List of governors of Mississippi
Governor of Mississippi | |
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since January 14, 2020 | |
Style |
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Status | |
Residence | Mississippi Governor's Mansion |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Formation | Constitution of Mississippi |
Succession | Every four years, unless reelected |
Deputy | Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi |
Salary | $122,160[1] |
Website | governor |
The governor of Mississippi is the head of state and head of government of Mississippi[2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.[2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,[3] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Mississippi Legislature,[4] to convene the legislature at any time,[5] and, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardons and reprieves.[6]
To be elected governor, a person must be at least 30 years old, and must have been a citizen of the United States for twenty years and a resident of Mississippi for at least five years at the time of inauguration.[7] The Constitution of Mississippi, ratified in 1890, calls for a four-year term for the governor, elected via the two-round system since a 2020 referendum. Prior to this, the governor was elected by an electoral college composed of the districts represented in the Mississippi House of Representatives, with a contingent election held in the House in the event no candidate received a majority of district electors. The term length was originally two years,[8] with no limit on how many terms they could serve. The 1832 constitution limited governors to serving no more than four out of every six years.[9] When terms were lengthened to four years in 1868,[10] this limit was removed. The 1890 constitution forbid governors from succeeding themselves, but a 1986 amendment allows them to succeed themselves once.[2][11] The office of lieutenant governor was created in the 1817 constitution, abolished in 1832, and recreated in 1868. When the office of governor becomes vacant for any reason, the lieutenant governor exercises the powers of governor for the remainder of the term.[12]
The current governor is Republican Tate Reeves, who took office January 14, 2020.
Governors of Mississippi Territory
Mississippi Territory was organized on April 7, 1798, from land ceded to the federal government by Georgia.[13] It had four governors appointed by the president of the United States during its 19-year history, including one, David Holmes, who would later serve as state governor.
No. | Governor | Term in office[a] | Appointed by | |
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1 | ![]() |
Winthrop Sargent (1753–1820) [14] |
May 7, 1798[b] – May 25, 1801 (successor appointed) |
John Adams |
2 | ![]() |
William C. C. Claiborne (d. 1817) [18] |
May 25, 1801[c] – March 2, 1805 (successor appointed) |
Thomas Jefferson |
3 | ![]() |
Robert Williams (1770–1836) [22] |
March 2, 1805[d] – March 7, 1809 (successor appointed) |
Thomas Jefferson |
4 | ![]() |
David Holmes (1769–1832) [26][27][28] |
March 7, 1809[e] – October 7, 1817 (elected state governor) |
James Madison |
Governors of the State of Mississippi
Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817.[33] It seceded from the Union on January 9, 1861,[34] and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861.[35] Following the end of the American Civil War, Mississippi during Reconstruction was part of the Fourth Military District, which exerted some control over governor appointments and elections. Mississippi was readmitted to the Union on February 23, 1870.[36]
No. | Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Lt. Governor[f][g] | |||
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1 | ![]() |
David Holmes (1769–1832) [26][27][28] |
October 7, 1817[37] – January 5, 1820 (did not run) |
Democratic- Republican |
1817 | Duncan Stewart | ||
2 | ![]() |
George Poindexter (1779–1853) [38][39] |
January 5, 1820[40] – January 7, 1822 (did not run) |
Democratic- Republican |
1819 | James Patton | ||
3 | ![]() |
Walter Leake (1762–1825) [41][42] |
January 7, 1822[37] – November 17, 1825 (died in office) |
Democratic- Republican |
1821 | David C. Dickson | ||
1823 | Gerard Brandon | |||||||
4 | ![]() |
Gerard Brandon (1788–1850) [43][44] |
November 17, 1825[37] – January 7, 1826 (successor took office) |
Democratic- Republican |
Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
5 | ![]() |
David Holmes (1769–1832) [26][27][28] |
January 7, 1826[45] – July 25, 1826 (resigned)[h] |
