Archibald Roane | |
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 Portrait of Roane by C.J. Fox | |
| 2nd Governor of Tennessee | |
| In office September 23, 1801 – September 23, 1803 | |
| Preceded by | John Sevier |
| Succeeded by | John Sevier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1759 or 1760 Derry Township, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | (aged about 59) Knox County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Pleasant Forest Cemetery, Farragut, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Ann Campbell |
| Relations | Spencer Roane (cousin) John Roane (nephew) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Archibald Roane (1759/60 – January 18, 1819) was the second Governor of Tennessee, serving from 1801 to 1803. He won the office after the state's first governor, John Sevier, was prevented by constitutional restrictions from seeking a fourth consecutive term. He quickly became caught up in the growing rivalry between Sevier and Andrew Jackson, and was soundly defeated by Sevier after just one term. Roane served as an attorney general in the Southwest Territory in the early 1790s, and later served as a judge on the state's Superior Court of Law and Equity (1796–1801) and the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals (1815–1819).