Benjamin Fitzpatrick | |
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President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
In office June 26, 1860 – December 2, 1860 | |
Preceded by | Jesse D. Bright |
Succeeded by | Solomon Foot |
In office December 7, 1857 – February 26, 1860 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Jefferson Rusk |
Succeeded by | Jesse D. Bright |
United States Senator from Alabama | |
In office January 14, 1853 – January 21, 1861 | |
Preceded by | William R. King |
Succeeded by | George E. Spencer (1868) |
In office November 25, 1848 – November 30, 1849 | |
Appointed by | Reuben Chapman |
Preceded by | Dixon Lewis |
Succeeded by | Jeremiah Clemens |
11th Governor of Alabama | |
In office November 22, 1841 – December 10, 1845 | |
Preceded by | Arthur P. Bagby |
Succeeded by | Joshua L. Martin |
Personal details | |
Born | Benjamin Fitzpatrick June 30, 1802 Greene County, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | November 21, 1869 Wetumpka, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 67)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Sarah Elmore Aurelia Blassingame |
Benjamin Fitzpatrick (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was an American politician who served as the 11th Governor of Alabama and as a United States Senator from that state. He was a Democrat.