David Bibb Graves (April 1, 1873–March 14, 1942) was an American Democratic politician and the Governor of Alabama 1927-1931 and 1935-1939, the first Alabama governor to serve two four-year terms. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... This article is about the year. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... The following is a list of the territorial and state governors of Alabama. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,423 sq. ...

Graves was born in Hope Hull, Montgomery County, Alabama, the son of David and Mattie Bibb Graves. Graves' father died when he was one-year old, and he was reared first by his paternal grandfather on an Alabama farm and then by an uncle in Texas. After graduating from the University of Alabama in civil engineering (1893) and from Yale Law School (1896), Graves was elected to the Alabama legislature and later served as the city attorney of Montgomery. As adjutant general of the Alabama National Guard, he helped organize the 1st Alabama Cavalry and served on the Mexican border in 1916. In World War I, Graves commanded the 117th U.S. Field Artillery in France, and upon his return to Alabama, he helped organize the state section of the American Legion. Montgomery County is a county in the State of Alabama. ...

Graves lost his first campaign for governor in 1922, but four years later, with the secret endorsement of the Ku Klux Klan, he was elected to his first term as governor. Almost certainly Graves was the Exalted Cyclops (chapter president) of the Montgomery chapter of the Klan, but it should be noted that both Graves and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, another Alabama Klan member, were more opportunists than ideogogues, politicians who used the temporary strength of the Klan to further their careers. [Feldman, 88; Rice, 138]) Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Hugo Black Hugo LaFayette Black (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1937 - 1971). ...

As governor, Graves earned a reputation as reformer, abolishing the convict leasing system and raising taxes on public utilities, railroads, and coal and iron companies. The new revenue was used to expand educational and public health facilities, increase teachers' salaries and veterans' pensions, fund an ambitious road-building program, and improve port facilities in Mobile. "To maintain his popularity among the farmers in northern Alabama and the working classes, Graves made good on his commitment to New Deal legislation, winning a reputation as one of the most progressive governors in the South." [Dictionary of American Biography (Supplement 3: 318, 1973)] During his second gubernatorial administration he supported Franklin D. Roosevelt's "court packing" plan and Hugo Black's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. (It was in 1937, when Black's ties to the Klan were debated in Congress, that Graves revealed his own previous membership.) Graves made many successful trips to Washington to secure funds for Alabama, which he called "plum tree-shaking expeditions," and President Roosevelt appointed him to a national advisory committee on agriculture and to an interregional highway committee. Graves was a strong opponent of eugenic sterilization, and by 1938, he was on hand to greet the 1200 delegates to the founding session of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare--a fifth of whom were black. [Ashmore] Mobile has several different meanings. ... This article is becoming very long. ... FDR redirects here. ... Hugo Black Hugo LaFayette Black (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1937 - 1971). ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Sterilization can mean: Sterilization (surgical procedure) - an operation which renders an animal or human unable to procreate Sterilization (microbiology) - the elimination of microbiological organisms It can also mean the death of sperm cells due to radiation. ...

In 1937, when President Franklin Roosevelt named Senator Hugo Black to the U.S. Supreme Court, Graves appointed his own wife (and cousin), Dixie Bibb Graves, to serve the remainder of Black's term. She thus became Alabama's first woman Senator. Hugo Black Hugo LaFayette Black (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1937 - 1971). ... Dixie Bibb Graves (July 26, 1882–January 21, 1965) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. ...

