List of Governors of Georgia

The Governor of Georgia is the head of the executive branch of Georgia's

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 government

Government of Georgia (U.S. state)

The state government of Georgia is the U.S. state governmental body established by the Georgia State Constitution. It is a republican government with three branches: the legislature, executive, and judiciary...

 and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

's military forces

Georgia National Guard

The Georgia National Guard is the National Guard of the U.S state of Georgia consists of the Georgia Army National Guard and the Georgia Air National Guard...

.

The current governor is Nathan Deal

Nathan Deal

John Nathan Deal is a United States politician, the 82nd and current Governor of Georgia. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1992 but switched to the Republican Party in 1995...

. Governor Deal is only the second governor of Georgia from the Republican Party

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 since the Reconstruction era.

Governors

For the period before independence, see the list of colonial governors of Georgia.

Georgia was one of the original Thirteen Colonies

Thirteen Colonies

The Thirteen Colonies were English and later British colonies established on the Atlantic coast of North America between 1607 and 1733. They declared their independence in the American Revolution and formed the United States of America...

 and ratified the Constitution of the United States on January 2, 1788. Before it declared its independence, Georgia was a colony

Province of Georgia

The Province of Georgia was one of the Southern colonies in British America. It was the last of the thirteen original colonies established by Great Britain in what later became the United States...

 of the Kingdom of Great Britain

Kingdom of Great Britain

The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...

. Like most early states, Georgia had claims to western areas, but did not cede

State cessions

The state cessions are those areas of the United States that the separate states ceded to the federal government in the late 18th and early 19th century...

 its claims during the formation of the country like the other states. It sold this area, the Yazoo Lands

Yazoo lands

The Yazoo lands were the sparsely-populated central and western areas of the U.S. state of Georgia, when its western border stretched back to the Mississippi River. It was named for the Yazoo tribe of Native Americans. Several other places and things were named Yazoo, either for or along with the...

, to the federal government on April 24, 1802, when it was assigned to Mississippi Territory

Mississippi Territory

The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 7, 1798, until December 10, 1817, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Mississippi....

.

In the Rules and Regulations of 1776, considered by some to be the first constitution, the chief executive was a president chosen by the legislature every six months. This was quickly superseded by the 1777 constitution, which called for a governor to be chosen by the legislature each year, with a term limited to one year out of every three. In the event of a vacancy, the president of the executive council acted as governor. The governor's term was lengthened to two years in the 1789 constitution. The 1798 constitution modified succession so that the president of the senate would act as governor should that office become vacant. An 1818 amendment to that constitution extended the line of succession to the speaker of the house, and an 1824 amendment provided for popular election of the governor.

While the 1861 secessionist constitution kept the office the same, the other constitutions surrounding the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

 brought lots of changes. The 1865 constitution, following Georgia's surrender, limited governors to two consecutive terms, allowing them to serve again after a gap of four years. The Reconstruction constitution of 1868 increased the governor's term to four years. The 1877 constitution, after local rule was re-established, returned the office to the provisions of the 1865 constitution. An amendment in 1941 lengthened terms to 4 years, but governors could no longer succeed themselves, having to wait four years to serve again.

The 1945 constitution provided for a lieutenant governor, to serve the same term as governor and to act as governor if that office became vacant. Should it become vacant within 30 days of the next general election, or if the governor's term would have ended within 90 days of the next election, the lieutenant governor acts out the term; otherwise, a successor is chosen in the next general election. This was retained in the 1976 constitution. The current constitution of 1983 allows governors to succeed themselves once before having to wait four years to serve again, and lieutenant governors now become governor in the event of a vacancy. Should the office of lieutenant governor be vacant, the speaker of the house acts as governor, and a special election to fill the office must happen in 90 days.

