The Political Graveyard: Samford family of Alabama

Samford family of Alabama

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William James Samford (1844-1901) — of Alabama. Born in Meriwether County, Ga., September 16, 1844. Father of William Hodges Samford and Thomas Drake Samford. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1872, 1876; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S. Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1879-81; member of Alabama state senate, 1892-95; Governor of Alabama, 1900-01; died in office 1901. Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., June 11, 1901. Interment at Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
William Hodges Samford (1866-1940) — of Troy, Pike County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Auburn, Lee County, Ala., August 7, 1866. Son of Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford and William James Samford; married, December 18, 1890, to Kate C. Park; brother of Thomas Drake Samford. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1900-05; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1904; Judge, Alabama Court of Appeals, 1917-36. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Alpha Tau Omega. Died February 2, 1940. Burial location unknown.
Thomas Drake Samford (b. 1868) — also known as Thomas D. Samford — of Opelika, Lee County, Ala. Born in Auburn, Lee County, Ala., November 2, 1868. Son of Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford and William James Samford; brother of William Hodges Samford; married, July 5, 1899, to Louise Andrew Westcott. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1896-98; president, Bank of Opelika, 1911-12; director, Lowe & Samford Grocery Co.; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1913-24, 1934-42. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.

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