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List of governors of Alabama

February 15, 2024

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.

Governor of Alabama
Seal of the governor
Standard of the governor
Incumbent
Kay Ivey
since April 10, 2017
Government of Alabama
Style
Status
ResidenceAlabama Governor's Mansion
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively
PrecursorGovernor of Alabama Territory
Inaugural holderWilliam Wyatt Bibb
FormationDecember 14, 1819
(204 years ago) (1819-12-14)
DeputyLieutenant Governor of Alabama
Salary$127,833 (2022)[1]
Websitegovernor.alabama.gov

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, the first 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 Robert J. Bentley's resignation amidst a corruption scandal. She is the second female governor of Alabama.

List of governors edit

Territory of Alabama edit

Alabama Territory was formed on March 3, 1817, from Mississippi Territory.[3] 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
No. Governor Term in office Appointed by
1   William Wyatt Bibb
(1781–1820)
[4][5][6][7]		 September 25, 1817[a]
–
November 9, 1819
(elected state governor) 		James Monroe

State of Alabama edit

 
Seal for use by the governor-elect
 
Governor's flag before 1939

Alabama was admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819.[13] It seceded from the Union on January 11, 1861,[14] and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861.[15] 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.[16]

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. This limit remained in place until the constitution of 1868, which simply allowed governors to serve terms of two years. The current constitution of 1901 increased terms to four years, but prohibited governors from succeeding themselves. An amendment in 1968 allowed governors to succeed themselves once; a governor serving two consecutive terms can run again after waiting out the next term.[17] 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. 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.[17][18]

The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1868, abolished in 1875, and recreated in 1901. 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.[19]