Democratic- Republican |
1825 | Gerard Brandon | ||
6 | ![]() |
Gerard Brandon (1788–1850) [43][44] |
July 25, 1826[46] – January 9, 1832 (did not run) |
Democratic- Republican |
Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
1827 | Abram M. Scott | |||||||
1829 | ||||||||
7 | ![]() |
Abram M. Scott (1785–1833) [47][48] |
January 9, 1832[37] – June 12, 1833 (died in office) |
National Republican |
1831 | Fountain Winston[i] (office abolished October 26, 1832) | ||
Office did not exist | ||||||||
8 | ![]() |
Charles Lynch (1783–1853) [49][50] |
June 12, 1833[37] – November 20, 1833 (successor took office) |
National Republican |
President of the Senate acting | |||
9 | ![]() |
Hiram Runnels (1796–1857) [51][52] |
November 21, 1833[j] – November 21, 1835 (lost election)[k] |
Democratic | 1833 | |||
10 | ![]() |
John A. Quitman (1798–1858) [55][56] |
December 3, 1835[57] – January 7, 1836 (successor took office) |
Whig | President of the Senate acting | |||
11 | ![]() |
Charles Lynch (1783–1853) [49][50] |
January 7, 1836[58] – January 8, 1838 (did not run) |
Whig | 1835 | |||
12 | ![]() |
Alexander G. McNutt (1802–1848) [59][60] |
January 8, 1838[61] – January 9, 1842 (term-limited)[l] |
Democratic | 1837 | |||
1839 | ||||||||
13 | ![]() |
Tilghman Tucker (1802–1859) [63][64] |
January 10, 1842[62] – January 10, 1844 (lost nomination)[m] |
Democratic | 1841 | |||
14 | ![]() |
Albert G. Brown (1813–1880) [65][66] |
January 10, 1844[67] – January 10, 1848 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1843 | |||
1845 | ||||||||
15 | ![]() |
Joseph W. Matthews (1812–1862) [68][69] |
January 10, 1848[70] – January 10, 1850 (did not run) |
Democratic | 1847 | |||
16 | ![]() |
John A. Quitman (1798–1858) [55][56] |
January 10, 1850[71] – February 3, 1851 (resigned)[n] |
Democratic | 1849 | |||
17 | ![]() |
John Isaac Guion (1802–1855) [72][73] |
February 3, 1851[74] – November 4, 1851 (senate term expired)[o] |
Democratic | President of the Senate acting | |||
18 | ![]() |
James Whitfield (1791–1875) [75][76] |
November 25, 1851[p] – January 10, 1852 (successor took office) |
Democratic | President of the Senate acting | |||
19 | ![]() |
Henry S. Foote (1804–1880) [78][79] |
January 10, 1852[80] – January 5, 1854 (resigned)[q] |
Union Democratic | 1851 | |||
20 | ![]() |
John J. Pettus (1813–1867) [81][82] |
January 5, 1854[83] – January 10, 1854 (successor took office) |
Democratic | President of the Senate acting | |||
21 | ![]() |
John J. McRae (1815–1868) [84][85] |
January 10, 1854[86] – November 16, 1857 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1853 | |||
1855 | ||||||||
22 | ![]() |
William McWillie (1795–1869) [87][88] |
November 16, 1857[89] – November 21, 1859 (did not run) |
Democratic | 1857 | |||
23 | ![]() |
John J. Pettus (1813–1867) [81][82] |
November 21, 1859[90] – November 16, 1863 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1859 | |||
1861 | ||||||||
24 | ![]() |
Charles Clark (1811–1877) [91][92] |
November 16, 1863[93] – May 22, 1865 (arrested and removed)[r] |
Democratic | 1863 | |||
25 | ![]() |
William L. Sharkey (1798–1873) [94][95] |
June 13, 1865[96] – October 16, 1865 (did not run)[s] |
— | Provisional governor appointed by President | |||
26 | ![]() |
Benjamin G. Humphreys (1808–1882) [97][100] |
October 16, 1865[101] – June 15, 1868 (removed)[t] |
Non-partisan[u] | 1865 | |||
27 | ![]() |
Adelbert Ames (1835–1933) [102][103] |
June 15, 1868[104] – March 10, 1870 (state readmitted)[v] |
— | Military occupation[w] | |||
28 | ![]() |
James L. Alcorn (1816–1894) [105][106] |
March 10, 1870[107] – November 30, 1871 (resigned)[x] |
Republican | 1869 | Ridgley C. Powers | ||
29 | ![]() |
Ridgley C. Powers (1836–1912) [108][109] |
November 30, 1871[110] – January 22, 1874 (did not run) |
Republican | Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
30 | ![]() |
Adelbert Ames (1835–1933) [102][103] |
January 22, 1874[111] – March 29, 1876 (resigned)[y] |
Republican | 1873 | Alexander Kelso Davis (impeached and removed) | ||
Vacant | ||||||||
31 | ![]() |
John Marshall Stone (1830–1900) [112][113] |
March 29, 1876[114] – January 9, 1882 (lost nomination)[z] |
Democratic | President of the Senate acting | |||
1877 | William H. Sims | |||||||
32 | ![]() |
Robert Lowry (1829–1910) [115][116] |
January 9, 1882[117] – January 13, 1890 (did not run) |
Democratic | 1881 | G. D. Shands | ||
1885 | ||||||||
33 | ![]() |
John Marshall Stone (1830–1900) [112][113] |
January 13, 1890[118] – January 21, 1896 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1889 | M. M. Evans | ||
