B. B. Comer
Braxton Bragg Comer ( born November 7, 1848 Barbour County, Alabama; † August 15, 1927 in Birmingham, Alabama ) was an American politician and governor of Alabama. Comer was a member of the Democratic Party.
Early years and political rise
Como visited from 1864, the University of Alabama but in April 1865, was forced to leave her, when it was burned by General John T. Croxtons troops. He then went to the University of Georgia and later to the Emory and Henry College in Virginia, where each a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts received. In addition, Comer was a Doctor of Laws honorary awarded by the Southern University in Greensboro.
He was a successful businessman, cotton manufacturer and banker. Como was the Commissioners Court of Barbour County 1874-1880. Later he moved to Birmingham in 1890, where he was president of the City National Bank. In addition, he was also the President of Birmingham Corn and Flour Mills, Avondale Cotton Mills, as well as the railroad Commission of Alabama 1905-1906.
Governor of Alabama
On November 6, 1906 Comer was elected governor of Alabama and sworn in on January 14, 1907. During his tenure, it was Comer's main concern, education, to regulate down the prohibition and the railway. Funding was allocated for the construction of rural schools, started a program to ensure that each county had its own high school and the University of Alabama and the Alabama Polytechnic Institute received increased grants. In addition, the Child Labor Law was re-edited, the State Board of Assessors established and adopted an extensive number of railway laws.
By Alabama's new constitution of 1901 Como could not be selected for the subsequent term. The Constitution forbade that a Governor duty performed two consecutive terms of office, but not that he was elected several times to the Office. Como left so his office on 17 January 1911, returned to his various business ventures.
Further CV
He was elected as successor to the late John H. Bankhead in the U.S. Senate on March 5, 1920 and remained there until 2 November the same year. Como died on August 15, 1927 and was buried at the Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham. He was married to Eva Jane Harris, they had nine children together.