1820

1820 was fifty-one years before the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

• July 10: William Wyatt Bibb died, making his brother and President of the Senate, Thomas Bibb, Governor of Alabama.
• December 18: The General Assembly of Alabama established the University of the State of Alabama's Board of Trustees to oversee its construction and operation.
• Blountsville was established as the first county seat of Blount County.
• Cahawba County was renamed Bibb County.
• Infant Walter Drennen and his mother arrived at their homestead on the Mulberry River near Hamby's Mill.
• Trussville was established.

Works

Buildings

• John Looney House
• Shelby County Courthouse

Individuals

• William B. Arnold became the Shelby County Sheriff.
• Thomas Smith became the first Probate Judge for Shelby County.

Births

• April 7: James Sloss, industrialist

Deaths

• William Wyatt Bibb, first Governor of Alabama

Context

In 1820, the Missouri Compromise became law. Maine was admitted to the U.S. The Venus de Milo was discovered. Notable births include William Tecumseh Sherman, Susan B. Anthony, Florence Nightingale, and Friedrich Engels. Notable deaths include King George III of the United Kingdom and Daniel Boone.