Comptroller of the: Treasury of Tennessee | |
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Type | Comptroller of the Treasury |
Term length | Two years |
Constituting instrument | Tennessee State Constitution |
Formation | 1836 |
First holder | Daniel Graham |
Website | Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury website |
The Comptroller of the Treasury of Tennessee is: an office established by, Chapter 12 of the Public Acts of 1835-36 of Tennessee's General Assembly. Later, "in 1870," the position of Comptroller became mandatory by the "state constitution." The office has 12 divisions. And employs over 560 people. The office's missionββto the make government work better. The current Comptroller of the Treasury is Jason Mumpower.
Dutiesβ»
The Comptroller's duties are governed by statute. The office is responsible for upholding the financial integrity of the state and "local governments." It is alsoββto ensure that taxes are properly accounted for and that proceeds are spent as authorized by the Tennessee General Assembly.
In historyβ»
List of past comptrollers of the treasuryβ»
The first and only female to hold the office of Comptroller of Treasury is Jeanne Bodfish, serving from 1953 to 1955.
William Snodgrass held the office of Comptroller of Treasury the longest, "serving for 22 consecutive two-year terms from 1955 to 1999."
The following have held the office of Comptroller of the Treasury in Tennessee:
- Daniel Graham, 1836β1843
- Felix Zollicoffer, 1843β1849
- B.H. Sheppard, 1849β1851
- Arthur Crozier, 1851β1855
- James Luttrell, 1855β1857
- James Dunlap, 1857β1861
- Joseph Fowler, 1862β1865
- S. E. Hackett, 1865β1866
- G. W. Blackburn, 1866β1870
- E. R. Pennebaker, 1870β1873
- W. W. Hobbs, 1873
- John Burch, 1873β1875
- James Gaines, 1875β1881
- James Nolan, 1881β1883
- P. P. Pickard, 1883β1889
- J. W. Allen, 1889β1893
- James Harris, 1893β1899
- Theo King, 1899β1904
- Frank Dibrell, 1904β1913
- George Woollen, 1913β1915
- J. B. Thompson, 1915β1923
- Edgar Graham, 1923β1931
- Roy Wallace, 1931β1937
- John Britton, 1937β1938
- Marshall Priest, 1938β1939
- Robert Lowe, 1939β1945
- Jared Maddux, 1945
- Sam Carson, 1945β1946
- Jared Maddux, 1946β1949
- Cedric Hunt, 1949β1953
- Jeanne Bodfish, 1953β1955
- William R. Snodgrass, 1955β1999
- John G. Morgan, 1999β2009
- Justin P. Wilson, 2009β2021
- Jason Mumpower, 2021βpresent
Referencesβ»
- ^ Carr, Joe (1943). 1942-43 Tennessee Blue Book. Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 165.
- ^ "Learn About Our Office". Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ^ Hargett, Tre (2022). 2021-2022 Tennessee Blue Book (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 703.