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
No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[b][c][20]
1     William Wyatt Bibb
(1781–1820)
[4][5][6][7]		 November 9, 1819[21]
–
July 10, 1820
(died in office) 		Democratic-
Republican[22]		 1819 Office did not exist
2   Thomas Bibb
(1783–1839)
[23][24][25]		 July 10, 1820[d]
–
November 9, 1821
(did not run)[25]		 Democratic-
Republican[28]		 Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
3   Israel Pickens
(1780–1827)
[29][30][31]		 November 9, 1821[32]
–
November 25, 1825
(term-limited)[e]		 Democratic-
Republican[22]		 1821
1823
4   John Murphy
(d. 1841)
[34][35][36]		 November 25, 1825[37]
–
November 21, 1829
(term-limited)[e]		 Jackson
Democrat[38]		 1825
1827
5   Gabriel Moore
(1785–1844)
[39][40][41]		 November 21, 1829[42]
–
March 3, 1831
(resigned)[f]		 Jackson
Democrat[38]		 1829
6   Samuel B. Moore
(1789–1846)
[43][44][45]		 March 3, 1831[46]
–
November 26, 1831
(lost election) 		Jackson
Democrat[28]		 Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
7   John Gayle
(1792–1859)
[47][48][49]		 November 26, 1831[50]
–
November 21, 1835
(term-limited)[e]		 Jackson
Democrat[51]		 1831
Democratic[51] 1833
8   Clement Comer Clay
(1789–1866)
[52][53][54]		 November 21, 1835[55]
–
July 17, 1837[g]
(resigned)[h]		 Democratic[51] 1835
9   Hugh McVay
(1766–1851)
[58][59][60]		 July 17, 1837[g]
–
November 21, 1837
(successor took office) 		Democratic[28] Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
10   Arthur P. Bagby
(1794–1858)
[61][62][63]		 November 21, 1837[64]
–
November 22, 1841
(term-limited)[e]		 Democratic[65] 1837
1839
11   Benjamin Fitzpatrick
(1802–1869)
[66][67][68]		 November 22, 1841[69]
–
December 9, 1845
(term-limited)[e]		 Democratic[70] 1841
1843
12   Joshua L. Martin
(1799–1856)
[71][72][73]		 December 9, 1845[74]
–
December 16, 1847
(did not run)[i]		 Independent[j] 1845
13   Reuben Chapman
(1799–1882)
[77][78][79]		 December 16, 1847[80]
–
December 17, 1849
(lost nomination)[81]		 Democratic[76] 1847
14   Henry W. Collier
(1801–1855)
[82][83][84]		 December 17, 1849[85]
–
December 20, 1853
(term-limited)[e]		 Democratic[86] 1849
1851
15   John A. Winston
(1812–1871)
[87][88][89]		 December 20, 1853[90]
–
December 1, 1857
(term-limited)[e]		 Democratic[91] 1853
1855
16   Andrew B. Moore
(1807–1873)
[92][93][94]		 December 1, 1857[95]
–
December 2, 1861
(term-limited)[e]		 Democratic[96] 1857
1859
17   John Gill Shorter
(1818–1872)
[97][98][99]		 December 2, 1861[100]
–
December 1, 1863
(lost election)[99]		 Democratic[28] 1861
18   Thomas H. Watts
(1819–1892)
[101][102][103]		 December 1, 1863[104]
–
May 3, 1865[k]
(arrested and removed)[l]		 Whig[28] 1863
— Vacant May 3, 1865[k]
–
June 21, 1865 		Office vacated
after civil war
19   Lewis E. Parsons
(1817–1895)
[107][108][109]		 June 21, 1865[110]
–
December 13, 1865
(successor took office) 		Provisional governor
appointed by President[28]
20   Robert M. Patton
(1809–1885)
[111][112][113]		 December 13, 1865[114]
–
July 13, 1868[m]
(did not run) 		Nonpartisan[n] 1865
—   Wager Swayne
(1834–1902)
[122]		 March 2, 1867[o]
–
January 11, 1868
(removed)[p]		 Military occupation[q]
21   William Hugh Smith
(1826–1899)
[118][123][124]		 July 13, 1868[m]
–
November 26, 1870[r]
(lost election) 		Republican[28] 1868   Andrew J. Applegate
(died August 21, 1870)
Vacant
22   Robert B. Lindsay
(1824–1902)
[126][127][128]		 November 26, 1870[129]
–
November 25, 1872
(did not run)[128]		 Democratic[28] 1870[r] Edward H. Moren
23   David P. Lewis
(1820–1884)
[130][131][132]		 November 25, 1872[133][134]
–
November 24, 1874
(lost election) 		Republican[28] 1872 Alexander McKinstry
24   George S. Houston
(1811–1879)
[135][136][137]		 November 24, 1874[138]
–
November 27, 1878
(did not run)[s]		 Democratic[28] 1874 Robert F. Ligon
1876 Office did not exist
25   Rufus W. Cobb
(1829–1913)
[139][140][141]		 November 27, 1878[142]
–
December 1, 1882
(did not run) 		Democratic[28] 1878
1880
26   Edward A. O'Neal
(1818–1890)
[143][144][145]		 December 1, 1882[146]
–
December 1, 1886
(did not run) 		Democratic[28] 1882
1884
27   Thomas Seay
(1846–1896)
[147][148][149]		 December 1, 1886[150]
–
December 1, 1890
(did not run)[t]		 Democratic[28] 1886
1888
28   Thomas G. Jones
(1844–1914)
[151][152][153]		 December 1, 1890[154]
–
December 1, 1894
(did not run)[153]		 Democratic[28] 1890
1892
29   William C. Oates
(1835–1910)
[155][156][157]		 December 1, 1894[158]
–
December 1, 1896
(did not run)[157]		 Democratic[28] 1894
30   Joseph F. Johnston
(1843–1913)
[159][160][161]		 December 1, 1896[162]
–
December 1, 1900
(did not run)[u]		 Democratic[28] 1896
1898
—   William D. Jelks
(1855–1931)
[163][164][165]		 December 1, 1900
–
December 26, 1900
(acting)[v]		 Democratic[28] President of
the Senate
acting
31   William J. Samford
(1844–1901)
