16-603: Samuel Moore may refer to: Politicians [ edit ] Samuel B. Moore (1789–1846), sixth Governor of Alabama Samuel M. Moore (1796–1875), U.S. Representative from Virginia Samuel Edward Moore (1803–1849), Western Australian politician Samuel Moore (colonial official) (1630–1688), New Jersey politician Samuel Moore (congressman) (1774–1861), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania Samuel Wilkinson Moore (1854–1935), New South Wales Parliamentarian and Minister Sam Moore (Georgia politician) (born 1976), member of
32-550: A governor serving two consecutive terms can run again after waiting out the next term. The constitution had no set date for the commencement of a governor's term until 1901, when it was set at the first Monday after the second Tuesday in the January following an election. However, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in 1911 that a governor's term ends at midnight at the end of Monday, and the next governor's term begins
48-625: Is interred at the city cemetery in Carrollton in Pickens County. List of Governors of Alabama The governor of Alabama is the head of government of the U.S. state of Alabama . The governor is the head of the executive branch of Alabama's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. There have officially been 54 governors of the state of Alabama; this official numbering skips acting and military governors. The first governor, William Wyatt Bibb , served as
64-928: The President of the United States before it became a state; he became the first state governor. Alabama was admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819. It seceded from the Union on January 11, 1861, and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861. Following the end of the American Civil War , Alabama during Reconstruction was part of the Third Military District , which exerted some control over governor appointments and elections. Alabama
80-579: The 1831 election , Moore was entrenched in a heated election battle against John Gayle , who eventually defeated him. After his defeat, he served as the judge of the Pickens County Court from 1835 to 1841. He was re-elected to his State Senate post in 1834 and again served as the Senate's president in 1835. He later returned home to Pickens County , Alabama, and served on its county court from 1835 until 1841. Moore died in 1846 at age 57 and
96-403: The 1887 English edition of Das Kapital See also [ edit ] Samuel More (1593–1662) Samuel More (1726–1799) , apothecary Samuel More (MP) , Member of Parliament (MP) for Shropshire [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
112-664: The Georgia House of Representatives Samuel Joseph Fortescue Moore , a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in the early 1900s Sportspeople [ edit ] Sam Moore (gridiron football) (born 1964), American player of gridiron football Sammy Moore (born 1987), English footballer Sam Moore (rugby union) (born 1998), rugby union player Sam Moore (soccer) , American soccer player Other people [ edit ] Sam Moore (born 1935), singer from
128-430: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Moore&oldid=1206392099 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Samuel B. Moore Samuel B. Moore (1789 – November 7, 1846)
144-432: The next day, regardless of if they were sworn in on Monday. The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1868, abolished in 1875, and recreated in 1901. According to the current constitution, should the governor be out of the state for more than 20 days, the lieutenant governor becomes acting governor , and if the office of governor becomes vacant the lieutenant governor ascends to the governorship. The governor and
160-430: The number of their first term. William D. Jelks also served non-consecutive terms, but his first term was in an acting capacity. The longest-serving governor was George Wallace , who served 16 years over four terms. The shortest term for a non-acting governor was that of Hugh McVay , who served four and a half months after replacing the resigning Clement Comer Clay . Lurleen Wallace , the first wife of George Wallace,
176-493: The only governor of the Alabama Territory . Five people have served as acting governor, bringing the total number of people serving as governor to 59, spread over 63 distinct terms. Four governors have served multiple non-consecutive terms: Bibb Graves , Jim Folsom , and Fob James each served two, and George Wallace served three non-consecutive periods. Officially, these non-consecutive terms are numbered only with
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#1732779526454192-693: The soul duo Sam & Dave Sam Moore (publisher) (1929–2018), CEO of Thomas Nelson Samuel P. Moore (1813–1889), U.S. Army doctor and Confederate Army surgeon general Samuel Preston Moore (1710–1785) , American physician and public official Samuel N. Moore (1891–1942), U.S. Navy officer, namesake for the destroyer USS Samuel N. Moore USS Samuel N. Moore Samuel Moore (Quaker leader) (1742–1821), early Quaker leader in Maritime Canada Samuel J. Moore (1859–1948), Canadian businessman, founder of Moore Business Forms Samuel Moore (translator) (1838–1911), translator of
208-708: Was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives and then elected to the Alabama Senate in 1828. He served as president of the Senate in 1831 when he succeeded Gabriel Moore. Like his predecessor, Samuel Moore continued to survey the Coosa River through The Board of Internal Improvement, build infrastructure, and oppose nullification . Moore strongly supported the Bank of the State of Alabama. Later, in
224-512: Was readmitted to the Union on July 14, 1868. The first Alabama Constitution , ratified in 1819, provided that a governor be elected every two years, limited to serve no more than 4 out of every 6 years. This limit remained in place until the constitution of 1868, which simply allowed governors to serve terms of two years. The current constitution of 1901 increased terms to four years, but prohibited governors from succeeding themselves. An amendment in 1968 allowed governors to succeed themselves once;
240-585: Was the sixth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from March 3 to November 26, 1831. He was president of the Alabama Senate when Governor Gabriel Moore was elected to the United States Senate , and so became governor when Gabriel Moore resigned to take the seat. Samuel Moore was born in Franklin County, Tennessee , in 1789 but moved to Jackson County , Alabama, when he was still young. His political career began in 1823 when he
256-427: Was the first woman to serve as governor of Alabama, and the third woman to serve as governor of any state. The current governor is Republican Kay Ivey , who took office on April 10, 2017 following Robert J. Bentley 's resignation amidst a corruption scandal. She is the second female governor of Alabama. Alabama Territory was formed on March 3, 1817, from Mississippi Territory . It had only one governor appointed by
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