#Deal is officially the 82nd governor; other numbering is inferred from that.http://www.dealinaugural.com/elect.php	|Lt. Governor Lieutenant Governor of Georgia The Lieutenant Governor of Georgia is a constitutional officer of the state, elected to a 4-year term by popular vote. Unlike some states, the lieutenant governor is elected on a separate ticket from the state Governor.... The office of Lieutenant Governor was created in 1945, first being filled in 1947.	TermsThe fractional terms of some governors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.
1		William Ewen William Ewen William Ewen was the first president of the Council of Safety of Georgia during the American Revolution...	June 22, 1775	December 11, 1775		None		—
2		George Walton George Walton George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...	December 11, 1775	February 20, 1776		None		—
1		William Ewen William Ewen William Ewen was the first president of the Council of Safety of Georgia during the American Revolution...	February 20, 1776	April 15, 1776		None		—
3		Archibald Bulloch Archibald Bulloch Archibald Bulloch was a lawyer, soldier, and statesman from Georgia during the American Revolution.-Early life:...	April 15, 1776	March 4, 1777		None		Died in office.
4		Button Gwinnett Button Gwinnett Button Gwinnett was an English-born American political leader who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was the second of the signatories on the United States Declaration of Independence...	March 4, 1777	May 8, 1777		None
5		John A. Treutlen John A. Treutlen John Adam Treutlen arrived in colonial America as an indentured servant and rose to become a wealthy merchant and landowner. He was a leader in Georgia of the American Revolution and helped write Georgia’s first constitution. In 1777, he was elected Georgia’s first governor...	May 8, 1777	January 8, 1778		None
6		John Houstoun John Houstoun John Houstoun was an American lawyer and statesman from Savannah, Georgia. He was a delegate for Georgia in the Continental Congress in 1775. He was the 6th Governor of Georgia, in 1778, and again in 1784-1785.-Personal life:...	January 8, 1778	January 7, 1779		None
7		William Glascock William Glascock William Glascock served as seventh Chairman of the Executive Council of Georgia during the American Revolution. He was the father of Brigadier General Thomas Glascock, Sr. and grandfather of Brigadier General Thomas Glascock Jr.... ?	January 7, 1779	July 24, 1779		None
8		Seth John Cuthbert Seth John Cuthbert Seth John Cuthbert briefly served as the eighth Chairman of the Supreme Executive Council of Georgia during the American Revolution. He married Mary Clay, daughter of Joseph Clay, and was the father of John Alfred Cuthbert and Alfred Cuthbert.... ?	July 24, 1779	August 6, 1779		None
9		John Wereat John Wereat John Wereat was an American politician and the ninth Governor of Georgia.-Personal life:Wereat was born in Road in England, around 1733 and migrated to the United States in 1759.-Political life:...	August 6, 1779	November 3 or 4, 1779		None
2		George Walton George Walton George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...	November 3 or 4, 1779	January 3 or 4, 1780		None
10		Richard Howly Richard Howly Richard Howly , sometimes spelled Howley, was an American planter and lawyer from Liberty County, Georgia. He served briefly as the tenth Governor of Georgia in 1780, as their delegate to the Continental Congress in 1780 and 1781 and as Chief Justice of Georgia in 1782 and 1783.Howly was a devout...	January 3 or 4, 1780	February 16, 1780		None
11		Humphrey Wells Humphrey Wells Humphrey Wells was an American politician who served as the 11th Governor of Georgia for only two days, from February 16, 1780 to February 18, 1780. He resigned the office to Stephen Heard. Before that, he served as a member of the Executive Council of Georgia.... ?	February 16, 1780	February 18, 1780		None
12		Stephen Heard Stephen Heard Stephen Heard was briefly the 12th Governor of Georgia from when he was appointed on February 18, 1780 until Nathan Brownson was elected the tenth Governor of Georgia in August of 1781 Stephen Heard (November 1, 1740 – November 15, 1815) was briefly the 12th Governor of Georgia (a position later... ?	February 18 or May 24, 1780	August 1780		None
13		Myrick Davies Myrick Davies Myrick Davies was an American politician. He served as the 13th Governor of Georgia from 1780 to 1781, after Stephen Heard moved to North Carolina. Following his death in 1781 Nathan Brownson became governor. Davies was killed by Loyalists.-External links:*...	August 1780	August 18, 1781		None
14		Nathan Brownson Nathan Brownson Nathan Brownson was an American physician and statesman from Riceboro, Georgia. He served Georgia as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1777 and as the 14th Governor of Georgia in 1781....	August 18, 1781	January 3, 1782	American Whig	None
15		John Martin	January 3, 1782	January 8, 1783	None	None
16		Lyman Hall Lyman Hall Lyman Hall , physician, clergyman, and statesman, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. Hall County is named after him.-Early life and family:...	January 8, 1783	January 9, 1784	None	None
17		John Houstoun John Houstoun John Houstoun was an American lawyer and statesman from Savannah, Georgia. He was a delegate for Georgia in the Continental Congress in 1775. He was the 6th Governor of Georgia, in 1778, and again in 1784-1785.-Personal life:...	January 9, 1784	January 6, 1785	None	None
18		Samuel Elbert Samuel Elbert Samuel Elbert was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Savannah, Georgia.Elbert fought in the Revolutionary War, commanding the victorious American colonial forces in a naval battle near St. Simons Island, Georgia on April 19, 1778...	January 6, 1785	January 9, 1786	None	None
19		Edward Telfair Edward Telfair Edward Telfair was the Governor of the state of Georgia in 1786, and from 1790 through 1793. He was a member of the Continental Congress, and a signer of the Articles of Confederation.-Early Life:...	January 9, 1786	January 9, 1787	None	None
