- Source: Comptroller of the Treasury of Tennessee
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 mission to the make government work better. The current Comptroller of the Treasury is Jason Mumpower.
Duties
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 also to ensure that taxes are properly accounted for and that proceeds are spent as authorized by the Tennessee General Assembly.
In history
= List of past comptrollers of the treasury
=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, 1836–1843
Felix Zollicoffer, 1843–1849
B.H. Sheppard, 1849–1851
Arthur Crozier, 1851–1855
James Luttrell, 1855–1857
James Dunlap, 1857–1861
Joseph Fowler, 1862–1865
S. E. Hackett, 1865–1866
G. W. Blackburn, 1866–1870
E. R. Pennebaker, 1870–1873
W. W. Hobbs, 1873
John Burch, 1873–1875
James Gaines, 1875–1881
James Nolan, 1881–1883
P. P. Pickard, 1883–1889
J. W. Allen, 1889–1893
James Harris, 1893–1899
Theo King, 1899–1904
Frank Dibrell, 1904–1913
George Woollen, 1913–1915
J. B. Thompson, 1915–1923
Edgar Graham, 1923–1931
Roy Wallace, 1931–1937
John Britton, 1937–1938
Marshall Priest, 1938–1939
Robert Lowe, 1939–1945
Jared Maddux, 1945
Sam Carson, 1945–1946
Jared Maddux, 1946–1949
Cedric Hunt, 1949–1953
Jeanne Bodfish, 1953–1955
William R. Snodgrass, 1955–1999
John G. Morgan, 1999–2009
Justin P. Wilson, 2009–2021
Jason Mumpower, 2021–present
References
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- Comptroller of the Treasury of Tennessee
- Jason Mumpower
- Justin P. Wilson
- Governor of Tennessee
- John G. Morgan
- Jeanne Bodfish
- Jared Maddux
- List of Austin Peay State University alumni
- William R. Snodgrass
- Tennessee High School