Arthur P. Bagby (politician)

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Arthur P. Bagby

Arthur Pendleton Bagby (* 1794 in Louisa County , Virginia , † September 21, 1858 in Mobile , Alabama ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party in the United States . He was a US Senator and the tenth Governor of Alabama .

Early years

Arthur Bagby, the son of Captain James Bagby and Mary Jones, received a liberal upbringing and settled in Alabama in 1818. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819. He later worked as a criminal defense attorney. Chosen to pursue a political career, he was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1821, 1822, 1824, and 1834-1836 . There he held the office of speaker twice , in 1822 and 1836. He was also in the Senate of Alabama in 1825 .

politics

Bagby was elected Governor of Alabama to succeed Hugh McVay on August 7, 1837. He was sworn in on November 30, 1837. His tenure was marked by major financial problems, a catastrophic dry spell and the panic of 1837 that paralyzed Alabama's economy. In addition, the Supreme Court was reorganized, criminal detention was abolished and Judson College was opened. It also resolved two different Indian problems: the Cherokee were relocated from Alabama to their new home in the west, and the Choctaw ceded their land east of the Mississippi to Alabama, resulting in reprisals and attacks on the white settlers in southern Alabama. Bagby was re-elected for a second term on August 5, 1839. He resigned on November 22, 1841 from his office as governor to move to the United States Senate , where he served until 1846.

Another résumé

He was also the US envoy to Russia between 1846 and 1849, succeeding Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll . He then returned to Alabama, where he was appointed to the State Law Establishment Committee in 1852. In 1856 he ended his political activities and moved to Mobile, where he died of yellow fever on September 21, 1858 . He was buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile. He was married twice: to Emily Steele and to Anne Elisabeth Connell. The result of these connections were nine children.

literature

  • Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 1, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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personal data
SURNAME Bagby, Arthur P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bagby, Arthur Pendleton (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Democratic Party politician in the United States
DATE OF BIRTH 1794
PLACE OF BIRTH Louisa County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH September 21, 1858
Place of death Mobile , Alabama