Gordon Persons
American politician (1902-1965) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 63
Seth Gordon Persons was an American Democratic politician who was the 43rd governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955. A relative moderate, Persons provided reforms to the state prison system, and limited poll tax reform, while expanding highway spending and creating the state's educational television system.
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His term was relatively quiet, between the Dixiecrat revolt and the eve of the turbulent civil rights era.
Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1902 to 1965 · aged 63
