The Political Graveyard: Comer-Blount family of Georgia and Alabama

Comer-Blount family of Georgia and Alabama

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James Henderson Blount (1837-1903) — also known as James H. Blount — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born near Clinton, Jones County, Ga., September 12, 1837. Father of James Henderson Blount, Jr.. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1873-93; U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1893. Died in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., March 8, 1903. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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- See also: congressional biography.
Braxton Bragg Comer (1848-1927) — also known as Braxton B. Comer — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Old Spring Hill, Barbour County, Ala., November 7, 1848. Son of John Fletcher Comer and Catherine Lucinda (Drewry) Comer; married, October 1, 1872, to Eva J. Harris; father of Sallie B. Comer (who married Frank Holland Lathrop and James Henderson Blount, Jr.). Democrat. Farmer; miller; cotton manufacturer; Governor of Alabama, 1907-11; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1920. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., August 15, 1927. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
- See also Comer-Blount family of Georgia and Alabama
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Frank Holland Lathrop (b. 1851) — also known as Frank H. Lathrop — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born near Whallonsburg, Essex County, N.Y., December 3, 1851. Son of Azel Lathrop and Rose Hannah (Holland) Lathrop; married, September 17, 1902, to Sallie B. Comer (daughter of Braxton Bragg Comer; ex-wife of James Henderson Blount, Jr.). Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1908, 1920, 1932 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1924; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1926. Burial location unknown.
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James Henderson Blount, Jr. (1869-1918) — also known as James H. Blount, Jr. — Born in Clinton, Jones County, Ga., March 3, 1869. Son of James Henderson Blount and Eugenia (Wiley) Blount; married to Sallie B. Comer (daughter of Braxton Bragg Comer; later married to Frank Holland Lathrop). Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. District Judge (Court of First Instance) in Philippine Islands, 1901-05. Member, Freemasons. Died October 7, 1918. Burial location unknown.
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