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Georgia Governors
The office of Governor of the State of Georgia is an elected position. Each election of office is for four years and a single individual may be re-elected once. The office of Lieutenant Governor was created in 1845 and the first Lieutenant Governor took office in 1947.
| Governor | Took Office | Left Office | Lt Gov |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Ewen | 22 Jun 1775 | 11 Dec 1775 | None |
| George Walton | 11 Dec 1775 | 20 Feb 1776 | None |
| William Ewen | 20 Feb 1776 | 15 Apr 1776 | None |
| Archibald Bulloch | 15 Apr 1776 | 04 Mar 1777 | None |
| Button Gwinnett | 04 Mar 1777 | 08 May 1777 | None |
| John A Treutlen | 08 May 1777 | 08 Jan 1778 | None |
| John Houstoun | 08 Jan 1778 | 07 Jan 1779 | None |
| William Glascock | 07 Jan 1779 | 24 Jul 1779 | None |
| Seth John Cuthbert | 24 Jul 1779 | 06 Aug 1779 | None |
| John Wereat | 06 Aug 1779 | 03 Nov 1779 | None |
| George Walton | 03 Nov 1779 | 03 Jan 1780 | None |
| Richard Howly | 03 Jan 1780 | 16 Feb 1780 | None |
| Humphrey Wells | 16 Feb 1780 | 18 Feb 1780 | None |
| Stephen Heard | 18 Feb 1780 | Aug 1780 | None |
| Myrick Davies | Aug 1780 | 18 Aug 1781 | None |
| Nathan Brownson | 18 Aug 1781 | 03 Jan 1782 | None |
| John Martin | 03 Jan 1782 | 08 Jan 1783 | None |
| Lyman Hall | 08 Jan 1783 | 09 Jan 1784 | None |
| John Houstoun | 09 Jan 1784 | 06 Jan 1785 | None |
| Samuel Elbert | 06 Jan 1785 | 09 Jan 1786 | None |
| Edward Telfair | 09 Jan 1786 | 09 Jan 1787 | None |
| George Mathews | 09 Jan 1787 | 26 Jan 1788 | None |
| George Handley | 26 Jan 1788 | 07 Jan 1789 | None |
| George Walton | 07 Jan 1789 | 09 Nov 1790 | None |
| Edward Telfair | 09 Nov 1790 | 07 Nov 1793 | None |
| George Mathews | 07 Nov 1793 | 15 Jan 1796 | None |
| Jared Irwin | 15 Jan 1796 | 12 Jan 1798 | None |
| James Jackson | 12 Jan 1798 | 03 Mar 1801 | None |
| David Emanuel | 03 Mar 1801 | 07 Nov 1801 | None |
| Josiah Tattnall Sr | 07 Nov 1801 | 04 Nov 1802 | None |
| John Milledge | 04 Nov 1802 | 23 Sep 1806 | None |
| Jared Irwin | 23 Sep 1806 | 10 Nov 1809 | None |
| David B Mitchell | 10 Nov 1809 | 05 Nov 1813 | None |
| Peter Early | 05 Nov 1813 | 20 Nov 1815 | None |
| David B Mitchell | 20 Nov 1815 | 04 Mar 1817 | None |
| William Rabun | 04 Mar 1817 | 24 Oct 1819 | None |
| Matthew Talbot | 24 Oct 1819 | 05 Nov 1819 | None |
| John Clark | 05 Nov 1819 | 07 Nov 1823 | None |
| George M Troup | 07 Nov 1823 | 07 Nov 1827 | None |
| John Forsyth | 07 Nov 1827 | 04 Nov 1829 | None |
| George R Gilmer | 04 Nov 1829 | 09 Nov 1831 | None |
| Wilson Lumpkin | 09 Nov 1831 | 04 Nov 1835 | None |
| William Schley | 04 Nov 1835 | 08 Nov 1837 | None |
| George R Gilmer | 08 Nov 1837 | 06 Nov 1839 | None |
| Charles J McDonald | 06 Nov 1839 | 08 Nov 1843 | None |
| George W Crawford | 08 Nov 1843 | 03 Nov 1847 | None |
