Michael Gillespie (WAAYTV)

Michael Gillespie (Pruitt)

 Madison County Commissioner Chairman

Nickname:

Mike

Born:

1947, Madison County, Alabama

Son of:

Charles Samuel Gillespie

Notes:

•  We collect information and links for important people in Madison County, Alabama. Mike Gillespie poses a challenge. As Madison County Commissioner Chairman for 32 years, his name and face seems to be everywhere... every ground breaking... every official paper... every announcement of new projects and new business. We have not been able to succinctly describe his accomplishments and we have been unable to find such a summary either. If our readers know of a comprehensive bio, we would like to include it here or link to it. - Editor's Note

•  There seems to be various spellings of related people from Madison County. We have seen Gallaspie, Galasphy, Gallaspie, Gilaspie, Gillaspie, and Gillespie. Gillespie seems to be the most common. - Editor's Note

•  When he was first elected County Commission Chair in 1980, he was the youngest commission chair in state history. - McCarter

•  Chairman, County Gas Ration Board, 1942. - Record

•  Rotary Member - Easterling

•  Newspaper bits:
     January 11, 1981: "33-year-old Mike Gillespie is elected to the office of Chairman of the Madison County Commission. James Record retires after 19 years in office."
     January 15, 1984: "Jerry Craig succeeds Robert Spears on the County Commission Board. Mike Gillespie, Chairman; Tillman Hill, Charles Stone and Grady Abernathy continue as Commissioners." - Pruitt

•  Served with four Huntsville Mayors. - WHNT19news


Related Links:

•  Doyle - Quoted in an article by Steve Doyle, Huntsville Times May 13, 2000. focusing on problems with Alabama Constitution (Originally found at http://www.constitutionalreform.org/archive/news/hville/power.html.)

•  Easterling - 75 Years of Service: A History of The Huntsville Rotary Club, by Bill Easterling, 1992.

•  Flickr - Photos from Madison County Commission Chairman Mike Gillespie's reception at chamber, Nov. 1, 2012.

•  Huggins - Article titled "Former Madison County Commission Chairman Mike Gillespie says retirement just as busy, more fun" by Paul Huggins, April 29, 2013 from AL.com (with video).

•  McCarter - Article titled "Mike Gillespie's leadership in Madison County 'made a difference' for 32 years" by Mark McCarter November 2, 2012 for AL.com.

•  NewsWire - Article titled "Mike Gillespie, Lockheed Martin Honored at Chamber's 2010 Annual Meeting" by William T. Martin. (Originally found at http://www.huntsvillenewswire.com/2010/01/28/mike-gillespie-lockheed-martin-honored-at-chamber%E2%80%99s-2010-annual-meeting/.)

•  Pruitt - Eden of the South: A Chronology of Huntsville, Alabama, 1805-2005, by Raneé G. Pruitt, Editor, 2005, page, 223, 226.

•  WAAYTV - Portrait (Originally found at http://www.waaytv.com/mike-gillespie-honored-at-madison-county-courthouse/image_a022fb20-b12c-11e2-9ebd-0019bb30f31a.html.)

•  WHNT19news - Article titled "Gillespie Presides Over Last Commission Meeting" by David Wood, October 19, 2012.

The Following Pages Link to this Page:
•  Charles Samuel Gillespie
•  Pruitt