Note: This is just one of
1,164
family groupings listed on
The Political Graveyard web site.
These families each have three or more politician members,
all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.
These groupings — even the names of the groupings,
and the areas of main activity — are the
result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,
not the choices of any historian or genealogist.
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Thomas Jacob Kennamer (1870-1938) —
also known as Thomas J. Kennamer —
of Ensley (now part of Birmingham), Jefferson
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall
County, Ala., July 19,
1870.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,
1912
(alternate), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from Alabama, 1937.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
28, 1938 (age 68 years, 71
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Charles Brents Kennamer (1874-1955) —
also known as Charles B. Kennamer —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall
County, Ala., November
25, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Marshall
County Solicitor, 1905-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1906, 1919, 1920;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1922-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1931-36; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1931-55; died
in office 1955.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Civitan.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., June 3,
1955 (age 80 years, 190
days).
Interment at Guntersville
City Cemetery, Guntersville, Ala.
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Franklin Elmore Kennamer (1879-1960) —
also known as Franklin E. Kennamer —
of Madill, Marshall
County, Okla.
Born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall
County, Ala., January
12, 1879.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(alternate), 1920;
mayor
of Madill, Okla., 1919-20; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1920-24; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1924-25; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1925-40;
took senior status 1940; senior judge, 1940-60.
Died May 1,
1960 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Interment at Chelsea Cemetery, Chelsea, Okla.
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Walter Judson Kennamer (1883-1970) —
also known as Walter J. Kennamer —
of Woodville, Jackson
County, Ala.
Born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall
County, Ala., April
20, 1883.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1952
(alternate).
Died in Scottsboro, Jackson
County, Ala., May 21,
1970 (age 87 years, 31
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery, Woodville, Ala.
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Birdie Hooper Kennamer (1889-1968) —
also known as Birdie Hooper —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama, February
12, 1889.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Alabama, 1924-32.
Female.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., April
18, 1968 (age 79 years, 66
days).
Interment at Guntersville
City Cemetery, Guntersville, Ala.
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Charles B. Kennamer Jr. (1908-1991) —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala., September
25, 1908.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., July 24,
1991 (age 82 years, 302
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Clarence Elliott Kennemer Jr. (1908-1962) —
also known as C. E. Kennemer, Jr. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., April
22, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; rancher;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940.
Died in Terrell, Kaufman
County, Tex., May 25,
1962 (age 54 years, 33
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Ralph Kennamer (1910-1992) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala., August
4, 1910.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,
1948;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1956-61.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., February
17, 1992 (age 81 years, 197
days).
Interment at Guntersville
City Cemetery, Guntersville, Ala.
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