| Robert Church, Jr. | (1910's) | leading African-american businessman, founded Lincoln League (1916), founder of Memphis NAACP (1917) |
| Lt. George W. Lee | (1920's-1940's) | |
| Walker Wellford, Jr. / Dr. R.Q. Venson | (1954-?) | |
| Bob James | (1961-1963) | Memphis City Councilman |
| Governor Winfield Dunn | (1963-1967) | Governor of Tennessee (1971-1975) |
| Judge Harry Wellford | (1967-1969) | |
| Alex Dann | (1969-1971) | |
| Dr. Kyle Creson | (1971-1973) | |
| Bill Lawson | (1973-1975) | |
| Governor Don Sundquist | (1975-1977) | Congressman(Dist. 7 1983-1995), Governor of Tennessee (1995-2003) |
| William H. Watkins, Jr. | (1977-1979) | |
| Tom Pyron | (1979-1981) | |
| Maida Pearson Smith | (1981-1985) | |
| Jack J. Craddock | (1985-1987) | |
| John L. Ryder | (1987-1991) | Republican National Committeeman (-2004) |
| Dr. Phil Langsdon | (1991-1995) | Author of Tennessee, A Political History |
| David Kustoff | (1995-1999) | Chairman of Tennessee campaigns for George W. Bush (2000, 2004), 2002 Candidate for Congress (Dist. 7) |
| Alan Crone | (1999-2003) | |
| R. Kemp Conrad | (2003-) | |