Georgia Department of Agriculture
The Georgia Department of Agriculture is the oldest state department of agriculture in the United States of America.[1]
Summary
In 1874, the Georgia Department of Agriculture was established. The department regulates food, fiber, and the agricultural workforce in the state.[1] It also works to promote and protect agriculture.[2]
List of commissioners
The following is a list of Georgia Commissioners of Agriculture:[3]
# | Name | Term of Service | Political Party |
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1 | Thomas P. Janes | 1874–1879 | Democratic |
2 | J. T. Henderson | 1879–1890 | Democratic |
3 | Robert Taylor Nesbitt | 1890–1898 | Democratic |
4 | O. B. Stevens | 1899–1905 | Democratic |
5 | Thomas G. Hudson | 1905–1912 | Democratic |
6 | James J. Conner | 1912 | Democratic |
7 | James D. Price | 1913–1917 | Democratic |
8 | J. J. Brown | 1917–1927 | Democratic |
9 | Eugene Talmadge | 1927–1933 | Democratic |
10 | G. C. Adams | 1933–1935 | Democratic |
11 | Tom Linder | 1935–1937 | Democratic |
12 | Columbus Roberts | 1937–1941 | Democratic |
13 | Tom Linder | 1941–1955 | Democratic |
14 | Phil Campbell | 1955–1969 | Democratic (1955–1968) / Republican (1968–1969) |
15 | Tommy Irvin | 1969–2011 | Democratic |
16 | Gary Black | 2011–2023 | Republican |
17 | Tyler Harper | 2023–present | Republican |
References
External links
- Georgia Department of Agriculture
- First Commissioner of Agriculture historical marker
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State agriculture commissioners in the United States
United States Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack
Rick Pate
Arthur Keyes
AZ
Mark Killian
AR
Wes Ward
Karen Ross
Don Brown
CT
Steve Reviczky
DE
Michael Scuse
Wilton Simpson
GA
Tyler Harper
HI
Scott Enright
ID
John M. Sullivan
IN
Bruce Kettler
Kevin Atticks
MA
John Lebeaux
MI
Gordon Wenk
Chris Chinn
MT
Ben Thomas
NE
Steve Wellman
NV
Jim Barbee
NH
NM
NY
Richard A. Ball
Jim Reese
Alexis Taylor
RI
Kenneth Ayers
SD
Mike Jaspers
TN
Jai Templeton
Sid Miller
UT
LuAnn Adams
Anson Tebbetts
Brad Copenhaver
WA
Derek Sandison
WY
Doug Miyamoto
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