Braxton Bragg Comer was an American politician who served as the 33rd governor of Alabama from 1907 to 1911, and a United States senator in 1920. As governor, he achieved railroad reform, lowering business rates in Alabama to make them more competitive with other states. He increased funding for the public school system, resulting in more rural schools and high schools in each county for white students and a rise in the state's literacy rate.
Official portrait, 1920
Comer's father, John Fletcher Comer
Comer in his mid-30s
Comer Hall at Auburn University
Emory & Henry College is a private liberal arts college in Emory, Virginia. The campus comprises 335 acres (1.36 km2) of Washington County, which is part of the Appalachian highlands of Southwest Virginia. Founded in 1836, Emory & Henry College is the oldest institution of higher learning in Southwest Virginia.
Bishop John Emory by American painter George Esten Cooke (1793–1849). The painting is dated 1838 and is housed at Emory & Henry College.
American Patriot and Virginia Governor Patrick Henry
Wiley Hall
McGlothlin-Street Hall