The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-16
TUSCALOOSA PLACES 81
THIRD EXECUTIVE IN
INTERNATIONAL CHAIR
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD ;

Tuscaloosa, Ala, Jan. 10
VILLAS Woodward Brandon, thirty
seventh governor of Alabara, is the
third chief executive to be furnished
by Tuscaloosa COUNT. He is the
first Tuscaloosa citizen to occupy
the governors chair since the Civil
war. The last Tuscaloosa governor
took office during the gold rush of
forty-nine
Joshua Lanier Martin was Tusca-
loosa's first contribution to the
gubernatorial office. He was inau-
gurated December 10, 1S45. Four
years later Tuscaloosa sent another
son to the capitol as chief executive,
he being Henry Watkins Collier, who
was inaugurated December II, 1s49.
Then there passed "A years and 20
days before another citizen of that
county took the oath which made him
the states chief administrative off
cial
Madison and Lauderdale counties
are tied for the honor of furnishing
1.-THE greatest number of governors.
each county having contributed four.
Tuscaloosa comes next with three,
while the counties of Autauga, Bar
bour, Greene, jefferson. Limestone,
Monroe and Montgomery have fur
nished two each Each of the fol-
lowing counties has contributed one
governor to the state: Colbert, Cal
houn. Hale. Henry, Lee. Perry. Pike.
Randolph. Shelby, Sumter, Tailadega
and Jackson.
Although Alabama has 67 counties
it is an interesting fact that only
% counties have provided chief ex-
ecutive officers for the state. How
ever, it must be understood in this
connection that many counties have
been ,subdivided during the life of
the state and it is probable that
many of the governors came from
divisions of counties which later
were placed in other counties.
William Wyatt Bibb of Autauga
was the first governor, serving few
months only. He was succeeded by
his brother, Thomas Bibb of Lime
tone, who served a little more than
year The first governor was in
augurated November 9, 1919, and was
succeeded by the second governor
July Is, 1920. The second governor
was succeeded&by Israel Pickens of
Greene November 0, 1891.
Other governors of Alabama in the
John Murphy of Monroe, November
25, 1926; Babriel Moore of Madison,
November 30 1929; Samuel B. Moore
of jackson, March 3. 1881; John Gayle
of Greene, November rs. 1891 Glenn
emit Conner Clay of Madison, Novem-
Der 81, 1885; Hugh McVay of Lauder
dale, July, 1887; Arthur Pendleton
Bagby of Monroe. November 81, 1887;
Benjamin Fitzpatrick of Autauga,
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Martin of Tuscaloosa, December 10,
1915; Reuben Chapman of Madison,
December 16, 1S47; Henry Watkins
Collier of Tuscaloosa. December II,
1919; John Anthony Winston of Sum
ter, December 20. 1885, Andrew
Barry Moore of Perry. December l,
1857; John Gill shorter of Barbour,
December 2. 1851; Thomas Hill Watts
of Montgomery, December l, 1863;
Lewis E. Parsons of Talladega June
81, 1866; Roiert Miller Patton of
ILauderdale December 20, 1865; Will
/ liam H. Smith of Randolph. July ID,
1866; Robert Burns Lindsay of Coll
bert. November 26, 1870; David P.
Lewis of Madison. November, 1872;
George Smith Houston of Limestone,
November "a, 1874; Rufus W. Cobb of
Shelby November IS, 1878; Edward
| Asbury ONeal of Lauderdale, Decem-
| Der l. 1882; Thomas Seay of Hale, De-
cember l, 1886; Thomas Goode Jones
of Montgomery, December /, 1890;
William C. Oates of Henry, December
/ l, 1894; Joseph F. Johnston of JEFF
Lferson, December /, 1896; William J.
Sanford OF Lee, December 26, 1900;
William d. Jelks of Barbour, June II.
1901; Braxton Bragg Conner of JEFF
! ferson, January IA, 1907: Emmett
O'Neal of Lauderdale. January, 1911;
/ Charles Henderson of Pike, January,
1915; Thomas f. Kilby Of Calhoun,
January Is. 1919; William w. Bran
don of Tuscalo January 15 1923,