Agnes Baggett | |
Office1: | 38th, 41st & 43rd Secretary of State of Alabama |
Governor1: | George Wallace |
Term Start1: | 1975 |
Term End1: | 1979 |
Predecessor1: | Mabel Sanders Amos |
Successor1: | Don Siegelman |
Governor2: | George Wallace |
Term Start2: | 1963 |
Term End2: | 1967 |
Predecessor2: | Bettye Frink |
Successor2: | Mabel Sanders Amos |
Governor3: | Gordon Persons |
Term Start3: | 1951 |
Term End3: | 1955 |
Predecessor3: | Sibyl Pool |
Successor3: | Mary Texas Hurt Garner |
Office4: | 31st & 33rd Alabama State Treasurer |
Governor4: | Lurleen Wallace Albert Brewer George Wallace |
Term Start4: | 1967 |
Term End4: | 1975 |
Predecessor4: | Mary Texas Hurt Garner |
Successor4: | Melba Till Allen |
Governor5: | John M. Patterson |
Term Start5: | 1959 |
Term End5: | 1963 |
Predecessor5: | John Brandon |
Successor5: | Mary Texas Hurt Garner |
Office6: | State Auditor of Alabama |
Governor6: | Jim Folsom |
Term Start6: | 1955 |
Term End6: | 1959 |
Predecessor6: | John M. Brandon |
Successor6: | Mary Texas Hurt Garner |
Birth Date: | April 9, 1905 [1] |
Birth Place: | Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
Death Date: | December 15, 1992 (aged 87) |
Party: | Democratic |
Agnes Beahn Baggett (April 9, 1905 – December 15, 1992) was an American politician who served in the state of Alabama. She served as Alabama's Secretary of State from 1951 to 1955, 1963 - 1967 and 1975–1979. She also served as Alabama State Treasurer from 1959 - 1963 and 1967–1975. She was also the inaugural holder of the position of State Auditor.
Baggett was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia where she was educated in public schools.
Baggett served as law clerk in the office of the district attorney of the L. & N. Railroad at Montgomery from March 1925 to October 1927, and in the Alabama Secretary of State's office from October 1927 to March 1946. She also served as assistant clerk of the Supreme Court of Alabama from August 15, 1946, until the spring of 1950.
In 1951, Baggett served as the Alabama Secretary of State until 1955. In 1955 Baggett served as the Alabama state auditor until 1959.[2] In 1959, Baggett served as the Alabama State Treasurer again until 1963.[2] In 1963, Baggett served as the Alabama Secretary of State again until 1967. In 1967, Baggett served as the Alabama State Treasurer again until 1975.[2] In 1975, Baggett served as the Alabama Secretary of State again until 1979.[2] Baggett was one of the most elected officials in Alabama history.[3]