Archibald Roane

Archibald Roane
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 (1759) or 1760 (1760) Derry Township, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Died	January 18, 1819 (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).