| Name | Held Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|
| William Blount | Sep 20, 1790 Mar 30, 1796 |
Democratic-Republican |
| Archibald Roane | Sep 23, 1801 Sep 23, 1803 |
Democratic-Republican |
| John Sevier | Sep 23, 1803 Sep 20, 1809 |
Democratic-Republican |
| Willie Blount | Sep 20, 1809 Sep 27, 1815 |
Democratic-Republican |
| Joseph McMinn | Sep 27, 1815 Oct 1, 1821 |
Democratic-Republican |
| Sam Houston | Oct 1, 1827 Apr 16, 1829 |
Democratic-Republican |
| William Hall | Apr 16, 1829 Oct 1, 1829 |
Democratic |
| William Carroll | Oct 1, 1829 Oct 12, 1835 |
Democratic |
| Newton Cannon | Oct 12, 1835 Oct 14, 1839 |
Whig |
| James K. Polk | Oct 14, 1839 Oct 15, 1841 |
Democratic |
| James C. Jones | Oct 15, 1841 Oct 14, 1845 |
Whig |
| Aaron V. Brown | Oct 14, 1845 Oct 17, 1847 |
Democratic |
| Neill S. Brown | Oct 17, 1847 Oct 16, 1849 |
Whig |
| William Trousdale | Oct 16, 1849 Oct 16, 1851 |
Democratic |
| William B. Campbell | Oct 16, 1851 Oct 17, 1853 |
Whig |
| Isham G. Harris | Nov 3, 1857 Mar 12, 1862 |
Democratic |
| Andrew Johnson | Mar 12, 1862 Mar 4, 1865 |
Democratic/Military |
| Edward H. East | Mar 4, 1865 Apr 5, 1865 |
Republican |
| William G. Brownlow | Apr 5, 1865 Feb 25, 1869 |
Republican |
| Dewitt Clinton Senter | Feb 25, 1869 Oct 10, 1871 |
Republican |
| John C. Brown | Oct 10, 1871 Jan 18, 1875 |
Democratic |
| James D. Porter, Jr. | Jan 18, 1875 Feb 16, 1879 |
Democratic |
| Albert S. Marks | Feb 16, 1879 Jan 17, 1881 |
Democratic |
| Alvin Hawkins | Jan 17, 1881 Jan 15, 1883 |
Republican |
| William B. Bate | Jan 15, 1883 Jan 17, 1887 |
Democratic |
| John P. Buchanan | Jan 19, 1891 Jan 16, 1893 |
Farm-Labor |
| Peter Turney | Jan 16, 1893 Jan 21, 1897 |
Democratic |
| Robert Love Taylor | Jan 21, 1897 Jan 16, 1899 |
Democratic |
| Benton McMillin | Jan 16, 1899 Jan 19, 1903 |
Democratic |
| James B. Frazier | Jan 19, 1903 Mar 21, 1905 |
Democratic |
| John I. Cox | Mar 21, 1905 Jan 17, 1907 |
Democratic |
| Malcolm R. Patterson | Jan 17, 1907 Jan 26, 1911 |
Democratic |
| Ben W. Hooper | Jan 26, 1911 Jan 17, 1915 |
Republican |
| Tom C. Rye | Jan 17, 1915 Jan 15, 1919 |
Democratic |
| A. H. Roberts | Jan 15, 1919 Jan 15, 1921 |
Democratic |
| Alfred A. Taylor | Jan 15, 1921 Jan 16, 1923 |
Republican |
| Austin Peay | Jan 16, 1923 Oct 3, 1927 |
Democratic |
| Henry Hollis Horton | Oct 3, 1927 Jan 17, 1933 |
Democratic |
| Harry Hill McAlister | Jan 17, 1933 Jan 15, 1937 |
Democratic |
| Prentice Cooper | Jan 16, 1939 Jan 16, 1945 |
Democratic |
| Jim Nance McCord | Jan 16, 1945 Jan 16, 1949 |
Democratic |
| Gordon Browning | Jan 16, 1949 Jan 15, 1953 |
Democratic |
| Frank G. Clement | Jan 15, 1963 Jan 16, 1967 |
Democratic |
| Buford Ellington | Jan 16, 1967 Jan 16, 1971 |
Democratic |
| Winfield Dunn | Jan 16, 1971 Jan 18, 1975 |
Republican |
| Ray Blanton | Jan 18, 1975 Jan 16, 1979 |
Democratic |
| Lamar Alexander | Jan 16, 1979 Jan 17, 1987 |
Republican |
| Ned McWherter | Jan 17, 1987 Jan 21, 1995 |
Democratic |
| Donald K. Sundquist | Jan 21, 1995 Jan 18, 2003 |
Republican |
| Phil Bredesen | Jan 18, 2003 Incumbent |
Democratic |
