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	ALSTON: See also Charles Alston Cook — Alston Gordon Dayton — Eugene Alston Hawkins — Alston Keith II — Alston Keith
	Alston, Augustus A. (1805-1839) — of Georgia. Born in Hancock County, Ga., 1805. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1828-29. Killed in a duel with Gen. Leigh Read, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., 1839 (age about 34 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Nephew of Willis Alston; brother of Henrietta Alston (who married Augustus Holmes Kenan) and Philoclea Alston (who married David Shelby Walker); uncle of Robert A. Alston and Lewis Holmes Kenan. See Alston-Kenan-Howard-Hawkins family of North Carolina.
	Alston, Beverly — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
	Alston, Christopher C. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Freedom Now candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 10th District, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
	Alston, Joseph (1779-1816) — of South Carolina. Born in All Saints Parish, Georgetown District (now Georgetown County), S.C., 1779. Son of William Alston and Mary (Ashe) Alston. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1802-03, 1805-12; Governor of South Carolina, 1812-14. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., September 19, 1816 (age about 37 years). Interment at Alston Family Cemetery, Murrells Inlet, S.C.   Relatives: Son of William Alston and Mary (Ashe) Alston; married, February 2, 1801, to Theodosia Burr (1783-1813; daughter of Aaron Burr); brother-in-law of John Lyde Wilson. See Edwards-Wagner-Burr-Alston family of New York.   Epitaph: "The life of this Citizen was common one to the State. To its service he devoted himself from his early years.. This great man was also a goode one. He met Death with that fortitude with which his Ancestor did from whom he received his name & this estate & which is to be found only in the good hoping to rejoin those whose loss had left in his heart an 'aching void' that nothing on earth could fill."   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Alston, Lela — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Democrat. Member of Arizona state senate, 1977-94. Female. Still living as of 1994.
	Alston, Lemuel James (1760-1836) — also known as Lemuel J. Alston — of Greenville, Greenville County, S.C. Born in Granville County (part now in Warren County), N.C., 1760. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1789-90; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 8th District, 1807-11; state court judge in Alabama, 1816-21. Died in Clarke County, Ala., 1836 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Alston, Marian — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
	Alston, Melvin — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
	Alston, Philip Henry, Jr. (1911-1988) — also known as Philip H. Alston, Jr. — of Sea Island, Glynn County, Ga. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., April 19, 1911. Son of Philip Henry Alston and May (Lewis) Alston. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1977-81; Nauru, 1979-81. Episcopalian. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died March 2, 1988 (age 76 years, 318 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, June 27, 1939, to Elkin Goddard.
	Alston, Richard — of Union City, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
	Alston, Robert A. (1832-1879) — of Georgia. Born in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., 1832. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1878-79; died in office 1879. Killed in a gunfight in the Georgia state capitol building, Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., 1879 (age about 47 years). Interment at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.   Relatives: Grandnephew of Willis Alston; nephew of Augustus A. Alston and Thomas Coke Howard; first cousin of Lewis Holmes Kenan. See Alston-Kenan-Howard-Hawkins family of North Carolina.
	Alston, Seth — of Lovington, Lea County, N.M. Republican. Banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Alston, Toli — of San Francisco, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
	Alston, Wanda R. — of Washington, D.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 2000 (alternate), 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
	Alston, William Jeffreys (1800-1876) — of Alabama. Born in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., December 31, 1800. Member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1837; member of Alabama state senate, 1839; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1849-51. Died in Magnolia, Marengo County, Ala., June 10, 1876 (age 75 years, 162 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Magnolia, Ala.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Alston, Willis (1769-1837) — of Greenville, Pitt County, N.C.; Hyde Park (unknown county), N.C. Born near Littleton, Halifax County, N.C., 1769. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1790-92, 1820-24; member of North Carolina state senate, 1794-96; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1799-1815, 1825-31 (at-large 1799-1803, 2nd District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 2nd District 1807-09, at-large 1809-11, 2nd District 1811-13, at-large 1813-15, 2nd District 1825-31). Died in Halifax, Halifax County, N.C., April 10, 1837 (age about 67 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Halifax County, N.C.   Relatives: Nephew of Nathaniel Macon; uncle of Henrietta Alston (who married Augustus Holmes Kenan), Philoclea Alston (who married David Shelby Walker) and Augustus A. Alston; granduncle of Robert A. Alston and Lewis Holmes Kenan. See Alston-Kenan-Howard-Hawkins family of North Carolina.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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