967<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|]
|James L. Bomar, Jr.
|- style="height:2em;"
|Jared Maddux
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|''42''
|data-sort-value="Ellington, Buford"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1907–1972)}}<br><ref name="sobel-ellington" /><ref name="nga-ellington" />
|{{dts|January 16, 1967}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 85th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 16, 1971<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|]
|]
|]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|43
|data-sort-value="Dunn, Winfield"|]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|''']'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1927)}}<br><ref name="sobel-dunn">Sobel pp. 1509&ndash;1510</ref><ref name="nga-dunn">{{cite web | title=Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/bryant-winfield-culberson-dunn/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 16, 1971}}<ref>Tennessee Senate Journal, 87th general assembly, , accessed July 7, 2023</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 18, 1975<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|]
|]
|rowspan="9"|]{{efn|Represented the ]|name=lt-dem}}
|- style="height:2em;"
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|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1930–1996)}}<br><ref name="sobel-blanton">Sobel pp. 1510&ndash;1511</ref><ref name="nga-blanton">{{cite web | title=Ray Blanton | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/ray-blanton/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 18, 1975}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1975-01-19 |title=Blanton inaugurated January 18 |pages=1 |work=The Tennessean |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-blanton-inaugurated-janu/127831860/ |access-date=2023-07-08}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 17, 1979<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
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|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Alexander, Lamar"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1940)}}<br><ref name="nga-alexander">{{cite web | title=Lamar Alexander | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/lamar-alexander/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 17, 1979}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1979-01-18 |title=Alexander sworn in January 17 |pages=1 |work=The Tennessean |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-alexander-sworn-in-januar/127832090/ |access-date=2023-07-08}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 17, 1987<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
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|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="row"|46
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="McWherter, Ned"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{Small|(1930–2011)}}<br><ref name="nga-mcwherter">{{cite web | title=Ned Ray McWherter | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/ned-ray-mcwherter/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 17, 1987}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1987-01-18 |title=McWherter inaugurated January 17 |pages=1 |work=The Tennessean |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-mcwherter-inaugurated-jan/127832229/ |access-date=2023-07-08}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 21, 1995<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
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|- style="height:2em;"
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|- style="height:2em;"
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|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Sundquist, Don"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1936)}}<br><ref name="nga-sundquist">{{cite web | title=Don Sundquist | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/don-sundquist/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 21, 1995}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1995-01-22 |title=Sundquist inaugurated January 21 |pages=1 |work=The Tennessean |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-sundquist-inaugurated-jan/127832284/ |access-date=2023-07-08}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 18, 2003<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
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|- style="height:2em;"
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|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="row"|48
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Bredesen, Phil"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1943)}}<br><ref name="nga-bredesen">{{cite web | title=Phil Bredesen | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/phil-bredesen/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 18, 2003}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-01-19 |title=Bredesen inaugurated January 18 |pages=1 |work=The Tennessean |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-bredesen-inaugurated-janu/127832327/ |access-date=2023-07-08}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 15, 2011<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
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|rowspan="6" style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|]{{efn|Represented the ]|name=lt-rep}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="row"|49
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Haslam, Bill"|]
|rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|''']'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1958)}}<br><ref name="nga-haslam">{{cite web | title=Bill Haslam | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/bill-haslam/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 15, 2011}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-01-16 |title=Haslam inaugurated January 15 |pages=1 |work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-haslam-inaug/127832377/ |access-date=2023-07-08}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 19, 2019<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
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|- style="height:2em;"
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|- style="height:2em;"
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|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Lee, Bill"|]
|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|''']'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1959)}}<br><ref name="nga-lee">{{cite web | title=Bill Lee | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/bill-lee/ | publisher=] | access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 19, 2019}}<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bill Lee sworn in as Tennessee's 50th governor, nearly 2 years after long-shot bid |language=en-US |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/19/bill-lee-tennessee-governor-inauguration/2585557002/ |access-date=2023-07-08}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />Incumbent{{efn|Lee's second term began on January 21, 2023, and ] January 16, 2027; he will be term-limited}}
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1820-10-12: field notes filed for survey from bear creek to washington county
==See also==
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1820-07-19: demarcation of new line from washington county to gulf
==Notes==
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1822-1839: 1817-? border run east as far as georgia
==References==
;General
{{refbegin}}
*{{Cite web |title=Former Tennessee Governors |url=https://www.nga.org/former-governors/tennessee/ |access-date=July 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}
*{{Cite book |last=Sobel |first=Robert |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0003sobe/ |title=Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. III |publisher=Meckler Books |year=1978 |isbn=9780930466008 |access-date=May 9, 2023}}
*{{Cite book |last=Kallenbach |first=Joseph Ernest |url=http://archive.org/details/americanstategov0000kall |title=American State Governors, 1776-1976 |date=1977 |publisher=Oceana Publications |isbn=978-0-379-00665-0 |access-date=June 15, 2023}}
*{{Cite book |last=McMullin |first=Thomas A. |url=http://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0000mcmu |title=Biographical directory of American territorial governors |date=1984 |publisher=Westport, CT : Meckler |isbn=978-0-930466-11-4 |access-date=January 19, 2023}}
{{refend}}


1831: 4 Stat L. 479 defined AL-FL border was 31 N
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1847: AL-FL line described as Ellicott's Line:
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beginning on the Chattahoochee near "Irwin's Mills"
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West to the Perdido
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1853: Ellicott's Line resurveyed
{{Lists of US Governors}}
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1906: AL-MS boundary described as:
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West bank of tennessee, six four-pole chains south of and above the mouth of yellow creek
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Up that to the mouth of Bear Creek
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Line to what was formerly the NW corner of Washington County
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Line to a point 10 miles east of the mouth of the Pascagoula
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1911: Ellicott's Line resurveyed

1954-05-06: AL and FL defined boundary at mouth of perdido and extend it into the gulf

Check code of alabama "1876, p. 189" for GA border, see vz 104

Latest revision as of 19:34, 2 November 2024

History of the borders of Alabama

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Alabama Territory was organized from the eastern half of Mississippi Territory on March 3, 1817. The act defined its borders as:

...beginning at the point where the line of the thirty-first degree of north latitude intersects the Perdido river, thence east to the western boundary line of the state of Georgia, thence along said line to the southern boundary line to the state of Tennessee, thence west along said boundary line to the Tennessee river, thence up the same to the mouth of Bear creek, thence by a direct line to the north-west corner of Washington county, thence due south to the Gulf of Mexico, thence eastwardly, including all the islands within six leagues of the shore, to the Perdido river, and thence up the same to the beginning...

The border between Georgia and Spanish Florida along the 31st parallel north was surveyed in 1799 by Andrew Ellicott, and this line was inherited by Alabama Territory.

The western boundary of Georgia was defined in 1802 as:

... a line beginning on the western bank of the Chatahouchie River where the same crosses the boundary line between the United States and Spain; running thence up the said River Chatahouchie, and along the western bank thereof to the great bend thereof, next above the place where a certain creek or river, called "Uchee" (being the first considerable stream on the western side, above the Cussetas and Coweta towns), empties into the Chatahouchie River; thence in a direct line to Nickajack, on Tennessee River; thence crossing the said last-mentioned river, and thence running up the said Tennessee River and along the western bank thereof to the southern boundary line of the State of Tennessee.

The location of Nickajack was surveyed in 1818, with the report being filed on July 13, and it being approved on December 18, though it is an open question whether that law was sufficient.. While the southern boundary of Tennessee was intended to be the 35th parallel north, the line was incorrectly surveyed south by a mile, so the described border never reaches the Tennessee River. The great bend of the Chattahoochee was surveyed as being located at Miller's Bend (now West Point) and the line from Nickajack to Miller's Bend was surveyed in 1826, but Alabama didn't accept this survey until January 24, 1840.

The southern boundary of Tennessee was inherited from North Carolina, and was defined in the 1776 North Carolina constitution as the 35th parallel north. However, this was not surveyed until the early 19th century. In October 1807, this line was surveyed from a point near 87th meridian west, just east of the Elk River, eastward to the old Cherokee line, about 30 miles. In 1817, the line was extended west to the Tennessee River, and between 1822 and 1839 the line was run east to Georgia.

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1819-03-02: Enabling Act for admission defined boundaries as above; sec 3 provided: if the south line encroaches on Wayne, Green, or Jackson Counties in Mississippi, the line will be changed to a point 10 miles east of the mouth of the Pascagoula

1820-10-12: field notes filed for survey from bear creek to washington county

1820-07-19: demarcation of new line from washington county to gulf

1822-1839: 1817-? border run east as far as georgia

1831: 4 Stat L. 479 defined AL-FL border was 31 N

1847: AL-FL line described as Ellicott's Line: beginning on the Chattahoochee near "Irwin's Mills" West to the Perdido

1853: Ellicott's Line resurveyed

1906: AL-MS boundary described as: West bank of tennessee, six four-pole chains south of and above the mouth of yellow creek Up that to the mouth of Bear Creek Line to what was formerly the NW corner of Washington County Line to a point 10 miles east of the mouth of the Pascagoula

1911: Ellicott's Line resurveyed

1954-05-06: AL and FL defined boundary at mouth of perdido and extend it into the gulf

Check code of alabama "1876, p. 189" for GA border, see vz 104

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