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William James Behan (1840-1928) —
also known as William J. Behan —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; White Castle, Iberville
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
25, 1840.
Son of John Holland Behan and Katherine (Walker) Behan.
General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; sugar
planter; merchant;
manufacturer;
grocery
business; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1882-84; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1896,
1900,
1908;
Louisiana
Republican state chair, 1900-12; Republican candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1904.
Irish
ancestry. Member, United Confederate Veterans.
Died, from a heart
attack, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 4,
1928 (age 87 years, 222
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Stephen William Blount (1808-1890) —
also known as Stephen W. Blount —
of Burke
County, Ga.; San Augustine, San
Augustine County, Tex.
Born in Burke
County, Ga., February
13, 1808.
Son of Stephen Blount and Elizabeth Blount.
Democrat. Burke
County Sheriff; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of San Augustine, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; postmaster;
San
Augustine County Clerk.
Member, United Confederate Veterans.
Died in San Augustine, San
Augustine County, Tex., February
7, 1890 (age 81 years, 359
days).
Interment at San
Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine, Tex.
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William Lewis Cabell (1827-1911) —
also known as "Old Tige" —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Danville,
Va., January
1, 1827.
Son of Benjamin
William Ssheridan Cabell.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1874-76, 1877-79, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1884,
1892.
Member, United Confederate Veterans.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., February
22, 1911 (age 84 years, 52
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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William Donald Cameron (1846-1909) —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born in Lauderdale
County, Miss., April 5,
1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Lauderdale
County Circuit Clerk, 1871; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 1900.
Presbyterian.
Member, United Confederate Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died June 11,
1909 (age 63 years, 67
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Meridian, Miss.
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Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) —
also known as Julian S. Carr; Jule Carr —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., October
12, 1845.
Son of John Wesley Carr (1814-1889) and Elizabeth Pannill (Bullock)
Carr (1815-1906).
Democrat. Co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull
Durham" tobacco;
founder of the Durham Cotton
Manufacturing Company and Durham Hosiery
Mills; involved in railroads,
utilities,
and banking;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1916.
Member, United Confederate Veterans.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 29,
1924 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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James Taylor Ellyson (1847-1919) —
also known as J. Taylor Ellyson —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., May 20,
1847.
Son of Elizabeth Pinkney (Barnes) Ellyson (1813-1886) and Henry
Keeling Ellyson.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1885-88; mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1888-94; Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1891-1916; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1906-16; member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1912-16.
Baptist.
Member, United Confederate Veterans.
Died in Richmond,
Va., March 18,
1919 (age 71 years, 302
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Clement Anselm Evans (1833-1911) —
also known as Clement A. Evans —
of Georgia.
Born in Stewart
County, Ga., March 25,
1833.
State court judge in Georgia, 1854; member of Georgia
state senate, 1859; general in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Methodist
minister.
Methodist.
Member, United Confederate Veterans.
Died July 2,
1911 (age 78 years, 99
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Albert Taylor Goodwyn (1842-1931) —
also known as Albert T. Goodwyn —
of Robinson Springs, Elmore
County, Ala.
Born in Robinson Springs, Elmore
County, Ala., December
17, 1842.
Son of D. Albert Gallatin Goodwyn and Harriet (Bibb) Goodwyn.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
state inspector of convicts, 1874-80; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1886-87; member of Alabama
state senate, 1892-96; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1896-97;
commander-in-chief, United Confederate Veterans, 1928-29.
Member, United Confederate Veterans.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., July 1,
1931 (age 88 years, 196
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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George Washington Gordon (1836-1911) —
also known as George W. Gordon —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., October
5, 1836.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer;
Tennessee Railroad Commissioner, 1883-85; Special U.S. Indian Agent
in Arizona and Nevada, 1885-89; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1907-11; died in
office 1911.
Member, United Confederate Veterans.
Died, from asthma and
uremia,
in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., August 9,
1911 (age 74 years, 308
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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William Birch Haldeman (1846-1924) —
also known as William B. Haldeman —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 27,
1846.
Son of Walter Newman Haldeman (1821-1902).
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor; member of Kentucky
Democratic State Central Committee, 1884-90; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1896,
1908,
1912;
Adjutant
General of Kentucky, 1911-12; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1918-20.
Presbyterian.
Member, United Confederate Veterans.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
27, 1924 (age 78 years, 92
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Nathaniel Edwin Harris (1846-1929) —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.; Hampton, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
21, 1846.
Son of Alexander Nelson Harris and Edna (Haynes) Harris.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1882-86; member of Georgia
state senate, 1894-96; superior court judge in Georgia, 1912; Governor of
Georgia, 1915-17.
Methodist.
Member, Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
United Confederate Veterans.
Died September
21, 1929 (age 83 years, 243
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Charles Melton Jones (1829-1910) —
also known as C. M. Jones —
of Emerson, Bartow
County, Ga.
Born in DeKalb
County, Ga., July 29,
1829.
DeKalb
County Sheriff; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; member of Georgia state legislature, 1882; Populist candidate
for Georgia
state treasurer, 1895.
Methodist.
Member, United Confederate Veterans; Freemasons.
Died, after a series of strokes,
in Emerson, Bartow
County, Ga., June 25,
1910 (age 80 years, 331
days).
Interment at Emerson
Cemetery, Emerson, Ga.
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James Anderson Long (b. 1841) —
also known as J. A. Long —
of Roxboro, Person
County, N.C.
Born in Person
County, N.C., May 23,
1841.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; bank
president; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Person County, 1885;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1889, 1901, 1905, 1909, 1913 (20th
District 1889, 17th District 1901, 18th District 1905, 1909, 17th
District 1913).
Methodist.
Member, United Confederate Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas McBryde (b. 1842) —
of Red Springs, Hoke
County, N.C.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state senate from Robeson County, 1903; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Hoke County, 1913.
Presbyterian.
Member, United Confederate Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Pasco (1834-1917) —
of Monticello, Jefferson
County, Fla.
Born in London, England,
June
28, 1834.
Son of John Pasco and Amelia (Nash) Pasco.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Florida
Democratic State Committee, 1872-80; Florida
Democratic state chair, 1876-88; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1880-90; Presidential Elector
for Florida, 1880,
1908;
delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1886-87; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1887; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1887-99.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; United Confederate Veterans.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., March 13,
1917 (age 82 years, 258
days).
Interment at Roseland
Cemetery, Monticello, Fla.
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