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Elmore family of South Carolina and Alabama

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John Archer Elmore (1762-1834) — of Laurens District (now Laurens County), S.C.; Autauga County, Ala. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., August 21, 1762. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state legislature, 1800; member of Alabama state legislature, 1820. Died in Autauga County, Ala., April 24, 1834 (age 71 years, 246 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Elmore County, Ala.

		Relatives: Father-in-law of Dixon Hall Lewis and Benjamin Fitzpatrick (1802-1869); father of Franklin Harper Elmore, Benjamin F. Elmore, Rush Elmore and Albert S. Elmore.
		Political family: Elmore family of South Carolina and Alabama.
		Elmore County, Ala. is named for him.

Bolling Hall (1767-1836) — of Georgia. Born in Dinwiddie County, Va., December 25, 1767. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1800-02, 1804-06; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1811-17. Died in Autauga County (part now in Elmore County), Ala., February 25, 1836 (age 68 years, 62 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Elmore County, Ala.

		Relatives: Uncle of Dixon Hall Lewis (1802-1848).
		Political family: Elmore family of South Carolina and Alabama.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Franklin Harper Elmore (1799-1850) — also known as Franklin H. Elmore — of South Carolina. Born in Laurensville, Laurens District (now Laurens, Laurens County), S.C., October 15, 1799. Lawyer; banker; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1836-39 (4th District 1836-37, 3rd District 1837-39); U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1850; died in office 1850. Died in Washington, D.C., May 29, 1850 (age 50 years, 226 days). Interment at Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, S.C.

		Relatives: Son of John Archer Elmore; half-brother-in-law of Benjamin Fitzpatrick and Dixon Hall Lewis (1802-1848); half-brother of Rush Elmore and Albert S. Elmore; brother of Benjamin F. Elmore.
		Political family: Elmore family of South Carolina and Alabama.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

Benjamin F. Elmore — of South Carolina. South Carolina state treasurer, 1840. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of John Archer Elmore; half-brother-in-law of Benjamin Fitzpatrick and Dixon Hall Lewis (1802-1848); half-brother of Rush Elmore and Albert S. Elmore; brother of Franklin Harper Elmore.
		Political family: Elmore family of South Carolina and Alabama.

Benjamin Fitzpatrick (1802-1869) — of Wetumpka, Elmore County, Ala. Born in Greene County, Ga., June 30, 1802. Democrat. Governor of Alabama, 1841-45; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1848-49, 1853-55, 1855-61; nominee for Vice President of the United States 1860; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865. Died near Wetumpka, Autauga County, Ala., November 21, 1869 (age 67 years, 144 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.

		Relatives: Son-in-law of John Archer Elmore; half-brother-in-law of Franklin Harper Elmore and Benjamin F. Elmore; brother-in-law of Dixon Hall Lewis (1802-1848), Rush Elmore and Albert S. Elmore.
		Political family: Elmore family of South Carolina and Alabama.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

Dixon Hall Lewis (1802-1848) — also known as Dixon H. Lewis — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, Ala. Born in Dinwiddie County, Va., August 10, 1802. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1826-28; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1829-44 (3rd District 1829-33, 4th District 1833-41, at-large 1841-43, 3rd District 1843-44); U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1844-48; died in office 1848. He weighed as much as 500 pounds, and was probably the heaviest-ever member of Congress. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 25, 1848 (age 46 years, 76 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son-in-law of John Archer Elmore; half-brother-in-law of Franklin Harper Elmore and Benjamin F. Elmore; brother-in-law of Benjamin Fitzpatrick, Rush Elmore and Albert S. Elmore; nephew of Bolling Hall (1767-1836).
		Political family: Elmore family of South Carolina and Alabama.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

Rush Elmore (1819-1864) — of Kansas. Born in Autauga County, Ala., February 27, 1819. Lawyer; justice of Kansas territorial supreme court, 1854-55, 1858-61. Died August 14, 1864 (age 45 years, 169 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of John Archer Elmore; half-brother of Franklin Harper Elmore and Benjamin F. Elmore; brother-in-law of Benjamin Fitzpatrick and Dixon Hall Lewis (1802-1848); brother of Albert S. Elmore.
		Political family: Elmore family of South Carolina and Alabama.

Albert S. Elmore — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Secretary of state of Alabama, 1865-66; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1869. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of John Archer Elmore; half-brother of Franklin Harper Elmore and Benjamin F. Elmore; brother-in-law of Benjamin Fitzpatrick and Dixon Hall Lewis (1802-1848); brother of Rush Elmore.
		Political family: Elmore family of South Carolina and Alabama.

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