List of Lieutenant Governors of Alabama
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This is a list of lieutenant governor
s of the U.S. state of Alabama
, 1868 to present. In Alabama, the Lieutenant Governor and the Governor do not run together on the same ticket. The Lieutenant Governor can therefore be affiliated with a different political party than that of the Governor. Under the Alabama Constitution, the Lieutenant Governor is the President and Presiding Officer of the Alabama Senate and the Lieutenant Governor, like other statewide officeholders in Alabama are sworn-in on the third Monday every four years. The current Lieutenant Governor is Kay Ivey
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(1967–1968, born 1928). The most recent death of a former lt. governor was that of William G. Hardwick
(1955–1959), on 15 January 1993. The most recently-serving lt. governor to die was James Allen (1963–1967), on 1 June 1978.
Lieutenant governor
A lieutenant governor or lieutenant-governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction, but is often the deputy or lieutenant to or ranking under a governor — a "second-in-command"...
s of the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, 1868 to present. In Alabama, the Lieutenant Governor and the Governor do not run together on the same ticket. The Lieutenant Governor can therefore be affiliated with a different political party than that of the Governor. Under the Alabama Constitution, the Lieutenant Governor is the President and Presiding Officer of the Alabama Senate and the Lieutenant Governor, like other statewide officeholders in Alabama are sworn-in on the third Monday every four years. The current Lieutenant Governor is Kay Ivey
Kay Ivey
Kay Ellen Ivey is a Republican politician and formerly served as the 38th Alabama State Treasurer. Ivey is the 30th and current Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, since January 2011.-Early life, education, and early political career:...
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| 1 | Andrew J. Applegate Andrew J. Applegate Andrew J. Applegate was the first Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. A Republican, Applegate served Governor William H. Smith of the same political party, from 1868-1870.... |
1868–1870 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
William H. Smith William Hugh Smith William Hugh Smith was the first Republican and the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, serving from 1868 to 1870 during the period of military reconstruction. A former slave owner, he opposed secession from the union on the grounds it would imperil slave property... |
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| 2 | Edward H. Moren Edward H. Moren Edward Hawthorne Moren was the second Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. A democrat, Moren served Governor Robert Burns Lindsay of the same political party, from 1870 to 1872.... |
1870–1872 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Robert B. Lindsay Robert B. Lindsay Robert Burns Lindsay was the 22nd Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1870 to 1872.... |
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| 3 | Alexander McKinstry Alexander McKinstry Alexander McKinstry was the third Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. A Republican, McKinstry served under Governor David P. Lewis of the same political party from 1872-1874.... |
1872–1874 | Republican | David P. Lewis David P. Lewis David Peter Lewis was the 23rd Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1872 to 1874. After his term was over, a Republican would not be elected Governor of Alabama for 119 years.He had previously been a delegate to the Confederate Provisional Congress in 1861. In 1868 he was a delegate to the... |
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| 4 | Robert F. Ligon Robert F. Ligon Robert Fulwood Ligon was the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. A Democrat, Ligon served Governor George S. Houston of the same political party from 1874 to 1876. Ligon also served in the United States House of Representatives.The son of Robert and Wilhelmina Ligon, Robert Ligon was born in... |
1874–1876 | Democratic | George S. Houston George S. Houston George Smith Houston was an American Democratic politician who was the 24th Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878.... |
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| 5 | Russell M. Cunningham Russell McWhortor Cunningham Russell McWhortor Cunningham was an American Democratic politician who was the acting Governor of Alabama from April 25, 1904 to March 5, 1905. He was lieutenant governor when Governor William D... |
