John Gill Shorter

Politician

1818 – 1872

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Who was John Gill Shorter?

John Gill Shorter was the 17th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1861 to 1863, during the Civil War.

Shorter, an attorney, was born in 1818 in Monticello, Georgia and died in 1872 in Eufaula, Alabama.

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Born
Apr 23, 1818
Monticello
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • University of Georgia
Died
May 29, 1872
Eufaula

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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