| S.No. |
Governor |
Term Start |
Term End |
Party |
BIRTH PLACE |
| 1 |
William Ewen |
June 22, 1775 |
December 11, 1775 |
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England |
| 2 |
George Walton |
December 11, 1775 |
February 20, 1776 |
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Cumberland County, Virginia |
| 3 |
William Ewen |
February 20, 1776 |
April 15, 1776 |
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England |
| 4 |
Archibald Bulloch |
April 15, 1776[f] |
March 4, 1777 |
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Charleston, South Carolina |
| 5 |
Button Gwinnett |
March 4, 1777 |
May 8, 1777 |
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Gloucestershire, Great Britain |
| 6 |
John A. Treutlen |
May 8, 1777 |
January 8, 1778 |
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Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany |
| 7 |
John Houstoun |
January 8, 1778[k] |
January 7, 1779 |
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St. George’s Parish, near modern Waynesboro, Georgia |
| 8 |
William Glascock |
January 7, 1779 |
July 24, 1779 |
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| 9 |
Seth John Cuthbert |
July 24, 1779 |
August 6, 1779 |
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Savannah, Georgia |
| 10 |
John Wereat |
August 6, 1779 |
January 4, 1780 |
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Road (now Rode, Somerset) in England |
| 11 |
George Walton |
November 4, 1779 |
January 4, 1780 |
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Cumberland County, Virginia |
| 12 |
Richard Howly |
January 4, 1780 |
February 16, 1780 |
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| 13 |
George Wells[disambiguation needed] |
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| 14 |
Humphrey Wells? |
February 16, 1780 |
February 18, 1780 |
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| 15 |
Stephen Heard? |
February 18 or May 24, 1780 |
August 1780 |
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| 16 |
Myrick Davies |
August 1780 |
August 18, 1781 |
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| 17 |
Nathan Brownson |
August 18, 1781 |
January 3, 1782 |
American Whig |
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| 18 |
John Martin |
January 3, 1782 |
January 8, 1783 |
None |
Providence, Rhode Island |
| 19 |
Lyman Hall |
January 8, 1783 |
January 9, 1784 |
None |
Wallingford, Connecticut |
| 20 |
John Houstoun |
January 9, 1784 |
January 6, 1785 |
None |
St. George’s Parish, near modern Waynesboro, Georgia. |
| 21 |
Samuel Elbert |
January 6, 1785 |
January 9, 1786 |
None |
Savannah, British Province of Georgia |
| 22 |
Edward Telfair |
January 9, 1786 |
January 9, 1787 |
None |
Scotland |
| 23 |
George Mathews |
January 9, 1787 |
January 26, 1788 |
None |
Augusta County, Virginia |
| 24 |
George Handley |
January 26, 1788 |
January 7, 1789 |
None |
Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| 25 |
George Walton |
January 7, 1789 |
November 9, 1790 |
Democratic-Republican |
Cumberland County, Virginia |
| 26 |
Edward Telfair |
November 9, 1790 |
November 7, 1793 |
Democratic-Republican |
Town Head, Scotland |
| 27 |
George Mathews |
November 7, 1793 |
January 15, 1796 |
Democratic-Republican |
Augusta County, Virginia |
| 28 |
Jared Irwin |
January 15, 1796 |
January 12, 1798 |
Democratic-Republican |
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
| 29 |
James Jackson |
January 12, 1798 |
March 3, 1801 |
Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction |
Devon, England |
| 30 |
David Emanuel |
March 3, 1801 |
November 7, 1801 |
Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction |
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| 31 |
