Governors of Georgia

Governors of Georgia

The Governor of Georgia is the head of the executive branch of Georgia's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Georgia Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment.

SuccessionGovernor Party In Office 
94Sonny PerdueRepublican1/13/2003 - Present 
93Roy BarnesDemocratic1/11/1999 - 1/13/2003 
92Zell MillerDemocratic1/13/1991 - 1/11/1999 
91Joe Frank HarrisDemocratic1/11/1983 - 1/13/1991 
90George BusbeeDemocratic1/14/1975 - 1/11/1983 
89Jimmy CarterDemocratic1/12/1971 - 1/14/1975 
88Lester MaddoxDemocratic1/11/1967 - 1/12/1971 
87Carl E. SandersDemocratic1/15/1963 - 1/11/1967 
86Ernest VandiverDemocratic1/13/1959 - 1/15/1963 
85Marvin GriffinDemocratic1/11/1955 - 1/13/1959 
84Herman TalmadgeDemocratic11/17/1948 - 1/11/1955 
83Melvin E. ThompsonDemocratic3/18/1947 - 11/17/1948 
82Herman TalmadgeDemocratic1/14/1947 - 3/18/1947 
81Ellis ArnallDemocratic1/12/1943 - 1/14/1947 
80Eugene TalmadgeDemocratic1/14/1941 - 1/12/1943 
79Eurith D. RiversDemocratic1/12/1937 - 1/14/1941 
78Eugene TalmadgeDemocratic1/10/1933 - 1/12/1937 
77Richard Russell, Jr.Democratic6/27/1931 - 1/10/1933 
76Lamartine G. HardmanDemocratic6/25/1927 - 6/27/1931 
75Clifford WalkerDemocratic6/30/1923 - 6/25/1927 
74Thomas W. HardwickDemocratic6/25/1921 - 6/30/1923 
73Hugh M. DorseyDemocratic6/30/1917 - 6/25/1921 
72Nathaniel E. HarrisDemocratic6/26/1915 - 6/30/1917 
71Joseph M. BrownDemocratic1/25/1912 - 6/28/1913 
70John M. SlatonDemocratic6/28/1913 - 6/26/1915 
69John M. SlatonDemocratic11/16/1911 - 1/25/1912 
68Hoke SmithDemocratic7/01/1911 - 11/16/1911 
67Joseph M. BrownDemocratic6/26/1909 - 7/1/1911 
66Hoke SmithDemocratic6/29/1907 - 6/26/1909 
65Joseph M. TerrellDemocratic10/25/1902 - 6/29/1907 
64Allen D. CandlerDemocratic10/29/1898 - 10/25/1902 
63William Y. AtkinsonDemocratic10/27/1894 - 10/29/1898 
62William J. NorthenDemocratic11/8/1890 - 10/27/1894 
61John B. GordonDemocratic11/9/1886 - 11/8/1890 
60Henry D. McDanielDemocratic5/10/1883 - 11/9/1886 
59James S. BoyntonDemocratic3/5/1883 - 5/10/1883 
58Alexander H. StephensDemocratic11/4/1882 - 3/5/1883 
57Alfred H. ColquittDemocratic1/12/1877 - 11/4/1882 
56James M. SmithDemocratic1/12/1872 - 1/12/1877 
55Benjamin ConleyRepublican10/30/1871 - 1/12/1872 
54Rufus B. BullockRepublican7/4/1868 - 10/30/1871 
53Thomas H. RugerMilitary1/13/1868 - 7/4/1868 
52Charles J. JenkinsDemocratic12/14/1865 - 1/13/1868 
51James JohnsonDemocratic6/17/1865 - 12/14/1865 
50Joseph E. BrownDemocratic11/6/1857 - 6/17/1865 
49Herschel V. JohnsonDemocratic11/9/1853 - 11/6/1857 
48Howell CobbDemocratic11/5/1851 - 11/9/1853 
47George W. TownsDemocratic11/3/1847 - 11/5/1851 
46George W. CrawfordWhig11/8/1843 - 11/3/1847 
45Charles J. McDonaldDemocratic11/6/1839 - 11/8/1843 
44George R. GilmerWhig11/8/1837 - 11/6/1839 
43William SchleyDemocratic11/4/1835 - 11/8/1837 
42Wilson LumpkinDemocratic11/9/1831 - 11/4/1835 
41George R. GilmerDemocratic-Republican, Troup Faction11/4/1829 - 11/9/1831 
40John ForsythDemocratic-Republican, Troup Faction11/7/1827 - 11/4/1829 
39George M. TroupDemocratic-Republican, Troup Faction11/7/1823 - 11/7/1827 
38John ClarkDemocratic-Republican, Clark Faction11/5/1819 - 11/7/1823 
37Matthew TalbotDemocratic-Republican, Clark Faction10/24/1819 - 11/5/1819 
36William RabunDemocratic-Republican, Troup Faction3/4/1817 - 10/24/1819 
35David B. MitchellDemocratic-Republican, Jackson Faction11/20/1815 - 3/4/1817 
34Peter EarlyDemocratic-Republican, Jackson Faction11/5/1813 - 11/20/1815 
33David B. MitchellDemocratic-Republican, Jackson Faction11/10/1809 - 11/5/1813 
32Jared IrwinDemocratic-Republican, Jackson Faction9/23/1806 - 11/10/1809 
31John MilledgeDemocratic-Republican, Jackson Faction11/4/1802 - 9/23/1806 
30Josiah Tattnall, Sr.Democratic-Republican, Jackson Faction11/7/1801 - 11/4/1802 
29David EmanuelDemocratic-Republican, Jackson Faction3/3/1801 - 11/7/1801 
28James JacksonDemocratic-Republican, Jackson Faction1/12/1798 - 3/3/1801 
27Jared IrwinDemocratic-Republican1/15/1796 - 1/12/1798 
26George MathewsDemocratic-Republican11/7/1793 - 1/15/1796 
25Edward TelfairDemocratic-Republican11/9/1790 - 11/7/1793 
24George WaltonDemocratic-Republican1/7/1789 - 11/9/1790 
23George HandleyNo Party1/26/1788 - 1/7/1789 
22George MathewsNo Party1/9/1787 - 1/26/1788 
21Edward TelfairNo Party1/9/1786 - 1/9/1787 
20Samuel ElbertNo Party1/6/1785 - 1/9/1786 
19John HoustounNo Party1/9/1784 - 1/6/1785 
18Lyman HallNo Party1/8/1783 - 1/9/1784 
17John MartinNo Party1/3/1782 - 1/8/1783 
16Nathan BrownsonNo Party8/18/1781 - 1/3/1782 
15Myrick DaviesWhig8/1780 - 8/18/1781 
14Stephen HeardWhig2/18/1780 - 8/1780 
13Humphrey WellsWhig2/16/1780 - 2/18/1780 
12Richard HowlyWhig1/4/1780 - 2/16/1780 
11George WaltonWhig11/4/1779 - 1/4/1780 
10John WereatWhig8/6/1779 - 11/4/1779 
9Seth John CuthbertWhig7/24/1779 - 8/6/1779 
8William GlascockWhig1/7/1779 - 7/24/1779 
7John HoustounWhig1/10/1778 - 1/7/1779 
6John A. TreutlenWhig5/8/1777 - 1/10/1778 
5Button GwinnettWhig3/4/1777 - 5/8/1777 
4Archibald BullochWhig5/1/1776 - 3/4/1777 
3William EwenWhig2/20/1776 - 5/1/1776 
2George WaltonWhig12/11/1775 - 2/20/1776 
1William EwenWhig6/22/1775 - 12/11/1775 
Governors of Georgia
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