List of governors of Alabama

Governor of Alabama

File:Seal of the Governor of Alabama.svg

Seal of the Governor

File:Flag of the Governor of Alabama.svg

Standard of the Governor

File:Governor Kay Ivey 2017 (cropped).jpg

Incumbent
Kay Ivey
since April 10, 2017

Style|

* Governor
(informal)
* The Honorable
(formal)

Status|

* Head of state
* Head of government

Residence| Alabama Governor's Mansion
Term length| Four years, renewable once
Precursor| Governor of Alabama Territory
Inaugural holder| William Wyatt Bibb
Formation| December 14, 1819
(206 years ago) (1819-12-14)
Deputy| Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
Salary| $127,833 (2022)[1]
Website| http://www.governor.state.al.us

The governor of Alabama is the head of government of the U.S. state of Alabama. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Alabama's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws.

There have officially been 54 governors of the state of Alabama; this official numbering skips acting and military governors.[2] The first governor, William Wyatt Bibb, served as the only governor of the Alabama Territory. Five people have served as acting governor, bringing the total number of people serving as governor to 59, spread over 63 distinct terms. Four governors have served multiple non-consecutive terms: Bibb Graves, Jim Folsom, and Fob James each served two, and George Wallace served three non-consecutive periods. Officially, these non-consecutive terms are numbered only with the number of their first term. William D. Jelks also served non-consecutive terms, but his first term was in an acting capacity.

The longest-serving governor was George Wallace, who served 16 years over four terms. The shortest term for a non-acting governor was that of Hugh McVay, who served four and a half months after replacing the resigning Clement Comer Clay. Lurleen Wallace, wife of George Wallace, was the first woman to serve as governor of Alabama, and the third woman to serve as governor of any state. The current governor is Republican Kay Ivey, who took office on April 10, 2017 following Governor Robert J. Bentley's court-mandated resignation following a guilty plea-deal amidst a corruption scandal. She is the second female governor of Alabama.

## Contents

* 1 Governors
* 1.1 Governor of the Territory of Alabama
* 1.2 Governors of the State of Alabama
* 2 See also
* 3 Notes
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Governors[edit | edit source]

### Governor of the Territory of Alabama[edit | edit source]

Alabama Territory was formed on March 3, 1817, from Mississippi Territory. It had only one governor appointed by the President of the United States before it became a state; he became the first state governor.

Governor of the Territory of Alabama  Governor  | Term in office  | Appointed by

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File:William Wyatt Bibb.jpg | William Wyatt Bibb
October 2, 1781 – July 10, 1820
(aged 38) | March 6, 1817[a]

November 9, 1819[b] | James Monroe

### Governors of the State of Alabama[edit | edit source]

File:Seal of the Governor-Elect of Alabama.svg

Seal for use by the Governor-Elect

File:Flag of the Governor of Alabama (1868–1939).svg

Governor's Flag before 1939

Alabama was admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819. It seceded from the Union on January 11, 1861, and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861. Following the end of the American Civil War, Alabama during Reconstruction was part of the Third Military District, which exerted some control over governor appointments and elections. Alabama was readmitted to the Union on July 14, 1868.

The first Alabama Constitution, ratified in 1819, provided that a governor be elected every two years, limited to serve no more than 4 out of every 6 years.[4] This limit remained in place until the constitution of 1868, which simply allowed governors to serve terms of two years.[5] The current constitution of 1901 increased terms to four years,[6] but prohibited governors from succeeding themselves.[7] Amendment 282 to the constitution, passed in 1968, allowed governors to succeed themselves once; a governor serving two consecutive terms can run again after waiting out the next term.[8] The constitution had no set date for the commencement of a governor's term until 1901, when it was set at the first Monday after the second Tuesday in the January following an election.[7] However, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in 1911 that a governor's term ends at midnight at the end of Monday, and the next governor's term begins the next day, regardless of if they were sworn in on Monday.[9]

The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1868,[10] abolished in 1875,[11] and recreated in 1901.[12] According to the current constitution, should the governor be out of the state for more than 20 days, the lieutenant governor becomes acting governor, and if the office of governor becomes vacant the lieutenant governor ascends to the governorship.[13] Earlier constitutions said the powers of the governor devolved upon the successor, rather than them necessarily becoming governor,[14] but the official listing includes these as full governors.[2] The governor and lieutenant governor are not elected on the same ticket.

