# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-d-jelks
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:06:41.012Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-d-jelks"
name: "William D. Jelks"
slug: "william-d-jelks"
description: "William Dorsey Jelks was an American newspaper editor, publisher, and politician who served as the 32nd governor of Alabama from 1901 to 1907. As the lieutenant governor of Alabama, he also served as acting governor between December 1 and December 26, 1900, when Governor William J. Samford was out-of-state seeking medical treatment."
tagline: "American politician (1855-1931)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_D._Jelks.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1855-11-07"
deathDate: "1931-12-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.608964
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "William D. Jelks"
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    title: "William D. Jelks"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump