John Murphy - Gosport, Alabama
Posted by: BruceS
N 31° 35.040 W 087° 35.472
16R E 443906 N 3494478
Historical marker with information on fourth governor of Alabama location in small community of Gosport, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WM7KEP
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2009
Views: 11
Text of marker:
John Murphy
Fourth Governor of Alabama. Borne 1785 in Robeson County, N.C.. Came in 1818 to Monroe County, Alabama. Represented Monroe County in Alabama Constitutional Convention in 1819 and in state legislature 1819-1822. Served as Governor of Alabama 1825-1829. Elected 1833 to Congress for one term. Died 1841 and is buried in Gosport 2 mile from here on his Clarke County plantation. Erected by Clarke County Historical Society 1979.