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1 Colonial governors

• James Oglethorpe 1733 - 1743 (Resident Trustee) ( Oglethorpe County)
• William Stephens (President) 1743 - 1751
• Henry Parker (President) 1751 - 1752
• Patrick Graham (President) 1752 - 1754
• John Reynolds 1754 - 1757
• Henry Ellis 1757 - 1760
• James Wright 1760 - 1776, 1779 - 1782

2 State governors

1. George Walton 1775 - 1776 ( Walton County)
2. Archibald Bulloch 1776 - 1777 ( Bulloch County)
3. Button Gwinnett 1777 ( Gwinnett County)
4. John A. Treutlen Whig 1777-1778 ( Treutlen County)
5. John Houston Whig 1778-1779 ( Houston CountyHouston County is a county located in the U. State of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 110,765. The county's county seat is Perry, Georgia 6. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 984 km² (380 mi²). 976 km² (377)
6. John Wereat Whig 1779-1780
7. George Walton Whig 1779-1780 ( Walton County)
8. Richard Howley Whig 1780-1780
9. Stephen Heard Whig 1780-1780 ( Heard CountyHeard County is a county located in the U. State of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 11,012. The county's county seat is Franklin, Georgia 6. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 780 km² (301 mi²). 767 km² (296)
10. Myrick Davies Whig 1780-1781
11. Nathan BrownsonNathan Brownson ( 1742 1796) was an American physician and statesman, originally from Woodbury, Connecticut, USA. After studying at Yale he moved to Liberty County, Georgia in 1764 and began his practice. He was a delegate for Georgia to the Continental C Whig 1781-1782
12. John Martin Whig 1782-1783
13. Lyman HallLyman Hall ( April 12, 1724 October 19, 1790), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. He was born in Wallingford, Connecticut, and studied medicine at Yale College, graduation in 1756. He established none 1783-1784 ( Hall CountyHall County is a county located in the U. State of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 139,277. The county's county seat is Gainesville, Georgia 6. It is named for Lyman Hall, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and governor of Georgia as both)
14. John Houston none 1784-1785 ( Houston CountyHouston County is a county located in the U. State of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 110,765. The county's county seat is Perry, Georgia 6. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 984 km² (380 mi²). 976 km² (377)
15. Samuel Elbert none 1785-1786 ( Elbert CountyElbert County is a county located in the U. State of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 20,511. The county's county seat is Elberton, Georgia 6. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 970 km² (375 mi²). 955 km² (36)
16. Edward Telfair none 1786-1787 ( Telfair County)
17. George Mathews none 1787-1788
18. George Handley none 1788-1789
19. George Walton none 1789-1790 ( Walton County)
20. Edward Telfair none 1790-1793 ( Telfair County)
21. George Mathews none 1793-1796
22. Jared Irwin none 1796-1798 ( Irwin County)
23. James Jackson Jeff.-Rep. 1798-1801 ( Jackson County)
24. David Emanuel Jeff.-Rep. 1801-1801 ( Emanuel County)
25. Josiah Tattnall, Jr. Jeff.-Rep. 1801-1802 ( Tattnall County)
26. John Milledge Jeff.-Rep. 1802-1806
27. Jared Irwin Jeff.-Rep. 1806-1809 ( Irwin County)
28. David B. Mitchell Jeff.-Rep. 1809-1813
29. Peter Early Jeff.-Rep. 1813-1815 ( Early County)
30. David B. Mitchell Jeff.-Rep. 1815-1817
31. William Rabun Jeff.-Rep. 1817-1819 ( Rabun County)
32. Matthew Talbot Jeff.-Rep. 1819-1819 ( Talbot County)
33. John Clark Jeff.-Rep. 1819-1823
34. George M. Troup Jeff.-Rep. 1823-1827 ( Troup County)
35. John Forsyth Jeff.-Rep. 1827-1829 ( Forsyth County)
36. George R. Gilmer unknown 1829-1831 ( Gilmer County)
37. Wilson Lumpkin Democratic 1831-1835 ( Lumpkin County)
38. William Schley Democratic 1835-1837 ( Schley County)
39. George R. Gilmer Whig 1837-1839
40. Charles J. McDonald Democratic 1839-1843
41. George W. Crawford Whig 1843-1847 ( Crawford County)
42. George W. Towns Democratic 1847-1851 ( Towns County)
43. Howell Cobb Union Democrat ic 1851-1853 (not Cobb County)
44. Herschel V. Johnson Union Democratic 1853-1857 ( Johnson County)
45. Joseph E. Brown Democratic 1857-1865
46. James Johnson Democratic 1865-1865
47. Charles J. Jenkins Democratic 1865-1868 ( Jenkins County)
48. Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger U.S. Military Governor 1868-1868
49. Rufus B. Bullock Republican 1868-1871
50. Benjamin Conley Republican 1871-1872
51. James M. Smith Democratic 1872-1877
52. Alfred H. Colquitt Democratic 1877-1882 (not Colquitt County)
53. Alexander H. Stephens Democratic 1882-1883 ( Stephens County)
54. James S. Boynton Democratic 1883-1883
55. Henry D. McDaniel Democratic 1883-1886
56. John B. Gordon Democratic 1886-1890 (not Gordon County)
57. William J. Northen Democratic 1890-1894
58. William Y. Atkinson Democratic 1894-1898 ( Atkinson County)
59. Allen D. Candler Democratic 1898-1902 ( Candler County)
60. Joseph M. Terrell Democratic 1902-1907 ( Terrell County)
61. Hoke Smith Democratic 1907-1909
62. Joseph M. Brown Democratic 1909-1911
63. Hoke Smith Democratic 1911-1911
64. John M. Slaton Democratic 1911-1912
65. Joseph M. Brown Democratic 1912-1913
66. John M. Slaton Democratic 1913-1915
67. Nathaniel E. Harris Democratic 1915-1917
68. Hugh M. Dorsey Democratic 1917-1921
69. Thomas W. Hardwick Democratic 1921-1923
70. Clifford Walker Democratic 1923-1927
71. Lamartine G. Hardman Democratic 1927-1931
72. Richard B. Russell Jr. Democratic 1931-1933
73. Eugene Talmadge Democratic 1933-1937
74. Eurith D. Rivers Democratic 1937-1941
75. Eugene Talmadge Democratic 1941-1943
76. Ellis Arnall Democratic 1943-1947
77. Melvin E. Thompson Democratic 1947-1948
78. Herman E. Talmadge Democratic 1948-1955
79. Marvin Griffin Democratic 1955-1959
80. Ernest Vandiver Democratic 1959-1963
81. Carl E. SandersDemocratic 1963-1967
82. Lester Maddox Democratic 1967-1971
83. James E. Carter Jr. Democratic 1971-1975
84. George D. Busbee Democratic 1975-1983
85. Joe Frank Harris Democratic 1983-1991
86. Zell B. Miller Democratic 1991-1999
87. Roy Barnes Democratic 1999-2003
88. George E. "Sonny" Perdue III Republican 2003-