[167][169][170]		 December 1, 1900[v]
–
June 11, 1901
(died in office) 		Democratic[28] 1900
32   William D. Jelks
(1855–1931)
[163][164][165]		 June 11, 1901[171]
–
January 14, 1907
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
1902 Russell McWhortor Cunningham
(acted as governor
April 25, 1904–March 5, 1905)[x]
33   B. B. Comer
(1848–1927)
[176][177][178]		 January 14, 1907[179]
–
January 16, 1911
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1906 Henry B. Gray
34   Emmet O'Neal
(1853–1922)
[180][181][182]		 January 17, 1911[y]
–
January 18, 1915
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1910 Walter D. Seed Sr.
35   Charles Henderson
(1860–1937)
[185][186][187]		 January 19, 1915[188][y]
–
January 20, 1919
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1914 Thomas Kilby
36   Thomas Kilby
(1865–1943)
[189][190][191]		 January 21, 1919[192][y]
–
January 15, 1923
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1918 Nathan Lee Miller
37   William W. Brandon
(1868–1934)
[193][194][195]		 January 16, 1923[196][y]
–
January 17, 1927
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1922 Charles S. McDowell
(acted as governor
July 10, 1924–July 11, 1924)[z]
38   Bibb Graves
(1873–1942)
[197][198][199]		 January 18, 1927[200][y]
–
January 19, 1931
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1926 William C. Davis
39   Benjamin M. Miller
(1864–1944)
[201][202][203]		 January 20, 1931[204][y]
–
January 14, 1935
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1930 Hugh Davis Merrill
38   Bibb Graves
(1873–1942)
[197][198][199]		 January 15, 1935[205][y]
–
January 16, 1939
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1934 Thomas E. Knight
(died May 17, 1937)
Vacant
40   Frank M. Dixon
(1892–1965)
[206][207][208]		 January 17, 1939[209][y]
–
January 18, 1943
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1938 Albert A. Carmichael
41   Chauncey Sparks
(1884–1968)
[210][211][212]		 January 19, 1943[213][y]
–
January 20, 1947
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1942 Leven H. Ellis
42   Jim Folsom
(1908–1987)
[214][215][216]		 January 21, 1947[217][y]
–
January 15, 1951
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1946 James C. Inzer
43   Gordon Persons
(1902–1965)
[218][219][220]		 January 16, 1951[221][y]
–
January 17, 1955
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1950 James Allen
42   Jim Folsom
(1908–1987)
[214][215][216]		 January 18, 1955[222][y]
–
January 19, 1959
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1954 William G. Hardwick
44   John M. Patterson
(1921–2021)
[223][224][225]		 January 20, 1959[226][y]
–
January 14, 1963
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1958 Albert Boutwell
45   George Wallace
(1919–1998)
[227][228][229]		 January 15, 1963[230][y]
–
January 16, 1967
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[28] 1962 James Allen
46   Lurleen Wallace
(1926–1968)
[227][231][232]		 January 17, 1967[233][y]
–
May 7, 1968
(died in office) 		Democratic[28] 1966 Albert Brewer
(acted as governor
July 25, 1967)[aa]
47   Albert Brewer
(1928–2017)
[235][236][237]		 May 7, 1968[238]
–
January 18, 1971
(lost nomination)[235]		 Democratic[28] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
45   George Wallace
(1919–1998)
[227][228][229]		 January 19, 1971[239][y]
–
January 15, 1979
(term-limited)[ab]		 Democratic[28] 1970 Jere Beasley
(acted as governor
June 5, 1972–July 7, 1972)[ac]
1974
48   Fob James
(b. 1934)
[243][244]		 January 16, 1979[245][y]
–
January 17, 1983
(did not run)[244]		 Democratic[244] 1978 George McMillan
45   George Wallace
(1919–1998)
[227][228][229]		 January 18, 1983[246][y]
–
January 19, 1987
(did not run)[229]		 Democratic[229] 1982 Bill Baxley
49   H. Guy Hunt
(1933–2009)
[247][248]		 January 20, 1987[249][y]
–
April 22, 1993
(removed from office)[ad]		 Republican[248] 1986 Jim Folsom Jr.[ae]
1990
50   Jim Folsom Jr.
(b. 1949)
[252][253]		 April 22, 1993[250]
–
January 16, 1995
(lost election) 		Democratic[253] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
48   Fob James
(b. 1934)
[243][244]		 January 17, 1995[254][y]
–
January 18, 1999
(lost election) 		Republican[244] 1994 Don Siegelman[ae]
51   Don Siegelman
(b. 1946)
[255][256]		 January 19, 1999[257][y]
–
January 20, 2003
(lost election) 		Democratic[256] 1998 Steve Windom[af]
52   Bob Riley
(b. 1944)
[258][259]		 January 21, 2003[260][y]
–
January 17, 2011
(term-limited)[ab]		 Republican[259] 2002 Lucy Baxley[ae]
2006 Jim Folsom Jr.[ae]
53   Robert J. Bentley
(b. 1943)
[261][262]		 January 18, 2011[263][y]
–
April 10, 2017
(resigned)[ag]		 Republican[262] 2010 Kay Ivey
2014
54   Kay Ivey
(b. 1944)
[265][266]		 April 10, 2017[267]
–
Incumbent[ah]		 Republican[266] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
2018 Will Ainsworth
2022