34 | ![]() |
Anselm J. McLaurin (1848–1909) [119][120] |
January 21, 1896[121] – January 16, 1900 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1895 | J. H. Jones | ||
35 | ![]() |
Andrew H. Longino (1854–1942) [122][123] |
January 16, 1900[124] – January 19, 1904 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1899 | James T. Harrison | ||
36 | ![]() |
James K. Vardaman (1861–1930) [125][126] |
January 19, 1904[127] – January 21, 1908 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1903 | John Prentiss Carter | ||
37 | ![]() |
Edmond Noel (1856–1927) [128][129] |
January 21, 1908[130] – January 16, 1912 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1907 | Luther Manship | ||
38 | ![]() |
Earl L. Brewer (1869–1942) [131][132] |
January 16, 1912[133] – January 18, 1916 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1911 | Theodore G. Bilbo | ||
39 | ![]() |
Theodore G. Bilbo (1877–1947) [134][135] |
January 18, 1916[136] – January 18, 1920 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1915 | Lee M. Russell | ||
40 | ![]() |
Lee M. Russell (1875–1943) [137][138] |
January 20, 1920[139] – January 22, 1924 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1919 | Homer Casteel | ||
41 | ![]() |
Henry L. Whitfield (1868–1927) [140][141] |
January 22, 1924[142] – March 18, 1927 (died in office) |
Democratic | 1923 | Dennis Murphree | ||
42 | ![]() |
Dennis Murphree (1886–1949) [143][144] |
March 18, 1927[145] – January 17, 1928 (lost nomination)[aa] |
Democratic | Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
43 | ![]() |
Theodore G. Bilbo (1877–1947) [134][135] |
January 17, 1928[146] – January 19, 1932 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1927 | Bidwell Adam | ||
44 | ![]() |
Martin Sennet Conner (1891–1950) [147][148] |
January 19, 1932[149] – January 21, 1936 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1931 | Dennis Murphree | ||
45 | ![]() |
Hugh L. White (1881–1965) [150][151] |
January 21, 1936[152] – January 16, 1940 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1935 | Jacob Buehler Snider | ||
46 | ![]() |
Paul B. Johnson Sr. (1880–1943) [153][154] |
January 16, 1940[155] – December 26, 1943 (died in office) |
Democratic | 1939 | Dennis Murphree | ||
47 | ![]() |
Dennis Murphree (1886–1949) [143][144] |
December 26, 1943[156] – January 18, 1944 (successor took office) |
Democratic | Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
48 | ![]() |
Thomas L. Bailey (1888–1946) [157][158] |
January 18, 1944[159] – November 2, 1946 (died in office) |
Democratic | 1943 | Fielding L. Wright | ||
49 | ![]() |
Fielding L. Wright[ab] (1895–1956) [160][161] |
November 2, 1946[162] – January 22, 1952 (term-limited) |
Democratic | Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
50 | 1947 | Sam Lumpkin | ||||||
51 | ![]() |
Hugh L. White (1881–1965) [150][151] |
January 22, 1952[163] – January 17, 1956 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1951 | Carroll Gartin | ||
52 | ![]() |
James P. Coleman (1914–1991) [164][165] |
January 17, 1956[166] – January 19, 1960 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1955 | |||
53 | ![]() |
Ross Barnett (1898–1987) [167][168] |
January 19, 1960[169] – January 21, 1964 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1959 | Paul B. Johnson Jr. | ||
54 | ![]() |
Paul B. Johnson Jr. (1916–1985) [170][171] |
January 21, 1964[172] – January 16, 1968 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1963 | Carroll Gartin (died December 19, 1966) | ||
Vacant | ||||||||
55 | ![]() |
John Bell Williams (1918–1983) [173][174] |
January 16, 1968[175] – January 18, 1972 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1967 | Charles L. Sullivan | ||
56 | ![]() |
Bill Waller (1926–2011) [176][177] |
January 18, 1972[178] – January 20, 1976 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1971 | William F. Winter | ||
57 | ![]() |
Cliff Finch (1927–1986) [179][180] |
January 20, 1976[181] – January 22, 1980 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1975 | Evelyn Gandy | ||
58 | ![]() |
William F. Winter (1923–2020) [182] |
January 22, 1980[183] – January 10, 1984 (term-limited) |
Democratic | 1979 | Brad Dye | ||
59 | ![]() |
William Allain (1928–2013) [184] |
January 10, 1984[185] – January 12, 1988 (did not run) |
Democratic | 1983 | |||
60 | ![]() |
Ray Mabus (b. 1948) [186] |
January 12, 1988[187] – January 14, 1992 (lost election) |
Democratic | 1987 | |||
61 | ![]() |
Kirk Fordice (1934–2004) [188] |
January 14, 1992[189] – January 11, 2000 (term-limited) |
