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Capital: Montgomery
State Nickname:
Heart of Dixie
State Bird:
Yellowhammer
State Flower:
Camellia
Admitted to the Union:
December 14, 1819
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| Governors |
November 9, 1819 to
July 15,1820: | William W. Bibb |
July 15, 1820 to
November 9, 1821: | Thomas Bibb |
November 9, 1821 to
November 25, 1825: | Israel Pickens |
November 25, 1825 to
November 25, 1829: | John Murphy |
November 25, 1829 to March 3, 1831
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Gabriel
Moore
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March 3, 1831 to November 26, 1831
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Samuel B. Moore
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November 26, 1831 to November 21, 1835
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John Gayle
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November 21, 1835 to July 17, 1837
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Clement C. Clay
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July 17, 1837 to November 21, 1837
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Hugh McVay
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November 21, 1837 to November 22, 1841
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Arthur P. Bagby
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November 22, 1841 to December 10, 1845
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Benjamin Fitzpatrick
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December 10, 1845 to December 16, 1847
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Joshua L. Martin |
December 16, 1847 to December 17, 1849: |
Reuben Chapman
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December 17, 1849 to December 20, 1853
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Henry W.
Collier
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December 20, 1853 to December 1, 1857
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John A. Winston
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December 1, 1857 to December 2, 1861
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Andrew B. Moore
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December 1, 1861 to December 1, 1863: |
John Gill Shorter
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December 1, 1863 to May 1865
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Thomas
H. Watts
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June 21, 1865 to December 20, 1865:
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Lewis E.
Parsons
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December 20, 1865 to July 14, 1868
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Robert M.
Patton
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July 14, 1868 to November 26, 1870: |
William High Smith
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November 26, 1870 to November 24, 1874
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David P.
Lewis
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November 24, 1874 to November 28, 1878
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George S. Houson
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November 28, 1878 to December 1, 1882
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Rufus W. Cobb
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December 1, 1882 to December 1, 1886: |
Edward A. O'Neil
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December 1, 1886 to December 1, 1890:
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Thomas
Seay
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December 1, 1890 to December 1, 1894:
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Thomas G. Jones
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December 1, 1894 to December 1, 1896:
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William C. Oates
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December 1, 1896 to December 1, 1900: |
William F. Johnson
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December 1, 1900 to December 26, 1900:
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Joseph F.
Johnson
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December 26, 1900 to June 11, 1901
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William J. Samford
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June 11, 1901 to April 25, 1904:
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William D. Jelks
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January 14, 1907 to January 17, 1911:
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Braxton B. Comer
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January 17, 1911 to January 18, 1915:
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Emmet
O'Neil
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January 18, 1915 to January 20, 1919:
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Charles Henderson
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January 20, 1919 to January 15, 1923:
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Thomas E. Kilby
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January 15, 1923 to January 17, 1927:
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William W. Brandon
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January 17, 1927 to January 19, 1931:
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Bibb
Graves
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January 19, 1931 to January 14, 1935:
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Benjamin M. Miller
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January 14, 1935 to January 17, 1939:
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Bibb Graves
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January 17, 1939 to January 19, 1943:
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Frank M. Dixon
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January 19, 1943 to January 20, 1947:
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Chauncey
M. Sparks
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January 20, 1947 to January 15, 1951:
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James E. Folsom
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January 15, 1951 to January 17, 1955:
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Gordon Persons
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January 17, 1955 to January 19, 1959:
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James E. Folsom
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January 19, 1959 to January 14, 1963:
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John M.
Patterson
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January 14, 1963 to January 16, 1967:
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George C. Wallace
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January 16, 1967 to May 7, 1968:
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Lurleen B. Wallace
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May 7, 1968 to January 18, 1971:
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Albert P. Brewer
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January 18, 1971 to January 15, 1979:
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George C.
Wallace
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January 15, 1979 to January 17, 1983:
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Forrest "Fob" James, Jr.
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January 17, 1983 to January 19, 1987:
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George C. Wallace
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January 19, 1987 to April 22, 1993:
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Guy Hunt
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April 22, 1993 to January 16, 1995:
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James E. Folsom, Jr.
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January 16, 1995 to January, 1999:
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Forrest "Fob" James, Jr.