20		George Mathews George Mathews (Georgia) George Mathews was an United States planter, merchant, and pioneer from Virginia and western Georgia. He served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War then settled in Georgia. He served as the 20th Governor of Georgia, one term in the U.S...	January 9, 1787	January 26, 1788	None	None
21		George Handley George Handley This page is about the American politician. For the English footballer, see George Handley .George Handley was an American politician....	January 26, 1788	January 7, 1789	None	None
		George Walton George Walton George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...	January 7, 1789	November 9, 1790	Democratic-Republican	None
		Edward Telfair Edward Telfair Edward Telfair was the Governor of the state of Georgia in 1786, and from 1790 through 1793. He was a member of the Continental Congress, and a signer of the Articles of Confederation.-Early Life:...	November 9, 1790	November 7, 1793	Democratic-Republican	None
		George Mathews George Mathews (Georgia) George Mathews was an United States planter, merchant, and pioneer from Virginia and western Georgia. He served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War then settled in Georgia. He served as the 20th Governor of Georgia, one term in the U.S...	November 7, 1793	January 15, 1796	Democratic-Republican	None
22		Jared Irwin Jared Irwin Jared Irwin served twice as elected Governor of Georgia and . He first was elected to office as a reformer based on public outrage about the Yazoo land scandal. He signed a bill that nullified the Yazoo Act, which had authorized the land sales...	January 15, 1796	January 12, 1798	Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	None
23		James Jackson James Jackson (politician) James "Left Eye" Jackson was an early Georgia politician of the Democratic-Republican Party. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1789 until 1791. He was also a U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1793 to 1795, and from 1801 until his death...	January 12, 1798	March 3, 1801	Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction	None		Resigned to take elected seat in the United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... .
24		David Emanuel David Emanuel (Governor of Georgia) David Emanuel became 24th Governor of Georgia on March 3, 1801 upon the resignation of James Jackson to become U.S. Senator from Georgia. Emanuel served until November 7, 1801, the remainder of Jackson's term, but did not seek re-election.Emanuel was a member of the Democratic Republican Party...	March 3, 1801	November 7, 1801	Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction	None
25		Josiah Tattnall, Sr. Josiah Tattnall (Senator) Josiah Tattnall, Sr. was an American planter, soldier and politician from Savannah, Georgia. He represented Georgia in the U.S. Senate from 1796 to 1799 and was the 25th Governor of Georgia in 1801 and 1802....	November 7, 1801	November 4, 1802	Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction	None
26		John Milledge	November 4, 1802	September 23, 1806	Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction	None
		Jared Irwin Jared Irwin Jared Irwin served twice as elected Governor of Georgia and . He first was elected to office as a reformer based on public outrage about the Yazoo land scandal. He signed a bill that nullified the Yazoo Act, which had authorized the land sales...	September 23, 1806	November 10, 1809	Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction	None
27		David B. Mitchell David Brydie Mitchell David Brydie Mitchell was an American politician.-Early life:Mitchell was born in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland on October 22, 1766 and moved to Savannah to settle the affairs of his late uncle...	November 10, 1809	November 5, 1813	Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction	None
28		Peter Early Peter Early Peter Early was an American lawyer, jurist and politician.He was born near Madison, Virginia in 1773, the son of Joel Early and Lucy Smith. His cousin, Jubal Early, was the grandfather of Confederate General Jubal Anderson Early . Peter Early graduated from the Lexington Academy...	November 5, 1813	November 20, 1815	Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction	None
		David B. Mitchell David Brydie Mitchell David Brydie Mitchell was an American politician.-Early life:Mitchell was born in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland on October 22, 1766 and moved to Savannah to settle the affairs of his late uncle...	November 20, 1815	March 4, 1817	Democratic-Republican, Jackson faction	None
29		William Rabun William Rabun William Rabun was an American jurist and politician.Rabun was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia Senate in addition to serving as the 29th Governor of Georgia from 1817 to 1819....	March 4, 1817	October 24, 1819	Democratic-Republican, Troup faction	None
30		Matthew Talbot Matthew Talbot Matthew Talbot was an American politician.Talbot was born in Bedford County, Virginia and moved to Wilkes County, Georgia after the American Revolution. He represented Wilkes county as its representative in the Georgia General Assembly. Talbot eventually moved to Oglethorpe County, Georgia and was...	October 24, 1819	November 5, 1819	Democratic-Republican, Clark faction	None
31		John Clark John Clark (Georgia governor) John Clark was an American politician.-Career:Clark served in the Georgia House of Representatives prior to being elected to consecutive two-year terms as the 31st Governor from 1820 to 1824.Clark also served in the Georgia Militia during the American Revolution and achieved the rank of Major...	November 5, 1819	November 7, 1823	Democratic-Republican, Clark faction	None
32		George M. Troup	November 7, 1823	November 7, 1827	Democratic-Republican, Troup faction	None
