George S. Houston was the first Democratic governor elected after the Republican-dominated Reconstruction Era. In addition to holding the governor's office, Houston also represented Alabama in the U.S. Congress from 1841 to 1861.
George S. Houston
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Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
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