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January, 1999 to January, 2003
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Don Siegelman
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January, 2003 --
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Bob Riley
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| Senators Class II |
December 14, 1819 April
15, 1844 | William R. King |
April 22, 1844 October
25, 1848 | Dixon H. Lewis |
November 30, 1849
March 3, 1853 | Jeremiah Clemens |
November 29, 1853
January 21, 1861 | Clement C. Clay, Jr. |
January 21,
1861 July 13, 1868
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Vacant
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July 13, 1868 March 3, 1870
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Willard Warner
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March 4, 1871 March 3, 1875
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George Goldthwaite
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March 4, 1877 June 1, 1907
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John T. Morgan
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June 18, 1907 March 1, 1920
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John H. Bankhead
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March 25, 1920 November 2, 1920
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Braxton B. Comer
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November 3, 1920 March 3, 1931 |
J. Thomas Heflin
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March 4, 1931 June 12, 1946
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John H. Bankhead II |
June 15, 1946 November 5, 1946 |
George R. Swift |
November 6, 1946 January 3, 1979 |
John J. Sparkman |
January 3, 1979 January 3, 1997 |
Howell T. Heflin |
January 3, 1997 - |
Jefferson B. Sessions III |
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| Senators Class III |
December 14, 1819
December 12, 1822 | John W. Walker |
December 12, 1822
March 3, 1825 | William Kelly |
March 4, 1825 January
24, 1826 | Henry H. Chambers |
February 17, 1826
November 27, 1826 | Israel Pickens |
November
27, 1826 March 3, 1831
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John
McKinley
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March 4, 1831 March 3, 1837
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Gabriel Moore
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March 4, 1837 April 22, 1837
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John McKinley
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June 19, 1837 November 15, 1841
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Clement C. Clay
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November 24, 1841 June 16, 1848
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Arthur P. Bagby
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July 1, 1848 December 20, 1852
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William R. King
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January 14, 1853 January 21, 1861 |
Benjamin Fitzpatrick
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January 21, 1861 July 13, 1868 |
Vacant
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July 13, 1868 March 3, 1879
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George E. Spencer |
March 4, 1879 December 31, 1879 |
George S. Houston |
January 7, 1880 November 23, 1880 |
Luke Pryor |
November 24, 1880 March 3, 1897 |
James L. Pugh |
March 4, 1897 July 27, 1907 |
Edmund W. Pettus |
August 6, 1907 August 8, 1913 |
Joseph F. Johnston |
May 1, 1914 March 3, 1915 |
Franics S. White |
March 4, 1915 March 3, 1927 |
Oscar W. Underwood |
March 4, 1927 August 19, 1937 |
Hugo L. Black |
August 20, 1937 January 10, 1938 |
Dixie B. Graves |
January 1, 1938 January 2, 1969 |
J. Lister Hill |
January 3, 1969 June 1, 1978 |
James B. Allen |
June 8, 1978 November 7, 1978 |
Maryon P. Allen |
November 8, 1978 January 2, 1981 |
Donald W. Stewart |
January 2, 1981 January 3, 1987 |
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. |
January 3, 1987 - |
Richard C. Shelby |
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| State Song |
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Alabama
Written by Julia S. Tutwiler
Composed by Edna Gockel Gussen
Alabama, Alabama, We will aye be true to thee,
From thy Southern shores where groweth,
By the sea thy orange tree.
To thy Northern vale where floweth,
Deep blue the Tennessee,
Alabama, Alabama, we will aye be true to thee!
Broad thy stream whose name thou bearest;
Grand thy Bigbee rolls along;
Fair thy Coosa-Tallapoosa
Bold thy Warrior, dark and strong,
Goodlier than the land that Moses
Climbed lone Nebo's Mount to see,
Alabama, Alabama, we will aye be true to thee!
From thy prairies broad and fertile,
Where thy snow-white cotton shines,
To the hills where coal and iron
Hide in thy exausted mines,
Strong -armed miners -sturdy farmers;
Loyal hearts what'er we be,
Alabama, Alabama, we will aye be true to thee!
From thy quarries where the marble
White as that of Paros gleams
Waiting till thy sculptor's chisel,
Wake to life thy poet's dreams;
Fear not only wealth of nature,
Wealth of mind has no fee,
Alabama, Alabama, we will aye be true to thee!
Where the perfumed south-wind whispers,
Thy magnolia groves among,
Softer than a mother's kisses,
Sweeter than a mother's song,
Where the golden jasmine trailing,
Woos the treasure-laden bee,
Alabama, Alabama, we will aye be true to thee!
Brave and pure thy men and women,
Better this than corn and wine
Make us worthy, God in Heaven
Of this goodly land of Thine.
Hearts as open as thy doorways.
Liberal hands and spirits free.
Alabama, Alabama, we will aye be true to thee!
Little, little can I give thee,
Alabama, mother mine.
But that little - hand, brain, spirit.
All I have and am are thine.
Take, O take, the gift and giver.
Take and serve thyself with me.
Alabama, Alabama, we will aye be true to thee!
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On March 3, 1931 the music by Mrs. Edna Gockel Gussen, Birmingham,
was adopted by the State Federation of Music Clubs and through their efforts,
Alabama House Joint Resolution 74 , Act no. 128, adopted the music and words as the state song of Alabama.
Source: Acts of Alabama, March 9, 1931 Alabama State Emblems,
Alabama
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State Population
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1820: 144,317 |
1830: 309,527 |
1840: 590,756
| 1850: 771,623 |
1860: 964,201 |
1870: 996,992 |
1880: 1,262,505 |
1890: 1,513,017 |
1900: 1,828,697 |
1910: 2,138,093 |
1920: 2,348,174 |
1930: 2,646,248 |
1940: 2,832,961 |
1950: 3,061,743 |
1960: 3,266,740 |
1970: 3,444,354 |
1980: 3,893,888 |
1990: 4,040,587 |
2000: 4,500,752 |
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State Capitol Building
1907
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