Governor
William
Woodward
Brandon
Born in Talladega, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Elizabeth (Andrews) Brandon
— married
27 Jun 1900 in Elmore, Alabama, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 66
in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Aug 2015
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Biography
William Brandon is Notable.
William Woodward Brandon was an American Democratic politician who was the 37th governor of Alabama from 1923 to 1927.
Notes
Acting Governor Lieutenant Governor Charles McDowell became acting governor when Gov. Brandon spent 21 days in New York City chairing the state delegation to the 1924 Democratic Convention. According to the 1901 Constitution, if the governor is out of the state more than 20 days, the lieutenant governor becomes acting governor.
Sources
- Find A Grave Memorial# 7366026
- William W. Brandon on Wikipedia
- Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61365/images/TH-1951-34742-12271-64?pId=1454808
- Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
- Ancestry.com. Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- Ancestry.com. Web: Birmingham, Alabama, U.S., Obituary Index, 1930-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-m198, FTDNA kit #436383
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Carole (Kirk) Finn :
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