Jim Folsom
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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
Official portrait, 1955
Official portrait, c. 1947
Jim Folsom Jr.
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James Elisha Folsom Jr. is an American politician who was the 50th governor of Alabama from April 22, 1993, to January 16, 1995. He has also served as the 25th and 29th lieutenant governor of Alabama.
Jim Folsom
…Folsom had ten children: two by his first wife, Sarah; one by Christine Putman Johnston; and seven by his second wife, Jamelle. Folsom's son James E. Folsom Jr.—dubbed "Little Jim," though physically large, because of his father's nickname—is also a noted Alabama politician. He served as lieutenant governor of…
Folsom in 2009