List of United States Political Families (B) - The Bibbs and Graves

The Bibbs and Graves

  • William Wyatt Bibb (1781–1820), Georgia State Representative 1803-1805, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1807-1813, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1813-1816, Governor of Alabama Territory 1817-1819, Governor of Alabama 1819-1820. Brother of Thomas Bibb.
  • Thomas Bibb (1783–1839), delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention 1819, Governor of Alabama 1820-1821. Brother of William Wyatt Bibb.
    • Bibb Graves (1873–1942), member of Alabama Legislature, Montgomery, Alabama City Attorney; candidate for Governor of Alabama 1922; Governor of Alabama 1927-1931 1935-1939. Cousin of William Wyatt Bibb and Thomas Bibb.
    • Dixie Bibb Graves (1882–1965), U.S. Senator from Alabama 1937-1938. Wife of Bibb Graves.

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