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 is Jeanne Bodfish, serving from 1953 to 1955.
William Snodgrass held the office of comptroller 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
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