Graves was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and an elder of the Church of Christ. He was a founding member of the board of trustees of Bob Jones College (now Bob Jones University and a personal friend of the founder, evangelist Bob Jones, Sr. Bibb Graves died in Sarasota, Florida while preparing for another gubernatorial campaign. Bob Jones University has a residence hall named in his honor, the University of West Alabama has a Bibb Graves Auditorium, the University of North Alabama has a Bibb Graves Hall, and Auburn University has both a Bibb Graves Amphitheatre and a Bibb Graves Drive. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an honor society which considers its mission to be fostering and recognizing excellence in undergraduate liberal arts and sciences. ... The Churches of Christ are autonomous Christian congregations. ... Bob Jones University Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private, non-denominational Protestant Fundamentalist, liberal arts university located in Greenville, South Carolina. ... Bob Jones, Sr. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require removal of excess red links (links to non-existent articles). ... Bob Jones University Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private, non-denominational Protestant Fundamentalist, liberal arts university located in Greenville, South Carolina. ... The University of West Alabama, formerly Livingston Female Academy and State Normal College, is a public four-year institution offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees. ... The University of North Alabama (UNA) is a four-year public coeducational university located in Florence, Alabama. ... Auburn University (AU) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama in the United States. ...

Governors of Alabama

W. Bibb • T. Bibb • Pickens • Murphy • G. Moore • S. Moore • Gayle • Clay • McVay • Bagby • Fitzpatrick • Martin • Chapman • Collier • Winston • A. Moore • Shorter • Watts • Parsons • Patton • Swayne • Smith • Lindsay • Lewis • Houston • Cobb • E.A. O'Neal • Seay • T. Jones • Oates • Johnston • Jelks • Samford • Jelks • Cunningham • Jelks • Comer • E. O'Neal • Henderson • Kilby • Brandon • McDowell • Brandon • Graves • Miller • Graves • Dixon • Sparks • Folsom Sr. • Persons • Folsom Sr. • Patterson • G. Wallace • L. Wallace • Brewer • G. Wallace • Beasley • G. Wallace • James • G. Wallace • Hunt • Folsom Jr. • James • Siegelman • Riley

