List of lieutenant governors of Mississippi
Lieutenant governors
Lt. Governor | Term | Party |
---|---|---|
Duncan Stewart | 1817–1820 | |
James Patton | 1820–1822 | |
David Dickson | 1822–1824 | |
Gerard C. Brandon | 1824–1826* | |
Abram M. Scott | 1828–1832 | Democrat |
Fountain Winston | 1832–1832 |
Presidents of the Senate
The Office of Lieutenant Governor was abolished by the Constitution of 1832, and the duties of President of the Senate were incorporated into a separate office.
Senate President | Term | Party |
---|---|---|
Charles Lynch | 1833–1834 | Democrat |
P. Briscoe | 1834–1836 | |
W. Van Norman | 1836–1837 | |
Alexander G. McNutt | 1837–1838 | Democrat |
A. L. Bingaman | 1838–1840 | |
G. B. Augustus | 1840–1842 | |
Jesse Speight | 1842–1843 | |
A. Fox | 1843–1844 | |
Jesse Speight | 1844–1846 | |
G. T. Swan | 1846–1848 | |
Dabney Lipscomb | 1848–1850 | |
John Isaac Guion | 1850-1851 | Democrat |
James Whitfield | 1852–1854 | Democrat |
John J. Pettus | 1854–1858 | Democrat |
James Drane | 1858–1865 | |
John M. Simonton | 1865–1869 |
Lieutenant governors
The Constitution of 1868 re-established the office of Lieutenant Governor. This office also re-assumed the duties of President of the Senate
Lt. Governor | Term | Governor(s) served under | Party |
---|---|---|---|
Ridgley C. Powers | 1870–1871 | James L. Alcorn | Republican |
Alexander K. Davis | 1871–1876 | Ridgley C. Powers Adelbert Ames |
Republican |
John M. Stone | 1876–1878 | Adelbert Ames himself |
Democrat |
William H. Sims | 1878–1882 | John M. Stone | Democrat |
G. D. Shands | 1882–1890 | Robert Lowry | Democrat |
M. M. Evans | 1890–1896 | John M. Stone | Democrat |
J. H. Jones | 1896–1900 | Anselm J. McLaurin | Democrat |
James T. Harrison | 1900–1904 | Andrew H. Longino | Democrat |
John Prentiss Carter | 1904–1908 | James K. Vardaman | Democrat |
Luther Manship | 1908–1912 | Edmond Noel | Democrat |
Theodore G. Bilbo | 1912–1916 | Earl L. Brewer | Democrat |
Lee Maurice Russell | 1916–1920 | Theodore G. Bilbo | Democrat |
Homer Casteel | 1920–1924 | Lee M. Russell | Democrat |
Dennis Murphree | 1924–1927 | Henry L. Whitfield | Democrat |
Bidwell Adam | 1928–1932 | Theodore G. Bilbo | Democrat |
Dennis Murphree | 1932–1936 | Martin Sennet Conner | Democrat |
Jacob Buehler Snider | 1936–1940 | Hugh L. White | Democrat |
Dennis Murphree | 1940–1943 | Paul B. Johnson Sr. | Democrat |
Fielding L. Wright | 1944–1946 | Thomas L. Bailey | Democrat |
Sam Lumpkin | 1948–1952 | Fielding L. Wright | Democrat |
Carroll Gartin | 1952–1960 | Hugh L. White James P. Coleman |
Democrat |
Paul B. Johnson, Jr. | 1960–1964 | Ross Barnett | Democrat |
Carroll Gartin | 1964–1966 | Paul B. Johnson Jr. | Democrat |
Charles L. Sullivan | 1968–1972 | John Bell Williams | Democrat |
William F. Winter | 1972–1976 | William Waller | Democrat |
Evelyn Gandy | 1976–1980 | Cliff Finch | Democrat |
Brad Dye | 1980–1992 | William Winter William Allain Ray Mabus |
Democrat |
Eddie Briggs | 1992–1996 | Kirk Fordice | Republican |
Ronnie Musgrove | 1996–2000 | ||
Amy Tuck | 2000–2002 | Ronnie Musgrove | Democrat |
2002–2008 | Ronnie Musgrove (Democratic) Haley Barbour (Republican) |
Republican1 | |
Phil Bryant | 2008–2012 | Haley Barbour | Republican |
Tate Reeves | 2012–2020 | Phil Bryant | Republican |
Delbert Hosemann | 2020–present | Tate Reeves | Republican |
1. Amy Tuck switched to the Republican Party in December 2002.
Living former Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi
As of January 2020, there are six former lieutenant governors of Mississippi who are currently living at this time, the oldest lieutenant governor of Mississippi being William F. Winter (served 1972–1976, born 1923). The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor of Mississippi was that of Brad Dye (served 1980–1992, born 1933), on July 1, 2018.
Lt. Governor | Lt. Gubernatorial term | Date of birth (and age) |
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William F. Winter | 1972–1976 | February 21, 1923 |
Eddie Briggs | 1992–1996 | 1950 (age 69–70) |
Ronnie Musgrove | 1996–2000 | July 29, 1956 |
Amy Tuck | 2000–2008 | July 8, 1963 |
Phil Bryant | 2008–2012 | December 9, 1954 |
Tate Reeves | 2012–2020 | June 5, 1974 |
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