06 Sep 2018 Reuben Chapman REUBEN CHAPMAN was born on July 15, 1799, in Bowling Green, Virginia, to Colonel Reuben and Ann Chapman. In 1824, Chapman moved to Huntsville, Alabama, and studied law with his… National Governors Association
06 Sep 2018 Henry Watkins Collier HENRY WATKINS COLLIER, Alabama's 14th governor, was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia, on January 17, 1801, to James and Elizabeth Collier. He was educated mainly in South Carolina, but migrated… National Governors Association
06 Sep 2018 John Anthony Winston JOHN ANTHONY WINSTON was born in Madison County, Alabama Territory, on September 4, 1812. He was educated at LaGrange College (now the University of North Alabama) and at Cumberland College… National Governors Association
06 Sep 2018 Andrew Barry Moore ANDREW BARRY MOORE, Alabama's 16th governor, was born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, on March 7, 1807. Moore's family moved to Perry County, Alabama, in 1823, but Andrew remained in South… National Governors Association
06 Sep 2018 John Gill Shorter JOHN GILL SHORTER was born in Monticello, Georgia, on April 23, 1818. His parents, Dr. Reuben and Mary Shorter, moved their family to Eufaula, Alabama, in 1833. In 1837 he graduated from… National Governors Association
06 Sep 2018 Thomas Hill Watts THOMAS HILL WATTS was born on January 3, 1819, in the Alabama Territory, which is present-day Greenville, Alabama. He attended Airy Mount Academy in Dallas County, Alabama, before graduating with… National Governors Association
06 Sep 2018 Lewis Eliphalet Parsons LEWIS ELIPHALET PARSONS, Alabama's 19th governor, was born in Boone County, New York, on April 28, 1817. He was educated in public schools, and studied law at the Frederick Tallmadge office… National Governors Association
06 Sep 2018 Robert Miller Patton ROBERT MILLER PATTON was born in Russell County, Virginia, on July 10, 1809. In 1818 he moved with his family to Huntsville, Alabama, where he attended Green Academy. Patton started… National Governors Association
06 Sep 2018 William Hugh Smith WILLIAM HUGH SMITH, Alabama's 21st governor, was born in Fayette County, Georgia, on April 26, 1826. In 1839, he moved with his parents, Jeptha and Nancy Smith, to Randolph County, Alabama. Smith… National Governors Association
06 Sep 2018 Robert Burns Lindsay ROBERT BURNS LINDSAY was born in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, on July 4, 1824. Lindsay was educated at parochial schools, and attended the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. In 1844, he came… National Governors Association
06 Sep 2018 David Peter Lewis DAVID PETER LEWIS, Alabama's 23rd governor, was born in Charlotte County, Virginia, in 1820. As a child he moved with his family to Madison County, Alabama, where he was educated. Lewis studied… National Governors Association
06 Sep 2018 George Smith Houston GEORGE SMITH HOUSTON was born in Williamson County, Tennessee, on January 17, 1811. Around 1821, he moved with family to Lauderdale County, Alabama, and attended Lauderdale County Academy. He studied… National Governors Association