Alabama was a strongly Democratic state before the Civil War, electing only candidates from the Democratic-Republican and Democratic parties. It had two Republican governors following Reconstruction, but after the Democratic Party re-established control, 112 years passed before voters chose another Republican.

Governors of the State of Alabama[c] No.[d] | Governor  | Term in office  | Party  | Election  | Lt. Governor[e][f]

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1  | File:William Wyatt Bibb.jpg |  | William Wyatt Bibb
October 2, 1781 – July 10, 1820
(aged 38) | November 9, 1819[b]

July 10, 1820[15]
(died in office) | Democratic-
Republican | 1819 | Office did not exist
2  | File:Governor Thomas Bibb.jpg | Thomas Bibb
May 8, 1783 – September 20, 1839
(aged 56) | July 10, 1820[g]

November 9, 1821
(not candidate for election) | Democratic-
Republican | Succeeded from
President of
the Senate
3  | File:Pickensisrael.jpg | Israel Pickens
January 30, 1780 – April 24, 1827
(aged 47) | November 9, 1821

November 25, 1825
(term limited) | Democratic-
Republican | 1821
1823
4  | File:John murphy.jpg |  | John Murphy
1786 – September 21, 1841
(aged 54 or 55) | November 25, 1825

November 25, 1829
(term limited) | Jackson
Democrat | 1825
1827
5  | File:Gabrielmoore.jpg | Gabriel Moore
1785 – June 9, 1845
(aged 59 or 60) | November 25, 1829

March 3, 1831
(resigned)[h] | Jackson
Democrat | 1829
6  |  | Samuel B. Moore
June 6, 1789 – November 7, 1846
(aged 57) | March 3, 1831

November 26, 1831
(lost election) | Democratic | Succeeded from
President of
the Senate
7  | File:JohnGayle.jpg | John Gayle
September 11, 1792 – July 21, 1859
(aged 66) | November 26, 1831

November 21, 1835
(term limited) | Democratic | 1831
1833
8  | File:Clement Comer Clay.jpg | Clement Comer Clay
December 17, 1789 – September 6, 1866
(aged 76) | November 21, 1835

July 17, 1837[i]
(resigned)[j] | Democratic | 1835
9  | File:Hugh McVay.jpg | Hugh McVay
April 29, 1766 – May 9, 1851
(aged 85) | July 17, 1837[i]

November 21, 1837[20]
(not candidate for election) | Democratic | Succeeded from
President of
the Senate
10  | File:Arthur bagby.jpg | Arthur P. Bagby
1794 – September 21, 1858
(aged 63 or 64) | November 21, 1837[20]

November 22, 1841
(term limited) | Democratic | 1837
1839
11  | File:Hon. Benjamin Fitzpatrick, Ala - NARA - 528657.jpg | Benjamin Fitzpatrick
June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869
(aged 67) | November 22, 1841

December 10, 1845
(term limited) | Democratic | 1841
1843
12  | File:Gov. Joshua L. Martin.jpg |  | Joshua L. Martin
December 5, 1799 – November 2, 1856
(aged 56) | December 10, 1845

December 16, 1847
(withdrew from election)[k] | Independent[l] | 1845
13  | File:Governor Reuben Chapman.jpg |  | Reuben Chapman
July 15, 1799 – May 17, 1882
(aged 82) | December 16, 1847

December 17, 1849
(lost renomination)[m] | Democratic | 1847
14  | File:Governor Henry Watkins Collier.jpg | Henry W. Collier
January 17, 1801 – August 28, 1855
(aged 54) | December 17, 1849

December 20, 1853
(term limited) | Democratic | 1849
1851
15  | File:John A. Winston.jpg | John A. Winston
Septembere 4, 1812 – December 21, 1871
(aged 59) | December 20, 1853

December 1, 1857
(term limited) | Democratic | 1853
1855
16  | File:Andrew B. Moore.jpg | Andrew B. Moore
March 7, 1807 – April 5, 1873
(aged 66) | December 1, 1857

December 2, 1861
(term limited) | Democratic | 1857
1859
17  | File:John Gill Shorter.jpg | John Gill Shorter
April 23, 1818 – May 29, 1872
(aged 54) | December 2, 1861

December 1, 1863
(lost election) | Democratic | 1861
18  | File:Thomas Hill Watts 1860s.jpg |  | Thomas H. Watts
January 3, 1819 – September 16, 1892
(aged 73) | December 1, 1863

May 3, 1865[n]
(arrested and removed)[o] | Whig[p] | 1863
— | Vacant | May 3, 1865[n]

June 21, 1865 | —  | Office vacated
after civil war
19  | File:Lewis E. Parsons - Brady-Handy.jpg |  | Lewis E. Parsons
April 28, 1817 – June 8, 1895
(aged 78) | June 21, 1865

December 13, 1865
(provisional term ended) | —[q] | Provisional
governor
appointed by
President[r]
20  | File:Robert patton.jpg |  | Robert M. Patton
July 10, 1809 – February 28, 1885
(aged 75) | December 13, 1865

July 14, 1868[s]
(not candidate for election) | Pre-War Whig[t] | 1865[u]
— | File:WSwayne.jpg |  | Wager Swayne
November 10, 1834 – December 20, 1903
(aged 68) | March 2, 1867[v]

January 11, 1868[w]
(removed)[33] | —  | Military
occupation[u]
21  | File:William Hugh Smith.jpg |  | William Hugh Smith
April 26, 1826 – January 1, 1899
(aged 72) | July 14, 1868[s]

November 26, 1870[x]
(lost election) | Republican | 1868
| Andrew J. Applegate
(took office August 13, 1868)
(died August 21, 1870)
Vacant
22  | File:Robert B. Lindsay.jpg |  | Robert B. Lindsay
July 4, 1824 – February 13, 1902
(aged 77) | November 26, 1870

November 25, 1872[y]
(not candidate for election) | Democratic | 1870[x] |  | Edward H. Moren
23  | File:David P. Lewis.jpg |  | David P. Lewis
May 18, 1820 – July 3, 1884
(aged 64) | November 17, 1872[y]

November 24, 1874
(lost election)[36] | Republican | 1872 |  | Alexander McKinstry
24  | File:George S. Houston - Brady-Handy.jpg |  | George S. Houston
January 17, 1811 – December 31, 1879
(aged 68) | November 24, 1874

November 27, 1878[z]
(not candidate for election)[aa] | Democratic | 1874 |  | Robert F. Ligon
1876 | Office did not exist
25  | File:Rufus W. Cobb.jpg | Rufus W. Cobb
February 25, 1829 – November 26, 1913
(aged 84) | November 27, 1878[z]

December 1, 1882
(not candidate for election) | Democratic | 1878
1880
26  | File:Edward A. O'Neal.jpg | Edward A. O'Neal
September 20, 1818 – November 7, 1890
(aged 72) | December 1, 1882

December 1, 1886
(not candidate for election) | Democratic | 1882
1884
27  | File:GOVTHOMASSEAY.JPG | Thomas Seay
November 20, 1846 – March 30, 1896
(aged 49) | December 1, 1886

December 1, 1890
(not candidate for election)[ab] | Democratic | 1886
1888
28  | File:Thomas Goode Jones.jpg | Thomas G. Jones
November 26, 1844 – April 28, 1914
(aged 69) | December 1, 1890

December 1, 1894
(not candidate for election) | Democratic | 1890
1892
29  | File:Governor William Calvin Oates.jpg | William C. Oates
November 30, 1835 – September 9, 1910
(aged 74) | December 1, 1894

December 1, 1896
(not candidate for election)[ac] | Democratic | 1894
30  | File:Joseph F Johnston-photo portrait.jpg | Joseph F. Johnston
March 30, 1843 – August 8, 1913
(aged 70) | December 1, 1896

