Past Council Chairpersons

1977-1978

John G. Justice Nashville

Downtown Lions Club

1978-1979

William T. Nowlan

Memphis Lions Club

1979-1980

Frank Cupples *

Jackson Lions Club

1980-1981

John M. Bramblett

Shelbyville Lions Club

1981-1982 

Marshall “Mike” Winton

Cowan Lions Club

1982-1983

Edwin “Ed” Gammon *

Karns Lions Club

1983-1984

Raymond D. Gourley *

Goodlettsville Lions Club

1984-1985

Col. James W. Norwood

Cookeville Lions Club

1985-1986

Otie B. Smith

North Maryville Lions Club

1986-1987

Billy W. Jones

Columbia Lions Club

1987-1988

C. W. Logue *

Lakeside Lions Club

1988-1989

Joel M. Bradbury

Medina Lions Club

1989-1990

Larry Robertson

Fayetteville Lions Club

1990-1991

Bennie M. Scott

Lexington Lions Club

1991-1992

Dewey Phillips

Memphis East Lions Club

1992-1993

Billy Jack “B.J.” Gallamore

Paris Lions Club

1993-1994

Ronald Birdwell

Lafayette Lions Club

1994-1995

Bill Henry

Athens Lions Club

1995-1996

Joe M. Dailey

Karns Lions Club

1996-1997

PID W. Allen Broughton

Brentwood Noon Club

1997-1998

Mark Clifton

Winchester Lions Club

1998-1999

John T. Berkheiser

Cornersville Lions Club

1999-2000

Harold B. “Chunky” Jackson

Paris Lions Club

2000-2001

Julian C. “Tony” Gross

Karns Lions Club

2001-2002

Robert A. “Bob” Rittenberry

Shelbyville Lions Club

2002-2003

James McBee

McMinnville Lions Club

2003-2004

Jim Austin

Eagleville Lions Club

2004-2005

Nancy E. Hall

West Knox Lions Club

2005-2006

Chris Phillips

Lafayette Lions Club

2006-2007

Shirley Staats

Murfreesboro Lions Club

Past District Governors of Tennessee

1918-1919

 F. C. Brinlanan *

Shreveport, LA

1919-1920

John Dewitt

Nashville

1920-1921

Dr. John L. Weber *

Paducah, KY

1921-1922

Judge John W. Ross *

Jackson

1922-1923

Lee Douglas

Nashville

1923-1924

Wm. V. Gregory

Louisville, KY

1924-1925

Baynard S. Caims *

Memphis

1925-1926

Byrd Douglas

Nashville

1926-1927

Byrd Douglas

Nashville

1927-1928

W.J. Goodwin

Louisville, KY

1928-1929

Walter N. Ford

Memphis

1929-1930

O.R. Harrod *

Frankfort, KY

1930-1931

Robert A. Clark

Paducah, KY

1931-1932

Skelton Driver

Memphis

1932-1933

Blane Lewis *

Ashland, KY

1933-1934

Murray Scott *

Frankfort, KY

1934-1935

Jack L. Minton *

Nashville

1935-1936

Jack L. Minton *

Nashville

1936-1937

Minor E. Bragg *

Murfreesboro

1937-1938

Gordon J. Wilder *

Huntington

1938-1939

C.W. Moore, Jr. *

Lawrenceburg

1939-1940

James A. Sherill *

Chattanooga

1940-1941

Clifford D. Pierce *

Memphis

1941-1942

E High E. Delozier *

Maryville

W William Holland, Jr. *

Jackson

1942-1943

E S.J. Elkins, Jr.

