John Gill Shorter
Born: April 23, 1818
Birthplace: Monticello, Jasper County, Georgia
Father: Reuben Clark Shorter 1787 – 1853
(Buried: Shorter Cemetery, Eufaula, Alabama)
Mother: Mary Butler Gill 1797 – 1868
(Buried: Shorter Cemetery, Eufaula, Alabama)
Wife: Mary Jane Battle 1825 – 1879
(Buried: Shorter Cemetery, Eufaula, Alabama)
Married: January 12, 1843 in Eufaula, Alabama
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1837: Graduated from Franklin College
Occupation before War:
1838 – 1842: Attorney in Eufaula, Alabama
1842 – 1845: Solicitor for the District of Eufaula, Alabama
1845: Alabama State Senator
1845 – 1861: Attorney in Eufaula, Alabama
1851: Alabama State Representative
1852 – 1861: Judge of Circuit Court in Alabama
Civil War Career:
1861: Alabama Commissioner to Georgia Secession Convention
1861: Delegate to Alabama State Secession Convention
1861: Alabama Delegate to Confederate Provisional Congress.
1861: Chairman of House Engrossment Committee
1861: Supporter of President Jefferson Davis while in Congress.
1861: Resigned from Provisional Congress in August.
1861: Defeated Thomas Hill Watts for Governor of Alabama.
1861 – 1863: Governor of Alabama
Opposed legislation to expand state aid program.
1861: Sworn on December 2nd as Alabama’s 17th Governor of the state
1861 – 1863: Helped raise arms and troops for the home front.
As Governor he strove to bolster the defenses of Mobile, Alabama.
1861 – 1863: Supporter of the Davis Administration while Governor.
1861 – 1863: Supporter of Conscription as Governor of Alabama.
1861 – 1863: Supporter of the Collection of Taxes.
1863: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of Alabama his opponent in the race was Thomas Hill Watts.
1863 – 1865: Assisted Governor Watts when he was asked to.
1863 – 1872: Attorney in Eufaula, Alabama
Died: May 29, 1872
Place of Death: Eufaula, Alabama
Age at time of Death: 54 years old
Burial Place: Shorter Cemetery, Eufaula, Alabama
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