DemocratGovernor · Alabama
Jim Folsom
1947 first electedLeft office 19514 years served
Biography
James Elisha "Big Jim" Folsom Sr. was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of Alabama, having served from 1947 to 1951, and again from 1955 to 1959. He was the first governor of Alabama born in the 20th century.