27 Sep 2019 Maria Lee Maria was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland as one of five children. After graduating high school, she attended the University of Maryland where she studied Elementary Education. It was her… wpengine
27 Sep 2019 Crissy Haslam Crissy Haslam was born in Houston, Texas, and moved with her family as a young child to Memphis, Tennessee. She graduated with a double major in finance and marketing from Emory… wpengine
27 Sep 2019 Bill Lee Bill Lee is a seventh-generation Tennessean and the 50th Governor of Tennessee. He was raised in Franklin, where he still resides today with his wife, Maria, on his family’s farm.… Clay Carpenter
05 Nov 2018 John Sevier JOHN SEVIER was born in Augusta County, Virginia. He studied law after attending Augusta Academy in Staunton, Virginia. He farmed for a decade and then moved to the Tennessee country.… National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018 Archibald Roane ARCHIBALD ROANE was born in Derry Township, Lancaster (now Dauphin) County, Pennsylvania. In 1780 he enlisted in the Lancaster County Militia of the Continental Army and was present at the… National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018 Willie Blount WILLIE BLOUNT was born in Bertie County, North Carolina, around 1767. Although little is known about his early life, sources suggest that he attended Columbia and Princeton Universities. In 1790… National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018 Joseph McMinn JOSEPH MC MINN was born in West Marlborough Township, West Chester County, Pennsylvania. After serving in Virginia during the Revolutionary War, he moved to Tennessee and built a home known… National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018 William Carroll WILLIAM CARROLL was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Although his formal education was limited, he learned bookkeeping, surveying, and the principles of mathematics, putting them to good use in what was… National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018 William Hall WILLIAM HALL was born in Surrey County, North Carolina and moved with his parents to Tennessee at the age of ten. In 1796 he was commissioned a Second Major in… National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018 Newton Cannon NEWTON CANNON was born in Guilford County, North Carolina and moved with his family to Tennessee at an early age. After learning the saddler's trade, he became a clerk, merchant,… National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018 James Knox Polk JAMES KNOX POLK was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, he studied law under Felix Grundy, a famous Nashville lawyer, and began… National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018 James Chamberlain Jones The first native of Tennessee to become governor, JAMES CHAMBERLAIN JONES was born in Wilson County. Engaging in farming for many years, he studied law but did not practice. Prior… National Governors Association