John Murphy
Fourth Governor of Alabama
Born 1785 in Robeson County, N.C.
Came in 1818 to Monroe County, Alabama. Represented Monroe County in Alabama Constitutional Convention in 1819 and in State Legislature 1819-1822. Served as Governor of Alabama 1825-1829. Elected 1833 to Congress for one term. Died 1841 and is buried in Gosport 2 miles from here on his Clarke County Plantation.
Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 84 and Gosport Landing Road, on the left when traveling west on U.S. 84.
Courtesy hmdb.org
