John Gill Shorter

John Gill Shorter
17th Governor of Alabama
In office
December 2, 1861 – December 1, 1863
Preceded byAndrew B. Moore
Succeeded byThomas H. Watts
Deputy from Alabama
to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederate States
In office
February 4, 1861 – December 2, 1861
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
BornApril 23, 1818
Monticello, Georgia, U.S.
DiedMay 29, 1872 (aged 54)
Eufaula, Alabama, U.S.

John Gill Shorter (April 23, 1818 – May 29, 1872) was an American politician who served as the 17th Governor of Alabama from 1861 to 1863. Before assuming the governorship, Shorter was a Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from February 1861 to December 1861.


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