Noah G. Willis

Noah Gerald Willis (January 6, 1940 – February 13, 2015) was an American businessman (lumber and cattle) and Democratic politician in Alabama.

From Calhoun County, Alabama, He served as a Calhoun County commissioner prior to his election to the State Legislature. Willis served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1978 to 1982 and from 1986 to 1990.[1][2] In 1984, he ran a quixotic campaign for President of the United States in the Democratic Primary in New Hampshire receiving only 50 votes. His home was a replica of Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, who was his political hero.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Noah Gerald Willis-obituary
  2. ↑ Our Campaigns.com.-Gerald Willis
  3. ↑ New Hampshire Almanac, H. Gregg
  4. ↑ 'Gerald Willis, public servant and businessman, dies at 75,' Anniston Star, Laura Gaddy, February 13, 2015


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