December 1, 1900
(not candidate for election)[ad] | Democratic | 1896
1898
— | File:William D. Jelks.jpg | William D. Jelks
November 7, 1855 – December 13, 1931
(aged 76) | December 1, 1900

December 26, 1900
(acting) | Democratic | 1900[ae]
31  | File:William J. Samford.jpg | William J. Samford
September 16, 1844 – June 11, 1901
(aged 56) | December 1, 1900

June 11, 1901
(died in office) | Democratic
32  | File:William D. Jelks.jpg | William D. Jelks
November 7, 1855 – December 13, 1931
(aged 76) | June 11, 1901

January 14, 1907
(term limited) | Democratic | Succeeded from
President of
the Senate
1902[af] |  | Russell McWhortor Cunningham
(acted as governor
April 25, 1904–March 5, 1905)[ag]
33  | File:Braxton Bragg Comer.jpg | B. B. Comer
November 7, 1848 – August 15, 1927
(aged 78) | January 14, 1907[ah]

January 16, 1911
(term limited) | Democratic | 1906 | Henry B. Gray
34  | File:Emmet O'Neal cropped.jpg | Emmet O'Neal
September 23, 1853 – September 7, 1922
(aged 68) | January 17, 1911[ah]

January 18, 1915
(term limited) | Democratic | 1910 | Walter D. Seed Sr.
35  | File:Governor Charles Henderson.jpg | Charles Henderson
April 26, 1860 – January 7, 1937
(aged 76) | January 19, 1915[ah]

January 20, 1919
(term limited) | Democratic | 1914 | Thomas Kilby
36  | File:Thomas Kilby.jpg | Thomas Kilby
July 9, 1865 – October 33, 1943
(aged 78) | January 21, 1919[ah]

January 15, 1923
(term limited) | Democratic | 1918 | Nathan Lee Miller
37  | File:Governor William W. Brandon.jpg | William W. Brandon
June 5, 1868 – December 7, 1934
(aged 66) | January 16, 1923[ah]

January 17, 1927
(term limited) | Democratic | 1922 | Charles S. McDowell
(acted as governor
July 10, 1924–July 11, 1924)[ai]
38  | File:Bibb Graves.jpg | Bibb Graves
April 1, 1873 – March 14, 1942
(aged 68) | January 18, 1927[ah]

January 19, 1931
(term limited) | Democratic | 1926 | William C. Davis
39  | File:Benjamin Meek Miller (Alabama Governor).jpg | Benjamin M. Miller
March 13, 1864 – February 6, 1944
(aged 79) | January 20, 1931[ah]

January 14, 1935
(term limited) | Democratic | 1930 | Hugh Davis Merrill
38 | File:Bibb Graves.jpg | Bibb Graves
April 1, 1873 – March 14, 1942
(aged 68) | January 15, 1935[ah]

January 16, 1939
(term limited) | Democratic | 1934 | Thomas E. Knight
(died May 17, 1937)
Vacant
40  | File:Frank M. Dixon 1942 Auburn-3 (cropped).jpg | Frank M. Dixon
July 25, 1892 – October 11, 1965
(aged 73) | January 17, 1939[ah]

January 18, 1943
(term limited) | Democratic | 1938 |  | Albert A. Carmichael
41  | File:Chauncey Sparks.jpg | Chauncey Sparks
October 8, 1884 – November 6, 1968
(aged 84) | January 19, 1943[ah]

January 20, 1947
(term limited) | Democratic | 1942 | Leven H. Ellis
42  | File:Jim Folsom.jpg | Jim Folsom
October 9, 1908 – November 21, 1987
(aged 79) | January 21, 1947[ah]

January 15, 1951
(term limited) | Democratic | 1946 | James C. Inzer
43  | File:Gordon Persons.jpg | Gordon Persons
February 5, 1902 – May 29, 1965
(aged 63) | January 16, 1951[ah]

January 17, 1955
(term limited) | Democratic | 1950 | James Allen
42 | File:Jim Folsom.jpg | Jim Folsom
October 9, 1908 – November 21, 1987
(aged 79) | January 18, 1955[ah]

