1839

Events

 * Unknown:
 * William Alston becomes a Member of the Alabama State Senate
 * March 4:
 * James Dellet becomes a Member of the House of Representatives
 * David Hubbard becomes a Member of the House of Representatives

Births

 * March:
 * Benjamin Joseph Franklin - 12th Territorial Governor of Arizona (d. 1898)
 * June 3:
 * Conrad Meyer Zulick - 7th Territorial Governor of Arizona (d. 1926)

Deaths

 * September 20:
 * Thomas Bibb Sr. - 2nd Governor of Alabama (b. 1783)