Phil Bredesen

Phil Bredesen

male, 66 years old
Mayor of places in Tennessee, Nashville, Metropolitan government, Consolidated city-county, From Rochester, New York, Mayor…Politics of Nashville, GovernorofTennessee
Phil Bredesen took office as Tennessee's 48th governor on Jan. 18, 2003. In November 2006, he was reelected in a landslide victory, reportedly...
Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson

male, deceased (1875)
War Democrat, impeachment, impeached, Union political leader, From Tennessee, United States Senator…House of Representatives, impeachment of andrew johnson, President of the United States, GovernorofTennessee, Vice President of the United States
Andrew Johnson was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865–1869), succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Li...
Sam Houston

Sam Houston

male, deceased (1863)
Houston, texan, GovernorofTennessee, governor of texas, the republic of texas, cherokee…governor, President of the Republic of Texas, republic of texas, war of 1812, Tennessee lawyer
Samuel Houston (March 2, 1793-July 26, 1863) was a 19th century American statesman, politician, and soldier. Born in Virginia, Houston was a key...
James K. Polk

James K. Polk

male, deceased (1849) (MECKLENBURG)
washington monument, speaker of the house, American, treaty of guadalupe hidalgo, compromise of 1850, manifest destiny…From Tennessee, President of the United States, GovernorofTennessee, University of Virginia, Miller Center of Public Affairs
Often referred to as the first "dark horse" President, James K. Polk was the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House, and the last strong...
John Sevier

John Sevier

male, deceased (1815)
Member of the North Carolina State House, Battle of Kings Mountain, militiaman in the American Revolution, State of Franklin, From Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. Representative…Tennessee State Senator, GovernorofTennessee
John Sevier served four years (1785–1789) as the only governor of the State of Franklin and twelve years (1796–1801 and 1803–1809) as Govern...
Don Sundquist

Don Sundquist

male, 73 years old (Tennessee, United States)
Republican, Tennessee's 7th congressional district, American politician, Swedish-American, Conservatism, incumbent…From Tennessee, National Federation of Independent Businesses, GovernorofTennessee, former governor of Tennessee, Tennessee Young Republican Federation, Inc
Donald Kenneth Sundquist (born March 15, 1936) is an American politician from Tennessee. A Republican, he served as the 47th Governor of Tennessee...
Austin Peay

Austin Peay

male, deceased (1923)
Republican, state legislature, democratic party, republican party, GovernorofTennessee, tennessee general assembly…Tennessee Department of Transportation, Tennessee House of Representatives
Austin Peay was born June 1, 1876 and died October 2,1927. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1923 until his death in 1927. Peay was a native...
Ray Blanton

Ray Blanton

male, deceased (1996)
Democrat, GovernorofTennessee, Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, criminal, American, From Tennessee
Leonard Ray Blanton (April 10, 1930-November 22, 1996) was the 44th governor of Tennessee from 1975 to 1979. He was a Democrat.
Isham G. Harris

Isham G. Harris

male, deceased (1897)
american civil war, American politician, pro tempore, GovernorofTennessee, president pro tempore, Politics of the United States…Tennessee State Senator, From Tennessee, Confederate States of America, President pro tempore of the United States Senate
Isham Green Harris (February 10, 1818 - July 8, 1897) was an American politician. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862 and as a...