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John William Abercrombie (1866-1940) —
also known as John W. Abercrombie —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.; Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born near Kellys Creek, St. Clair
County, Ala., May 17,
1866.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state senate, 1896-98; Alabama
superintendent of education, 1898-1902, 1920-27; president,
University of Alabama, 1902-11; U.S.
Representative from Alabama at-large, 1913-17.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Beta Kappa; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., July 2,
1940 (age 74 years, 46
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Edward Berton Almon (1860-1933) —
also known as Edward B. Almon —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born near Moulton, Lawrence
County, Ala., April
18, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1892-94; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Alabama; circuit judge in Alabama, 1898-1906; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1910-15; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1911; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1915-33; died in office
1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks; Maccabees;
Knights
of Honor.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
1933 (age 73 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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Cyrus Washington Ashcraft (1866-1940) —
also known as C. W. Ashcraft —
of Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala.
Born in Clay
County, Ala., February
27, 1866.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; cotton mill
business; mayor
of Florence, Ala., 1910-12; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1922-26; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., June 24,
1940 (age 74 years, 118
days).
Interment at Florence Cemetery, Florence, Ala.
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Hugo Lafayette Black (1886-1971) —
also known as Hugo L. Black —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Harlan, Clay
County, Ala., February
27, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
police court judge in Alabama, 1910-11; Jefferson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1927-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1936;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1937-71; took senior status 1971.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Ku Klux Klan.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
25, 1971 (age 85 years, 210
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William La Fayette Black and Martha Ardella (Toland) Black;
married, February
23, 1921, to Josephine Patterson Foster; married, September
11, 1957, to Elizabeth Seay DeMeritte. |
| | | The Hugo L. Black U.S.
Courthouse, in Birmingham,
Alabama, is named for
him. |
| | | Epitaph: "Here lies a good
man." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Arlington National
Cemetery unofficial website |
| | | Books about Hugo L. Black: Roger K.
Newman, Hugo
Black : A Biography — Howard Ball, Hugo
L. Black : Cold Steel Warrior — James F Simon, The
antagonists: Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter and civil liberties in
modern America — Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of
Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's
Constitutional Revolution |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Sydney Johnston Bowie (1865-1928) —
also known as Sydney J. Bowie —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.; Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., July 26,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1894-1900; chair of
Talladega County Democratic Party, 1896-99; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1901-07; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1920
(delegation chair); automobile
dealer; director, First National Bank of
Talladega; American Trust and Savings Bank;
Industrial Savings Bank.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 7,
1928 (age 62 years, 286
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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William Bismarck Bowling (1870-1946) —
also known as William B. Bowling —
of Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala.
Born near Iron City, Calhoun
County, Ala., September
24, 1870.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1920-28; resigned 1928;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1928-41.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala., December
27, 1946 (age 76 years, 94
days).
Interment at Lafayette
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ala.
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Aubrey Boyles (b. 1878) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Monroe
County, Ala., October
9, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1922-26; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1926; promoted
construction of natural
gas pipelines.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson Boyles and Minnie (Ferrell) Boyles; married, November
5, 1907, to Mary Washington Moody. |
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John Marvin Brandon (b. 1888) —
of Alabama.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., May 8,
1888.
Secretary
of state of Alabama, 1927-31, 1939-43; Alabama
state auditor, 1931-35, 1943; Alabama
state treasurer, 1935-39.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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William Woodward Brandon (1868-1934) —
also known as William W. Brandon —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., June 5,
1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1894-98; Alabama
state auditor, 1897-1911; major in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; probate judge in Alabama, 1911-23; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1924;
Governor
of Alabama, 1923-27.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose;
Kiwanis.
Died December
7, 1934 (age 66 years, 185
days).
Interment at Tuscaloosa
Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Joel Bascom Brown (b. 1872) —
of Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.
Born near Somerville, Morgan
County, Ala., May 18,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908;
Judge,
Alabama Court of Appeals, 1915-19; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1919-21, 1927-.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Archibald Hill Carmichael (1864-1947) —
also known as Archibald H. Carmichael —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born near Sylvan Grove, Dale
County, Ala., June 17,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1906, 1915; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1916,
1928,
1932;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1933-37; director,
First National Bank of
Tuscumbia.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died in Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala., July 15,
1947 (age 83 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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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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Frank Clark (1860-1936) —
of Polk
County, Fla.; Duval
County, Fla.; Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala., March
28, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1899; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1894-97; U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1905-25; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1920,
1924
(alternate).
