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John Gill Shorter (April 23, 1818 – May 29, 1872) was an American politician who served as the 17th Governor of Alabama from 1861 to 1863. Prior to assuming the governorship, Shorter was a Deputy from
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to the
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from February 1861 to December 1861.


Biography

John Gill Shorter was born on April 23, 1818, in
Monticello, Georgia Monticello is the largest city and the county seat of Jasper County, Georgia, United States. The city includes historic buildings such as the Jasper County Courthouse, Monticello High School and the Monticello Historic District. The populati ...
.McKiven, Henry R. Jr. (November 22, 2010)
John Gill Shorter (1861-63)
. ''Encyclopedia of Alabama'' - accessed February 18, 2011
History records him as a member of the planter class and an ardent secessionist. During his term of office Shorter sent state troops to Randolph and other counties to put down resistance to the war effort. In the 1863 election he was defeated by Thomas H. Watts by three votes to one. Shorter died on May 29, 1872, in
Eufaula, Alabama Eufaula is the largest city in Barbour County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census the city's population was 13,137. History The site along the Chattahoochee River that is now modern-day Eufaula was occupied by three Muscogee Cree ...
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References


Further reading


''History of the University of Georgia'', Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia, ca. 1949 p.392


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