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Henry Watkins Collier (1801-1855) —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Lunenburg
County, Va., January
17, 1801.
Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1826; circuit judge in Alabama,
1828-36; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1836-37; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1837-49; Governor of
Alabama, 1849-53.
Methodist.
Died, of "cholera morbus" (gastroenteritis),
in Bailey Springs, Lauderdale
County, Ala., August
28, 1855 (age 54 years, 223
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Joshua Lanier Martin (1799-1856) —
of Alabama.
Born in Blount
County, Tenn., December
5, 1799.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1822; state court judge in
Alabama, 1834; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1835-39; Governor of
Alabama, 1845-47.
Died November
2, 1856 (age 56 years, 333
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Burwell Boykin Lewis (1838-1885) —
of Alabama.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., July 7,
1838.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1870; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1875-77, 1879-80 (at-large 1875-77,
6th District 1879-80).
Died October
11, 1885 (age 47 years, 96
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Edward deGraffenried (1899-1974) —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Eutaw, Greene
County, Ala., June 30,
1899.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1949-53.
Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., November
5, 1974 (age 75 years, 128
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Newton Nash Clements (1837-1900) —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., December
23, 1837.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1870; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1880-81.
Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., February
20, 1900 (age 62 years, 59
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Marmaduke Williams (1774-1850) —
Born in North Carolina, 1774.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1803-09 (9th District
1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 9th District 1807-09); candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1819.
Methodist.
Died in 1850
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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George Whitfield Crabb (1804-1846) —
of Alabama.
Born in Botetourt
County, Va., February
22, 1804.
Member of Alabama state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1838-41.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
15, 1846 (age 42 years, 174
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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John Mason Martin (1837-1898) —
of Alabama.
Born in Athens, Limestone
County, Ala., January
20, 1837.
Son of Joshua
Lanier Martin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1871-76; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1885-87.
Died in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., June 16,
1898 (age 61 years, 147
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Richard Inge (1754-1833) —
of Alabama.
Born in King and
Queen County, Va., 1754.
Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1825.
Died August
13, 1833 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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