The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-10-07
Governors Of Tennessee.

h- 'i'..- 90alh OF the River Ohio, b
" 1'.a'ont Washington, in 1880; a
20 such saarya until March 28, 1896, whe
199 the Stats ~#glment Of Tennessee wa
DO organized
10 John Sewer VAS elected first Govern
~ or Of the State Of Tennessee in Febru
% airy, l70G, reelected in 1907, and agail
% IN 1893, serving nearly six years
q Archibald Roane was elected il
August l9Ol-served two years.
John Sewer was elected in Angus
"A 1908, 1906, and lSO7-servcd six years
!. Willie Blount was elected in August
u 1909, 1911, and 1813--served six
+ years.
:. Joseph Mchlinn was elected in An
!. gust, 1915, 1917, and 18l9--serying
six years
William Carroll was elected in Au
gust, 1921, 1928, and 1925, serving six
years.
Sam Houston was elected in Au,
gust 1927 He resigned in 1928, and
William HaiI, IS Speaker Of the Sen.
ale served The term.
! William Carroll was elected in Au-
gust 1928, 1881, and 1883 serving six
years.
Newton Cannon was elected in Au-
gust, 1885, and 1887 serving four
Years.
James K Polk was elected in August
J-~a..yed two years.
j.aa. c, Jones was elected in Au.
gust, l84l, and lSl3-served four
years.
Aaron Y Brown was elected in Au-
gus. l8lj served two years.
Neil 8. Brown was elected in Au-
gust I847-scrvcd two years.
William Trousdale was elected in Au,
gust l849-scrrcd two years.
William 3, Campbell was elected in
August, l05I--served two years.
Andrew Johnson was elected in Au-
gust 1858, and 1855, serving four :
years
Isham G. Harris was elected in Au- ,
gust 1857, 1859 md 1861 serving six ,
years.
Robert L. Caruthers was elected in 7
August, 1868, under Confederate aus ;,
pieces, but never qualified. :,
Andrew Johnson under appointment =
rom President Lincoln, was Military e
Governor from 1862 to 1865. q
William G Brownlow was elected ~
u February 1868, and in August 1867. ~
ie resigned in February 1869, and .,
}"" g. Sontar as Speaker of the -,
p.e, filed out the term. a
H.,.'t @. Sentcr was elected in Au- -,
r taa. ", ywo years, !
ats .u. election Tor Governor and =,
-ac.s .. the Legislature under the -
..., government was held on the first a,
'uursJay III March, and succeeding y.
ay, in 1896, and after that on the first a.
thursday and succeeding in August 90
707, and after that on the first Thurs D.
ay and succeeding day in August I'M IL
1885, when the first election under 49,
10 amended constitution of 1885 was
cid on the first Thursday in August l.
+ that year. Under the constitution -
f Tennessee Of 1876, the regular bien- ~,
al sessions of the Legislature com l.,
encod the third Monday Of Septem- ~,
II every two years. ~,
From the organization of the State ..
]yornmeut in March 1896 to and in. :,
uding the session Of July 1906, the G.,
legislature met and held its sessions ~, r
Knoxville.
co
The seventh General Assembly Of ~
g State OF Tennessee convened at WV
ingaton on Monday September 2lst, w.
ID continued by adjournment to t.a
noxvillc, on Wednesday, the Odd 4,
p ember, 1907. From 1907 to 1912 :;
elusive the sessions of the General -
;selnbly were held in Knoxville. ;re
In 1919 and 1915 the sessions of the r5
neral Assembly we're held in Nash =, ~
lie. 10 1917 the General Assembly
i'd its session in Knoxville. 49,.
From 1919 to 1926 the General As a..
nbly convened and held its session
Since 1926 Nashville
s been the seat Government of Ten GER
5see and consequently the sessions Jus
the General Assembly have been wit
ID there. cur u.
Under The constitution of 1885, the bis
ction for Governor and members slsr
the General Assembly are held on wol
first Thursday III August, every ana
0 years. The Legislature meets on ~ ~
first Monday in October thereafter kno
! inaugurates the Governor. pee
s~ He
Dr., LIVINGSTONE, who has very nea
iishly mislaid himself somewhere in acre
wilds of Africa, has at last been viii