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Hugh McVay (1788–1851) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from July 17 to November 22, 1837. ... Arthur Pendleton Bagby (1794–September 21, 1858) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1837 to 1841. ... Benjamin Fitzpatrick (June 30, 1802 - November 21, 1869) was an American politician, who served as Governor of Alabama and as United States Senator from Alabama as a Democrat. ... Joshua Lanier Martin (December 5, 1799–November 2, 1856) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1845 to 1847. ... Reuben Chapman (July 15, 1799–1882) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1847 to 1849. ... Henry Watkins Collier (1801–1855) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1849 to 1853. ... John Anthony Winston (September 4, 1812–December 1871) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1853 to 1857. ... Andrew Barry Moore (March 7, 1807–1873) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1857 to 1861. ... John Gill Shorter (April 3, 1818–May 29, 1872) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1861 to 1863, during the Civil War. ... Thomas Hill Watts (January 3, 1819–September 16, 1892) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1863 to 1865, during the Civil War. ... Lewis Eliphalet Parsons (April 28, 1819–June 8, 1895) was the appointed provisional Democratic Governor of Alabama from June to December, 1865, following the American Civil War. ... Robert Miller Patton (July 10, 1809–February 28, 1885) was the Whig Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1865 to 1867. ... Wager Swayne (November 10, 1834–December 18, 1902) was the appointed military Governor of Alabama, following the American Civil War, from 1867 to 1868. ... William Hugh Smith (April 28, 1826–January 1, 1899) was the Republican Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1868 to 1870. ... Robert Burns Lindsay (July 4, 1824–February 13, 1902) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1870 to 1872. ... David Peter Lewis (1820–July 3, 1884) was the Republican Governor of Alabama from 1872 to 1874. ... George Smith Houston (January 17, 1811–December 31, 1879) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878. ... Rufus Willis Cobb (February 25, 1829–November 26, 1913) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1878 to 1882. ... Edward Asbury ONeal (September 20, 1818–November 20, 1890) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. ... Thomas Seay (November 20, 1846–March 30, 1896) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1886 to 1890. ... Thomas Goode Jones (November 26, 1844–April 28, 1914) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1890 to 1894. ... William Calvin Oates (either November 30 or December 1, 1833–September 9, 1910) was an American colonel who led the 15th Alabama regiment in Battle of Gettysburg. ... Joseph Forney Johnston (March 23, 1843–August 8, 1913) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1896 to 1900. ... William Dorsey Jelks (November 7, 1855–December 14, 1931) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1901 to 1907. ... William James Samford (September 16, 1844–June 11, 1901) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1900 to 1901. ... William Dorsey Jelks (November 7, 1855–December 14, 1931) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1901 to 1907. ... Russell McWhortor Cunningham (August 25, 1855–June 6, 1921) was an American Democratic politician who was the acting Governor of Alabama from April 25, 1904 to March 5, 1905. ... William Dorsey Jelks (November 7, 1855–December 14, 1931) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1901 to 1907. ... Braxton Bragg Comer (November 7, 1848–August 15, 1927) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1907 to 1911. ... Emmet ONeal (September 23, 1853 – September 7, 1922) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1911 to 1915. ... Charles Henderson (April 26, 1860–January 7, 1937) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1915 to 1919. ... Thomas Erby Kilby (July 9, 1865–October 22, 1943) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1919 to 1923. ... William Woodward Brandon (June 5, 1868–December 7, 1934) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1923 to 1927. ... Charles Samuel McDowell, Jr. ... William Woodward Brandon (June 5, 1868–December 7, 1934) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1923 to 1927. ... Benjamin Meek(s?) Miller (March 13, 1864–February 6, 1944) was an American Democratic politician Born in Oak Hill, Wilcox County, he was Associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, from 1921 to 1927. ... Frank Murray Dixon (July 25, 1892–October 11, 1965) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1939 to 1943. ... Chauncey Sparks (October 8, 1884–November 6, 1968) was a Democratic American politician who was Governor of Alabama from 1943 to 1947. ... James Elisha Folsom, Sr. ... Seth Gordon Persons (February 5, 1902–May 29, 1965) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955. ... James Elisha Folsom, Sr. ... John Malcolm Patterson (born September 27, 1921) is an American politician who was the forty-ninth Governor of Alabama, from 1959 to 1963. ... Governor George Wallace (in front of door) standing defiantly against desegregation while being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach at the University of Alabama. ... Lurleen Burns Wallace (September 19, 1926–May 7, 1968), born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was the first wife of Alabama Governor George Wallace, and the first (and to date, only) woman to be elected Governor of Alabama. ... Albert Preston Brewer (born October 26, American politician who was the Governor of Alabama from May, 1968 until January, 1971. ... Governor George Wallace (in front of door) standing defiantly against desegregation while being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach at the University of Alabama. ... Jere Locke Beasley was the acting Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from June 5 to July 7, 1972. ... Governor George Wallace (in front of door) standing defiantly against desegregation while being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach at the University of Alabama. ... Forrest Hood Fob James, Jr. ... Governor George Wallace (in front of door) standing defiantly against desegregation while being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach at the University of Alabama. ... Harold Guy Hunt (born June 17, 1933 in Holly Pond, Alabama) is an American politician who served two terms as the Governor of Alabama from 1987 to 1993. ... James Elisha Folsom, Jr. ... Forrest Hood Fob James, Jr. ... Donald Eugene Don Siegelman (born February 24, 1946, in Mobile, Alabama) is an American Democratic politician. ... Robert Renfroe Bob Riley (born October 3, 1944) is an American politician in the Republican Party. ...

References

• Harry S. Ashmore, Civil Rights and Wrongs (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1997)
• Dictionary of American Biography (Supplement 3: 317-18, 1973)
• Glenn Feldman, Politics, Society and the Klan in Alabama, 1915-1949 (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1999)
• William E. Gilbert, "Bibb Graves as a Progressive, 1927-1930," Alabama Review 10 (1957), 15-30.
• New York Times, March 15, 1942, 43.
• Arnold S. Rice, The Ku Klux Klan in American Politics (Washington: Public Affairs Press, 1962)