Josiah Tattnall, Sr. |
November 7, 1801 |
November 4, 1802 |
Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction |
Savannah, Georgia |
| 32 |
John Milledge |
November 4, 1802 |
September 23, 1806 |
Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction |
Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| 33 |
Jared Irwin |
September 23, 1806 |
November 10, 1809 |
Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction |
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
| 34 |
David B. Mitchell |
November 10, 1809 |
November 5, 1813 |
Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction |
Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland |
| 35 |
Peter Early |
November 5, 1813 |
November 20, 1815 |
Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction |
Madison, Virginia |
| 36 |
David B. Mitchell |
November 20, 1815 |
March 4, 1817 |
Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction |
Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland |
| 37 |
William Rabun |
March 4, 1817 |
October 24, 1819 |
Democratic-Republican, Troup faction |
Halifax County, North Carolina |
| 38 |
Matthew Talbot |
October 24, 1819 |
November 5, 1819 |
Democratic-Republican, Clark faction |
Bedford County, Virginia |
| 39 |
John Clark |
November 5, 1819 |
November 7, 1823 |
Democratic-Republican, Clark faction |
Edgecombe County, North Carolina |
| 40 |
George M. Troup |
November 7, 1823 |
November 7, 1827 |
Democratic-Republican, Troup faction |
McIntosh Bluff, Alabama |
| 41 |
John Forsyth |
November 7, 1827 |
November 4, 1829 |
Democratic-Republican, Troup faction |
Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| 42 |
George R. Gilmer |
November 4, 1829 |
November 9, 1831 |
Democratic-Republican, Troup faction |
George Rockingham Gilmer |
| 43 |
Wilson Lumpkin |
November 9, 1831 |
November 4, 1835 |
Union (Democratic) |
near Dan River, Virginia |
| 44 |
William Schley |
November 4, 1835 |
November 8, 1837 |
Union (Democratic) |
Frederick, Maryland |
| 45 |
George R. Gilmer |
November 8, 1837 |
November 6, 1839 |
State Rights (Whig) |
George Rockingham Gilmer |
| 46 |
Charles J. McDonald |
November 6, 1839 |
November 8, 1843 |
Union (Democratic) |
Charleston, South Carolina |
| 47 |
George W. Crawford |
November 8, 1843 |
November 3, 1847 |
Whig |
Columbia County, Georgia, U.S. |
| 48 |
George W. Towns |
November 3, 1847 |
November 5, 1851 |
Democratic |
Wilkes County, Georgia |
| 49 |
Howell Cobb |
November 5, 1851 |
November 9, 1853 |
Constitutional Union (Democratic) |
Jefferson County, Georgia, US |
| 50 |
Herschel V. Johnson |
November 9, 1853 |
November 6, 1857 |
Democratic |
Burke County, Georgia, US |
| 51 |
Joseph E. Brown |
November 6, 1857 |
June 17, 1865 |
Democratic |
Pickens, South Carolina |
| 52 |
James Johnson |
June 17, 1865 |
December 14, 1865 |
Democratic[citation needed] |
Robeson County, North Carolina |
| 53 |
Charles J. Jenkins |
December 14, 1865 |
January 13, 1868 |
Democratic |
Beaufort District, South Carolina, US |
| 54 |
Thomas H. Ruger |
January 13, 1868[y] |
July 4, 1868[z] |
Military |
Lima, New York |
| 55 |
Rufus B. Bullock |
July 4, 1868[ab] |
October 30, 1871 |
Republican |
Bethlehem, New York |
| 56 |
Benjamin Conley |
October 30, 1871[ae] |
January 12, 1872 |
Republican |
Newark, New Jersey |
| 57 |
James M. Smith |
January 12, 1872 |
January 12, 1877 |
Democratic |
Twiggs County, Georgia |
| 58 |
Alfred H. Colquitt |
January 12, 1877 |
November 4, 1882 |
Democratic |
Monroe, Georgia |
| 59 |
Alexander H. Stephens |
November 4, 1882 |
March 4, 1883 |
Democratic |
Crawfordville, Georgia, US |
| 60 |
James S. Boynton |
March 4, 1883 |
May 10, 1883 |
Democratic |
Henry County, Georgia |
| 61 |
Henry D. McDaniel |
May 10, 1883 |
November 9, 1886 |
Democratic |
