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Charles Waldron Buckley (1835-1906) —
also known as Charles W. Buckley; C. W.
Buckley —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
18, 1835.
Republican. Chaplain in Union Army, Civil War; banker;
insurance business; mining
business; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1868-73; probate judge
in Alabama, 1874-78; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1876
(alternate), 1896,
1900;
postmaster at Montgomery,
Ala., 1881-85, 1890-93, 1897-1906.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
4, 1906 (age 71 years, 289
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Sidney Johnston Catts (1863-1936) —
also known as Sidney J. Catts —
of Florida.
Born in Pleasant Hill, Dallas
County, Ala., July 31,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; pastor;
insurance agent; Governor of
Florida, 1917-21; defeated in primary, 1924, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World.
Lost
his right eye in a childhood accident.
Died in DeFuniak Springs, Walton
County, Fla., March 9,
1936 (age 72 years, 222
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
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Rudolph M. Clay (1935-2013) —
also known as Rudy Clay —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Courtland, Lawrence
County, Ala., July 16,
1935.
Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Indiana
state senate 3rd District, 1972-76; Lake
County Recorder, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 2004,
2008;
chair
of Lake County Democratic Party, 2005-09; mayor of
Gary, Ind., 2006-11; defeated in primary, 2011.
African
ancestry.
Survived an assassination
attempt in 1986.
Died in Gary, Lake
County, Ind., June 4,
2013 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Gary, Ind.
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Erastus Corning II (1909-1983) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., October
7, 1909.
Democrat. Insurance broker; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1936; member of
New
York state senate 30th District, 1937-41; resigned 1941; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1942-83; died in office 1983; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972,
1980;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1946; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1964; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1967.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Psi.
Died, of cardio-pulmonary
failure, in University Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 28,
1983 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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James Herman Faulkner, Sr. (1916-2008) —
also known as Jimmy Faulkner —
of Bay Minette, Baldwin
County, Ala.
Born in Lamar
County, Ala., March 1,
1916.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; insurance agent; mayor of Bay Minette, Ala.,
1941-43; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1942; served in the U.S.
Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1948,
1952
(alternate); member of Alabama
state senate, 1950-54; owned a chain of seven radio
stations; bank
director.
Church
of Christ.
Died, in Oakwood Nursing
Home, Bay Minette, Baldwin
County, Ala., August
22, 2008 (age 92 years, 174
days).
Interment at Bay
Minette Cemetery, Bay Minette, Ala.
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Beebe Ray Frederick Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as Beebe R. Frederick, Jr. —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Fort Deposit, Lowndes
County, Ala., October
12, 1938.
Republican. Insurance agent; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Alabama, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Sigma Pi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Beebe Ray Frederick and Emma Lou (Golson)
Frederick. |
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Frank Frick Jr. (1865-c.1941) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., October
22, 1865.
Grain exporter;
Vice-Consul
for Portugal in Baltimore,
Md., 1897-1903; insurance business.
Died about 1941 (age about 76
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Frick and Leslie (Witherspoon) Frick; married 1898 to Mary
Clement Devries. |
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Joseph Carroll Harrison (1822-1855) —
also known as J. C. Harrison —
of Cherokee
County, Tex.
Born in Alabama, October
3, 1822.
Newspaper
publisher; insurance agent; hotel
operator; livery
business; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1855; died in office 1855.
Methodist.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., November
9, 1855 (age 33 years, 37
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Perry O. Hooper (born c.1955) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born about 1955.
Republican. Insurance executive; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Alabama, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Oscar Richard Hundley (1855-1921) —
also known as Oscar R. Hundley —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Limestone
County, Ala., October
30, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
division counsel, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway,
1884-1907; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1887-90; member of Alabama
state senate, 1891-98; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1896; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1904;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1907-09;
resigned 1909; president and general counsel, Sun Life
Insurance Company, Birmingham, Ala., 1913.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
22, 1921 (age 66 years, 53
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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William Dorsey Jelks (1855-1931) —
also known as William D. Jelks —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Russell
County, Ala., November
7, 1855.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Alabama
state senate, 1890; Governor of
Alabama, 1900, 1901-04, 1905-07; president, Protective Life
Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Alabama, 1912-16.
Died in Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala., December
13, 1931 (age 76 years, 36
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Eufaula, Ala.
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Gilbert Russell Ladd (1881-1949) —
also known as G. Russell Ladd —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama, June 20,
1881.
Insurance business; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Argentina in Mobile,
Ala., 1921-47.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., December
23, 1949 (age 68 years, 186
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; director, Gulf Life Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East
Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Blue
Key; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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William Rufus Middleton (1876-1934) —
also known as W. R. Middleton —
of DeRidder, Beauregard
Parish, La.
Born in Alabama, May 10,
1876.
Insurance agent; mayor
of DeRidder, La., 1926-34; died in office 1934.
Died in Beauregard
Parish, La., January
17, 1934 (age 57 years, 252
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, DeRidder, La.
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John Reid Silliman (1855-1919) —
also known as John R. Silliman —
Born in Greene
County, Ala., December
7, 1855.
Insurance agent; farmer;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Saltillo, 1907-14; U.S. Consul in Saltillo, as of 1916; Guadalajara, as of 1917.
Died January
17, 1919 (age 63 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Lee Smith Jr. (1931-1997) —
also known as Albert L. Smith, Jr. —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., August
31, 1931.
Republican. Insurance agent; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1981-83; defeated,
1978, 1982; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1984.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., August
12, 1997 (age 65 years, 346
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Jesse Francis Stallings (1856-1928) —
also known as Jesse F. Stallings —
of Greenville, Butler
County, Ala.
Born near Manningham, Butler
County, Ala., April 4,
1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1893-1901; president,
Lincoln Reserve Life Insurance Co., 1912-28.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., March
18, 1928 (age 71 years, 349
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Murray Wheeler (1854-1924) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama, November
27, 1854.
Insurance agent; member, Mobile Cotton
Exchange; Vice-Consul
for Russia in Mobile,
Ala., 1892-1911.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Franklin, Hancock
County, Maine, September
2, 1924 (age 69 years, 280
days).
Interment at Pine Tree Cemetery, Hancock, Maine.
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Price Williams Sr. (c.1811-1884) —
of Livingston, Sumter
County, Ala.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Virginia, about 1811.
Cotton
merchant; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1851-53; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; real
estate and insurance business.
Methodist.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., November
10, 1884 (age about 73
years).
Burial location unknown.
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