John Gayle (1792-1859) was Alabama's governor from 1831-35. Elected as a Whig, Gayle served in the U.S. Congress from 1847-49 and was also an Alabama state representative and a state and federal judge.
John Gayle
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Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
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