Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Georgia

Executive Branch of Georgia

Governor of Georgia
Lyman Hall

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1724; d. October 19 1790.

Non-Partisan

1783 – 1784

Edward Telfair

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1735; d. September 17 1807.

Non-Partisan

1786 – 1787

George Mathews

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1739; d. August 30 1812.

Non-Partisan

1787 – 1788

Edward Telfair

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1735; d. September 17 1807.

Anti-Administration Party

1789 – 1793

George Mathews

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1739; d. August 30 1812.

Pro-Administration Party

1793 – 1796

James Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1757; d. March 19 1806.

Democratic-Republican Party

1798 – 1801

Josiah Tattnall

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1762; d. June 6 1803.

Democratic-Republican Party

1801 – 1802

John Milledge

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1757; d. February 9 1818.

Democratic-Republican Party

1802 – 1806

George McIntosh Troup

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1780; d. April 26 1856.

Democratic-Republican Party

1823 – 1827

John Forsyth, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1780; d. October 21 1841.

Democratic Party

1827 – 1829

Wilson Lumpkin

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1783; d. December 28 1870.

Democratic Party

1831 – 1835

George Walker Crawford

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1798; d. July 27 1872.

Whig Party

1843 – 1847

Howell Cobb

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1815; d. October 9 1868.

Constitutional Union Party

1851 – 1853

John Brown Gordon

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1832; d. January 9 1904.

Democratic Party

1886 – 1890

Alexander Hamilton Stephens

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1812; d. March 4 1883.

Democratic Party

1882 – 1883

Allen Daniel Candler

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1834; d. October 26 1910.

Democratic Party

1898 – 1902

Michael Hoke Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1855; d. November 27 1931.

Democratic Party

1907 – 1909

Michael Hoke Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1855; d. November 27 1931.

Democratic Party

1911

Richard Brevard Russell, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1897; d. January 21 1971.

Democratic Party

1931 – 1933

Ellis Gibbs Arnall

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1907; d. December 13 1992.

Democratic Party

1943 – 1947

Samuel Ernest Vandiver, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1918; d. February 21 2005.

Democratic Party

1959 – 1963

Carl Edward Sanders, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1925; d. November 16 2014.

Democratic Party

1963 – 1967

Lester Garfield Maddox, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1915; d. June 25 2003.

Democratic Party

1967 – 1971

James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1924; d. December 29 2024.

Democratic Party

1971 – 1975

George Dekle Busbee, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1927; d. July 16 2004.

Democratic Party

1975 – 1983

Zell Bryan Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1932; d. March 23 2018.

Democratic Party

1991 – 1999

John Nathan Deal

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1942.

Republican Party

2011 – 2019

Brian Porter Kemp

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1963.

Republican Party

2019 – present


Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Samuel Ernest Vandiver, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1918; d. February 21 2005.

Democratic Party

1955 – 1959

Lester Garfield Maddox, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1915; d. June 25 2003.

Democratic Party

1971 – 1975

Zell Bryan Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1932; d. March 23 2018.

Democratic Party

1975 – 1991




Government of Georgia

Secretary of State of Georgia
Allen Daniel Candler

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1834; d. October 26 1910.

Democratic Party

1894 – 1898

Karen Christine Handel

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1962.

Republican Party

2007 – 2010

Brian Porter Kemp

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1963.

Republican Party

2010 – 2018


Attorney General of Georgia
John Milledge

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1757; d. February 9 1818.

Non-Partisan

1780 – 1781

Nathaniel Pendleton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1756; d. October 20 1821.

Non-Partisan

1785 – 1786

John Forsyth, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1780; d. October 21 1841.

Democratic-Republican Party

1808 – 1811

George Walker Crawford

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1798; d. July 27 1872.

National Republican Party

1827 – 1831

Ellis Gibbs Arnall

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1907; d. December 13 1992.

Democratic Party

1939 – 1943




Legislature of Georgia

Georgia State Senate

Majority Leader of the Georgia State Senate
Thomas Edmunds “Tom” Price

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1954.

Republican Party

2002 – 2003


Georgia House of Representatives

Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives
Augustus Octavian Bacon

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1839; d. February 14 1914.

Democratic Party

1873 – 1874

Augustus Octavian Bacon

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1839; d. February 14 1914.

Democratic Party

1877 – 1881

Richard Brevard Russell, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1897; d. January 21 1971.

Democratic Party

1927 – 1931


Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
Stacey Yvonne Abrams

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1973.

Democratic Party

2011 – 2017