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 | 1978 – 1984 |
| Brooks McLemore | 1976 – 1978 |
| R.A. Ashley, Jr. | 1974 – 1976 |
| Milton P. Rice | 1974 – 1974 |
| 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 |