33		John Forsyth John Forsyth (politician) John Forsyth, Sr. was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia.Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father Robert Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty in 1794. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1799...	November 7, 1827	November 4, 1829	Democratic-Republican, Troup faction	None
34		George R. Gilmer	November 4, 1829	November 9, 1831	Democratic-Republican, Troup faction	None
35		Wilson Lumpkin Wilson Lumpkin Wilson Lumpkin was a governor of Georgia, and a United States Representative and Senator.-Biography:Born near Dan River, Virginia, he moved in 1784 to Oglethorpe County, Georgia with his parents, who settled near Point Peter and subsequently at Lexington, Georgia...	November 9, 1831	November 4, 1835	Union (Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... )	None
36		William Schley William Schley William Schley was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician.-Biography:...	November 4, 1835	November 8, 1837	Union (Democratic)	None
		George R. Gilmer	November 8, 1837	November 6, 1839	State Rights (Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... )	None
37		Charles J. McDonald	November 6, 1839	November 8, 1843	Union (Democratic)	None
38		George W. Crawford George W. Crawford George Walker Crawford was a Georgia politician during the nineteenth century. He served as the 38th Governor of Georgia from 1843 to 1847 and United States Secretary of War 1849 to 1850. He was the cousin of William H...	November 8, 1843	November 3, 1847	Whig	None
39		George W. Towns George W. Towns George Washington Bonaparte Towns was a United States lawyer, legislator, and politician.Towns was born in Wilkes County, Georgia to Margaret George Hardwick and John Towns in 1801...	November 3, 1847	November 5, 1851	Democratic	None
40		Howell Cobb Howell Cobb Howell Cobb was an American political figure. A Southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851...	November 5, 1851	November 9, 1853	Constitutional Union (Democratic)	None
41		Herschel V. Johnson	November 9, 1853	November 6, 1857	Democratic	None
42		Joseph E. Brown Joseph E. Brown Joseph Emerson Brown , often referred to as Joe Brown, was the 42nd Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, and a U.S. Senator from 1880 to 1891...	November 6, 1857	June 17, 1865	Democratic	None		Resigned following the defeat of the Confederate States of America Confederate States of America The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S... .
43		James Johnson James Johnson (Georgia) James Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Georgia and served as the 43rd Governor of Georgia between June and October 1865.-Biography:...	June 17, 1865	December 14, 1865	Democratic	None		Provisional governor appointed by President President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....  Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...  following the American Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... .NGA says he left five days after Jenkins was installed.
44		Charles J. Jenkins Charles J. Jenkins Charles Jones Jenkins was a politician from Georgia, U.S..-Biography:Jenkins was born in South Carolina. His family moved to Jefferson County, Georgia, and Jenkins attended the University of Georgia in Athens at a young age; his exact dates of attendance are not known...	December 14, 1865	January 13, 1868	Democratic	None		Removed from office by the military because he refused to allow state funds to be used for a racially integrated state constitutional convention; the state was still under military occupation during Reconstruction.Was he elected twice?
45		Thomas H. Ruger Thomas H. Ruger Thomas Howard Ruger was an American soldier and lawyer who served as a Union general in the American Civil War. After the war, he was a superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York....	January 13, 1868NGA might say 17th?	July 4, 1868NGA might say June 28?	Military	None		—Provisional governor appointed by General George Meade George Meade George Gordon Meade was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved in coastal construction, including several lighthouses. He fought with distinction in the Second Seminole War and Mexican-American War. During the American Civil War he served as a Union general, rising from... .
46		Rufus B. Bullock	July 4, 1868NGA might say July 21?	October 30, 1871NGA says resigned Oct 23?	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	None		Resigned and fled the state to avoid impeachment; he was arrested in 1876 and found not guilty of embezzlement.
47		Benjamin Conley	October 30, 1871NGA says he took office 7 days after bullock resigned?	January 12, 1872	Republican	None
48		James M. Smith James Milton Smith James Milton Smith was a Confederate infantry colonel in the American Civil War, as well as a post-war Governor of Georgia. He was noted as an ardent opponent of Radical Reconstruction.-Biography:...	January 12, 1872	January 12, 1877	Democratic	None		+1
49		Alfred H. Colquitt Alfred H. Colquitt Alfred Holt Colquitt was a lawyer, preacher, soldier, 49th Governor of Georgia and two term U.S. Senator from Georgia where he died in office. He served as an officer in the Confederate army, reaching the rank of major general....	January 12, 1877	November 4, 1882	Democratic	None		2Colquitt's first term was for four years, under the 1868 constitution; his second term was for two years under the 1877 constitution, which also shortened his second term by two months.
50		Alexander H. Stephens	November 4, 1882	March 4, 1883	Democratic	None
51		James S. Boynton James S. Boynton James Stoddard Boynton was an American politician and jurist.Boynton briefly served as the 51st Governor of Georgia from 1883 after the death of governor Alexander Stephens. At the time of Stephens death, Boynton was serving as the president of the Georgia Senate so he assumed the governorship...	March 4, 1883	May 10, 1883	Democratic	None		As president of the senate, acted as governor until special election.
52		Henry D. McDaniel	May 10, 1883	November 9, 1886	Democratic	None		+1Elected in special election.