See also edit

Notes edit

  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.[8] However, the earliest contemporary news report on his nomination so far found was on May 23,[9] and other major sources say he first received his commission on September 25.[10] He was formally nominated on December 12,[11] and confirmed by the Senate on December 15.[12]
  2. ^ The office of Lieutenant Governor was created in 1868, abolished in 1875, and recreated in 1901.[19]
  3. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  4. ^ William Wyatt Bibb died on July 10, 1820.[26] Multiple sources state that Thomas Bibb did not succeed him until either July 15[27] 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.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Under the 1819 constitution, governors were limited to no more than four years out of every term of six years.[33]
  6. ^ Moore resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[40]
  7. ^ 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, 1837, and July 17, though July 17 is used more prominently. However, the earliest contemporary news report of Clay's resignation is August 6.[56] Clay did not take office in the Senate until September 4.[57]
  8. ^ Clay resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[53]
  9. ^ One contemporary source states Martin withdrew in the final days of the election,[75] but the major sources state he simply did not run.
  10. ^ Sources sometimes label Martin as an "Independent Democrat".[28][76]
  11. ^ a b Modern sources disagree on when Watts was removed and arrested, but contemporary news sources report he was arrested on May 3, 1865.[105][106]
  12. ^ Watts was arrested by Union forces soon after the American Civil War ended; he was released a few weeks later.[102][103]
  13. ^ a b Sources, even contemporary reporting, disagree on when Smith succeeded Patton. Modern sources tend to say Patton left office on July 24, 1868,[112][113] but older sources place it on July 12,[115] July 13,[116][117] or July 14.[118][119] As news tended to link Smith taking office with the passage of the 14th amendment, which occurred on July 13,[120] that date is used.
  14. ^ The 1865 election was non-partisan;[111][121] politically, Patton was a Whig.[28]
  15. ^ 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"[112] and when the Reconstruction Acts were passed.[113]
  16. ^ 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.[122]
  17. ^ 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.[112]
  18. ^ 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, when a court so ordered.[125]
  19. ^ Houston was instead elected to the United States Senate.[137]
  20. ^ Seay instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.[149]
  21. ^ Johnston instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.[161]
  22. ^ a b Samford was ill at the start of his term on December 1,[166] and was unable to perform his duties until December 26.[167] President of the Senate Jelks acted as governor until he could take office,[163] with the formal request for him to act as governor made on December 3.[168]
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Under the 1901 constitution, governors were not eligible to succeed themselves.[172]
  24. ^ Jelks was out of state for medical treatment for nearly a year; Lieutenant Governor Cunningham acted as governor in his absence.[173][174][175]
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w The constitutional start date for 1911 was January 16, and that is when Emmet O'Neal was sworn in.[183] 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 O'Neal's term did not begin until the first minute of the next day.[18] This precedent appears to have quietly continued, as coverage of Robert J. Bentley's inauguration in 2011 noted he would not officially take office until midnight.[184] 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.
  26. ^ Brandon was out of state for 21 days as a delegate to the 1924 Democratic National Convention; Lieutenant Governor McDowell acted as governor for two days.[2]
  27. ^ Wallace was out of state for 20 days for medical treatment. Lieutenant Governor Brewer became acting governor on July 25, 1967, and Wallace returned to the state later that day.[2][234]
  28. ^ a b Under a 1968 amendment to the constitution, governors are eligible to succeed themselves once.[240]
  29. ^ Wallace was out of state for 52 days for medical treatment following an assassination attempt while campaigning for President of the United States; Lieutenant Governor Beasley acted as governor for 32 days.[2][241][242]
  30. ^ Hunt was convicted of illegally using campaign and inaugural funds to pay personal debts, a felony; as felons cannot serve as governor, he was removed from office, and Folsom became governor.[250] He was later pardoned by the state parole board.[251]
  31. ^ a b c d Represented the Democratic Party[20]
  32. ^ Represented the Republican Party[20]
  33. ^ Bentley resigned from office as part of a plea deal involving campaign violations.[264]
  34. ^ Ivey's second full term began on January 17, 2023, and will expire January 18, 2027; she will be term-limited.

