| Name |
Term |
Appointed by |
| Charles Mariner |
February 20, 1846 - May 4, 1846 |
J. Pinckney Henderson |
| David G. Burnet |
May 4, 1846 - January 1, 1848 |
J. Pinckney Henderson |
| Washington D. Miller |
January 1, 1848 - January 2, 1850 |
George T. Wood |
| James Webb |
January 2, 1850 - November 14, 1851 |
Peter Hansbrough Bell |
| Thomas H. Duval |
November 14, 1851 - December 22, 1853 |
Peter Hansbrough Bell |
| Edward Clark |
December 22, 1853 - December 21, 1857 |
Elisha M. Pease |
| T.S. Anderson |
December 22, 1857 - December 27, 1859 |
Hardin R. Runnels |
| E.W. Cave |
December 27, 1859 - March 16, 1861 |
Sam Houston |
| Bird Holland |
March 16, 1861 - November 7, 1861 |
Edward Clark |
| Charles S. West |
November 7, 1861 - September, 1862 |
Frank Lubbock |
| Robert W. Townes |
September, 1862 - May 2, 1865 |
Pendleton Murrah |
| Charles R. Pryor |
May 2, 1865 - August 9, 1865 |
Pendleton Murrah |
| James H. Bell |
August 9, 1865 - August, 1866 |
James W. Throckmorton |
| John A. Green |
August, 1866 - August 8, 1867 |
James W. Throckmorton |
| D.W.C. Phillips |
August 8, 1867 - January 1, 1870 |
Pendleton Murrah |
| J.P. Newcomb |
January 1, 1870 - January 17, 1874 |
Edmund J. Davis |
| George Clark |
January 17, 1874 - January 27, 1874 |
Richard Coke |
| A.W. DeBerry |
January 27, 1874 - December 7, 1876 |
Richard Coke |
| A.J. Searcy |
December 7, 1876 - January 23, 1879 |
Richard B. Hubbard |
| J.D. Templeton |
January 23, 1879 - January 22, 1881 |
Oran M. Roberts |
| T.H. Bowman |
January 22, 1881 - January 18, 1883 |
Oran M. Roberts |
| Joseph W. Baines |
January 18, 1883 - January 21, 1887 |
John Ireland |
| John M. Moore |
January 21, 1887 - January 22, 1891 |
Sul Ross |
| George W. Smith |
January 22, 1891 - January 17, 1895 |
Jim Hogg |
| Allison Mayfield |
January 18, 1895 - January 5, 1897 |
Charles A. Culberson |
| J.W. Madden |
January 5, 1897 - January 18, 1899 |
Charles A. Culberson |
| D.H. Hardy |
January 19, 1899 - January 19, 1901 |
Joseph D. Sayers |
| John G. Tod |
January 19, 1901 - January 20, 1903 |
Joseph D. Sayers |
| J.R. Curl |
January 20, 1903 - April, 1905 |
S.W.T. Lanham |
| O.K. Shannon |
April, 1905 - January 19, 1907 |
S.W.T. Lanham |
| L.T. Dashiel |
January 19, 1907 - February, 1908 |
Thomas Mitchell Campbell |
| W.R. Davie |
February, 1908 - January 19, 1909 |
Thomas Mitchell Campbell |
| W.B. Townsend |
January 19, 1909 - January 19, 1911 |
Thomas Mitchell Campbell |
| C.C. McDonald |
January 19, 1911 - December, 1912 |
Oscar Branch Colquitt |
| J.T. Bowman |
December, 1912 - January, 1913 |
Oscar Branch Colquitt |
| John L. Wortham |
January, 1913 - June, 1913 |
Oscar Branch Colquitt |
| F.C. Weinert |
June, 1913 - November, 1914 |
Oscar Branch Colquitt |
| D.A. Gregg |
November, 1914 - January, 1915 |
Oscar Branch Colquitt |
| John G. McKay |
January, 1915 - December, 1916 |
Jim "Pa" Ferguson |
| C.J. Bartlett |
December, 1916 - November, 1917 |
William P. Hobby |
| George F. Howard |
November, 1917 - November, 1920 |
William P. Hobby |
| C.D. Mims |
November, 1920 - January 19, 1921 |
William P. Hobby |
| S.L. Staples |
January 19, 1921 - August, 1924 |
Pat Neff |
| J.D. Strickland |
September, 1924 - January 1, 1925 |
Pat Neff |
| Henry Hutchings |
January 1, 1925 - January 20, 1925 |
Pat Neff |
| Emma C. Meharg |
January 20, 1925 - January 17, 1927 |
