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Robert J. Bentley (b. 1943) —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born February
3, 1943.
Republican. Dermatologist;
physician; member of Alabama
state house of representatives; elected 2002; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 2008;
Governor
of Alabama, 2011-.
Still living as of 2011.
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Henry H. Chambers (1790-1826) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born near Kenbridge, Lunenburg
County, Va., October
1, 1790.
Democrat. Physician; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1820; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1821, 1823; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1825-26; died in office 1826.
Died near Kenbridge, Lunenburg
County, Va., January
24, 1826 (age 35 years, 115
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Lunenburg County, Va.
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Russell McWhorter Cunningham (1855-1921) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Mt. Hope, Lawrence
County, Ala., August
25, 1855.
Son of Moses Winslow Cunningham and Nancy Caroline (Russell)
Cunningham.
Democrat. Physician; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1880-81; member of Alabama
state senate, 1896-1900; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1903-07; Governor of
Alabama, 1904-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died June 6,
1921 (age 65 years, 285
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Parker Griffith (b. 1942) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., August 6,
1942.
Democrat. Physician; candidate for mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 2004; member of Alabama
state senate, 2006-08; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 2009-.
Still living as of 2009.
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James L. Hardwick —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.
Physician; mayor
of Talladega, Ala., 1954-60.
Still living as of 1960.
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Samuel Doak Holt (1803-1863) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Elberton, Elbert
County, Ga., October
14, 1803.
Whig. Physician; mayor
of Montgomery, Ala., 1838, 1852.
Methodist.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., April 23,
1863 (age 59 years, 191
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Arthur Levi Isbell (1883-1964) —
also known as Arthur L. Isbell —
of Albertville, Marshall
County, Ala.
Born in Asbury, Marshall
County, Ala., May 10,
1883.
Son of Elijah Miller Isbell and Elizabeth Jane (Dowdy) Isbell.
Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Died in Albertville, Marshall
County, Ala., January
25, 1964 (age 80 years, 260
days).
Interment at Albertville
City Cemetery, Albertville, Ala.
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William Fletcher Penn (1871-1934) —
also known as William F. Penn —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.
Born in Glasgow, Rockbridge
County, Va., January
16, 1871.
Son of Isham Penn (1837-1919) and Maria (Irvine) Penn (1850-1921).
Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Georgia, 1908
(alternate), 1912,
1916
(alternate).
African
ancestry.
Died in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., May 31,
1934 (age 63 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Lula (Tompkins) Wright. |
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Wilbur M. Salter —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1940,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Percy Walker (1812-1880) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., December, 1812.
Son of John
Williams Walker.
Physician; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1839, 1847, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1855-57; candidate for
Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 9th District, 1861.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., December
27, 1880 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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John Edmund Wear (1921-2000) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Haleyville, Winston
County, Ala., October
10, 1921.
Physician; mayor
of Salisbury, N.C., 1985-91.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Died, in Rowan Regional Medical
Center, Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
29, 2000 (age 79 years, 19
days).
Interment at City
Memorial Park, Salisbury, N.C.
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