53		John B. Gordon	November 9, 1886	November 8, 1890	Democratic	None		2
54		William J. Northen William J. Northen William Jonathan Northen , the 54th Governor of Georgia from 1890 to 1894, was born in Jones County, Georgia in 1835....	November 8, 1890	October 27, 1894	Democratic	None		2The start of office was apparently moved from November to October during Northen's term.
55		William Y. Atkinson William Yates Atkinson William Yates Atkinson was the 55th Governor of Georgia from 1894 to 1898.Atkinson graduated from the University of Georgia with an LL.B in 1877. He married Susie Cobb Milton in 1880...	October 27, 1894	October 29, 1898	Democratic	None		2
56		Allen D. Candler Allen D. Candler Allen Daniel Candler was a Georgia state legislator, U.S. Representative and the 56th Governor of Georgia.-Biography:...	October 29, 1898	October 25, 1902	Democratic	None		2
57		Joseph M. Terrell Joseph M. Terrell Joseph Meriwether Terrell was a United States Senator and the 57th Governor of Georgia. Born in Greenville, he attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1882, commencing practice in Greenville....	October 25, 1902	June 29, 1907	Democratic	None		2The start of a gubernatorial term has always been set by the legislature, rather than the constitution; it appears the start of the term changed from the last Saturday in October to the last Saturday in June, lengthening Terrell's second term by eight months.
58		Hoke Smith	June 29, 1907	June 26, 1909	Democratic	None		1
59		Joseph M. Brown	June 26, 1909	July 1, 1911	Democratic	None		1
		Hoke Smith	July 1, 1911	November 16, 1911	Democratic	None
60		John M. Slaton John M. Slaton John Marshall Slaton, or Jack Slaton, served two non-consecutive terms as the 60th Governor of Georgia.Slaton was born in Meriwether County, Georgia....	November 16, 1911	January 25, 1912	Democratic	None
		Joseph M. Brown	January 25, 1912	June 28, 1913	Democratic	None
		John M. Slaton John M. Slaton John Marshall Slaton, or Jack Slaton, served two non-consecutive terms as the 60th Governor of Georgia.Slaton was born in Meriwether County, Georgia....	June 28, 1913	June 26, 1915	Democratic	None		1
61		Nathaniel E. Harris	June 26, 1915	June 30, 1917	Democratic	None		1
62		Hugh M. Dorsey Hugh M. Dorsey Hugh Manson Dorsey was an American lawyer who was notable as the prosecuting attorney in the Leo Frank trial of 1913. He was also a politician, a member of the Democratic Party who was twice elected as the Governor of Georgia , and jurist, who served for years as a superior court judge .-Early...	June 30, 1917	June 25, 1921	Democratic	None		2
63		Thomas W. Hardwick Thomas W. Hardwick Thomas William Hardwick was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.Hardwick was born in Thomasville, Georgia. He graduated from Mercer University with a bachelor of arts degree in 1892 and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia in 1893...	June 25, 1921	June 30, 1923	Democratic	None		1
64		Clifford Walker Clifford Walker Clifford Mitchell Walker was an American attorney and politician from the Southern state of Georgia.Walker served consecutive two-year terms as the 64th Governor of Georgia from 1923 to 1927...	June 30, 1923	June 25, 1927	Democratic	None		2
65		Lamartine G. Hardman	June 25, 1927	June 27, 1931	Democratic	None		2
66		Richard Russell, Jr. Richard Russell, Jr. Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. was a Democratic Party politician from the southeastern state of Georgia. He served as state governor from 1931 to 1933 and United States senator from 1933 to 1971....	June 27, 1931	January 10, 1933	Democratic	None		1The start of the gubernatorial term changed from the last Saturday in June to the second Tuesday in January, shortening Russell's term by five months.http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=753c224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD
67		Eugene Talmadge Eugene Talmadge Eugene Talmadge was a Democratic politician who served two terms as the 67th Governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937, and a third term from 1941 to 1943. Elected to a fourth term in 1946, he died before taking office...	January 10, 1933	January 12, 1937	Democratic	None		2
68		Eurith D. Rivers Eurith D. Rivers Eurith Dickenson Rivers was an American politician from Lanier County, Georgia. He was the 68th Governor of Georgia from 1937 to 1941.-Life and career:Rivers obtained a degree through La Salle Extension University...	January 12, 1937	January 14, 1941	Democratic	None		2
		Eugene Talmadge Eugene Talmadge Eugene Talmadge was a Democratic politician who served two terms as the 67th Governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937, and a third term from 1941 to 1943. Elected to a fourth term in 1946, he died before taking office...	January 14, 1941	January 12, 1943	Democratic	None		1
69		Ellis Arnall Ellis Arnall Ellis Gibbs Arnall was an American politician, a progressive Democrat who served as the 69th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1943 to 1947.-Education:...	January 12, 1943	January 14, 1947	Democratic	None		1
70		Herman Talmadge Herman Talmadge Herman Eugene Talmadge was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served as governor of Georgia briefly in 1947 and again from 1948 to 1955. His term was marked by his segregationist policies. After leaving office Talmadge was elected to the U.S...	January 14, 1947	March 18, 1947	Democratic		Melvin E. Thompson Melvin E. Thompson Melvin Ernest Thompson was an American educator and politician from Millen in the U.S. state of Georgia.Thompson was born in Millen, Georgia to Henry J. And Eva Thompson. He graduated from Emory University in 1926 and earned a Master of Arts from the University of Georgia in 1935. He also earned...
71		Melvin E. Thompson Melvin E. Thompson Melvin Ernest Thompson was an American educator and politician from Millen in the U.S. state of Georgia.Thompson was born in Millen, Georgia to Henry J. And Eva Thompson. He graduated from Emory University in 1926 and earned a Master of Arts from the University of Georgia in 1935. He also earned...	March 18, 1947	November 17, 1948	Democratic	Vacant
