William Wyatt Bibb

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William Wyatt Bibb (born October 2, 1781 in Amelia County , Virginia , † July 10, 1820 in Elmore County , Alabama ) was an American politician and the first governor of the state of Alabama. He also represented the State of Georgia in both houses of Congress .

Early years

Bibb moved to Georgia with his parents at a young age. After elementary school, he attended William and Mary College and the University of Pennsylvania , where he completed his medical degree in 1801. Then he went back to Georgia, opened his own medical practice in Petersburg and married Mary Freeman, with whom he then had two children.

Political career

Bibb decided in 1803 to enter politics and was the Democratic-Republican Party in the Georgia House of Representatives voted, where he remained until 1805th At that time he was the retiring Thomas Spalding into the House of Representatives of the 9th Congress elected; Re-elected several times, he remained in office until November 6, 1813. That same year, Bibb was for the war minister appointed William H. Crawford in the Senate elected and served as senator until 9 November 1816th

In April 1817 he was installed as the first governor of the newly created Alabama Territory by President James Monroe . Shortly before Alabama joined the Union as the 21st state on December 14, 1819, an election for the governor of Alabama took place. There Bibb prevailed with 8,342 to 7,140 votes against Marmaduke Williams and on September 21, 1819 indirectly became the first governor of the later state of Alabama. He was sworn in on November 9, 1819. During his tenure, the establishment of the new state government was his primary concern. The first US Senators from Alabama were elected, along with the Attorney General and Secretary of State . Parliament met on October 25, 1819 for its first session, which lasted until December 17, 1819. The state militia army was established, as well as the state Supreme Court .

Bibb gave sustained support to the education system and domestic political innovations. He took an active part in the preparations to make Cahaba the seat of government. However, he did not live to see Cahaba become the country's new capital. At the beginning of July 1820 he had a riding accident in which he suffered serious internal injuries, of which he died only a few days later, on July 10th. He was buried in Elmore County. His brother Thomas Bibb , who presided over the Senate of Alabama , continued to act as governor until the end of the legislature .

Honors

Both Bibb County in Alabama and Bibb County in Georgia were named after William Wyatt Bibb.

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SURNAME Bibb, William Wyatt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1781
PLACE OF BIRTH Amelia County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH July 10, 1820
Place of death Elmore County , Alabama