politician
William Wyatt Bibb.
first Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama (1781-1820)
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About William Wyatt Bibb
William Wyatt Bibb was a United States senator from Georgia, the first and only 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. 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.
Everything about William Wyatt Bibb →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- United States representative, member of the Georgia House of Representatives, Governor of Alabama, United States senator
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 2, 1781
- Died
- July 10, 1820