January 19, 1959
(term limited) | Democratic | 1954 | William G. Hardwick
44  | File:John Malcolm Patterson.jpg | John M. Patterson
September 27, 1921 – June 4, 2021
(aged 99) | January 20, 1959[ah]

January 14, 1963
(term limited) | Democratic | 1958 | Albert Boutwell
45  | File:George C Wallace.jpg | George Wallace
August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998
(aged 79) | January 15, 1963[ah]

January 16, 1967
(term limited) | Democratic | 1962 | James Allen
46  | File:Lurleen Wallace.jpg | Lurleen Wallace
September 19, 1926 – May 7, 1968
(aged 41) | January 17, 1967[ah]

May 7, 1968
(died in office) | Democratic | 1966 | Albert Brewer
(acted as governor
July 25, 1967)[aj]
47  | File:Governor Albert Brewer 1970.jpg | Albert Brewer
October 26, 1928 – January 2, 2017
(aged 88) | May 7, 1968

January 18, 1971
(lost renomination)[ak] | Democratic | Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor | Vacant
45 | File:George C Wallace.jpg | George Wallace
August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998
(aged 79) | January 19, 1971[ah]

January 15, 1979
(term limited) | Democratic | 1970 |  | Jere Beasley
(acted as governor
June 5, 1972–July 7, 1972)[al]
1974
48  | File:Reagan Contact Sheet C1331 (cropped2) (cropped).jpg | Fob James
(1934-09-15) September 15, 1934 (age 91) | January 16, 1979[ah]

January 17, 1983
(lost renomination)[am] | Democratic | 1978 | George McMillan
45 | File:Governor George Wallace (205360242).jpg | George Wallace
August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998
(aged 79) | January 18, 1983[ah]

January 19, 1987
(not candidate for election) | Democratic | 1982 | Bill Baxley
49  | File:HGuyHunt (cropped).JPG |  | H. Guy Hunt
June 17, 1933 – January 30, 2009
(aged 75) | January 20, 1987[ah]

April 22, 1993
(resigned)[an] | Republican | 1986 | Jim Folsom Jr.[ao]
1990
50  | File:Jim Folsom Jr..jpg |  | Jim Folsom Jr.
(1949-05-14) May 14, 1949 (age 76) | April 22, 1993

January 16, 1995
(lost election) | Democratic | Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor | Vacant
48 | File:Reagan Contact Sheet C1331 (cropped2) (cropped).jpg |  | Fob James
(1934-09-15) September 15, 1934 (age 91) | January 17, 1995[ah]

January 18, 1999
(lost election)[49] | Republican | 1994 |  | Don Siegelman[ao]
51  | File:Don Siegelman at Netroots Nation 2008 (cropped).jpg |  | Don Siegelman
(1946-02-24) February 24, 1946 (age 80) | January 19, 1999[ah]

January 20, 2003
(lost election)[49] | Democratic | 1998 |  | Steve Windom[ap]
52  | File:Governor Bob Riley (cropped).jpg |  | Bob Riley
(1944-10-03) October 3, 1944 (age 81) | January 21, 2003[ah]

January 17, 2011
(term limited) | Republican | 2002 |  | Lucy Baxley[ao]
2006 | Jim Folsom Jr.[ao]
53  | File:Robert Bentley.jpg | Robert J. Bentley
(1943-02-03) February 3, 1943 (age 83) | January 18, 2011[ah]

April 10, 2017
(resigned)[aq] | Republican | 2010 |  | Kay Ivey
2014
54  | File:Governor Kay Ivey 2017 (cropped).jpg | Kay Ivey
(1944-10-15) October 15, 1944 (age 81) | April 10, 2017

Incumbent[ar] | Republican | Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor | Vacant
2018 |  | Will Ainsworth