References edit

General
  • "Alabama Governors". Alabama Department of Archives & History. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  • "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.
  • Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Oceana Publications. ISBN 978-0-379-00665-0. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  • McMullin, Thomas A. (1984). Biographical directory of American territorial governors. Meckler. ISBN 978-0-930466-11-4. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  • Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  • Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5646-8.
  • Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 978-0-930466-17-6.
  • "Our Campaigns - Governor of Alabama - History". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  • "Our Campaigns - Governor of Alabama (CSA) - History". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
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  2. ^ a b c d e "Alabama Governors". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  3. ^ 3 Stat. 371
  4. ^ a b Sobel 1978, p. 5.
  5. ^ a b McMullin 1984, pp. 1–2.
  6. ^ a b "William Wyatt Bibb". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Dupre, Daniel S. (September 30, 2014). "William Wyatt Bibb (1819-20)". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "none". Weekly Raleigh Register. May 23, 1817. p. 3. Retrieved January 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. The Georgia Journal says that Dr. Bibb has been appointed Governor of the Alabama Territory.
  10. ^ The Territorial Papers of the United States: Volume I: General. United States Government Publishing Office. 1934. p. 4.
  11. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 15th Cong., 1st sess., 95–96, accessed September 25, 2023.
  12. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 15th Cong., 1st sess., 98, accessed September 25, 2023.
  13. ^ 3 Stat. 489, 3 Stat. 608
  14. ^ "Secession Ordinances of 13 Confederate States". University of Houston. from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  15. ^ Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America August 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 8, 2015
  16. ^ Act authorizing readmission on ratification of 14th amendment: 15 Stat. 73. Proclamation of Alabama's ratification: 15 Stat. 704.
  17. ^ a b Kallenbach 1977, p. 28.
  18. ^ a b Oberhaus v. State ex rel. McNamara, pp. 483–499
  19. ^ a b Kallenbach 1977, pp. 29–30.
  20. ^ a b c "Alabama Lieutenant Governors". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  21. ^ Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1st sess., 59, accessed September 25, 2023
  22. ^ a b Dubin 2003, p. 1.
  23. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 5–6.
  24. ^ "Thomas Bibb". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  25. ^ a b Dupre, Daniel S. (May 27, 2021). "Thomas Bibb (1820-21)". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  26. ^ "Died". Hillsborough Recorder. Hillsborough, North Carolina. August 16, 1820. Retrieved July 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ Glashan 1979, p. 2.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Kallenbach 1977, pp. 30–31.
  29. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 6–7.
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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 Governor of AlabamaSeal of the governorStandard of the governorIncumbentKay Iveysince April 10 2017Government of AlabamaStyleGovernor informal The Honorable formal StatusHead of stateHead of governmentResidenceAlabama Governor s MansionTerm lengthFour years renewable once consecutivelyPrecursorGovernor of Alabama TerritoryInaugural holderWilliam Wyatt BibbFormationDecember 14 1819 204 years ago 1819 12 14 DeputyLieutenant Governor of AlabamaSalary 127 833 2022 1 Websitegovernor wbr alabama wbr govThere 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 the first 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 Robert J Bentley s resignation amidst a corruption scandal She is the second female governor of Alabama Contents 1 List of governors 1 1 Territory of Alabama 1 2 State of Alabama 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksList of governors editTerritory of Alabama edit Alabama Territory was formed on March 3 1817 from Mississippi Territory 3 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 