Yes. JOHN SEVIER, a Representative from North Carolina and from Tennessee; born near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia, September 23, 1745; was elected Governor of "the proclaimed" State of Franklin in March 1785 and served for three years. He was in fact the first governor of Tennessee.
John Sevier
Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. John Sevier was Tennessee's first governor serving as Governor from March 30, 1796 until September 23, 1801.
John Sevier was Tennessee's first governor serving as Governor from March 30, 1796 until September 23, 1801. He was again elected governor from 1803 to 1809. He also served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1811 until his death in 1815.
John Sevier served as the only Governor of the State of Franklin and was the first Governor of Tennessee.
john Sevier became gov. in 1796 same year Tennessee became a state
John Sevier's mother was Mary (or Molly) Sevier. She was the wife of Valentine Sevier, a planter and landowner from Virginia. The Sevier family played a significant role in early Tennessee history, with John Sevier becoming a prominent political and military leader, including serving as the first governor of Tennessee.
John Sevier, the first governor of Tennessee, had a total of nine children. His children were born to him and his wife, Sarah Hawkins Sevier. The family played a significant role in the early history of Tennessee, and many of Sevier's descendants continued to be influential in the region.
Prior to Tennessee becoming a U.S. state, John Sevier was a military leader and a leading politician in the Tennessee territory. John Sevier was the first Governor of Tennessee serving from 1796 until 1801 and from 1803 to 1809. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1811 until his death in 1815.
William Blout was the governor of the Southwest Territory from 1790 - March 30, 1796. On June 1, 1796 the Southwest Territory became the State of Tennessee and was admitted as a state in the United States. John Sevier served as governor of Tennessee March 30, 1796 - September 23, 1801.
John Sevier.
John Sevier was the first governor of Franklin
Well, one interesting fact is that he's a person and the very first governor of tennessee. Ur an idiot if u didnt know this. Bye