		Herman Talmadge Herman Talmadge Herman Eugene Talmadge was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served as governor of Georgia briefly in 1947 and again from 1948 to 1955. His term was marked by his segregationist policies. After leaving office Talmadge was elected to the U.S...	November 17, 1948	January 11, 1955	Democratic		Marvin Griffin Marvin Griffin Samuel Marvin Griffin, Sr. was a politician from the US state of Georgia. He served as the 72nd Governor of Georgia from 1955 to 1959.-Early life:...	+1
72		Marvin Griffin Marvin Griffin Samuel Marvin Griffin, Sr. was a politician from the US state of Georgia. He served as the 72nd Governor of Georgia from 1955 to 1959.-Early life:...	January 11, 1955	January 13, 1959	Democratic		Ernest Vandiver Ernest Vandiver Samuel Ernest Vandiver Jr. was an American politician who was the 73rd Governor of the US state of Georgia from 1959 to 1963.-Early life and career:...	1
73		Ernest Vandiver Ernest Vandiver Samuel Ernest Vandiver Jr. was an American politician who was the 73rd Governor of the US state of Georgia from 1959 to 1963.-Early life and career:...	January 13, 1959	January 15, 1963	Democratic		Garland T. Byrd Garland T. Byrd Garland Turk Byrd was United States Democratic politician from Georgia, who served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Georgia from 1959 to 1963....	1
74		Carl E. Sanders	January 15, 1963	January 11, 1967	Democratic		Peter Zack Geer Peter Zack Geer Peter Zack Geer was a Democratic politician from Georgia.Geer was born in Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia. He graduated from Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law in 1951 and was a prominent attorney...	1
75		Lester Maddox Lester Maddox Lester Garfield Maddox was an American politician who was the 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971....	January 11, 1967	January 12, 1971	Democratic		George Thornewell Smith	1
76		Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...	January 12, 1971	January 14, 1975	Democratic		Lester Maddox Lester Maddox Lester Garfield Maddox was an American politician who was the 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971....	1
77		George Busbee George Busbee George Dekle Busbee was an American politician who served as the 77th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1975 to 1983....	January 14, 1975	January 11, 1983	Democratic		Zell Miller Zell Miller Zell Bryan Miller is an American politician from the US state of Georgia. A Democrat, Miller served as Lieutenant Governor from 1975 to 1991, 79th Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as United States Senator from 2000 to 2005....	2
78		Joe Frank Harris Joe Frank Harris Joe Frank Harris is an American conservative Democratic politician who served as the 78th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1983 to 1991....	January 11, 1983	January 13, 1991	Democratic		Zell Miller Zell Miller Zell Bryan Miller is an American politician from the US state of Georgia. A Democrat, Miller served as Lieutenant Governor from 1975 to 1991, 79th Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as United States Senator from 2000 to 2005....	2
79		Zell Miller Zell Miller Zell Bryan Miller is an American politician from the US state of Georgia. A Democrat, Miller served as Lieutenant Governor from 1975 to 1991, 79th Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as United States Senator from 2000 to 2005....	January 13, 1991	January 11, 1999	Democratic		Pierre Howard Pierre Howard Pierre Howard was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of the US state of Georgia.-Background:He came from a political family...	2
80		Roy Barnes Roy Barnes Roy Eugene Barnes served as the 80th Governor of Georgia from January 1999 until January 2003. Barnes was also a candidate for Governor of Georgia in the 2010 election....	January 11, 1999	January 13, 2003	Democratic		Mark Taylor Mark Taylor (politician) Mark Fletcher Taylor is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He served two terms between 1999 to 2007 as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Georgia...	1
81		George E. "Sonny" Perdue Sonny Perdue George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III, was the 81st Governor of Georgia. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin F. Conley served during Reconstruction in the 1870s....	January 13, 2003	January 10, 2011	Republican		Mark Taylor Mark Taylor (politician) Mark Fletcher Taylor is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He served two terms between 1999 to 2007 as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Georgia... Represented the Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... .	2
							Casey Cagle Casey Cagle Lowell S. "Casey" Cagle is an American politician currently serving as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. He is a member of the Republican Party, a conservative, and a former member of the General Assembly in the U.S. state of Georgia. In 2006, Cagle defeated political activist Ralph...
82		Nathan Deal Nathan Deal John Nathan Deal is a United States politician, the 82nd and current Governor of Georgia. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1992 but switched to the Republican Party in 1995...	January 10, 2011	Incumbent	Republican		Casey Cagle Casey Cagle Lowell S. "Casey" Cagle is an American politician currently serving as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. He is a member of the Republican Party, a conservative, and a former member of the General Assembly in the U.S. state of Georgia. In 2006, Cagle defeated political activist Ralph...	1Governor Deal's first term expires January 12, 2015; he is not yet term limit Term limit A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method to curb the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "president for... ed.