Monroe, Georgia |
| 62 |
John B. Gordon |
November 9, 1886 |
November 8, 1890 |
Democratic |
Upson County, Georgia |
| 63 |
William J. Northen |
November 8, 1890 |
October 27, 1894 |
Democratic |
Jones County, Georgia |
| 64 |
William Y. Atkinson |
October 27, 1894 |
October 29, 1898 |
Democratic |
Oakland, Georgia |
| 65 |
Allen D. Candler |
October 29, 1898 |
October 25, 1902 |
Democratic |
Auraria, Lumpkin Co., Georgia |
| 66 |
Joseph M. Terrell |
October 25, 1902 |
June 29, 1907 |
Democratic |
Greenville, Georgia |
| 67 |
Hoke Smith |
June 29, 1907 |
June 26, 1909 |
Democratic |
Newton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| 68 |
Joseph M. Brown |
June 26, 1909 |
July 1, 1911 |
Democratic |
Canton, Georgia |
| 69 |
Hoke Smith |
July 1, 1911 |
November 16, 1911 |
Democratic |
Newton, North Carolina, U.S |
| 70 |
John M. Slaton |
November 16, 1911 |
January 25, 1912 |
Democratic |
Meriwether County, Georgia |
| 71 |
Joseph M. Brown |
January 25, 1912 |
June 28, 1913 |
Democratic |
Canton, Georgia |
| 72 |
John M. Slaton |
June 28, 1913 |
June 26, 1915 |
Democratic |
Meriwether County, Georgia |
| 73 |
Nathaniel E. Harris |
June 26, 1915 |
June 30, 1917 |
Democratic |
Jonesboro, Tennessee |
| 74 |
Hugh M. Dorsey |
June 30, 1917 |
June 25, 1921 |
Democratic |
Fayetteville, Georgia |
| 75 |
Thomas W. Hardwick |
June 25, 1921 |
June 30, 1923 |
Democratic |
Thomasville, Georgia |
| 76 |
Clifford Walker |
June 30, 1923 |
June 25, 1927 |
Democratic |
Monroe, Georgia |
| 77 |
Lamartine G. Hardman |
June 25, 1927 |
June 27, 1931 |
Democratic |
Commerce, Georgia |
| 78 |
Richard Russell, Jr. |
June 27, 1931 |
January 10, 1933 |
Democratic |
Winder, Georgia |
| 79 |
Eugene Talmadge |
January 10, 1933 |
January 12, 1937 |
Democratic |
Forsyth, Georgia, United States |
| 80 |
Eurith D. Rivers |
January 12, 1937 |
January 14, 1941 |
Democratic |
Center Point, Arkansas |
| 81 |
Eugene Talmadge |
January 14, 1941 |
January 12, 1943 |
Democratic |
Forsyth, Georgia, United States |
| 82 |
Ellis Arnall |
January 12, 1943 |
January 14, 1947 |
Democratic |
Newnan, Georgia, United States |
| 83 |
Herman Talmadge |
January 14, 1947 |
March 18, 1947 |
Democratic |
McRae, Telfair County, Georgia, USA |
| 84 |
Melvin E. Thompson |
March 18, 1947 |
November 17, 1948 |
Democratic |
Millen, Georgia |
| 85 |
Herman Talmadge |
November 17, 1948 |
January 11, 1955 |
Democratic |
McRae, Telfair County, Georgia, USA |
| 86 |
Marvin Griffin |
January 11, 1955 |
January 13, 1959 |
Democratic |
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States |
| 87 |
Ernest Vandiver |
January 13, 1959 |
January 15, 1963 |
Democratic |
Canon, Georgia |
| 88 |
Carl E. Sanders(1925-2014) |
January 15, 1963 |
January 11, 1967 |
Democratic |
Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| 89 |
Lester Maddox(1915-2003) |
January 11, 1967 |
January 12, 1971 |
Democratic |
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA |
| 90 |
Jimmy Carter(1924- ) |
January 12, 1971 |
January 14, 1975 |
Democratic |
Plains, Georgia, U.S. |
| 91 |
George Busbee(1927-2004) |
January 14, 1975 |
January 11, 1983 |
Democratic |
Vienna, Georgia, USA |
| 92 |
Joe Frank Harris(1936- ) |
January 11, 1983 |
January 14, 1991 |
Democratic |
Cartersville, Georgia |
| 93 |
Zell Miller(1932- ) |
January 14, 1991 |
January 11, 1999 |
Democratic |
Young Harris, Georgia, U.S. |
| 94 |
Roy Barnes(1948- ) |
January 11, 1999 |
January 13, 2003 |
Democratic |
Mableton, Georgia, U.S. |
| 95 |
George E. “Sonny” Perdue(1946- ) |
January 13, 2003 |
January 10, 2011 |
Republican |
Perry, Georgia, United States |
| 96 |
Nathan Deal |
January 10, 2011 |
14 January 2019 |
Republican |
Millen, Georgia, U.S. |
| 97 |
Brian Kemp |
14 january 2019 |
Incumbent |
Republican |
Athens, Georgia, United States |