Gordon Persons
Videos
Seth Gordon Persons was an American Democratic politician who was the 43rd governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955. A relative moderate, Persons provided reforms to the state prison system, and limited
Official campaign portrait, 1950
Jim Folsom
Videos
James Elisha "Big Jim" Folsom Sr. was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of Alabama, having served from 1947 to 1951, and again from 1955 to 1959. He was the first governor of Alab
Gordon Persons
…Persons was elected in November 1950 with nearly 91% of the vote. Persons sought to counter the bombastic nature of his predecessor and successor, Jim Folsom, with a no-nonsense, business-like approach. He declined an inaugural parade and ball, and took the oath of office in a simple business suit, rather…
Official portrait, 1955
Official portrait, c. 1947