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and Confederate offices held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Georgia. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Name	Gubernatorial term	U.S. House United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...	U.S. Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...	Other offices held	Sources
George Walton George Walton George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...	1775–1776, 1779–1780, 1789–1790	—	S	Continental Delegate Continental Congress The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
Archibald Bulloch Archibald Bulloch Archibald Bulloch was a lawyer, soldier, and statesman from Georgia during the American Revolution.-Early life:...	1776–1777	—	—	Continental Delegate
Button Gwinnett Button Gwinnett Button Gwinnett was an English-born American political leader who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was the second of the signatories on the United States Declaration of Independence...	1777	—	—	Continental Delegate
John Houstoun John Houstoun John Houstoun was an American lawyer and statesman from Savannah, Georgia. He was a delegate for Georgia in the Continental Congress in 1775. He was the 6th Governor of Georgia, in 1778, and again in 1784-1785.-Personal life:...	1778–1779, 1784–1785	—	—	Continental Delegate
Richard Howly Richard Howly Richard Howly , sometimes spelled Howley, was an American planter and lawyer from Liberty County, Georgia. He served briefly as the tenth Governor of Georgia in 1780, as their delegate to the Continental Congress in 1780 and 1781 and as Chief Justice of Georgia in 1782 and 1783.Howly was a devout...	1780	—	—	Continental Delegate
Nathan Brownson Nathan Brownson Nathan Brownson was an American physician and statesman from Riceboro, Georgia. He served Georgia as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1777 and as the 14th Governor of Georgia in 1781....	1781–1782	—	—	Continental Delegate
Lyman Hall Lyman Hall Lyman Hall , physician, clergyman, and statesman, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. Hall County is named after him.-Early life and family:...	1783–1784	—	—	Continental Delegate
Samuel Elbert Samuel Elbert Samuel Elbert was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Savannah, Georgia.Elbert fought in the Revolutionary War, commanding the victorious American colonial forces in a naval battle near St. Simons Island, Georgia on April 19, 1778...	1785–1786	—	—	Elected to the Continental Congress but declined to serve
Edward Telfair Edward Telfair Edward Telfair was the Governor of the state of Georgia in 1786, and from 1790 through 1793. He was a member of the Continental Congress, and a signer of the Articles of Confederation.-Early Life:...	1786–1786, 1790–1793	—	—	Continental Delegate
George Mathews George Mathews (Georgia) George Mathews was an United States planter, merchant, and pioneer from Virginia and western Georgia. He served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War then settled in Georgia. He served as the 20th Governor of Georgia, one term in the U.S...	1787–1788, 1793–1796	H	—
James Jackson James Jackson (politician) James "Left Eye" Jackson was an early Georgia politician of the Democratic-Republican Party. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1789 until 1791. He was also a U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1793 to 1795, and from 1801 until his death...	1798–1801	H	S*
Josiah Tattnall Josiah Tattnall (Senator) Josiah Tattnall, Sr. was an American planter, soldier and politician from Savannah, Georgia. He represented Georgia in the U.S. Senate from 1796 to 1799 and was the 25th Governor of Georgia in 1801 and 1802....	1801–1802	—	S
John Milledge	1802–1806	H	S*
Peter Early Peter Early Peter Early was an American lawyer, jurist and politician.He was born near Madison, Virginia in 1773, the son of Joel Early and Lucy Smith. His cousin, Jubal Early, was the grandfather of Confederate General Jubal Anderson Early . Peter Early graduated from the Lexington Academy...	1813–1815	H	—
George Troup George Troup George Michael Troup was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and Senate before becoming the 32nd Governor of Georgia for two terms and then returning to the Senate...	1823–1827	H	S
John Forsyth John Forsyth (politician) John Forsyth, Sr. was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia.Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father Robert Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty in 1794. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1799...	1827–1829	H†	S	Minister to Spain United States Ambassador to Spain -Ambassadors:*John Jay**Appointed: September 29, 1779**Title: Minister Plenipotentiary**Presented credentials:**Terminated mission: ~May 20, 1782*William Carmichael**Appointed: April 20, 1790**Title: Chargé d'Affaires... , U.S. Secretary of State United States Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence...
George R. Gilmer George Rockingham Gilmer George Rockingham Gilmer was an American statesman and politician. He served two non-consecutive terms as the 34th Governor of Georgia, the first from 1829 to 1831 and the second from 1837 to 1839...	1829–1831, 1837–1839	H	—
Wilson Lumpkin Wilson Lumpkin Wilson Lumpkin was a governor of Georgia, and a United States Representative and Senator.-Biography:Born near Dan River, Virginia, he moved in 1784 to Oglethorpe County, Georgia with his parents, who settled near Point Peter and subsequently at Lexington, Georgia...	1831–1835	H	S
William Schley William Schley William Schley was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician.-Biography:...	1835–1837	H	—
George W. Crawford George W. Crawford George Walker Crawford was a Georgia politician during the nineteenth century. He served as the 38th Governor of Georgia from 1843 to 1847 and United States Secretary of War 1849 to 1850. He was the cousin of William H...	1843–1847	H	—	U.S. Secretary of War United States Secretary of War The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation...
George W. Towns George W. Towns George Washington Bonaparte Towns was a United States lawyer, legislator, and politician.Towns was born in Wilkes County, Georgia to Margaret George Hardwick and John Towns in 1801...	1847–1851	H	—
Howell Cobb Howell Cobb Howell Cobb was an American political figure. A Southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851...	1851–1853	H	—	Speaker of the House Speaker of the United States House of Representatives The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives... , U.S. Secretary of the Treasury United States Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United... , President of the Provisional Confederate Congress Provisional Confederate Congress The Provisional Confederate Congress, for a time the legislative branch of the Confederate States of America, was the body which drafted the Confederate Constitution, elected Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy, and designed the first Confederate flag...
Herschel V. Johnson Herschel Vespasian Johnson Herschel Vespasian Johnson was an American politician. He was the 41st Governor of Georgia from 1853 to 1857 and the vice-presidential nominee of the Douglas wing of the Democratic Party in the 1860 US presidential election....	1853–1857	—	S	Confederate Senator
Joseph E. Brown Joseph E. Brown Joseph Emerson Brown , often referred to as Joe Brown, was the 42nd Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, and a U.S. Senator from 1880 to 1891...	1868–1870	—	S
James Johnson James Johnson (Georgia) James Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Georgia and served as the 43rd Governor of Georgia between June and October 1865.-Biography:...	1865	H	—
James Milton Smith James Milton Smith James Milton Smith was a Confederate infantry colonel in the American Civil War, as well as a post-war Governor of Georgia. He was noted as an ardent opponent of Radical Reconstruction.-Biography:...	1872–1877	—	—	Confederate Representative
Alfred H. Colquitt Alfred H. Colquitt Alfred Holt Colquitt was a lawyer, preacher, soldier, 49th Governor of Georgia and two term U.S. Senator from Georgia where he died in office. He served as an officer in the Confederate army, reaching the rank of major general....	1877–1882	H	S
Alexander H. Stephens Alexander Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens was an American politician from Georgia. He was Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S...	1882–1883	H	—	Confederate Representative, Vice President of the Confederate States of America Vice President of the Confederate States of America The Vice President of the Confederate States of America was an office held by Alexander Stephens of Georgia, who served under President Jefferson Davis of Mississippi from February 18, 1861 to May 11, 1865. Having first been elected by the Confederate Congress, both were considered provisional... ; elected to the U.S. Senate but was refused his seat
John Brown Gordon John Brown Gordon John Brown Gordon was one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted Confederate generals during the American Civil War. After the war, he was a strong opponent of Reconstruction and is thought by some to have been the titular leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia during the late 1860s. A member of the...	1886–1890	—	S
Allen D. Candler Allen D. Candler Allen Daniel Candler was a Georgia state legislator, U.S. Representative and the 56th Governor of Georgia.-Biography:...	1898–1902	H	—
Joseph M. Terrell Joseph M. Terrell Joseph Meriwether Terrell was a United States Senator and the 57th Governor of Georgia. Born in Greenville, he attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1882, commencing practice in Greenville....	1902–1907	—	S
Hoke Smith	1907–1909, 1911	—	S*	U.S. Secretary of the Interior United States Secretary of the Interior The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Ministries of the Interior as used in other countries...
Thomas W. Hardwick Thomas W. Hardwick Thomas William Hardwick was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.Hardwick was born in Thomasville, Georgia. He graduated from Mercer University with a bachelor of arts degree in 1892 and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia in 1893...	1921–1923	H	S
Richard Russell, Jr. Richard Russell, Jr. Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. was a Democratic Party politician from the southeastern state of Georgia. He served as state governor from 1931 to 1933 and United States senator from 1933 to 1971....	1931–1933	—	S	President pro tempore President pro tempore of the United States Senate The President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...  of the Senate
Herman Talmadge Herman Talmadge Herman Eugene Talmadge was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served as governor of Georgia briefly in 1947 and again from 1948 to 1955. His term was marked by his segregationist policies. After leaving office Talmadge was elected to the U.S...	1947, 1948–1955	—	S
Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...	1971–1975	—	—	President of the United States President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Zell Miller Zell Miller Zell Bryan Miller is an American politician from the US state of Georgia. A Democrat, Miller served as Lieutenant Governor from 1975 to 1991, 79th Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as United States Senator from 2000 to 2005....	1991–1999	—	S

