Alabama: State Governors: 1819-1865 Governor of the State of Alabama 9 Nov 1819 - 10 Jul 1820 William Wyatt Bibb Acting Governor of the State of Alabama 10 Jul 1820 - 9 Nov 1821 Thomas Bibb Governor of the State of Alabama 9 Nov 1821 - 25 Nov 1825 Israel Pickens 25 Nov 1825 - 21 Nov 1829 John Murphy 21 Nov 1829 - 3 Mar 1831 Gabriel Moore Acting Governor of the State of Alabama 3 Mar 1831 - 26 Nov 1831 Samuel B. Moore Governor of the State of Alabama 26 Nov 1831 - 21 Nov 1835 John Gayle 21 Nov 1835 - 16 Jul 1837 Clement Comer Clay Acting Governor of the State of Alabama 17 Jul 1837 - 21 Nov 1837 Hugh McVay Governor of the State of Alabama 21 Nov 1837 - 22 Nov 1841 Arthur Pendleton Bagby 22 Nov 1841 - 9 Dec 1845 Benjamin Fitzpatrick 9 Dec 1845 - 16 Dec 1847 Joshua Lanier Martin 16 Dec 1847 - 17 Dec 1849 Reuben Chapman 17 Dec 1849 - 20 Dec 1853 Henry Watkins Collier 20 Dec 1853 - 1 Dec 1857 John Anthony Winston 1 Dec 1857 - 2 Dec 1861 Andrew Barry Moore 2 Dec 1861 - 1 Dec 1863 John Gill Shorter 1 Dec 1863 - 1 May 1865 Thomas Hill Watts [1] [1] Ceased to exercise the functions of office upon capture by a belligerent force, Union Springs, Alabama. Last updated on: 08 Aug 2016 21:00:00