Attorney General of Georgia

Attorney General of Georgia
State flag
Incumbent
Christopher M. Carr
since November 1, 2016
TypeChief law enforcement officer
Term length4 years
Formation1754
First holderWilliam Clifton
Websitelaw.ga.gov

The attorney general of Georgia is the attorney and legal advisor for the executive branch of the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

List of attorneys general, 1754–present

Pre-statehood

# Image Name Term of service
1 William Clifton 1754–1764
2 Charles Pryce 1764–1776
3 Williams Stephens 1776–1780
4 John Milledge 1780–1781
5 Samuel Stirk 1781–1785
6 Nathaniel Pendleton 1785–1786
7 Matthew McAllister 1787–1788

Post-statehood

# Image Name Term of service Political party
7 Matthew McAllister 1788–1791
8 George Walker 1792–1795
9 David Brydie Mitchell 1796–1806 Democraticic-Republican
10 Robert Walker 1807–1808
11 John Hamil 1808
12 John Forsyth 1808–1811 Democratic-Republican
13 Alexander M. Allen 1811
14 Richard H. Wilde 1811–1813 Democratic-Republican
15 Alexander M. Allen 1813–1816
16 Roger Lawson Gamble 1816–1822
17 Thomas F. Wells 1822–1827
18 George W. Crawford 1827–1831 Whig
19 Charles Jones Jenkins 1831–1834 Democratic
20 Ebenezer Starnes 1834–1840
21 James Gardner 1840–1843
22 John J. R. Flournoy 1843–1847
23 Alpheus Colvard 1847–1851
24 John Troup Shewmake 1851–1855
25 William R. McLaws 1855–1859
26 Alpheus M. Rogers 1859–1861
27 Winder P. Johnson 1861
28 William Watts Montgomery 1861–1865
29 George T. Barnes 1865–1866 Democratic
30 John Philpot Curren Whitehead 1866–1868
31 Henry P. Farrow 1868–1872 Republican
32 Nathaniel Job Hammond 1872–1877 Democratic
33 Robert N. Ely 1877–1880 Democratic
34 Clifford Anderson 1880–1890 Democratic
35 George N. Lester 1890–1891 Democratic
36 William A. Little 1891–1892 Democratic
37 Joseph M. Terrell 1892–1902 Democratic
38 Boykin Wright 1902 Democratic
39 John C. Hart 1902–1910 Democratic
40 Hewlett A. Hall 1910–1911 Democratic
41 Thomas S. Felder 1911–1914 Democratic
42 Warren Grice 1914–1915 Democratic
43 Clifford Walker 1915–1920 Democratic
44 R. A. Denny 1920–1921 Democratic
45 George M. Napier 1921–1932 Democratic
46 Lawrence S. Camp 1932 Democratic
47 M. J. Yeomans 1933–1939 Democratic
48 Ellis G. Arnall 1939–1943 Democratic
49 T. Grady Head 1943–1945 Democratic
50 Eugene Cook 1945–1965 Democratic
51 Arthur K. Bolton 1965–1981 Democratic
52 Michael J. Bowers 1981–1997 Democratic (1981–94)/Republican (1994–97)
53 Thurbert E. Baker 1997–2011 Democratic
54 Samuel S. Olens 2011–2016 Republican
55 Christopher M. Carr 2016–present Republican

References

  1. ↑ "Duties". Office of Attorney General of Georgia Chris Carr. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
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