No Governor Term in office Appointed by1 nbsp William Wyatt Bibb 1781 1820 4 5 6 7 September 25 1817 a November 9 1819 elected state governor James MonroeState of Alabama edit nbsp Seal for use by the governor elect nbsp Governor s flag before 1939Alabama was admitted to the Union on December 14 1819 13 It seceded from the Union on January 11 1861 14 and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4 1861 15 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 16 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 This limit remained in place until the constitution of 1868 which simply allowed governors to serve terms of two years The current constitution of 1901 increased terms to four years but prohibited governors from succeeding themselves An amendment in 1968 allowed governors to succeed themselves once a governor serving two consecutive terms can run again after waiting out the next term 17 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 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 17 18 The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1868 abolished in 1875 and recreated in 1901 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 19 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 No Governor Term in office Party Election Lt Governor b c 20 1 nbsp William Wyatt Bibb 1781 1820 4 5 6 7 November 9 1819 21 July 10 1820 died in office Democratic Republican 22 1819 Office did not exist2 nbsp Thomas Bibb 1783 1839 23 24 25 July 10 1820 d November 9 1821 did not run 25 Democratic Republican 28 Succeeded frompresident ofthe Senate3 nbsp Israel Pickens 1780 1827 29 30 31 November 9 1821 32 November 25 1825 term limited e Democratic Republican 22 182118234 nbsp John Murphy d 1841 34 35 36 November 25 1825 37 November 21 1829 term limited e JacksonDemocrat 38 182518275 nbsp Gabriel Moore 1785 1844 39 40 41 November 21 1829 42 March 3 1831 resigned f JacksonDemocrat 38 18296 nbsp Samuel B Moore 1789 1846 43 44 45 March 3 1831 46 November 26 1831 lost election JacksonDemocrat 28 Succeeded frompresident ofthe Senate7 nbsp John Gayle 1792 1859 47 48 49 November 26 1831 50 November 21 1835 term limited e JacksonDemocrat 51 1831Democratic 51 18338 nbsp Clement Comer Clay 1789 1866 52 53 54 November 21 1835 55 July 17 1837 g resigned h Democratic 51 18359 nbsp Hugh McVay 1766 1851 58 59 60 July 17 1837 g November 21 1837 successor took office Democratic 28 Succeeded frompresident ofthe Senate10 nbsp Arthur P Bagby 1794 1858 61 62 63 November 21 1837 64 November 22 1841 term limited e Democratic 65 1837183911 nbsp Benjamin Fitzpatrick 1802 1869 66 67 68 November 22 1841 69 December 9 1845 term limited e Democratic 70 1841184312 nbsp Joshua L Martin 1799 1856 71 72 73 December 9 1845 74 December 16 1847 did not run i Independent j 184513 nbsp Reuben Chapman 1799 1882 77 78 79 December 16 1847 80 December 17 1849 lost nomination 81 Democratic 76 184714 nbsp Henry W Collier 1801 1855 82 83 84 December 17 1849 85 December 20 1853 term limited e Democratic 86 1849185115 nbsp John A Winston 1812 1871 87 88 89 December 20 1853 90 December 1 1857 term limited e Democratic 91 1853185516 nbsp Andrew B Moore 1807 1873 92 93 94 December 1 1857 95 December 2 1861 term limited e Democratic 96 1857185917 nbsp John Gill Shorter 1818 1872 97 98 99 December 2 1861 100 December 1 1863 lost election 99 Democratic 28 186118 nbsp Thomas H Watts 1819 1892 101 102 103 December 1 1863 104 May 3 1865 k arrested and removed l Whig 28 1863 Vacant May 3 1865 k June 21 1865 Office vacatedafter civil war19 nbsp Lewis E Parsons 1817 1895 107 108 109 June 21 1865 110 December 13 1865 successor took office Provisional governorappointed by President 28 20 nbsp Robert M Patton 1809 1885 111 112 113 December 13 1865 114 July 13 1868 m did not run Nonpartisan n 1865 nbsp Wager Swayne 1834 1902 122 March 2 1867 o January 11 1868 removed p Military occupation q 21 nbsp William Hugh Smith 1826 1899 118 123 124 July 13 1868 m November 26 1870 r lost election Republican 28 1868 Andrew J Applegate died August 21 1870 Vacant22 nbsp Robert B Lindsay 1824 1902 126 127 128 November 26 1870 129 November 25 1872 did not run 128 Democratic 28 1870 r Edward H Moren23 nbsp David P Lewis 1820 1884 130 131 132 November 25 1872 133 134 November 24 1874 lost election Republican 28 1872 Alexander McKinstry24 nbsp George S Houston 1811 1879 135 136 137 November 24 1874 138 November 27 1878 did not run s Democratic 28 1874 Robert F