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Capital: Nashville
State Nickname: Volunteer State
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Iris
Admitted to the Union: June 1, 1796
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| Governors |
March 30, 1796 to September 23, 1801:
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John Sevier
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September 23, 1801 to September 23, 1803:
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Archibald Roane
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September 23, 1803 to September 20, 1809:
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John Sevier
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September 20, 1809 to September 27, 1815:
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Willie Blount
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September 27, 1815 to October 1, 1821:
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Joseph McMinn
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October 1, 1821 to October 1, 1821:
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William Carroll
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October 1, 1827 to April 16, 1829:
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Sam Houston*
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* Resigned from office
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April 16, 1829 to October 1, 1829:
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William Hall
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October 1, 1829 to October 12, 1835:
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William Carroll
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October 12, 1825 to October 14, 1839:
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Newton Cannon
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October 14, 1839 to October 15, 1841:
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James K. Polk
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October 15, 1841 to October 14, 1845:
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James C. Jones
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October 14, 1845 to October 17, 1847:
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Aaron V. Brown
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October 17, 1847 to October 16, 1849:
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Neill S.Brown
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October 16, 1849 to October 16, 1851:
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William Trousdale
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October 16, 1851 to October 17, 1853:
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William B. Campbell
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October 17, 1853 to November 3, 1857:
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Andrew Johnson
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Nobember 3, 1857 ti March 12, 1862:
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Isham G. Harris
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March 12, 1862 to March 4, 1865:
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Andrew Johnson*
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* Appointed to office by President Lincoln
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April 5, 1865 to October, 1867:
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William G. Brownlow*
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* Resigned from office
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October 11, 1867 to October 10, 1871:
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DeWitt Clinton Senter
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October 10, 1871 to January 18, 1875:
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John C. Brown
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January 18, 1875 to February 18, 1879:
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James D. Porter, Jr.
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February 16, 1879 to January 17, 1881:
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Albert S. Marks
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January 17, 1881 to January 15, 1883:
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Alvin Hawkins
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January 15, 1883 to January 17, 1887:
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William B. Bate
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January 17, 1887 to January 19, 1891:
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Robert L. Taylor
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January 19, 1891 To January 16, 1893:
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John P. Buchanan
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January 16, 1893 to January 21, 1897:
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Peter Turney
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January 21, 1897 to January 16, 1899:
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Robert L. Taylor
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January 16, 1899 to January 19, 1903:
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Benton McMillin
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January 19, 1903 to March 21, 1905:
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James B. Frazier*
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* Resigned from office
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March 21, 1905 to January 17, 1907:
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John L. Cox
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January 17, 1907 to January 26, 1911:
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Malcolm R. Patterson
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January 26, 1911 to January 17, 1915:
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Ben W. Cooper
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January 17, 1915 to January 15, 1919:
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Thomas C. Rye
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January 15, 1919 to January 15, 1921:
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Albert H. Roberts
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January 15, 1921 to January 16, 1923:
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Alfred A. Taylor
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January 16, 1923 to October 2, 1927:
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Austin Peay*
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* Died in office
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October 3, 1927 to January 17, 1933:
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Henry H. Horton
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January 17, 1933 to January 15, 1937:
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Hill McAilster
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January 15, 1937 to January 16, 1939:
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Gordon Browning
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January 16, 1939 to January 16, 1945:
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Prentice Cooper
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January 16, 1945 to January 17, 1949:
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James N. McCord
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January 17, 1949 to January 15, 1953:
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Gordon Browning
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January 15, 1953 to January 19, 1959:
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Frank G. Clement
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January 19, 1959 to January 15, 1963:
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Buford Ellington
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January 15, 1963 to January 16, 1967:
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Frank G. Clement
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January 16, 1967 to January 16, 1971:
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Buford Ellington
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January 16, 1971 to January 18, 1975:
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Winfield Dunn
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January 18, 1975 to January 17, 1979:
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Ray Blanton
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January 17, 1979 to January 17, 1987:
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Lamar Alexander
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January 17, 1987 to January 21, 1995:
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Ned Ray McWherter
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January 21, 1995 to January 18, 2003:
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Donald Kenneth Sundquist
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January 18, 2003 –
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Phil Bredesen
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| State Song |
Tennessee Waltz
Written by Redd Stewart
Composed by Pee Wee King
I was waltzing with my darlin' to the Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I happened to see
Introduced him to my loved one and while they were waltzing
My friend stole my sweetheart from me.
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Now I know just how much I have lost
Yes I lost my little darlin' the night they were playing
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz.
Tennesee actually has FIVE official state songs. They are:
My Homeland Tennessee, When It's Iris Time In Tennessee,
My Tennessee, The Tennessee Waltz,
and Rocky Top Tennessee. |
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State Population
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1800: 105,602 |
1810: 261,727 |
1820: 422,813 |
1830: 681,904 |
1840: 829,210 |
1850: 1,002,717 |
1860: 1,109,801 |
1870: 1,258,520 |
1880: 1,542,359 |
1890: 1,767,518 |
1900: 2,020,616 |
1910: 2,184,789 |
1920: 2,337,885 |
1930: 2,616,556 |
1940: 2,915,841 |
1950: 3,291,718 |
1960: 3,566,949 |
1970: 3,926,018 |
1980: 4,591,120 |
1990: 4,877,189 |
2000: 5,689,262 |
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State Capitol Building 1907
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