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• Guy Hunt was the governor of the state of Alabama from 1987 to 1993, and was the state's first Republican governor since the Reconstruction era.AL.com: Guy Hunt - farmer, preacher, Alabama governor - dead at 75 (January 30, 2009) He replaced George Wallace in the position. Hunt died on January 30, 2009, in Birmingham, Alabama, at the age of 75 after a prolonged bout with lung cancer and complications resulting from gall bladder surgery.

• Fast Facts

  1. Name: Harold Guy Hunt
  2. Born June 17, 1933
  3. Birthplace: Holly Pond, Alabama
  4. Former Baptist preacher and farmer
  5. Elected governor of Alabama in November 1986
  6. Worked in the administration of Ronald Reagan
  7. Convicted of theft, conspiracy and ethics violations in 1992
  8. Removed from office in 1993
  9. First Alabama governor forced from office for ethics violationsAL.com: Guy Hunt - farmer, preacher, Alabama governor - dead at 75 (January 30, 2009)
  10. Pardoned by parole board in April of 1998
  11. First ran for state Senate seat in 1962, and lostAL.com: Guy Hunt - farmer, preacher, Alabama governor - dead at 75 (January 30, 2009)

• Final Goodbye to Guy Hunt

  A memorial service for Guy Hunt was held on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at Snead State Community College in Boaz, Alabama. A state funeral service for Hunt was planned on Thursday, February 5, 2009, at Mt. Vernon Cemetary in Hunt's native Cullman County, Alabama.WHNT.com (Huntsville): Funeral Arrangements for Governor Guy Hunt (February 1, 2009)

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  Alabama | George Wallace | Lung Cancer | Republican Party | Don Siegelman

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