Republican | 1991 | Eddie Briggs | ||
1995 | Ronnie Musgrove | |||||||
62 | ![]() |
Ronnie Musgrove (b. 1956) [190] |
January 11, 2000[191] – January 13, 2004 (lost election) |
Democratic | 1999 | Amy Tuck[ac] | ||
63 | ![]() |
Haley Barbour (b. 1947) [193] |
January 13, 2004[194] – January 10, 2012 (term-limited) |
Republican | 2003 | |||
2007 | Phil Bryant | |||||||
64 | ![]() |
Phil Bryant (b. 1954) [195] |
January 10, 2012[196] – January 14, 2020 (term-limited) |
Republican | 2011 | Tate Reeves | ||
2015 | ||||||||
65 | ![]() |
Tate Reeves (b. 1974) [197] |
January 14, 2020[198] – Incumbent[ad] |
Republican | 2019 | Delbert Hosemann |
See also
- List of lieutenant governors of Mississippi
- Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Mississippi
Notes
- ^ The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor left office.
- ^ George Mathews was nominated on April 18, 1798,[15] but was withdrawn and Sargent nominated on May 2.[16] He was confirmed by the Senate on May 7,[17] and arrived in the territory on August 6.[14]
- ^ Claiborne was appointed on May 25, 1801,[19] during a Senate recess; nominated on January 6, 1802;[20] and confirmed by the Senate on January 26, 1802.[21] He arrived in the territory on November 23, 1801.[18]
- ^ Williams was nominated on March 1, 1805;[23] confirmed by the Senate on March 2;[24] and he arrived in the territory in May.[22] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1808.[25]
- ^ Holmes was nominated on March 6, 1809;[29] confirmed by the Senate on March 7;[30] and he arrived in the territory on June 30.[26] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on March 31, 1812,[31] and December 10, 1814.[32]
- ^ The office of lieutenant governor was created in the 1817 constitution, abolished in the 1832 constitution, and recreated in the 1868 constitution.
- ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
- ^ Holmes resigned due to ill health.[27]
- ^ Represented no party
- ^ All sources, modern and older, say Runnels took office on November 20; however, contemporary news shows he was inaugurated on November 21.[53][54]
- ^ The 1832 constitution specified that governor "shall hold his office for two years from the time of his installation;" thus, on November 21, 1835, two years after he took office, Runnels, having lost the 1835 election, left office. However, the legislature had set the start of the next term in January. The Senate met on December 3 and elected a new president, Quitman, who would act as governor until the governor-elect, Lynch, took office.[55]
- ^ McNutt's term constitutionally could only last two years, so on January 9, he left office and President of the Senate Jesse Speight became acting governor for one day.[62]
- ^ Tucker lost the Democratic nomination to Albert G. Brown.[65]
- ^ Quitman resigned after being arrested for his involvement in the Lopez Expedition; he was later acquitted.[55]
- ^ All senate terms ended on November 4; Secretary of State of Mississippi Joseph Bell acted as chief executive until the senate could convene and elect a new president.[72]
- ^ All modern sources say Whitfield took office November 24;[37] however, contemporary news reports say the final vote was the next morning.[77]
- ^ Foote resigned due to tensions resolving around secession.[78]
- ^ Clark was arrested by Union forces.[91]
- ^ Humphreys was sworn in on October 16.[97] Sharkey was elected to the Senate on October 19, Humphreys signed his credentials on October 31, and Sharkey presented them to the United States Senate on December 12,[98] though he was refused his seat.[94] However, some reputable sources say Sharkey remained in office until December, when President Andrew Johnson ordered him to turn over power to Humphreys.[99]
- ^ Humphreys was removed by federal forces and replaced with a military governor after his failure to comply with the Reconstruction Acts.[97]
- ^ The 1865 election was officially non-partisan.[97]
- ^ Mississippi was readmitted to Congress on February 23, 1870, and Ames was elected to the United States Senate that same day. He left office upon the inauguration of James Alcorn.[102]
- ^ Provisional governor appointed by General Ulysses S. Grant[102]
- ^ Alcorn resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; his senate term had begun on March 4, 1871, but he delayed taking it.[105]
- ^ Ames resigned under threat of impeachment from the newly-elected Democratic legislature.[102]
- ^ Stone lost the Democratic nomination to Robert Lowry.[112]
- ^ Murphree lost the Democratic nomination to Theodore G. Bilbo.