| George W Towns | 03 Nov 1847 | 05 Nov 1851 | None |
| Howell Cobb | 05 Nov 1851 | 09 Nov 1853 | None |
| Herschel V Johnson | 09 Nov 1853 | 06 Nov 1857 | None |
| Joseph E Brown | 06 Nov 1857 | 17 Jun 1865 | None |
| James Johnson | 17 Jun 1865 | 14 Dec 1865 | None |
| Charles J Jenkins | 14 Dec 1865 | 13 Jan 1868 | None |
| Thomas H Ruger | 13 Jan 1868 | 04 Jul 1868 | None |
| Rufus B Bullock | 04 Jul 1868 | 30 Oct 1871 | None |
| Benjamin Conley | 30 Oct 1871 | 12 Jan 1872 | None |
| James M Smith | 12 Jan 1872 | 12 Jan 1877 | None |
| Alfred H Colquitt | 12 Jan 1877 | 04 Nov 1882 | None |
| Alexander H Stephens | 04 Nov 1882 | 04 Mar 1883 | None |
| James S Boynton | 04 Mar 1883 | 10 May 1883 | None |
| Henry D McDaniel | 10 May 1883 | 09 Nov 1886 | None |
| John B Gordon | 09 Nov 1886 | 08 Nov 1890 | None |
| William J Northen | 08 Nov 1890 | 27 Oct 1894 | None |
| William Y Atkinson | 27 Oct 1894 | 29 Oct 1898 | None |
| Allen D Candler | 29 Oct 1898 | 25 Oct 1902 | None |
| Joseph M Terrell | 25 Oct 1902 | 29 Jun 907 | None |
| Hoke Smith | 29 Jun 1907 | 26 Jun 1909 | None |
| Joseph M Brown | 26 Jun 1909 | 01 Jul 1911 | None |
| Hoke Smith | 01 Jul 1911 | 16 Nov 1911 | None |
| John M Slaton | 16 Nov 1911 | 25 Jan 1912 | None |
| Joseph M Brown | 25 Jan 1912 | 28 Jun 1913 | None |
| John M Slaton | 28 Jun 1913 | 26 Jun 1915 | None |
| Nathaniel E Harris | 26 Jun 1915 | 30 Jun 1917 | None |
| Hugh M Dorsey | 30 Jun 1917 | 25 Jun 1921 | None |
| Thomas W Hardwick | 25 Jun 1921 | 30 Jun 1923 | None |
| Clifford Walker | 30 Jun 1923 | 25 Jun 1927 | None |
| Lamartine G Hardman | 25 Jun 1927 | 27 Jun 1931 | None |
| Richard Russell Jr | 27 Jun 1931 | 10 Jan 1933 | None |
| Eugene Talmadge | 10 Jan 1933 | 12 Jan 1937 | None |
| Eurith D Rivers | 12 Jan 1937 | 14 Jan 1941 | None |
| Eugene Talmadge | 14 Jan 1941 | 12 Jan 1943 | None |
| Ellis Arnall | 12 Jan 1943 | 14 Jan 1947 | None |
| Herman Talmadge | 14 Jan 1947 | 18 Mar 1947 | Melvin E Thompson |
| Melvin E Thompson | 18 Mar 1947 | 17 Nov 1948 | Vacant |
| Herman Talmadge | 17 Nov 1948 | 11 Jan 1955 | Marvin Griffin |
| Marvin Griffin | 11 Jan 1955 | 13 Jan 1959 | Ernest Vandiver |
| Ernest Vandiver | 13 Jan 1959 | 15 Jan 1963 | Garland T Byrd |
| Carl E Sanders | 15 Jan 1963 | 11 Jan 1967 | Peter Zack Geer |
| Lester Maddox | 11 Jan 1967 | 12 Jan 1971 | George Thornewell Smith |
| Jimmy Carter | 12 Jan 1971 | 14 Jan 1975 | Lester Maddox |
| George Busbee | 14 Jan 1975 | 11 Jan 1983 | Zell Miller |
| Joe Frank Harris | 11 Jan 1983 | 13 Jan 1991 | Zell Miller |
| Zell Miller | 13 Jan 1991 | 11 Jan 1999 | Pierre Howard |
| Roy Barnes | 11 Jan 1999 | 13 Jan 2003 | Mark Taylor |
| Sonny Perdue | 13 Jan 2003 | 10 Jan 2011 | Mark Taylor |
| Casey Cagle | |||
| Nathan Deal | 10 Jan 2011 | Casey Cagle |
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