1903–1907 | Democratic | William D. Jelks William D. Jelks William Dorsey Jelks was an American Democratic politician who was the 32nd Governor of Alabama from 1901 to 1907. He also served as acting governor between 1 December and 26 December 1900 when governor William J... |
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| 6 | Henry B. Gray Henry B. Gray Henry Bramlette Gray was an American politician who served as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1907 to 1911.-External links:* by the Alabama Department of Archives & History... |
1907–1911 | Democratic | B. B. Comer B. B. Comer Braxton Bragg Comer was an American Democratic politician who was the 33rd Governor of Alabama from 1907 to 1911.-Early Life and Education:... |
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| 7 | Walter D. Seed, Sr. Walter D. Seed, Sr. Walter Dudley Seed, Sr. was an American politician who served as the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1911 to 1915.-External links:* by the Alabama Department of Archives & History... |
1911–1915 | Democratic | Emmet O'Neal Emmet O'Neal Emmet O'Neal was an American Democratic politician and lawyer who was the 34th Governor of Alabama from 1911 to 1915.... |
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| 8 | Thomas E. Kilby Thomas Kilby Thomas Erby Kilby, Sr. was an American Democratic politician.He was a mayor of Anniston, Alabama from 1905 to 1909, Alabama State Senator from 1911 to 1915, eighth Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1915 to 1919 and 36th Governor of Alabama from 1919 to 1923.In 1920, Kilby arbitrated the... |
1915–1919 | Democratic | Charles Henderson | |
| 9 | Nathan L. Miller Nathan Lee Miller Nathan Lee Miller was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. A Democrat, Miller served Governor Thomas Kilby of the same political party, from 1919-1923.... |
1919–1923 | Democratic | Thomas E. Kilby Thomas Kilby Thomas Erby Kilby, Sr. was an American Democratic politician.He was a mayor of Anniston, Alabama from 1905 to 1909, Alabama State Senator from 1911 to 1915, eighth Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1915 to 1919 and 36th Governor of Alabama from 1919 to 1923.In 1920, Kilby arbitrated the... |
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| 10 | Charles S. McDowell | 1923–1927 | Democratic | William W. Brandon William W. Brandon William Woodward Brandon was an American Democratic politician who was the 37th Governor of Alabama from 1923 to 1927.- Biography :... |
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| 11 | William C. Davis William C. Davis (United States) William Columbus Davis was the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1927-1931. A Democrat, Davis served Governor Bibb Graves of the same political party.... |
1927–1931 | Democratic | Bibb Graves Bibb Graves David Bibb Graves was a Democratic politician and the 38th Governor of Alabama 1927-1931 and 1935–1939, the first Alabama governor to serve two four-year terms.-Early life:... |
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| 12 | Hugh D. Merrill Hugh D. Merrill Hugh Davis Merrill was an American politician who served as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1931 to 1935.-External links:* by the Alabama Department of Archives & History... |
1931–1935 | Democratic | Benjamin M. Miller Benjamin M. Miller Benjamin Meek Miller was an American Democratic politician- Early life:Miller was born in Oak Hill, Wilcox County, Alabama, on March 13, 1864, to Rev. John Miller, D.D., and Sarah Pressly Miller. His father was pastor of the Bethel Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church at Oak Hill for 31 years... |
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| 13 | Thomas E. Knight Thomas E. Knight Thomas E. Knight, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1935 to 1937, as well as 19th Attorney General of Alabama from 1931 to 1935.... |
1935–1939 | Democratic | Bibb Graves Bibb Graves David Bibb Graves was a Democratic politician and the 38th Governor of Alabama 1927-1931 and 1935–1939, the first Alabama governor to serve two four-year terms.-Early life:... |
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| 14 | Albert A. Carmichael Albert A. Carmichael Albert Augustus Carmichael was an American politician who served as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1939 to 1943.-External links:* by the Alabama Department of Archives & History... |
1939–1943 | Democratic | Frank M. Dixon Frank M. Dixon Frank Murray Dixon was an American Democratic politician who was the 40th Governor of Alabama from 1939 to 1943. Born in Oakland, California in 1892, he died in Birmingham, Alabama in 1965. His interment was located in Birmingham's Oak Hill Cemetery.Dixon took part in World War I and served as an... |
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| 15 | Leven H. Ellis Leven H. Ellis Leven Handy Ellis was an American politician who served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1943 to 1947.-External links:* by the Alabama Department of Archives & History... |
1943–1947 | Democratic | Chauncey Sparks Chauncey Sparks George Chauncey Sparks , known as Chauncey Sparks, was a Democratic American politician who was 41st Governor of Alabama from 1943 to 1947. Alabama governors at the time could not serve consecutive terms so Sparks left office without seeking reelection... |
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| 16 | James C. Inzer James C. Inzer James Clarence Inzer was an American politician who served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1947 to 1951.-External links:* by the Alabama Department of Archives & History... |
1947–1951 | Democratic | James E. Folsom Sr. Jim Folsom James Elisha Folsom, Sr. , commonly known as Jim Folsom or "Big Jim", was the 42nd Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1947 to 1951, and again from 1955 to 1959. Born in Coffee County, Alabama, Folsom is perhaps best remembered as being among the first Southern governors to embrace... |
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| 17 | James B. Allen James Allen (United States) James Browning Allen was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Alabama. Allen was born in Gadsden, Alabama and attended the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama Law School. While attending the University of Alabama he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi... |
1951–1955 | Democratic | Gordon Persons Gordon Persons Seth Gordon Persons was an American Democratic politician who was the 43rd Governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955. He was born and died in Montgomery, Alabama. The Dauphin Island Bridge south of Mobile is formally named for him.Persons was an alumnus of Auburn University.-External links:*... |
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| 18 | William G. Hardwick William G. Hardwick William Guy Hardwick was an American politician who served as the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1955 to 1959.-External links:* by the Alabama Department of Archives & History... |
1955–1959 | Democratic | James E. Folsom Sr. Jim Folsom James Elisha Folsom, Sr. , commonly known as Jim Folsom or "Big Jim", was the 42nd Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1947 to 1951, and again from 1955 to 1959. Born in Coffee County, Alabama, Folsom is perhaps best remembered as being among the first Southern governors to embrace... |
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| 19 | Albert B. Boutwell Albert Boutwell Albert Burton Boutwell was the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. A Democrat, Boutwell served Governor John Malcolm Patterson of the same political party, from 1959-1963.... |
1959–1963 | Democratic | John Malcolm Patterson John Malcolm Patterson John Malcolm Patterson is an American politician who was the 44th Governor of Alabama, from 1959 to 1963. Previously he served as State Attorney General .... |
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| 20 | James B. Allen James Allen (United States) James Browning Allen was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Alabama. Allen was born in Gadsden, Alabama and attended the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama Law School. While attending the University of Alabama he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi... |
1963–1967 | Democratic | George Wallace George Wallace George Corley Wallace, Jr. was the 45th Governor of Alabama, serving four terms: 1963–1967, 1971–1979 and 1983–1987. "The most influential loser" in 20th-century U.S. politics, according to biographers Dan T. Carter and Stephan Lesher, he ran for U.S... |
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| 21 | Albert P. Brewer Albert Brewer Albert Preston Brewer is an American politician who was the 47th Governor of Alabama from May 7, 1968 until January 18, 1971.-Life and political career:... |
1967–1968 | Democratic | Lurleen Wallace Lurleen Wallace Lurleen Brigham Wallace , born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was the 46th Governor of Alabama from 1967 until her death in 1968. She was the first wife of Alabama Governor George Wallace, whom she succeeded as governor. She succeeded her husband as he was forbidden by Alabama law to succeed himself. She... |
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| 22 | Jere Beasley | 1971–1979 | Democratic | George Wallace George Wallace George Corley Wallace, Jr. was the 45th Governor of Alabama, serving four terms: 1963–1967, 1971–1979 and 1983–1987. "The most influential loser" in 20th-century U.S. politics, according to biographers Dan T. Carter and Stephan Lesher, he ran for U.S... |
