William W. Bibb
William Wyatt Bibb (October 2, 1781 – July 10, 1820) was a
United States Senator from
Georgia, the first governor of the
Alabama Territory, and the
first Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama. Bibb was a member of the
Democratic-Republican Party and served as governor of Alabama until his death on July 10, 1820, from a horse riding accident. He is the first of only three people in U.S. history to be elected a U.S. Senator from one state and the governor of another.
Bibb County, Alabama, and
Bibb County, Georgia, are named for him.
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