John Gill Shorter | |
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| 17th Governor of Alabama | |
| In office December 2, 1861 – December 1, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew B. Moore |
| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Watts |
| Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States | |
| In office February 4, 1861 – December 2, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1818 Monticello, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | May 29, 1872 (aged 54) Eufaula, Alabama, U.S. |
John Gill Shorter (April 23, 1818 – May 29, 1872) was an American politician who served as the 17th Governor of Alabama from 1861 to 1863. Before assuming the governorship, Shorter was a Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from February 1861 to December 1861.