The 1847 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on August 2, 1847, in order to elect the

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. Democrat

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won his first term with a 56% majority.

Candidates

Democratic Party

, member of the

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from 1835 to 1847.

Whig Party

*Nicholas Davis, candidate in

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and

1845 Events January–March * January 10 – Elizabeth Barrett receives a love letter from the younger poet Robert Browning; on May 20, they meet for the first time in London. She begins writing her ''Sonnets from the Portuguese''. * January 23 ...

. Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1819 to 1820.

Election

References

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