ALABAMA GOVERNORS: Gabriel Moore

Gabriel Moore, Alabama’s fifth governor, was born in North Carolina’s Piedmont section near the city of Greensboro in 1785. His formal education came at a Greensboro academy known as the…

ALABAMA GOVERNORS: John Murphy

John Murphy was born in Robeson County, North Carolina, in 1785, but he grew up in South Carolina, where he went to preparatory school. He attended South Carolina College in…

ALABAMA GOVERNORS: Israel Pickens

Born in North Carolina in 1780, Alabama’s third governor, Israel Pickens, became a major political figure in his native state before moving to Alabama. Pickens attended college in Pennsylvania, read…