NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Jim Folsom, Jr.

James Elisha Folsom, Jr. (born 14 May 1949) is an American Democratic politician who was the governor of Alabama from 1993 to 1995. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, he is the son of two-term Alabama governor James E. "Big Jim" Folsom, Sr. In 1980 he defeated incumbent Donald W. Stewart in the Democratic Senate primary, but lost the general election to Republican Jeremiah Denton. He served as Alabama lieutenant governor from 1986 to 1993. He took over as governor from H. Guy Hunt when Hunt was removed from office upon indictment for state ethics law violations with regard to funds involved in his second inauguration. May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 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 - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 30th 52,423 sq mi 135,775 kmÂ² 190 miles 306 km 330 miles 531 km 3. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Montgomery skyline from the banks of the Alabama River Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama. ... HI A governor is also, a monkey who is smart and can fly like a penguin is a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... James Elisha Folsom, Sr. ... Donald Wilbur Stewart (born February 8, 1940) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. ... Dear Sir I am a Sergeant in the US Army. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 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. ... In the common law legal system, an indictment is a formal charge of having committed a serious criminal offence. ...

In 2006, Folsom reentered state politics, running again as the Democratic nominee for Lietenant Governor.

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. ... The following is a list of the territorial and state governors of Alabama. ... Forrest Hood Fob James, Jr. ...

Categories: Alabama politician stubs | 1949 births | Living people | Governors of Alabama The following is a list of the territorial and state governors of Alabama. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Alabama. ... William Wyatt Bibb (October 2, 1781 — July 10, 1820) was the first Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama. ... Thomas Bibb was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1820 to 1821. ... Israel Pickens (January 30, 1780 – April 24, 1827) was an American politician, serving two terms as Governor of the state of Alabama from 1821 to 1825. ... John Murphy (1786–1841) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, serving two terms from 1825 to 1829. ... Gabriel Moore {c. ... Samuel B. Moore (1789 - November 7, 1846) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from March 3 to November 26, 1831. ... John Gayle (September 1, 1792–July 21, 1859) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1831 to 1835. ... Clement Comer Clay (December 17, 1789â€“September 7, 1866) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1835 to 1837. ... 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, 1855â€“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 â€“ 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. ... David Bibb Graves (April 1873â€“March 14, 1942) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1927 to 1931, and again from 1935 to 1939. ... Benjamin Meek(s?) Miller (March 13, 1864â€“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. ... David Bibb Graves (April 1873â€“March 14, 1942) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1927 to 1931, and again from 1935 to 1939. ... 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, 1926â€“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. ... Forrest Hood Fob James, Jr. ... Donald Eugene 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. ...