John Gayle (September 11, 1792 – July 21, 1859) was the seventh governor of Alabama, a United States representative from Alabama, a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
John Gayle
Born 1792 in Sumter County, SC
Died 1859 in Jacksonville, AL
FJC ID: 831
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, St. Stephens, Alabama1818–present
- U.S. representative from Alabama1847–1849
- Private practice, Mobile, Alabama1835–1846
- AlabamaGovernor · 1831–1835
- AlabamaState representative · 1822–1823, 1829–1830
- Supreme Court of AlabamaJudge · 1828–1829
- Private practice, Greene County, Alabama1826–1828
- Alabama Circuit Court, Third Judicial CircuitJudge · 1823–1825
- First Judicial Circuit, AlabamaSolicitor · 1819–1821
- Legislative Council, Alabama TerritoryMember · 1818–1819
Appointments
1849–1859 · Appointed by Zachary Taylor (Whig)Term ended: Death
1849–1859 · Appointed by Zachary Taylor (Whig)Term ended: Death
1849–1859 · Appointed by Zachary Taylor (Whig)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law1818
- South Carolina College (now University of South Carolina)1813