Living former governors

, six former governors were alive, the oldest being Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...

 (1971–1975, born 1924).

The former governor to die most recently was Ernest Vandiver

Ernest Vandiver

Samuel Ernest Vandiver Jr. was an American politician who was the 73rd Governor of the US state of Georgia from 1959 to 1963.-Early life and career:...

 (1959–1963), on February 21, 2005. The most recently-serving governor to die was George Busbee

George Busbee

George Dekle Busbee was an American politician who served as the 77th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1975 to 1983....

 (1975–1983), on July 16, 2004.

Name	Term of office	Date of birth
Carl Sanders Carl Sanders Carl Edward Sanders Sr. is an American politician who served as the 74th Governor of the state of Georgia from 1963 to 1967.Sanders was born in Augusta, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia on a football scholarship...	1963–1967	May 15, 1925 (age 86)
Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...	1971–1975	October 01, 1924 (age 87)
Joe Frank Harris Joe Frank Harris Joe Frank Harris is an American conservative Democratic politician who served as the 78th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1983 to 1991....	1983–1991	February 16, 1936 (age 75)
Zell Miller Zell Miller Zell Bryan Miller is an American politician from the US state of Georgia. A Democrat, Miller served as Lieutenant Governor from 1975 to 1991, 79th Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as United States Senator from 2000 to 2005....	1991–1999	February 24, 1932 (age 79)
Roy Barnes Roy Barnes Roy Eugene Barnes served as the 80th Governor of Georgia from January 1999 until January 2003. Barnes was also a candidate for Governor of Georgia in the 2010 election....	1999–2003	March 11, 1948 (age 63)
George E. "Sonny" Perdue Sonny Perdue George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III, was the 81st Governor of Georgia. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin F. Conley served during Reconstruction in the 1870s....	2003–2011	December 20, 1946 (age 65)