He is one of two Tennessee governors to marry while in office.
He is the only Governor of Tennessee ever to die in office.
He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1849 to 1852.
He served two successful terms as Tennessee governor and a few years as secretary of education.
Davis was a possible candidate for Governor of Tennessee in 2010.
Indeed, just a year earlier his political career had appeared in ruin following his third campaign for Tennessee governor.
He was an unsuccessful candidate to be Governor of Tennessee in 1837.
He was Governor of Tennessee from 1879 to 1881.
The Flag for the Governor of Tennessee has been in use since 1939.
He served as Speaker between 1835 and 1839, leaving to become Governor of Tennessee.