A chronological list of past Tennessee attorneys general is below.
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| Robert E. Cooper, Jr. | 2006 - 2014 |
| Michael E. Moore | October 2006 |
| Paul G. Summers | 1999 - 2006 |
| John Knox Walkup | 1997 - 1999 |
| Charles W. Burson | 1988 - 1997 |
| W.J. Michael Cody | 1984 - 1988 |
| William M. Leech | 1984 - 1988 |
| Brooks McLemore | 1978 - 1984 |
| R.A. Ashley, Jr. | 1976 - 1978 |
| Milton P. Rice | 1974 - 1976 |
| David M. Packel | 1969 - 1974 |
| George F. McCanless | 1954 - 1969 |
| Royal H. Beeler | 1932 - 1954 |
| L.D. Smith | 1926 - 1932 |
| Frank M. Thompson | 1913 - 1926 |
| Charles L. Cornelius | Appointed: 1926 |
| Charles T. Cates, Jr. | 1902 - 1913 |
