William Wyatt Bibb
first Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama (1781-1820)
William Wyatt Bibb (2 October 1781 – 10 July 1820) was a United States Senator from Georgia. He was the first Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama. Bibb County, Alabama, and Bibb County, Georgia, are named for him.
William Wyatt Bibb | |
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1st Governor of Alabama | |
In office 14 December 1819 – 10 July 1820 Territory: 6 March 1817– 14 December 1819 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Thomas Bibb |
United States Senator from Georgia | |
In office 6 November 1813 – 9 November 1816 | |
Preceded by | William B. Bulloch |
Succeeded by | George Troup |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large district | |
In office 26 January 1807 – 6 November 1813 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Spalding |
Succeeded by | Alfred Cuthbert |
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from Elbert County | |
In office 1803–1805 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Amelia County, Virginia | October 2, 1781
Died | July 10, 1820 Elmore County, Alabama | (aged 38)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Spouse(s) | Mary Freeman |
Alma mater | College of William & Mary; University of Pennsylvania |
Profession | Physician |
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He was a member of the Democratic-Republican political party. Bibb served as governor of the Alabama Territory from August 1817 to December 1819, and as the first elected governor of the state of Alabama from December 1819 to his death on July 10, 1820.