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson |
| Jane Y. McCallum |
January 17, 1927 - January 17, 1933 |
Dan Moody |
| W.W. Heath |
January 17, 1933 - January 15, 1935 |
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson |
| Gerald C. Mann |
January 15, 1935 - August 31, 1935 |
James V. Allred |
| R.B. Stanford |
August 31, 1935 - August, 1936 |
James V. Allred |
| B.P. Matocha |
August, 1936 - January 17, 1937 |
James V. Allred |
| Edward Aubrey Clark |
January 17, 1937 - January 17, 1939 |
James V. Allred |
| Tom L. Beauchamp |
January 17, 1939 - October, 1939 |
W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel |
| M.O. Flowers |
October, 1939 - January, 1941 |
W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel |
| William J. Lawson |
January, 1941 - January, 1943 |
Coke R. Stevenson |
| Sidney Latham |
January, 1943 - February, 1945 |
Coke R. Stevenson |
| Claude Isbell |
February, 1945 - January 21, 1947 |
Coke R. Stevenson |
| Paul H. Brown |
January 21, 1947 - January 19, 1949 |
Beauford H. Jester |
| Ben Ramsey |
January 19, 1949 - February 9, 1950 |
Beauford H. Jester |
| John Ben Shepperd |
February 9, 1950 - April 30, 1952 |
Allan Shivers |
| Jack Ross |
April 30, 1952 - January 9, 1953 |
Allan Shivers |
| Howard A. Carney |
January 9, 1953 - May 1, 1954 |
Allan Shivers |
| C.E. Fulgham |
May 1, 1954 - January 21, 1955 |
Allan Shivers |
| Al Muldrow |
January 21, 1955 - November 1, 1955 |
Allan Shivers |
| Tom Reavley |
November 1, 1955 - January 16, 1957 |
Allan Shivers |
| Zollie Steakley |
January 16, 1957 - January 2, 1962 |
Price Daniel |
| P. Frank Lake |
January 2, 1962 - January 15, 1963 |
Price Daniel |
| Crawford C. Martin |
January 15, 1963 - March 12, 1966 |
John Connally |
| John L. Hill, Jr. |
March 12, 1966 - January 22, 1968 |
John Connally |
| Roy Barrerra, Sr. |
March 7, 1968 - January 23, 1969 |
John Connally |
| Martin Dies, III |
January 23, 1969 - September 1, 1971 |
Preston Smith |
| Bob Bullock |
September 1, 1971 - January 2, 1973 |
Preston Smith |
| V. Larry Teaver, Jr. |
January 2 - January 19, 1973 |
Preston Smith |
| Mark White |
January 19, 1973 - October 27, 1977 |
Dolph Briscoe |
| Steven C. Oaks |
October 27, 1977 - January 16, 1979 |
Dolph Briscoe |
| George Strake, Jr. |
January 16, 1979 - October 6, 1981 |
Bill Clements |
| David Dean |
October 22, 1981 - January 18, 1983 |
Bill Clements |
| John Fainter |
January 18, 1983 - July 31, 1984 |
Mark White |
| Myra McDaniel |
September 6, 1984 - January 26, 1987 |
Mark White |
| Jack Rains |
January 26, 1987 - June 15, 1989 |
Bill Clements |
| George Bayoud |
June 15, 1989 - January 15, 1991 |
Bill Clements |
| John Hannah, Jr. |
April 15, 1991 - March, 1994 |
Ann Richards |
| Ron Kirk |
April 4, 1994 - January 17, 1995 |
Ann Richards |
| Antonio Garza, Jr. |
January 17, 1995 - December 31, 1997 |
George W. Bush |
| Alberto Gonzales |
January 1, 1998 - January 3, 1999 |
George W. Bush |
| Elton Bomer |
January 11, 1999 - December 31, 2000 |
George W. Bush |
| Henry Cuellar |
January 1, 2001 - January 7, 2002 |
Rick Perry |
| Gwen Shea |
January 7, 2002 - August 4, 2003 |
Rick Perry |
| Geoff Connor |
September 26, 2003 - December, 2004 |
Rick Perry |
| Roger Williams |
January, 2005 - July 1, 2007 |
Rick Perry |
| Phil Wilson |
July 1, 2007- Present |
Rick Perry |