Ligon1876 Office did not exist25 nbsp Rufus W Cobb 1829 1913 139 140 141 November 27 1878 142 December 1 1882 did not run Democratic 28 1878188026 nbsp Edward A O Neal 1818 1890 143 144 145 December 1 1882 146 December 1 1886 did not run Democratic 28 1882188427 nbsp Thomas Seay 1846 1896 147 148 149 December 1 1886 150 December 1 1890 did not run t Democratic 28 1886188828 nbsp Thomas G Jones 1844 1914 151 152 153 December 1 1890 154 December 1 1894 did not run 153 Democratic 28 1890189229 nbsp William C Oates 1835 1910 155 156 157 December 1 1894 158 December 1 1896 did not run 157 Democratic 28 189430 nbsp Joseph F Johnston 1843 1913 159 160 161 December 1 1896 162 December 1 1900 did not run u Democratic 28 18961898 nbsp William D Jelks 1855 1931 163 164 165 December 1 1900 December 26 1900 acting v Democratic 28 President ofthe Senateacting31 nbsp William J Samford 1844 1901 167 169 170 December 1 1900 v June 11 1901 died in office Democratic 28 190032 nbsp William D Jelks 1855 1931 163 164 165 June 11 1901 171 January 14 1907 term limited w Democratic 28 Succeeded frompresident ofthe Senate1902 Russell McWhortor Cunningham acted as governorApril 25 1904 March 5 1905 x 33 nbsp B B Comer 1848 1927 176 177 178 January 14 1907 179 January 16 1911 term limited w Democratic 28 1906 Henry B Gray34 nbsp Emmet O Neal 1853 1922 180 181 182 January 17 1911 y January 18 1915 term limited w Democratic 28 1910 Walter D Seed Sr 35 nbsp Charles Henderson 1860 1937 185 186 187 January 19 1915 188 y January 20 1919 term limited w Democratic 28 1914 Thomas Kilby36 nbsp Thomas Kilby 1865 1943 189 190 191 January 21 1919 192 y January 15 1923 term limited w Democratic 28 1918 Nathan Lee Miller37 nbsp William W Brandon 1868 1934 193 194 195 January 16 1923 196 y January 17 1927 term limited w Democratic 28 1922 Charles S McDowell acted as governorJuly 10 1924 July 11 1924 z 38 nbsp Bibb Graves 1873 1942 197 198 199 January 18 1927 200 y January 19 1931 term limited w Democratic 28 1926 William C Davis39 nbsp Benjamin M Miller 1864 1944 201 202 203 January 20 1931 204 y January 14 1935 term limited w Democratic 28 1930 Hugh Davis Merrill38 nbsp Bibb Graves 1873 1942 197 198 199 January 15 1935 205 y January 16 1939 term limited w Democratic 28 1934 Thomas E Knight died May 17 1937 Vacant40 nbsp Frank M Dixon 1892 1965 206 207 208 January 17 1939 209 y January 18 1943 term limited w Democratic 28 1938 Albert A Carmichael41 nbsp Chauncey Sparks 1884 1968 210 211 212 January 19 1943 213 y January 20 1947 term limited w Democratic 28 1942 Leven H Ellis42 nbsp Jim Folsom 1908 1987 214 215 216 January 21 1947 217 y January 15 1951 term limited w Democratic 28 1946 James C Inzer43 nbsp Gordon Persons 1902 1965 218 219 220 January 16 1951 221 y January 17 1955 term limited w Democratic 28 1950 James Allen42 nbsp Jim Folsom 1908 1987 214 215 216 January 18 1955 222 y January 19 1959 term limited w Democratic 28 1954 William G Hardwick44 nbsp John M Patterson 1921 2021 223 224 225 January 20 1959 226 y January 14 1963 term limited w Democratic 28 1958 Albert Boutwell45 nbsp George Wallace 1919 1998 227 228 229 January 15 1963 230 y January 16 1967 term limited w Democratic 28 1962 James Allen46 nbsp Lurleen Wallace 1926 1968 227 231 232 January 17 1967 233 y May 7 1968 died in office Democratic 28 1966 Albert Brewer acted as governorJuly 25 1967 aa 47 nbsp Albert Brewer 1928 2017 235 236 237 May 7 1968 238 January 18 1971 lost nomination 235 Democratic 28 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant45 nbsp George Wallace 1919 1998 227 228 229 January 19 1971 239 y January 15 1979 term limited ab Democratic 28 1970 Jere Beasley acted as governorJune 5 1972 July 7 1972 ac 197448 nbsp Fob James b 1934 243 244 January 16 1979 245 y January 17 1983 did not run 244 Democratic 244 1978 George McMillan45 nbsp George Wallace 1919 1998 227 228 229 January 18 1983 246 y January 19 1987 did not run 229 Democratic 229 1982 Bill Baxley49 nbsp H Guy Hunt 1933 2009 247 248 January 20 1987 249 y April 22 1993 removed from office ad Republican 248 1986 Jim Folsom Jr ae 199050 nbsp Jim Folsom Jr b 1949 252 253 April 22 1993 250 January 16 1995 lost election Democratic 253 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant48 nbsp Fob James b 1934 243 244 January 17 1995 254 y January 18 1999 lost election Republican 244 1994 Don Siegelman ae 51 nbsp Don Siegelman b 1946 255 256 January 19 1999 257 y January 20 2003 lost election Democratic 