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
14, 1936 (age 76 years, 17
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Bartow, Fla.
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James Sanford Davenport (1864-1940) —
also known as James S. Davenport —
of Vinita, Craig
County, Okla.
Born near Gaylesville, Cherokee
County, Ala., September
21, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1907-09, 1911-17 (3rd District
1907-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1915-17); Judge, Oklahoma Criminal
Court of Appeals, 1927-31.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., January
3, 1940 (age 75 years, 104
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Vinita, Okla.
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Stanley Hubert Dent Jr. (1869-1938) —
also known as S. Hubert Dent, Jr. —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala., August
16, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1902-09; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1909-21; delegate
to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Redmen;
Woodmen.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., October
6, 1938 (age 69 years, 51
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Eufaula, Ala.
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Lucien Dunbibbin Gardner (1876-1952) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Troy, Pike
County, Ala., November
28, 1876.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state senate, 1906; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1914-40; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1940-51.
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died November
2, 1952 (age 75 years, 340
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, Ala.
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Charles Hall (1854-1927) —
of Bay Minette, Baldwin
County, Ala.
Born in Montpelier (now Blackshire), Baldwin
County, Ala., September
1, 1854.
Democrat. Baldwin
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1886-92; probate judge in Alabama,
1892-1904; lawyer.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died August
23, 1927 (age 72 years, 356
days).
Interment at Bay
Minette Cemetery, Bay Minette, Ala.
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Asa Brindley Hays (1842-1899) —
also known as Asa B. Hays —
of Winston
County, Ala.; Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.
Born in Blount
County, Ala., May 17,
1842.
Lawyer;
Winston
County Probate Judge, 1871-78; mayor
of Cullman, Ala., 1879-80; Cullman
County Probate Judge, 1880-88.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala., December
24, 1899 (age 57 years, 221
days).
Interment at Cullman
Cemetery, Cullman, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of Ruben Hays and Tabitha (Cornelius) Hays; married 1867 to
Minerva C. Williams. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Albert Sydney Herlong Jr. (1909-1995) —
also known as Albert S. Herlong, Jr. —
of Leesburg, Lake
County, Fla.
Born in Manistee, Monroe
County, Ala., February
14, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Florida, 1936-48; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1949-69 (5th District 1949-67, 4th
District 1967-69); alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member, U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 1969-73.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows; Moose;
Knights of Pythias; Pi
Kappa Phi.
Died in Leesburg, Lake
County, Fla., December
27, 1995 (age 86 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Lister Hill (1894-1984) —
also known as Lister Hill —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
29, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1923-38; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924,
1940,
1948,
1952;
speaker, 1944;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1938-69.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
21, 1984 (age 89 years, 358
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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George Huddleston (1869-1960) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born near Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., November
11, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1915-37.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; United
Spanish War Veterans; Knights of Pythias; Redmen.
Died February
29, 1960 (age 90 years, 110
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Thomas Erby Kilby (1865-1943) —
also known as Thomas E. Kilby —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., July 9,
1865.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Anniston, Ala., 1905-09; member of Alabama
state senate, 1911-15; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1915-19; Governor of
Alabama, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died October
22, 1943 (age 78 years, 105
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery Annex, Anniston, Ala.
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James Thomas Kirk (b. 1858) —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born near Russellville, Franklin
County, Ala., April 7,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Thomas Kirk and Louise (Clare) Kirk; married, December
14, 1886, to Ella Rather. |
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Thomas Edmund Knight (b. 1868) —
also known as Thomas E. Knight —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., October
13, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1892-95; circuit judge in
Alabama, 1926-31; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1931-42; appointed 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Dick Latta Lansden (1869-1924) —
also known as Dick Lansden —
of Sparta, White
County, Tenn.; Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Bakers Crossroads, White
County, Tenn., May 15,
1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1904;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., August
10, 1924 (age 55 years, 87
days).
Interment at Cookeville
City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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William Lovard Lee (b. 1873) —
also known as W. L. Lee —
of Columbia, Houston
County, Ala.
Born in Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala., April
17, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Columbia, Ala., 1899-1903; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1907; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alto Velo Lee and Lillie (Lawrence) Lee; married 1896 to Ellen
Thomas. |
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Robert Fulwood Ligon Jr. (b. 1864) —
also known as R. F. Ligon —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., September
24, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor, Tuskegee, Ala., 1886-88; Adjutant
General of Alabama, 1896-99; clerk of Alabama Supreme Court,
1899-1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,
1912.
