Lieutenant-GovemoreProvided for in 1945 Constitution of <strong>Georgia</strong> to be elected atGeneral Election. Melvin E. Thompson, January 18, 1947(elected) but became Acting Governor before serving.Samuel Marvin Griffin ....... .Nov. 17, 1948-Jan. 13, 1955S. Ernest V<strong>and</strong>iver............ Jan. 13, 1955-Jan. 13, 1959Garl<strong>and</strong> Turk Byrd,........... Jan. 13, 1959-Jan. 15, 1963Peter Zack Geer.............. Jan. 15, 1%3-Jan. 15, 1967George T. Smith ............. Jaa 10, 1%7-Jan. 13, 1971tester G. Maddox ............ Jan. 13, 1971-Jan. 14, 1975Zell B. Miller ....................... Jan. 14, 1975-dateSecretaries of StateJohn Milton............................... 1777-1799Horatio Marbury........................... 1799-1811Abner Hammond........................... 1811-1823Everard Hamilton .......................... 1823-1833W.A. Tennille.............................. 1833-1<strong>84</strong>3Nathan C. Barnett.......................... 1<strong>84</strong>3-1<strong>84</strong>9George W. Harrison ........................ 1<strong>84</strong>9-1851Nathan C. Bamett.......................... 1851-1853E.P. Watkins .............................. 1853-1861Nathan C. Bamett.......................... 1861-1868David G. Cotting........................... 1868-1873Nathan C. Bamett .......................... 1873-1890Philip Cook ............................... 1890-1894Alien D. C<strong>and</strong>ler ........................... 1894-1898William Clifton ...................... 1898 (Mar.-Nov.)Philip Cook ............................... 1898-1918H.B. Strange .............................. 1918-1919S.G. McLendon .......... 1919-1928 (died March 8, 1928)George H. Carswell......................... 1928-1931John B. Wilson ........... 1931-1946 (died Feb. 22, 1946)Ben W. Fortson, Jr......... 1946-1979 (died May 19, 1979)David B. Poythress ......................... 1979-<strong>1983</strong>Max Clel<strong>and</strong> ............................... <strong>1983</strong>-dateComptrollers-General*(Auditors 1782-1799)John Gibbons................................... 1782John Wereat............................... 1782-1792Abraham Jones ............................ 1793-1798James Meriwe<strong>the</strong>r .......................... 1799-1804Eleazer Early .............................. 1805-1808James Bozeman ............................ 1809-1824William Triplett............................ 1825-1828Thacker B. Howard......................... 1829-1833William W. Carnes ......................... 1834-1835John G. Park .............................. 1836-1<strong>84</strong>2David E. Bothwell.......................... 1<strong>84</strong>3-1<strong>84</strong>8Ezekiel S. C<strong>and</strong>ler .......................... 1<strong>84</strong>9-1854Peterson Thweatt........................... 1855-1864JohnT. Burns ............................. 1865-1867Madison Bell .............................. 1868-1872W.L. Goldsmith............................ 1872-1879William A. Wright......... 1879-1929 (died Sept.13, 1929)William B. Harrison ................. 1929-Feb. 24, 1936Glenn B. Carreker ................ Feb. 24-June 16, 1936Homer C. Parker.............June 16, 1936-Jan. 12, 1937William B. Harrison ........... Jan. 12, 1937-June 3, 1940(died June 3, 1940)C. Downing Musgrove ......... June 6, 1940-Jan. 12, 1941Homer C. Parker............. Jan. 12, 1941-June 22, 1946(died June 22, 1946)185William R. Mitchell........... June 25, 1946-Jan. 14, 1947Zack D. Cravey .............. Jan. 14, 1947-Jan. 15, 1963James Lynwood Bentley, Jr..... Jaa 15, 1%3-Jan. 13, 1971Johnnie L. Caldwell...................Jan. 13, 1971-date*The new <strong>Georgia</strong> Constitution (effective July 1,<strong>1983</strong>) changes<strong>the</strong> title of this constitutional office from Comptroller Generalto Commissioner of Insurance (with no change in duties orresponsibilities).Attorneys GeneralHenry P. Farrow .................... July 21, 1868-1872N.J. Hammond .................... .Mar. 30, 1872-1877Robert N. Ely....................... Jan. 18, 1877-1880Clifford Anderson ....................Nov. 9, 1880-1890George N. tester .....................Nov. 8, 1890-1892William A. Little ..................... Apr. 2, 1892-1892J.M. Terrell ........................ Oct. 29, 1892-1902Boykin Wright...................... Jan. 21, 1902-1902John C. Hart ....................... Oct. 25, 1902-1910Hewlett A. Hall ..................... July 14, 1910-1911Thomas S. Felder .................... July 1, 1911-1914Warren Grice ....................... Apr. 15, 1914-1915Clifford Walker ..................... June 26, 1915-1920R.A. Denny ......................... Apr. 6, 1920-1921George M. Napier ............ June 25, 1921-May 4, 1932(died May 4, 1932)Lawrence S. Camp ............ May 9, 1932-Jan. 10, 1933Manning Jasper Yeomans....... Jan. 10, 1933-Feb. 2, 1939(resigned)Ellis G. Arnall ................ Feb. 2, 1939-Jan. 12, 1943Thomas Grady Head..........Jan. 12, 1943-Aug. 18, 1945(resigned)Eugene Cook ....... Aug. 18, 1945-June 14, 1965 (resigned)Arthur K. Bolton.... June 14, 1965-July 31, 1981 (resigned)Michael J. Bowers .................... Aug. 1, 1981-dateNote: William Clifton, Esq., first Attorney General of <strong>Georgia</strong>, 1754-1764, wasappointed by <strong>the</strong> King of Engl<strong>and</strong>.There were mentions of an Attorney General <strong>and</strong> a State's Attorney in <strong>the</strong>various State Constitutions <strong>and</strong> Acts, but <strong>the</strong> State of <strong>Georgia</strong> did not providefor an Attorney general until 1868. See 1868 Constitution of <strong>Georgia</strong>. Section 7.Paragraphs I <strong>and</strong> 2.State TreasurersJames Bryant ................................... 1781John Lindsay ................................... 1782Joseph Clay .................................... 1782John Martin............................... 1783-17<strong>84</strong>Seth John Cuthbert......................... 17<strong>84</strong>-1786George Jones ................................... 1787John Meals................................ 1788-1791John Gibbons.............................. 1792-1794Philip Clayton ............................. 1794-17%John Berrien............................... 1796-1799Edwin Mounger............................ 1799-1806George R. Clayton.......................... 1806-1825James Bozeman ............................ 1826-1828Hines Holt ................................ 1829-1832John Williams .................................. 1833Thomas Haynes............................ 1834-1<strong>84</strong>1Benjamin B. Smith............................... 1<strong>84</strong>2Walter H. Mitchell.......................... 1<strong>84</strong>3-1<strong>84</strong>6William B. Tinsley .......................... 1<strong>84</strong>7-1850J.M. Patton .................................... 1851Walter H. Mitchell.......................... 1851-1852John B. Trippe............................. 1853-1860John Jones ................................ 1861-1867
N.L. Angler ............................... 1868-1872John Jones ................................ 1872-1876J.W. Renfroe .............................. 1876-1880D.N. Speer................................ 1880-18<strong>84</strong>R.U. Hardeman............................ 18<strong>84</strong>-18%W.J. Speer ................................ 1896-1900R.E. Park................................. 1900-1909J. Pope Brown ............................. 1909-1911W.J. Speer ............... 1911-1931 (died Dec. 29, 1931)Mercer L. Ledford......... 1931-1933 (died Apr. 14,1933)•George B. Hamilton .. 1933-1961 (Emeritus Nov. IS, 1961)Jack Bowdoin Ray ........... Nov. 15, 1961-Jan. 13,1971William H. (Bill) Burson ..... Jan. 13, 1971-office abolishedGa. L. 1972, p. 1545.•James B. (Tobe) Daniel, appointed State Treasurer by Governor EugeneTalmadge, Feb. 24, 1936, <strong>and</strong> served until Jan. 12, 1937. During this periodGeorge B. Hamilton remained duly elected <strong>and</strong> constituted State Treasurer.State Superintendents of Schools(State School Commissioners 1870-1911)J.R. Lewis ................................ 1870-1872Gustavus J. Orr ............................ 1872-1888James S. Hook............................. 1888-1891S.D. Bradwell.............................. 1891-1894G.R. Glenn................................ 1895-1902W.B. Merritt .............................. 1903-1907J.M. Pound ............................... 1908-1910M.L. Brittain .............................. 1910-1922M.M. Parks ............................... 1922-1923N.H. Ballard........................... 1923-June 1925F.E. L<strong>and</strong> ..... June 1925-July 25, 1927 (died July 25, 1927)Mell L. Duggan .............. July 28,1927-Jan. 10, 1933M.D. Collins ........ Jan. 10,1933-Jan. 13,1958 (resigned)(Emeritus, Jan. 1958-July 1963, retd.)Claude Lamar Purcell......... Jan. 13,1958-Dec. 31,1965(resigned)Jack Phillip Nix......... Jan. 1, 1966-July 1977 (resigned)Charles P. McDaniel.................... Aug. 1977-dateCommissioners of Agriculture(1874-Date)Thomas P. Janes ........................... 