256 1998 Steve Windom af 52 nbsp Bob Riley b 1944 258 259 January 21 2003 260 y January 17 2011 term limited ab Republican 259 2002 Lucy Baxley ae 2006 Jim Folsom Jr ae 53 nbsp Robert J Bentley b 1943 261 262 January 18 2011 263 y April 10 2017 resigned ag Republican 262 2010 Kay Ivey201454 nbsp Kay Ivey b 1944 265 266 April 10 2017 267 Incumbent ah Republican 266 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant2018 Will Ainsworth2022See also editList of Alabama state legislaturesNotes edit 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 8 However the earliest contemporary news report on his nomination so far found was on May 23 9 and other major sources say he first received his commission on September 25 10 He was formally nominated on December 12 11 and confirmed by the Senate on December 15 12 The office of Lieutenant Governor was created in 1868 abolished in 1875 and recreated in 1901 19 Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted William Wyatt Bibb died on July 10 1820 26 Multiple sources state that Thomas Bibb did not succeed him until either July 15 27 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 a b c d e f g h Under the 1819 constitution governors were limited to no more than four years out of every term of six years 33 Moore resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 40 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 1837 and July 17 though July 17 is used more prominently However the earliest contemporary news report of Clay s resignation is August 6 56 Clay did not take office in the Senate until September 4 57 Clay resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 53 One contemporary source states Martin withdrew in the final days of the election 75 but the major sources state he simply did not run Sources sometimes label Martin as an Independent Democrat 28 76 a b Modern sources disagree on when Watts was removed and arrested but contemporary news sources report he was arrested on May 3 1865 105 106 Watts was arrested by Union forces soon after the American Civil War ended he was released a few weeks later 102 103 a b Sources even contemporary reporting disagree on when Smith succeeded Patton Modern sources tend to say Patton left office on July 24 1868 112 113 but older sources place it on July 12 115 July 13 116 117 or July 14 118 119 As news tended to link Smith taking office with the passage of the 14th amendment which occurred on July 13 120 that date is used The 1865 election was non partisan 111 121 politically Patton was a Whig 28 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 112 and when the Reconstruction Acts were passed 113 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 122 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 112 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 when a court so ordered 125 Houston was instead elected to the United States Senate 137 Seay instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate 149 Johnston instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate 161 a b Samford was ill at the start of his term on December 1 166 and was unable to perform his duties until December 26 167 President of the Senate Jelks acted as governor until he could take office 163 with the formal request for him to act as governor made on December 3 168 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Under the 1901 constitution governors were not eligible to succeed themselves 172 Jelks was out of state for medical treatment for nearly a year Lieutenant Governor Cunningham acted as governor in his absence 173 174 175 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w The constitutional start date for 1911 was January 16 and that is when Emmet O Neal was sworn in 183 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 O Neal s term did not begin until the first minute of the next day 18 This precedent appears to have quietly continued as coverage of Robert J Bentley s inauguration in 2011 noted he would not officially take office until midnight 184 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 Brandon was out of state for 21 days as a delegate to the 1924 Democratic National Convention Lieutenant Governor McDowell acted as governor for two days 2 Wallace was out of state for 20 days for medical treatment Lieutenant Governor Brewer became acting governor on July 25 1967 and Wallace returned to the state 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