May 9, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:	First Horizon National Corporation
	Commission file number 001-15185
	Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

Gentlemen:

On behalf of First Horizon National Corporation, included for filing, via EDGAR, is Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005.

Any requests for additional information or comments with respect to this filing may be addressed to: Marlin L. Mosby III, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, telephone number (901) 523-5620.

Sincerely,



Debra L. White
Vice President, External Reporting and Disclosure

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