List of lieutenant governors of Mississippi

This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi.

Parties

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.

Lt. Governor	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

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	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
Bidwell Adam	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
Carroll Gartin	1952–1960	Democrat
Paul B. Johnson, Jr.	1960–1964	Democrat
Carroll 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	2000–2002	Democrat
Amy Tuck	2002–2008	Republican¹
Phil Bryant	2008–2012	Republican
Tate Reeves	2012–present	Republican

1. Amy Tuck switched to the Republican Party in December 2002.

Living former U.S. Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi

As of August 2014, there are six former U.S. lieutenant governors of Mississippi who are currently living at this time, the oldest U.S. lieutenant governor of Mississippi being William F. Winter (served 1972–1976, born 1923). The most recent death of a former U.S. lieutenant governor of Mississippi was that of Evelyn Gandy (served 1976–1980, born 1920), on December 23, 2007.

Lt. Governor	Lt. Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
William F. Winter	1972–1976	(1923-02-21) February 21, 1923
Brad Dye	1980–1992	(1933-12-20) December 20, 1933
Eddie Briggs	1992–1996	1950 (age 65–66)
Ronnie Musgrove	1996–2000	(1956-07-29) July 29, 1956
Amy Tuck	2000–2008	(1963-07-08) July 8, 1963
Phil Bryant	2008–2012	(1954-12-09) December 9, 1954

Years in Mississippi (1817–present)

19th century	1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900

20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Lists of United States lieutenant governors by political division

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Insular areas	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi

Stewart Patton Dickson Brandon Scott Winston office abolished 1832–70 Powers Davis Stone Sims Shands Evans Jones Harrison Carter Manship Bilbo Russell Casteel Murphree Adam Murphree Snider Murphree Wright Lumpkin Gartin Johnson Gartin Sullivan Winter Gandy Dye Briggs Musgrove Tuck Bryant Reeves

State of Mississippi

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Larger cities	Gulfport Jackson Southaven

Smaller cities	Bay St. Louis Biloxi Brandon Brookhaven Canton Clarksdale Cleveland Clinton Columbus Corinth Gautier Greenville Greenwood Grenada Hattiesburg Horn Lake Indianola Itta Bena Laurel Long Beach Louisville Madison Magee McComb Mendenhall Meridian Moss Point Natchez Ocean Springs Olive Branch Oxford Pascagoula Pass Christian Pearl Picayune Ridgeland Starkville Tunica Tupelo Vicksburg Waveland West Hattiesburg (Oak Grove) West Point Yazoo City

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