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James Elisha Folsom Jr. ist ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 2007 bis 2011 Vizegouverneur des Bundesstaates Alabama. Von 1993 bis 1995 hatte er den Posten des Gouverneurs von Alabama inne, den zuvor sein Vater Jim Folsom bereits zweimal bekleidet hatte.
11. März 2024 · James E. Folsom Jr. was Alabama's governor from 1993-95 and the only governor so far to assume that office as a result of the felony conviction of his predecessor. He is also one of two sets of fathers and sons who served as governors of Alabama, the other being Edward and Emmet O'Neal.
In 1978 Jim Folsom, Jr., was elected a member of the Alabama Public Service Commission. During his first term in this position he was honored with the Outstanding Award in the Field of Utilities Legislation and also the Outstanding Communication Award of the Year.
Sein Sohn James Folsom Jr. war von 1993 bis 1995 ebenfalls Gouverneur von Alabama. Er war auch der Onkel von Cornelia Wallace, der zweiten Ehefrau von George Wallace, einem weiteren Gouverneur von Alabama.
22. Apr. 1993 · James Elisha 'Jim' Folsom Jr. (born May 14, 1949) is an American politician who was the 50th governor of Alabama from April 22, 1993, to January 16, 1995. He has also served as the lieutenant governor of Alabama on two occasions. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
James E. Folsom Jr. (1949- ) became governor of Alabama in 1993 after Gov. Guy Hunt was convicted on a felony ethics charge. He was elected to three terms as lieutenant governor, in 1987, 1990, and 2007.
22. Nov. 1987 · Former two-term Gov. James E. (Big Jim) Folsom, a 6-foot, 8-inch folk hero who brought paved roads to rural Alabama and preached racial moderation in turbulent times, died Saturday at age 79.
