List of Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi
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[edit] Lieutenant Governors
| Name | 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 |
[edit] 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.
| Name | 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 | 1848-1851 | |
| James Whitfield | 1851-1854 | Democrat |
| John J. Pettus | 1854-1858 | Democrat |
| James Drane | 1858-1865 | |
| John M. Simonton | 1865-1869 |
[edit] Lieutenant Governors
The Constitution of 1869 re-established the office of Lieutenant Governor. This office also re-assumed the duties of President of the Senate
| Name | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Ridgley C. Powers | 1870-1871 | Republican |
| Alexander K. Davis | 1871-1876 | Republican |
| John M. Stone | 1876-1878 | Democrat |
| William H. Sims | 1878-1882 | Democrat |
| G. D. Shands | 1882-1890 | Democrat |
| M. M. Evans | 1890-1896 | Democrat |
| J. H. Jones | 1896-1900 | Democrat |
| James T. Harrison | 1900-1904 | Democrat |
| John Prentiss Carter | 1904-1908 | Democrat |
| Luther Manship | 1908-1912 | Democrat |
| Theodore G. Bilbo | 1912-1916 | Democrat |
| Lee Maurice Russell | 1916-1920 | Democrat |
| Homer H. Casteel | 1920-1924 | Democrat |
| Dennis Murphree | 1924-1927 | Democrat |
| Clayton B. Adams | 1928-1932 | Democrat |
| Dennis Murphree | 1932-1936 | Democrat |
| Jacob Buehler Snider | 1936-1940 | Democrat |
| Dennis Murphree | 1940-1943 | Democrat |
| Fielding L. Wright | 1944-1946 | Democrat |
| Sam Lumpkin | 1948-1952 | Democrat |
| Caroll Gartin | 1952-1960 | Democrat |
| Paul B. Johnson, Jr. | 1960-1964 | Democrat |
| Caroll Gartin | 1964-1966 | Democrat |
| Charles L. Sullivan | 1968-1972 | Democrat |
| William F. Winter | 1972-1976 | Democrat |
| Evelyn Gandy | 1976-1980 | Democrat |
| Brad Dye | 1980-1992 | Democrat |
| Eddie Briggs | 1992 - 1996 | Republican |
| Ronnie Musgrove | 1996 - 2000 | Democrat |
| Amy Tuck | 2000 - present | Democrat, Republican1 |
1. Amy Tuck switched to the Republican Party in December 2002.
