John Gill Shorter | |
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| 17th Governor of Alabama | |
| In office December 2, 1861 – December 1, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew B. Moore |
| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Watts |
| Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States | |
| In office February 4, 1861 – December 2, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1818 Monticello, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | May 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.
John Gill Shorter was born on April 23, 1818, in Monticello, Georgia.[1] History records him as a member of the planter class and an ardent secessionist. During his term of office, Shorter sent state troops to Randolph and other counties to put down resistance to the war effort. In the 1863 election, he was defeated by Thomas H. Watts by three votes to one.[2] Shorter died on May 29, 1872, in Eufaula, Alabama.[1]
