Georgia: Governors: 1781-1865

Captain General, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State of Georgia
18 Aug 1781 - 3 Jan 1782	Nathan Brownson
3 Jan 1782 - 8 Jan 1783	John Martin
8 Jan 1783 - 9 Jan 1784	Lyman Hall
9 Jan 1784 - 7 Jan 1785	John Houstoun
7 Jan 1785 - 10 Jan 1786	Samuel Elbert
10 Jan 1786 - 8 Jan 1787	Edward Telfair
8 Jan 1787 - 16 Jan 1788	George Matthews
President of the Executive Council (ex officio)
16 Jan 1788 - 26 Jan 1788	George Handley [1]
Captain General, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State of Georgia
26 Jan 1788 - 7 Jan 1789	George Handley
7 Jan 1789 - 11 Nov 1789	George Walton
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State of Georgia
11 Nov 1789 - 7 Nov 1793	Edward Telfair
7 Nov 1793 - 15 Jan 1796	George Mathews
15 Jan 1796 - 12 Jan 1798	Jared Irwin
12 Jan 1798 - 30 May 1798	James Jackson
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the State of Georgia and of the Militia thereof
30 May 1798 - 3 Mar 1801	James Jackson
President of the Senate and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the State of Georgia and of the Militia thereof
3 Mar 1801 - 7 Nov 1801	David Emanuel
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the State of Georgia and of the Militia thereof
7 Nov 1801 - 4 Nov 1802	Josiah Tattnall, Jr.
4 Nov 1802 - 23 Sep 1806	John Milledge
President of the Senate and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the State of Georgia and of the Militia thereof
23 Sep 1806 - 7 Nov 1806	Jared Irwin
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the State of Georgia and of the Militia thereof
7 Nov 1806 - 10 Nov 1809	Jared Irwin
10 Nov 1809 - 5 Nov 1813	David Brydie Mitchell
5 Nov 1813 - 10 Nov 1815	Peter Early
10 Nov 1815 - 4 Mar 1817	David Brydie Mitchell
President of the Senate and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the State of Georgia and of the Militia thereof
4 Mar 1817 - 7 Nov 1817	William Rabun
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the State of Georgia and of the Militia thereof
7 Nov 1817 - 24 Oct 1819	William Rabun
President of the Senate and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the State of Georgia and of the Militia thereof
24 Oct 1819 - 5 Nov 1819	Matthew Talbot
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the State of Georgia and of the Militia thereof
5 Nov 1819 - 7 Nov 1823	John Clark
7 Nov 1823 - 7 Nov 1827	George Michael Troup
7 Nov 1827 - 4 Nov 1829	John Forsyth
4 Nov 1829 - 9 Nov 1831	George Rockingham Gilmer
9 Nov 1831 - 4 Nov 1835	Wilson Lumpkin
4 Nov 1835 - 8 Nov 1837	William Schley
8 Nov 1837 - 6 Nov 1839	George Rockingham Gilmer
6 Nov 1839 - 8 Nov 1843	Charles James McDonald
8 Nov 1843 - 3 Nov 1847	George Walker Crawford
3 Nov 1847 - 5 Nov 1851	George Washington Towns
5 Nov 1851 - 9 Nov 1853	Howell Cobb [2]
9 Nov 1853 - 6 Nov 1857	Herschel Vespasian Johnson
6 Nov 1857 - 9 May 1865	Joseph Emerson Brown [3]

Pending the swearing-in of James Jackson who declined to accept the election (Jackon was elected by the General Assembly on 7 Jan 1788; the message of Jackson was submitted to the General Assembly on 21 Jan 1788).
Also in the Confederate States of America.
The capital of Georgia, Milledgeville, was occupied by the armed forces of the United States on 23 Nov 1864. Brown was captured on 9 May 1865. His letter of resignation was dated 29 Jun 1865, Milledgeville.