The Political Graveyard: Bibb-Graves family of Alabama

Bibb-Graves family of Alabama

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William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) — also known as William W. Bibb — of Petersburg, Elbert County, Ga. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., October 2, 1781. Son of William Bibb and Sally (Wyatt) Bibb; married 1803 to Mary Freeman; brother of Thomas Bibb; cousin of David Bibb Graves. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1803; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1807-13 (4th District 1807, at-large 1807-09, 1st District 1809-11, at-large 1811-13); U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1813-16; Governor of Alabama Territory, 1817-19; Governor of Alabama, 1819-20; died in office 1820. Fell from his horse, sustained internal injuries, and died in Autauga County, Ala., July 9, 1820. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Elmore County, Ala. Bibb counties in Ala. and Ga. are named for him.
- See also Bibb-Graves family of Alabama
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Thomas Bibb (1783-1839) — of Alabama. Born in 1783. Brother of William Wyatt Bibb; cousin of David Bibb Graves. Delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; Governor of Alabama, 1820-21. Died September 20, 1839. Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
- See also Bibb-Graves family of Alabama
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
David Bibb Graves (1873-1942) — also known as Bibb Graves — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Hope Hull, Montgomery County, Ala., April 1, 1873. Cousin of William Wyatt Bibb and Thomas Bibb; son of David Graves and Mattie (Bibb) Graves; married, October 10, 1900, to Dixie Bilele. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; Alabama Democratic state chair, 1914-18; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of Alabama, 1927-31, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1936. Christian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Sons of the Revolution; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., March 14, 1942. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
- See also Bibb-Graves family of Alabama
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
Dixie Bibb Graves (1882-1965) — also known as Dixie Bilele — of Alabama. Born near Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., July 26, 1882. Married, October 10, 1900, to David Bibb Graves. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1937-38; resigned 1938. Female. Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union; United Daughters of the Confederacy. Active in the women's suffrage movement. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., January 21, 1965. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
- See also Bibb-Graves family of Alabama
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.

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