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John Bruce (1832-1901) —
of Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa; Prairie Bluff, Wilcox
County, Ala.
Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland,
February
16, 1832.
Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1872-74; U.S.
District Judge for Alabama, 1875-1901; died in office 1901.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Walters Park, Berks
County, Pa., October
1, 1901 (age 69 years, 227
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.
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Samuel Wesley Fordyce (1840-1919) —
also known as S. W. Fordyce —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Guernsey
County, Ohio, February
7, 1840.
Son of John Fordyce and Mary (Houseman) Fordyce.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; founder, builder,
president, receiver, and director of many railroads;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1884,
1892;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1888; delegate to Gold Democrat
National Convention from Arkansas, 1896.
Scottish and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., August 3,
1919 (age 79 years, 177
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Robert Burns Lindsay (1824-1902) —
also known as Robert B. Lindsay —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries and Galloway), Scotland,
July
4, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1853; member of Alabama
state senate, 1857, 1866; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1860;
Governor
of Alabama, 1870-72.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala., February
13, 1902 (age 77 years, 224
days).
Interment at Winston
Family Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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Lawrence Wheeler Locklin (b. 1867) —
also known as L. W. Locklin —
of Perdue Hill, Monroe
County, Ala.
Born in Perdue Hill, Monroe
County, Ala., February
27, 1867.
Son of Charles William Locklin and Martha Barbara (Moore) Locklin.
Democrat. Merchant;
delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912.
Baptist.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Shepperd Darby Mallory (1848-1920) —
also known as H. S. D. Mallory —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega
County, Ala., February
6, 1848.
Son of James Mallory and Ann Maria (Darby) Mallory.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Selma, Ala., 1885-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1912.
Baptist.
Scottish, English,
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Honor; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., March 10,
1920 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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Arthur Y. Malone —
of Dothan, Houston
County, Ala.
Son of George Yewell Malone (1830-1906) and Tabitha Eleanor (Wallace)
Malone.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924.
Scottish and English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Holcombe Malone (b. 1863) —
also known as George Malone —
of Dothan, Houston
County, Ala.
Born near Brundidge, Pike
County, Ala., May 19,
1863.
Son of George Yewell Malone (1830-1906) and Tabitha Eleanor (Wallace)
Malone.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1900,
1912
(speaker);
delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Missionary
Baptist. English
and Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., August
31, 1857.
Son of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray
(1830-1888).
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of the
United States, 1926-29; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Scottish ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
during a session
of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray (1830-1888);
married, October
13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague (1860-1884; drowned in
steamboat accident); married, December
4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker (1864-1937). |
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