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unusual facts about Governor of Alabama



Bibb County, Georgia

The county was named for Dr. William Wyatt Bibb, a physician from Elbert County who went on to serve in the United States Senate and House of Representatives before becoming the first elected Governor of Alabama.

Bill Armistead

Armistead worked for trucking companies for 20 years before becoming a staffer for H. Guy Hunt, the Governor of Alabama.

Charles Redding Pitt

He was one of the attorneys of record for former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman during Siegelman's federal trial in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama on charges of bribery, mail fraud, and obstruction of justice.

Greg Canfield

Governor Robert J. Bentley appointed Canfield to the Alabama Development Office in July 2011, succeeding Seth Hammett.

Prayer Warriors

Alabama Governor Bob Riley urged his constituents to act as prayer warriors, and Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue designated a three-day prayer weekend that he cast as a spiritual battle.


see also

Arthur Bagby

Arthur P. Bagby (1794–1858), lawyer, governor of Alabama, and United States senator from Alabama

Charles McDowell

Charles S. McDowell (1871–1943), Charles Samuel McDowell, Jr., interim Governor of Alabama

Clement Clay

Clement Comer Clay (1789–1866), Governor of Alabama 1835–1837, and U.S. Senator from Alabama 1837–1841

George Houston

George S. Houston (1811–1879), American Democratic politician; 24th Governor of Alabama

Hugh Merrill

His grandfather, Hugh Davis Merrill, was a state judge and Lieutenant Governor of Alabama.

Joseph Johnston

Joseph F. Johnston (1843–1913), governor of Alabama, 1896–1900

Nathan Miller

Nathan Lee Miller (1866–unknown), ninth lieutenant governor of Alabama

Russell Cunningham

Russell McWhortor Cunningham (1855–1921), American Democratic politician, acting Governor of Alabama, 1904–1905

Vivian Malone Jones

President John F. Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard later the same day, which put them under the command of the President, rather than the Governor of Alabama.