Life span: 04/03/1818 to 05/29/1872TabsLife SummaryFull name: John Gill ShorterPlace of Birth: Monticello, GABurial Place: Eufaula, ALBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateFamily: Reuben Shorter (father)Education: OtherOther Education: University of GeorgiaOccupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgeRelation to Slavery: SlaveholderPolitical Parties: DemocraticOther Affiliations: Fire-Eaters (Secessionists)Government: GovernorState legislatureState judge Events Documents Images John Gill Shorter John Gill Shorter, detail John Gill Shorter, photograph, detail Bibliography