William J. Samford

Infobox Governor
name= William James Samford


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order=31^st
office= Governor of Alabama
term_start= December 1, 1900
term_end= June 11, 1901
lieutenant= William D. Jelks
predecessor= Joseph F. Johnston
successor=William D. Jelks
birth_date= September 16, 1844
birth_place= Greeneville, Meriwether County, Georgia
death_date= June 11, 1901
death_place= Tuscaloosa, Alabama
spouse= Caroline Elizabeth Drake
religion= Methodist
profession= Lawyer
party= Democrat
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William James Samford (September 16 1844–June 11 1901) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1900 to 1901. He missed the first few weeks of his term because he was out of the state seeking medical treatment, so William D. Jelks acted as governor from December 1 to December 26 1900. He died in office on June 11 1901, and Jelks again assumed the role of governor. A complete biography of Governor Samford is available in the Samford University library (life and times of william james samford) and auburn university library. It also includes a complete family history from 1600 until 1970, and Mr. Samfords time in U.S. congress and as a civil war prisoner.