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| 23 | George McMillan, Jr. George McMillan George Duncan Hastie McMillan, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1979 to 1983. In 1989 he founded the City Stages music festival in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.... |
1979–1983 | Democratic | Forrest H. "Fob" James Jr. Fob James Forrest Hood James, Jr., known as Fob James , is an American politician, a civil engineer, and an all-American half-back... |
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| 24 | Bill Baxley Bill Baxley William Joseph Baxley II is an American Democratic politician and attorney.He was born in Dothan, Alabama and attended law school at the University of Alabama, graduating in 1964. He served two terms as Attorney General of Alabama, from 1971–1979; at the age of 27, he was the youngest to hold that... |
1983–1987 | Democratic | George Wallace George Wallace George Corley Wallace, Jr. was the 45th Governor of Alabama, serving four terms: 1963–1967, 1971–1979 and 1983–1987. "The most influential loser" in 20th-century U.S. politics, according to biographers Dan T. Carter and Stephan Lesher, he ran for U.S... |
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| 25 | Jim Folsom, Jr. Jim Folsom, Jr. James Elisha Folsom, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who was the 50th Governor of Alabama from April 22, 1993 to January 16, 1995.-Early life and career:... |
1987–1993 | Democratic | H. Guy Hunt H. Guy Hunt Harold Guy Hunt was an American politician who served as the 49th Governor of Alabama from 1987 to 1993. He was the first Republican to serve as governor of the state since Reconstruction.- Early life :... |
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| 26 | Don Siegelman Don Siegelman Don Eugene Siegelman is an American Democratic Party politician who held numerous offices in Alabama. He was the 51st Governor of Alabama for one term from 1999 to 2003... |
1995–1999 | Democratic | Fob James Fob James Forrest Hood James, Jr., known as Fob James , is an American politician, a civil engineer, and an all-American half-back... |
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| 27 | Steve Windom Steve Windom Stephen Ralph Windom is an American politician who served as a Senator in the Alabama State Senate from 1989 to 1998 and as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1999 to 2003.... |
1999–2003 | Republican | Don Siegelman Don Siegelman Don Eugene Siegelman is an American Democratic Party politician who held numerous offices in Alabama. He was the 51st Governor of Alabama for one term from 1999 to 2003... |
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| 28 | Lucy Baxley Lucy Baxley Lucy Baxley served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, from 2003 to 2007 and was the Democratic candidate for Governor in 2006. Though Alabama has had a female governor, Baxley is the first woman to hold the state's office of lieutenant governor.-Personal:Baxley was born in 1937 near... |
2003–2007 | Democratic | Bob Riley Bob Riley Bob Riley may refer to:* Bob Riley, 52nd Governor of Alabama* Bob C. Riley, acting Governor of Arkansas for 11 days in 1975* Bob Riley , sports car designer and founder of Riley Technologies... |
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| 29 | Jim Folsom, Jr. Jim Folsom, Jr. James Elisha Folsom, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who was the 50th Governor of Alabama from April 22, 1993 to January 16, 1995.-Early life and career:... |
2007–2011 | Democratic | Bob Riley Bob Riley Bob Riley may refer to:* Bob Riley, 52nd Governor of Alabama* Bob C. Riley, acting Governor of Arkansas for 11 days in 1975* Bob Riley , sports car designer and founder of Riley Technologies... |
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| 30 | Kay Ivey Kay Ivey Kay Ellen Ivey is a Republican politician and formerly served as the 38th Alabama State Treasurer. Ivey is the 30th and current Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, since January 2011.-Early life, education, and early political career:... |
2011– | Republican | Robert Bentley | |
Higher offices held
This is a table of the higher offices held by lieutenant governors. All representatives and senators represented Alabama.| Name | Lt. Gubernatorial term | Higher offices held |
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| Robert F. Ligon Robert F. Ligon Robert Fulwood Ligon was the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. A Democrat, Ligon served Governor George S. Houston of the same political party from 1874 to 1876. Ligon also served in the United States House of Representatives.The son of Robert and Wilhelmina Ligon, Robert Ligon was born in... |
1874–1876 | U.S. Representative United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
