Israel Pickens

Israel Pickens
3rd Governor of Alabama
In office 1821–1825
Lieutenant	None
Preceded by	Thomas Bibb
Succeeded by	John Murphy
Personal details
Born	January 30, 1780(1780-01-30) Concord, North Carolina
Died	April 24, 1827(1827-04-24) (aged 47) Matanzas, Cuba
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Jefferson College
Profession	Lawyer

Israel Pickens (January 30, 1780 – April 24, 1827) was an American politician and lawyer, third Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama (1821–1825), member of the North Carolina Senate (1808–1810), and North Carolina Congressman in the United States House of Representatives (1811–1817).

Born in Concord, North Carolina, Pickens graduated from Jefferson College (now Washington & Jefferson College) in 1802, studied law and was admitted to the bar.

After being governor, he was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy left by the death of Henry H. Chambers. He only served from February 17 to November 27, 1826, when the elected successor, John McKinley, took office. He died in Matanzas, Cuba in 1827. Originally buried in family graveyard; later moved to City Cemetery, Greensboro, Alabama.

References

• Israel Pickens at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• "Israel Pickens". Alabama Governors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. http://www.archives.state.al.us/govs_list/g_picken.html. Retrieved 2006-11-09. 
• "Political Graveyard: Hale County, Ala.". http://www.potifos.com/tpg/geo/AL/HA.html. Retrieved 2006-11-09. 

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Political offices
Preceded by Thomas Bibb	Governor of Alabama 1821–1825	Succeeded by John Murphy
United States Senate
Preceded by Henry H. Chambers	United States Senator (Class 3) from Alabama 1826 Served alongside: William R. King	Succeeded by John McKinley