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William Wyatt Bibb

First Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama (1781-1820) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 38

William Wyatt Bibb was a United States senator from Georgia, the first governor of the Alabama Territory, and the first governor of the U.S. state of Alabama. Bibb was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party and served as governor of Alabama until his death on July 10, 1820, from a horse riding accident.

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He is the first of only three people in U.S. history to be elected a U.S. Senator from one state and the governor of another. Bibb County, Alabama, and Bibb County, Georgia, are named for him.

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United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1781 to 1820 · aged 38