- ^ Mississippi numbers Wright as both the 49th governor (completing his predecessor's term) and the 50th governor (his own elected term).
- ^ Tuck switched her party membership to the Republican Party in 2002.[192]
- ^ Reeves' first term expires in January 2024.
References
- Allgemein
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- McMullin, Thomas A. (1984). Biographical directory of American territorial governors. Westport, CT : Meckler. ISBN 978-0-930466-11-4. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. II. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466008. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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- ^ Pender, Geoff (April 7, 2022). "Amid vetoes, Gov. Reeves lets pay raises for elected officials pass". Mississippi Today. Nonprofit Mississippi News. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c MS Const. art. V, § 116.
- ^ MS Const. art. V, § 123.
- ^ MS Const. art. IV, § 72.
- ^ MS Const. art. V, § 121.
- ^ MS Const. art. V, § 140-141.
- ^ MS Const. art. V, § 117.
- ^ 1817 art iv sec 1
- ^ 1832 art v sec 3
- ^ MS Const. (1817) art. IV, § 1; MS Const. (1832) art. V, § 1; MS Const. (1868) art. V, § 1.
- ^ "Haley Barbour: Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Governor of Mississippi: 2004-2008; 2008-2012 | Mississippi History Now". www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016.
- ^ MS Const. art. V, § 131.
- ^ 1 Stat. 549
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- ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 5th Cong., 2nd sess., 18 April 1798, 269. Accessed March 15, 2023.
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- ^ a b McMullin pp. 205–207
- ^ "From Thomas Jefferson to William C. C. Claiborne, 13 July 1801," Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-34-02-0427. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 34, 1 May–31 July 1801, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007, pp. 560–562.] Accessed March 15, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 7th Cong., 1st sess., 6 January 1802, 401. Accessed March 15, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 7th Cong., 1st sess., 26 January 1802, 405. Accessed March 15, 2023.
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- ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 8th Cong., 2nd sess., 1 March 1805, 484. Accessed March 15, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 8th Cong., 2nd sess., 2 March 1805, 485. Accessed March 15, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 10th Cong., 1st sess., 14 March 1808, 72. Accessed March 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c d McMullin pp. 208–210
- ^ a b c d Sobel p. 801
- ^ a b c "David Holmes". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 11th Cong., special sess., 6 March 1809, 119. Accessed March 15, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 11th Cong., special sess., 7 March 1809, 120. Accessed March 15, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 12th Cong., 1st sess., 31 March 1812, 242. Accessed March 15, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 13th Cong., 3rd sess., 10 December 1814, 591. Accessed March 15, 2023.
- ^ 3 Stat. 348, 3 Stat. 472
- ^ "Secession Ordinances of 13 Confederate States". University of Houston. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America Archived August 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 8, 2015
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- ^ Sobel pp. 801–802
- ^ "George Poindexter". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Poindexter sworn in Jan 5". Natchez Gazette. January 8, 1820. p. 4. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Sobel pp. 802–803
- ^ "Walter Leake". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Sobel p. 803
- ^ a b "Gerard Chittocque Brandon". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Holmes inaugurated Jan 7". Natchez Gazette. January 14, 1826. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Holmes resigns Jan 25, Brandon acts". State Journal. July 29, 1826. p. 3. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Sobel p. 804
- ^ "Abram Marshall Scott". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Sobel pp. 804–805
- ^ a b "Charles Lynch". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Sobel p. 805
- ^ "Hiram George Runnels". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Runnels inaugurated Nov 21". The Natchez Weekly Courier. December 6, 1833. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Interregnum". The Weekly Mississippian. November 27, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Sobel p. 806
- ^ a b "John Anthony Quitman". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Proceedings of the Senate". The Weekly Mississippian. December 18, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Lynch inaugurated January 7". The Weekly Mississippian. January 18, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Sobel p. 807
- ^ "Alexander Gallatin Mcnutt". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "McNutt inaugurated January 8". Vicksburg Whig. January 10, 1838. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Speight becomes acting governor Jan 9, Tucker inaugurated Jan 10". Southern Argus. January 18, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Sobel pp. 807–808
- ^ "Tilghman Mayfield Tucker". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Sobel p. 808
- ^ "Albert Gallatin Brown". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Brown inaugurated January 10". The Mississippi Free Trader. January 13, 1844. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Sobel p. 809
- ^ "Joseph W. Matthews". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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