Knoxville

W D.W. Moody

Gallatin

1943-1944

E Charles N. Rice *

Shelbyville

W Roy A. Miles

Nashville

1944-1945

E Jaines Adkisson

Columbia

W Dwight Haynes

Sweetwater

1945-1946

E Collins Lusby *

LaFollette

W Henry W. Beaudoin *

Memphis

1946-1947

E E.M. Kayler *

Chattanooga

W H.B. Richards *

Old Hickory

1947-1948

E J.A. Scott *

Knoxville

M Bradley Craig *

Lewisburg

W I.P. Yancy *

Somerville

1948-1949

E Cecil Miller *

Etowah

M Chester P. Webb *

Lawrenceburg

W H.V. Senter *

Jackson

1949-1950

E George McInturff *

Chattanooga

M Bethel E. Thomas

Smithville

W Jesse E. Holderman *

Memphis

1950-1951

E Lake E. Butcher *

Kingsport

M Ralph W. Harrison

Nashville

W Lattie B. Averitt *

Henderson

1951-1952

E Paul Rogers

Sevierville

M J. Marlin Goodman*

Pulaski

W John M. Holladay *

Camden

1952-1953

E H.V. Griffin

Cleveland

M Carl L. Hickerson *

Murfreesboro

W Brantley P. Smith *

Jackson

1953-1954

E Fred L. Peters *

Greenville

M William H. Jones

Springfield

W R.L. Sherrick *

Memphis

1954-1955

E E.R. Huddleston *

Maryville

M Elmer W. Disspayne *

Donelson

W H.T. Short *

Decaturville

1955-1956

L William R. Kinton, Jr. *

Trenton

I James R. Moon

Lewisburg

O Donald T. Hart *

Chattanooga

N Robert A. Smith *

Clinton

1956-1957

L Myron 0. Clark *

Greeneville, SC

I Jim Horn Hankins *

Lebanon

O Hugh J. Childress *

Cookeville

N C.E. Kiser *

Morristown

1957-1958

L E.R. Scott *

Lexington

I Lloyd M. Llewellyn *

Nashville

O Kimbrough Taylor *

Etowah

N Robert Rose *

Knoxville

1958-1959

L Reuban McNatt *

Atwood

I PIP Edward M. Lindsey

Lawrenceburg

O George A. Morton *

Chattanooga

N Dr. G.F. Mathes *

Greeneville

1959-1960

L John Q. Bradley *

Savannah

I Albert Parsley *

Murfreesboro

O Cecil D. Harper *

Hartsville

N Herbert B. Diggs *

Oak Ridge

1960-1961

L Charles W. Flowers *

Memphis

I James 0. Gourley

Gallatin

O Reuben W. Holland *

Chattanooga

N James P. Masters

Newport

1961-1962

L Edwin Townsend

Parsons

I B. J. Boyd *

Ashland City

O Robert Erwin Cook

Athens

N Leon Steinberg *

Knoxville

1962-1963

L Raymond D. Shaw *

Savannah

I David L. Day *

Nashville

O William D. Hunter *

Winchester

N Cecil H. Dougherty *

Kingsport

1963-1964

L Robert C. “Bob” Darnell *

Henderson

I W. Tom Cooper

Franklin

O John H. Ligon *

Carthage

N Dr. Harvey G. Coker

Karns

1964-1965

L Lowell W. Crane *

Jackson

I Ed H. Johnson *

Nashville

O J.0. Shugart *

Etowah

N Hugh M. Wallace *

Andersonville

1965-1966

L W.C. Moxley *

Memphis

I George C. Campbell *

Murfreesboro

O George W. McCoy *

Soddy

N Charles F. Rich *

Morristown

1966-1967

L Fred Alexander

Decaturville

I James Stammer *

Lewisburg

O George R. Turner *

Manchester

N W.C. Maples *

Knoxville

1967-1968

L Edwin Todd

Medina

I B.C. Smith, Jr.

Old Hickory

O Bruce Plummer *

Cookeville

N Frank Faris

Harriman

1968-1969

L W.D. Croft *

Memphis

I Pangle Stewart

Fayetteville

O Carl E. Bledsoe *

Englewood

N John C. Wolfe

Rogersville

1969-1970

L F. Smiley Keaton *

Jackson

I Thomas A. Swann, Jr.

Hendersonville