## See also[edit | edit source]

* List of Alabama state legislatures

## Notes[edit | edit source]

1. ^ Records are scarce as to when Bibb was actually appointed. The territory was formed on March 3, 1817, but he was appointed by President James Monroe, who did not take office until the next day. Other resources indicate that other major appointments for the territory were made on March 6, 1817.[3]
2. ^ a b Bibb was inaugurated on November 9, even though Alabama did not formally become a state until December 14.[2]
3. ^ Data is sourced from the Alabama Department of Archives and History, unless supplemental references are required.
4. ^ Repeat governors are officially numbered only once;[2] subsequent terms are marked with their original number italicized.
5. ^ The office of Lieutenant Governor was created in the 1868 constitution,[10] abolished in the 1875 Constitution,[11] and recreated in the 1901 Constitution.[12]
6. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
7. ^ Multiple sources state that Thomas Bibb did not succeed William Wyatt Bibb until either July 15[16] or July 25.[2] It is unknown if this was the formal inauguration, or if a vacancy existed in the office; it is assumed that succession was automatic, as per the constitution, and that Thomas Bibb's term began on July 10.
8. ^ Moore resigned to take office in the United States Senate.[17]
9. ^ a b Sources disagree on the exact date McVay succeeded Clay, with the Alabama Department of Archives and History and National Governors Association mentioning both July 16 and July 17, though July 17 is used more prominently. Further confusing matters, the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress says that Clay's term in the United States Senate began on June 19.[19]
10. ^ Clay resigned to take office in the United States Senate.[18]
11. ^ Martin withdrew in the final days of the election.[21] It is unknown if his name still appeared on the ballot, but no sources list any votes recorded for him.
12. ^ Martin was a Democrat who opposed party leaders and ran as an independent.[22]
13. ^ Chapman lost the Democratic nomination to Henry W. Collier.[23]
14. ^ a b Though modern sources say Watts was captured on May 1, contemporary news sources report he was arrested on May 3.[24][25]
15. ^ Watts was arrested by Union forces soon after the American Civil War ended; he was released a few weeks later.[26][27]
16. ^ Sources disagree on Watts' party; the Alabama Department of Archives and History says Democratic,[2] but most others say Whig.[26][28][29]
17. ^ Parsons was appointed and therefore did not run for office under a party; he was a member of the Democratic Party.[30]
18. ^ Parsons was appointed provisional governor by the Union occupation.[30]
19. ^ a b Some sources say Patton left office on July 24, after Smith was sworn in on July 14;[31][2] it is unknown what would cause this discrepancy.
20. ^ Patton later switched to the Republican Party, but ran as a Whig.[31]
21. ^ a b The United States Congress stripped Patton of most of his authority in March 1867, after which time the state was effectively under the control of Major General Swayne.[31]
22. ^ The date given for Swayne is the date of the first Reconstruction Act, which placed Alabama into the Third Military District; all references only say "March 1867"[31] and "when the Reconstruction Acts were passed".[32]
23. ^ In December 1867, President Andrew Johnson ordered the removal of Major General Swayne. He was replaced on January 11, 1868, by Major General Julius Hayden.[33]
24. ^ a b Lindsay was sworn into office on November 26, 1870, but Smith refused to leave his seat for two weeks, claiming Lindsay was fraudulently elected; he finally left office on December 8, 1870, when a court so ordered.[34]
25. ^ a b All modern sources say Lewis took office on November 17; however, all contemporary news sources say it was on November 25.[35]
26. ^ a b All modern sources say Cobb took office on November 28; however, all contemporary news sources say it was on November 27.[38]
27. ^ Houston instead successfully ran for United States Senate.[37]
28. ^ Seay instead unsuccessfully ran for United States Senate.[39]
29. ^ Oates instead unsuccessfully ran for United States Senate.[40]
30. ^ Johnston instead unsuccessfully ran for United States Senate.[41]
31. ^ At the start of Samford's term, he was out of state seeking medical treatment; as president of the senate, Jelks acted as governor in his absence. Samford later died in office, and Jelks succeeded him.[42]
32. ^ First term under the 1901 constitution, which lengthened terms to four years.[6]
33. ^ Jelks was out of state for medical treatment for nearly a year; as lieutenant governor, Cunningham acted as governor in his absence.[43]
34. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x The constitutional start date for 1911 was January 16. However, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in the case of Oberhaus v. State ex rel. McNamara that, regardless of when the swearing in took place, B. B. Comer's term did not end until the end of Monday, and Emmet O'Neal's term did not begin until the first minute of the next day.[9] This precedent appears to have quietly continued, as contemporary news coverage of Robert J. Bentley's inauguration noted he would not officially take office until midnight.[44] Therefore, governors since 1911 that served to the end of their term are noted as leaving office on Monday, and their successor taking office on Tuesday. It is assumed this did not apply ex post facto to terms between when the constitutional date was established in 1901, and the court ruling in 1911.
35. ^ Brandon was out of state for 21 days as a delegate to the 1924 Democratic National Convention; as lieutenant governor, McDowell acted as governor for two days.[2]
36. ^ Wallace was out of state for 20 days for medical treatment; as lieutenant governor, Brewer became acting governor on July 25, 1967; Wallace returned to the state later that day.[2][45]
37. ^ Brewer lost the Democratic Party nomination to George Wallace.[46]
38. ^ Wallace was out of state for 52 days for medical treatment following an assassination attempt while campaigning for President of the United States; as lieutenant governor, Beasley acted as governor for 32 days.[2]
39. ^ James lost the Democratic nomination to George Wallace.[47]
40. ^ Hunt was forced to resign upon being convicted of illegally using campaign and inaugural funds to pay personal debts; he was later pardoned by the state parole board.[48]
41. ^ a b c d Represented the Democratic Party
42. ^ Represented the Republican Party
43. ^ Bentley resigned from office as part of a plea deal involving campaign violations.[50]
44. ^ Ivey's first full term began on January 15, 2019, and will expire on January 17, 2023.