Methodist.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh Allen Locke (b. 1885) —
also known as Hugh A. Locke —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Fayette
County, Tenn., February
9, 1885.
Lawyer;
Independent candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Locke and Susanna F. (Crenshaw) Locke; married, October
12, 1921, to Mabel Plosser. |
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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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Tennent Lomax (1858-1902) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., April
29, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Alabama Democratic Party, 1878-88; Montgomery
County Solicitor, 1887-1902; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1888,
1896,
1900;
delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., November
21, 1902 (age 44 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gen. Tennent Lomax and Carrie (Billingslea) Lomax. |
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Adolphus Parker Longshore (b. 1854) —
also known as A. P. Longshore —
of Columbiana, Shelby
County, Ala.
Born in Chambers
County, Ala., September
16, 1854.
Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1895, 1919; probate
judge in Alabama; elected 1898, 1904, 1910; Progressive candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1914; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1920, 1921.
Missionary
Baptist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Longshore and Mary Ann (Parker) Longshore; married, November
1, 1882, to Fannie Terrell Jennings. |
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Edwin Marshall Lovelace (b. 1854) —
of Brewton, Escambia
County, Ala.
Born in Pleasant Hill, Dallas
County, Ala., July 14,
1854.
Democrat. Lumber and
timber business; director, Bank of
Brewton; Escambia
County Commissioner, 1904-10; member of Alabama
state senate 21st District, 1911.
Baptist.
English
ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Knights
of Honor.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Basil Manly Lovelace and Amanda (Lovelace) Lovelace; married to
Frances McKenzie; father of William
Yancey Lovelace. |
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Francis Wayland Lull (b. 1872) —
also known as Frank W. Lull —
of Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala.
Born in Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala., October
19, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Wetumpka, Ala., 1910-14; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1912.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cabot Lull and Sarah Graham (Crow) Lull; married, August
7, 1901, to Ida Bell Phillips. |
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John McDuffie (1883-1950) —
of Monroeville, Monroe
County, Ala.
Born near River Ridge, Monroe
County, Ala., September
25, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1907-11; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1908
(alternate), 1924;
prosecuting attorney, 1st Circuit, 1911-19; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1919-35; resigned 1935;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1935-50;
died in office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Freemasons;
Redmen;
Woodmen
of the World; Woodmen
Circle; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., November
1, 1950 (age 67 years, 37
days).
Interment at Pine
Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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William Bacon Oliver (1867-1948) —
also known as William B. Oliver —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Eutaw, Greene
County, Ala., May 25,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1915-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in 1948
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Eutaw
Cemetery, Eutaw, Ala.
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Edward Burns Parker (b. 1895) —
also known as Edward B. Parker —
of Roanoke, Randolph
County, Ala.
Born in Wedowee, Randolph
County, Ala., June 21,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Cleburne
County Solicitor, 1929-35; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1931-35; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1942-53.
Methodist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Luther Patrick (1894-1957) —
of Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born near Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., January
23, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; radio
commentator; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1937-43, 1945-47;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order; Eagles;
Lions.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 26,
1957 (age 63 years, 123
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Thomas Drake Samford (1868-1947) —
also known as Thomas D. Samford —
of Opelika, Lee
County, Ala.
Born in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., November
2, 1868.
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.
Died February
26, 1947 (age 78 years, 116
days).
Interment at Rosemere
Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
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William Hodges Samford (1866-1940) —
of Troy, Pike
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., August
7, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1900-05; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Alabama; Judge,
Alabama Court of Appeals, 1917-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died February
2, 1940 (age 73 years, 179
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, Ala.
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Park Trammell (1876-1936) —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Macon
County, Ala., April 9,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1900-02; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of Florida
state senate 7th District, 1905-09; Florida
state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of
Florida, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1917-36; died in office 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died May 8,
1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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William Ora Walton (b. 1892) —
of Waverly, Lee
County, Ala.; Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala.
Born in Waverly, Lee
County, Ala., December
6, 1892.
Democrat. Postmaster;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1923-27.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Ora Walton and Susie Emma (Trimble) Walton; married, July 18,
1925, to Lynda Ruth Tatum. |
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William E. W. Yerby (b. 1864) —
of Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., October
10, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; mayor of Greensboro, Ala., 1902-03; delegate
to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hale County,
1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Miles Hassell Yerby and Susan Callie (Gibson) Yerby; married, December
20, 1888, to Mabel Taylor. |
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