The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
TODAY IS ALABAMA'S ONE FJNDRED7H BLRTEzDAY y; SOME
 NOTABLE HIGH LIGHTS LN HUNDRED YEARS OF HISTORY

for President and vice president. respec- lively.
 1s41-Benjamin Fitzpatrick elected gov ernor. Laws for liquidation of state banks passed. General revenue bill, re- storing direct taxation, passed. Judson | Female college, opened in 1889, incorpo- rated, and in 1Si3 transferred to the Bap- tist state convention. Howard college chartered. Coffee county created. | 1S43-Governor Fitzpatrick reelected.
 1S44-James K. Polk, for President and George M Dallas for vice president. re- and Governor Fitzpatrick deliver eulogies on Andrew Jacksons death. | 1S45-Constitutiona1 amendment adopted l providing for biennial sessions of the ] legislature instead of annual, and sec- tion of constitution naming Tuscaloosa as state capital stricken out Montgomery, on the sixteenth ballot, is selected as state capital, over Tuscaloosa. Mobile, Wetumpka, Statesviile, Selma, Marion and Huntsville City of Montgomery begins erection of state capitol. Joshua l.. Martin, independent, defeats Ma thaniel Perry democrat, for governor.
 1S46-Legislature passes act placing all assets of state banks in hands of com | mission composed of Francis Lyons, Will i liam Cooper and Clement c. Clay, ST. 1 Several volunteer regiments raised for service in Mexican war,
 r. 1S47-First systematic geological ex- ploration of state begins, Prof. Michael Tuomey chair of geology, mineralogy and agricultural chemistry, University of Alabama, in charge. Archives of state re-
 moved from Tuscaloosa to Montgomery
 1S4S-Professor Tuomey named state ! geologist Reuben Chapman elected gov ernor Medical Association of Alabama organized First biennial session of the legislature meets. States vote cast Tor
 Lewis Cass for President and William Q. ] Butler for vice president, though Tay- for and Fillmore, whigs, get over l0OO majority of the popular vote. | S49-Constitutional amendment adopt- CT providing for popular election of cir i cult and probate judges. Henry w. Col
 der elected governor. Choctaw county created Capitol building at Montgom- cry burns; archives saved. Taper mn operated at Tuscaloosa, only one in state. l 1S50-Hancock, now Winston, county created Alabama Historical society or ganized. First cotton factory in state at Prattville
 1S51+New capitol building at Montgoin- cry completed. Governor Collier re- elected
 1S52-Wilham R. King of Alabama elect ed vice president of the United states and Franklin Pierce President receiving 1 Alabama's vote. Alabama Insane hos [ pftal esetabfished
 1 1s5S.-vice President William R. King dies, April f. John Campbell of Ala ] bama appointed associate justice of the supreme court of the United States, to succeed Justice Mckinley. John An thony Winston, elected governor. First coal shipped by Cahaba river. 1S54-Legislature provides first system l of free public schools in state, with William r. Perry, superintendent of ed- ucation.
 1S55-Governor Winston reelected He was the first native born governor of the state. State aid to railroads vetoed i by Governor Winston. Dr. Manly re- signs as president of University of Ala bama, Dr. Landon c. Garland succeed | ing him.
 1S5e-Janes Buchanan for president and J. c. Breckenridge for vice presi- dent, receive states vote. Southels I University CMethodist) incorporated, pr. William W. wightman, president Med ical college of Alabama founded,
 1S5LAndrew B. Moore elected gov ernor.
 1s5S-Deaf and dumb institute perma-
 nentIy established with Joseph H. John son principal.
 1S59-Governor Moore reelected
 1S60-Mi1itary department of the ni- versfty of Alabama established Legls- | la4ure passes joint resolution directing fife governor to call convention of slave
 owning states in the event the repop- lican candidate for president IS elected Tohn C Breckenridge and Joseph Lane, l for president and vice president, IT, 1 spectively, receive the states vote Gov. ernor Moore calls state convention for December 4. State troops occupy Forts Gaines and Morgan at mouth of Mobile | Bay and the government arsenal al Vernon. Governor Moore appoints com t1,issioners to other slawe-holding states l to consider what shall be done to pro tect their rights.
 1Se1-State convention meets January
 7. William |. Yancey leads secession | ists and ordinance of separation IS