| Russell M. Cunningham Russell McWhortor Cunningham Russell McWhortor Cunningham was an American Democratic politician who was the acting Governor of Alabama from April 25, 1904 to March 5, 1905. He was lieutenant governor when Governor William D... |
1903–1907 | Governor of Alabama |
| Thomas E. Kilby Thomas Kilby Thomas Erby Kilby, Sr. was an American Democratic politician.He was a mayor of Anniston, Alabama from 1905 to 1909, Alabama State Senator from 1911 to 1915, eighth Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1915 to 1919 and 36th Governor of Alabama from 1919 to 1923.In 1920, Kilby arbitrated the... |
1915–1919 | Governor of Alabama |
| Charles S. McDowell | 1923–1927 | Acting Governor of Alabama |
| James Allen James Allen (United States) James Browning Allen was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Alabama. Allen was born in Gadsden, Alabama and attended the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama Law School. While attending the University of Alabama he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi... |
1951–1955, 1963–1967 | U.S. Senator United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... |
| Albert P. Brewer Albert Brewer Albert Preston Brewer is an American politician who was the 47th Governor of Alabama from May 7, 1968 until January 18, 1971.-Life and political career:... |
1967–1968 | Governor of Alabama |
| Jere Beasley | 1971–1979 | Acting Governor of Alabama |
| Jim Folsom, Jr. Jim Folsom, Jr. James Elisha Folsom, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who was the 50th Governor of Alabama from April 22, 1993 to January 16, 1995.-Early life and career:... |
1987–1993, 2007–2011 | Governor of Alabama |
| Don Siegelman Don Siegelman Don Eugene Siegelman is an American Democratic Party politician who held numerous offices in Alabama. He was the 51st Governor of Alabama for one term from 1999 to 2003... |
1995–1999 | Governor of Alabama |
Living former lt. governors
, eight former lt. governors were alive. The oldest living lt. governor is Albert BrewerAlbert Brewer
Albert Preston Brewer is an American politician who was the 47th Governor of Alabama from May 7, 1968 until January 18, 1971.-Life and political career:...
(1967–1968, born 1928). The most recent death of a former lt. governor was that of William G. Hardwick
William G. Hardwick
William Guy Hardwick was an American politician who served as the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1955 to 1959.-External links:* by the Alabama Department of Archives & History...
(1955–1959), on 15 January 1993. The most recently-serving lt. governor to die was James Allen (1963–1967), on 1 June 1978.
| Lt. Governor | Lt. Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
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| Albert Brewer Albert Brewer Albert Preston Brewer is an American politician who was the 47th Governor of Alabama from May 7, 1968 until January 18, 1971.-Life and political career:... |
1967–1968 | 26 October 1928 (age 83) |
| Jere Beasley | 1971–1979 | 12 December 1935 (age 76) |
| George McMillan George McMillan George Duncan Hastie McMillan, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1979 to 1983. In 1989 he founded the City Stages music festival in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.... |
1979–1983 | 11 October 1943 (age 68) |
| Bill Baxley Bill Baxley William Joseph Baxley II is an American Democratic politician and attorney.He was born in Dothan, Alabama and attended law school at the University of Alabama, graduating in 1964. He served two terms as Attorney General of Alabama, from 1971–1979; at the age of 27, he was the youngest to hold that... |
1983–1987 | 27 June 1941 (age 70) |
| Jim Folsom, Jr. Jim Folsom, Jr. James Elisha Folsom, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who was the 50th Governor of Alabama from April 22, 1993 to January 16, 1995.-Early life and career:... |
1987–1993, 2007–2011 | 14 May 1949 (age 62) |
| Don Siegelman Don Siegelman Don Eugene Siegelman is an American Democratic Party politician who held numerous offices in Alabama. He was the 51st Governor of Alabama for one term from 1999 to 2003... |
1995–1999 | 24 February 1946 (age 65) |
| Steve Windom Steve Windom Stephen Ralph Windom is an American politician who served as a Senator in the Alabama State Senate from 1989 to 1998 and as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1999 to 2003.... |
1999–2003 | 6 November 1949 (age 62) |
| Lucy Baxley Lucy Baxley Lucy Baxley served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, from 2003 to 2007 and was the Democratic candidate for Governor in 2006. Though Alabama has had a female governor, Baxley is the first woman to hold the state's office of lieutenant governor.-Personal:Baxley was born in 1937 near... |
2003–2007 | 21 December 1937 (age 74) |