Governors of Georgia

Governors of Georgia

Colonial to 1902.

Colonial:

Gen. James E. Oglethorpe - 1732
William Stephens (Acting) - 1743
Henry Parker (Acting) - 1751


Provincial:

John Reynolds - 1754
Henry Ellis - 1757
James Wright - 1760


Provisional:

Archibald Bullock, President - 1776
Button Gwinnett, President - 1777

State:

John A. Treutlen - 1777
John Houston - 1778
John Wereat - 1778
George Walton - 1779
Richard Howley - 1780
Stephen Heard - 1781
Nathan Brownson - 1781
John Martin - 1782
Lyman Hall - 1783
John Houston - 1784
Samuel Elbert - 1785
Edward Telfair - 1786
George Matthews - 1787
George Handly - 1788
George Walton - 1789
Edward Telfair - 1790
George Matthews - 1793
Jared Irwin - 1796
James Jackson - 1798
David Emanuel - 1801
Josiah Tatnall - 1801
John Milledge - 1802
Jared Irwin - 1806
David B. Mitchell - 1809
Peter Early - 1813
David B. Mitchell - 1815
William Rabun - 1817
Matthew Talbot, President of Senate - 1819
John Clark - 1819
George M. Troup - 1823
John Forsyth - 1827
George R. Gilmer - 1829
Wilson Lumpkin - 1831
William Schley - 1833
George R. Gilmer - 1837
Charles J. McDonald - 1839
George W. Crawford - 1843
George W. Towns - 1847
Howell Cobb - 1851
Herschel V. Johnson - 1853
Joseph E. Brown - 1857
James Johnson, Provisional Governor - 1865
Charles J. Jenkins - 1865
Gen. T. H. Ruger, USA, Military Governor - 1868
Rufus B. Bullock - 1868
Benjamin Conley, President of Senate - 1871
James M. Smith - 1872
Alfred H. Colquitt - 1876
Alexander H. Stephens - 1882
James S. Boynton, President of Senate - 1883
Henry D. McDaniel - 1883
John B. Gordon - 1886
W. J. Northen - 1890
W. Y. Atkinson - 1894
A. D. Candler - 1898
Joseph M. Terrell - 1902


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