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William James Samford (1844-1901) —
of Alabama.
Born in Meriwether
County, Ga., September
16, 1844.
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 (age 56 years, 268
days).
Interment at Rosemere Cemetery.
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William Louis Dickinson (1925-2008) —
also known as William L. Dickinson; Bill
Dickinson —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Opelika, Lee
County, Ala., June 5,
1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Alabama, 1953-59; circuit judge in
Alabama, 1959-63; assistant vice president, Southern Railway
System, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1965-93.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died, from colon
cancer, in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., March 31,
2008 (age 82 years, 300
days).
Interment at Rosemere Cemetery.
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George Paul Harrison (1841-1922) —
also known as George P. Harrison —
of Opelika, Lee
County, Ala.
Born near Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., March 19,
1841.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; member of Alabama
state senate, 1876; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1894-97; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Died in Opelika, Lee
County, Ala., July 17,
1922 (age 81 years, 120
days).
Interment at Rosemere Cemetery.
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Nimrod Davis Denson (1856-1927) —
also known as N. D. Denson —
of Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala.; Opelika, Lee
County, Ala.
Born in Russell
County, Ala., June 20,
1856.
Son of Augustus Russel Denson (1812-1871) and Elizabeth (Ivey) Denson
(1819-1899).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1884-88; circuit judge in Alabama, 1892-1904; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1904-09; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1916.
Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., March 25,
1927 (age 70 years, 278
days).
Interment at Rosemere Cemetery.
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Dallas Burton Smith (1883-1936) —
also known as Dallas B. Smith —
of Opelika, Lee
County, Ala.
Born March 9,
1883.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1908,
1920;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1918; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1920.
Died August 1,
1936 (age 53 years, 145
days).
Interment at Rosemere Cemetery.
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Nimrod Davis Denson, Jr. (1887-1958) —
also known as Nim Denson —
of Opelika, Lee
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama, January
31, 1887.
Son of Nimrod
Davis Denson and Carrie (Vernon) Denson (1861-1953).
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1936.
Died June 13,
1958 (age 71 years, 133
days).
Interment at Rosemere Cemetery.
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