1874-1879John T. Henderson ......................... 1879-1890R.T. Nesbit................................ 1890-1898O.B. Stevens............................... 1898-1905Thomas G. Hudson......................... 1905-1912J.J. Connor ............................... 1912-1913James D. Price............................. 1913-1917J.J. Brown ................................ 1917-1927Eugene Talmadge ............. June 25,1927-Jan. 2,1933George C. Adams .............. Jan. 2,1933-Jan. 1, 1935Tom Linder ................... Jan. 1,1935-Jan. 2,1937Columbus Roberts.............. Jan. 2,1937-Jan. 1,1941Tom Linder .................. Jan. 2,1941-Jan. 13, 1955Phil Campbell .......Jan. 13,1955-Jan. 29,1969 (resigned)Thomas T. Irvin......................Jan. 22,1969-dateCommissioners of Labor(Commissioners of Commerce <strong>and</strong> Labor 1912-1937)Hal M. Stanley............. Jan. 25, 1912-March 25,1937Tolly Eugene Whitaker ..... March 31,1937-Nov. 15, 1938BenT. Huiet................ .Nov. 15, 1938-Jan. 11,1967S. Sam Caldwell...... Jan. 10,1967-May 4, 19<strong>84</strong> (resigned)Joseph D. Tanner .................... May 4,19<strong>84</strong>-date<strong>Georgia</strong> Publk Service Commissioners(Railroad Commissioners 1879-1922)James M. Smith............................ 1879-1885Campbell Wallace .......................... 1879-1890Samuel Bamett ............................ 1879-1881L.N. Trammell............................. 1881-1900Alex<strong>and</strong>er S. Erwin ......................... 1885-1891James W. Robertson ........................ 1890-1891Virgil Powers .............................. 1891-1894Alien Fort................................. 1891-1897G. Gunby Jordan........................... 1894-1895Thomas G. Crenshaw ....................... 1895-1901Spencer R. Atkinson ........................ 1897-1903J. Pope Brown ............................. 1900-1905G. Gunby Jordan........................... 1901-1904H. Warner Hill............................. 1903-1911Joseph M. Brown .......................... 1904-1907O.B. Stevens............................... 1905-1911S.G. McLendon............................ 1907-1909Fuller E. Callaway.......................... 1907-1909George Hillyer ............................. 1907-1919Chas. Murphey C<strong>and</strong>ler ..................... 1909-1922Joseph F. Gray............................. 1909-1916Paul B. Trammell .......................... 1911-1926James A. Perry.... 1911-1933 (Removed by Gov. Talmadge)1936-April 14,1957, deed.John T. Boifeuillet.......................... 1916-1926James D. Price............................. 1919-1925Walter R. McDonald ....................... 1923-1933,1935-Feb. 25, 1971, deed.Oscar Roswell Bennett ......... Dec. 1, 1925-Jan. 19,1928Calvin W. Parker............ Nov. 13,1926-Dec. 29,1931Albert J. Woodruff ........... Nov. 10,1926-July 21, 1933Judson Pilcher Wilhoit ......... July 21,1933-Dec. 1,1941George L. Goode............. July 21,1933-May 15,1935(resigned)J.J.E. Anderson ............. May 15,1935-Nov. 16,1936James B. Daniel............... July 21, 1933-Dec. 1,1935Thomas King Davis........... July 21,1933-Nov. 16, 1936Jule Wimberly Felton ......... Dec. 31,1931-July 21,1933Ben T. Huiet.................July 21,1933-Nov. 16,1936Matt L. McWhorter .......... Nov. 16,1936-Apr. 1,1961(Emeritus)Perry T. Knight .............. Nov. 16,1936-Apr. 1,1953(retired as Associate Public Service Commissioner,deed. Sept. 17,1955)Alien A. Chappell ............ Dec. 1,1941-Dec. 30,1964(Emeritus-Jan. 27,1979, deed.)Crawford L. Pilcher........... Mar. 31,1953-June 1,1972(resigned)Ben T. Wiggins................ Apr. 24,1957-Jan. 1,1979William Henry Kimbrough..... Apr. 1, 1961-Dec. 18, 1979(deed.)Alpha Alsbury Fowler, Jr. ..... Dec. 17,1964-Jan. 13,1971Robert C. (Bobby) Pafford.............Jan. 13,1971-dateFord B. Spinks....................... Mar. 3,1971-dateJack McWhorter (Mac) Barber ......... Jan. 1,1973-dateWilliam E. Lovett, Jr. ................. Jan. 1,1979-dateJames B. Hammock ............... March 18,1980-dateState Auditors1923-DateSamuel Jordan Slate ........... Feb. 1, 1923-July 25,1929Tom Wisdom................ July 25,1929-Feb. 10,1938Edward Zachry Arnold ........ Feb. 10, 1938-Jan. 14,1941B.E. Thrasher................. Jan. 14, 1941-Jan. 8, 1964Ernest B. Davis ............... Jan. 10,1964-May 1,1976Wm. M. Nixon ...................... June 1,1976-date186
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