Braxton Bragg Comer (November 7 1848 – August 15 1927) was a planter businessman and an American Democratic politician who was the 33rd Governor of Alabama from 1907 to 1911 and a United States Senator in 1920. As governor he achieved railroad reform lowering rates for businesses in Alabama to make them more competitive with other states.
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active years end date
1911-01-17, 1920-11-02
active years start date
1907-01-14
alma mater
University of Alabama, University of Georgia, Emory and Henry College
birth date
1848-11-07
birth place
Barbour County Alabama
death date
1927-08-15
death place
Birmingham Alabama
lieutenant
Henry B. Gray
order in office
United States Senator, 33rd, Governor of Alabama, from Alabama
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