## References[edit | edit source]

General

* "Alabama Governors". Alabama Department of Archives & History. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
* "Former Alabama Governors". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
* Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. I. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

Constitutions

* "Constitution of the State of Alabama". Alabama Legislature. 1901.
* "Constitution of the State of Alabama". Alabama Legislature. 1875.
* "Constitution of the State of Alabama". Alabama Legislature. 1868.
* "Constitution of the State of Alabama". Alabama Legislature. 1865.
* "Constitution of the State of Alabama". Alabama Legislature. 1861.
* "Constitution of the State of Alabama". Alabama Legislature. 1819.

Specific

1. ^ "Governor of Alabama". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Alabama Governors". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
3. ^ Shearer, Benjamin (2004). The Uniting States – The Story of Statehood for the Fifty United States, Volume 1: Alabama to Kentucky. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 41\. ISBN 9780313331053. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
4. ^ 1819 Const. art. IV, § 4
5. ^ 1868 Const. art. V, § 2
6. ^ a b AL Const. art. V, § 114
7. ^ a b AL Const. art. V, § 116
8. ^ AL Const. amendment 282
9. ^ a b Oberhaus v. State ex rel. McNamara, pp. 483–499
10. ^ a b 1868 Const. art. V, § 1
11. ^ a b 1875 Const. art. V, § 1
12. ^ a b AL Const. art. V, § 112
13. ^ AL Const. art. V, § 127
14. ^ 1819 Const. art. IV, § 18; 1861 Const. art. IV, § 18; 1865 Const. art V, § 19; 1868 Const. art. V, § 15; 1875 Const. art. V § 15
15. ^ "Died". Hillsborough Recorder. Hillsborough, North Carolina. August 16, 1820. Retrieved July 11, 2019 - via Newspapers.com. "On Monday morning the 10th ultimo, at his residence near Fort Jackson, his excellency William W. Bibb, governor and commander in chief of the state of Alabama"
16. ^ "Thomas Bibb". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
17. ^ "Gabriel Moore". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
18. ^ "Clement Comer Clay". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
19. ^ United States Congress. "CLAY, Clement Comer (id: C000481)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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25. ^ "Gov. Watts Arrested". The Daily Progress. Raleigh, North Carolina. May 30, 1865. Retrieved July 11, 2019 - via Newspapers.com.
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