John Douglas Burwin (b. April 11th, 1939) was the 40th President of the United States, serving between January 20th, 1993 and January 20th, 1997. Prior to the Presidency, Burwin was the Governor of Sequoyah, serving from 1982-1990. Burwin is significant as the first Southern Democrat elected since Richard Russell in 1952, and the first Democrat to win a Presidential election since Adam Eisler in 1976, and the only Democrat to ever win the Presidency without also winning the popular vote.