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Hugh McVay


9th Governor of Alabama
In office July 17, 1837 – November 30, 1837
Preceded by	Clement Comer Clay
Succeeded by	Arthur P. Bagby
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
In office 1820-1825
Member of the Alabama Senate
In office 1825-1844

Personal details
Born	(1766-04-29)April 29, 1766 South Carolina
Died	May 9, 1851(1851-05-09) (aged 85) Birmingham, Alabama, US
Resting place	Moore-McVay Cemetery, Florence, Alabama
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician

Hugh McVay (April 29, 1766^[1] – May 9, 1851) was the ninth governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from July 17 to November 30, 1837. He was born in South Carolina.

Early career

McVay moved from South Carolina to the Territory of Mississippi and represented Madison County in the Alabama Legislature from 1811 to 1818. He then moved to Lauderdale County and represented Lauderdale County in the 1819 Alabama Constitutional Convention.^[2] McVay lived in the community of Mars Hill, Alabama, and is buried there.^[3]

Alabama Congress

McVay was in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1820 to 1825. He then served in the Alabama State Senate from 1825 to 1844.^[4]

Governor of Alabama

McVay was elected Speaker of the Senate in 1836 and became acting governor of Alabama in 1837 when Governor Clement C. Clay was appointed to the United States Senate. McVay served as governor from July 17, 1837, to November 30, 1837, when Governor Arthur P. Bagby took office.^[4]

References

^ "Alabama Governor Hugh McVay, gubernatorial history". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
^ "Hugh McVay". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
^ William Lindsey McDonald (2003). A Walk Through the Past: People and Places of Florence and Lauderdale County, Alabama. Heart of Dixie Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-9719945-6-0.
^ ^a ^b "Alabama Governor Hugh McVay". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2012-06-23.

External links

Hugh McVay at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by Clement C. Clay	Governor of Alabama 1837	Succeeded by Arthur P. Bagby

v t e Governors and lieutenant governors of Alabama
Governors	W. Bibb T. Bibb Pickens Murphy G. Moore S. Moore Gayle Clay McVay Bagby Fitzpatrick Martin Chapman Collier Winston A. Moore Shorter Watts Parsons Patton Swayne Smith Lindsay Lewis Houston Cobb E. A. O'Neal Seay T. Jones Oates Johnston Samford Jelks Comer E. O'Neal Henderson Kilby Brandon Graves Miller Graves Dixon Sparks Folsom Sr. Persons Folsom Sr. Patterson G. Wallace L. Wallace Brewer G. Wallace James G. Wallace Hunt Folsom Jr. James Siegelman Riley Bentley Ivey
Lieutenant governors	Applegate Moren McKinstry Ligon Cunningham Gray Seed Kilby Miller McDowell Davis Merrill Knight Carmichael Ellis Inzer Allen Hardwick Boutwell Allen Brewer Beasley McMillan B. Baxley Folsom Jr. Siegelman Windom L. Baxley Folsom Jr. Ivey Ainsworth

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