| Russell McWhortor Cunningham | |
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| Acting Governor of Alabama | |
| In office April 25, 1904 – March 6, 1905 |
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| Lieutenant | None Acting Governor for William Jelks |
| Preceded by | William Jelks |
| Succeeded by | William Jelks |
| 5th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama | |
| In office 1903–1907 |
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| Governor | William Jelks |
| Preceded by | Robert F. Ligon (1876) |
| Succeeded by | Henry B. Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1855 Mt. Hope, Lawrence County, Alabama |
| Died | June 6, 1921 (aged 66) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Surgeon, Physician |
Russell McWhortor Cunningham (August 25, 1855 – June 6, 1921) was an American Democratic politician who was the acting Governor of Alabama from April 25, 1904 to March 5, 1905. He was lieutenant governor when Governor William D. Jelks fell ill and left the state for treatment, and since the Alabama Constitution requires that if the governor leave the state for more than 20 days, the lieutenant governor must act as governor until their return.
Although he was de jure only an interim chief of the state administration, because he served as Acting Gov. for nearly a year, he is regarded as one of the Alabama Governor by the state government, and his portrait hanging along other Governor's portrait, as well as he figured on official state site alongside them. Cunningham is buried in Elmwood Cemetery.
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| Preceded by Robert F. Ligon |
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama 1903—1907 Acting Governor 1904–1905 |
Succeeded by Henry B. Gray |
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