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Forty and Eight
Politician members in Alabama

  Carl Atwood Elliott (1913-1999) — also known as Carl Elliott — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Vina, Franklin County, Ala., December 20, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1942-50; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1949-65 (7th District 1949-63, at-large 1963-65); candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1966; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama. Methodist. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Amvets; Disabled American Veterans; Lions; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died January 5, 1999 (age 85 years, 16 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Elliott and Lenora (Massey) Elliott; married to Jane Hamilton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Books by Carl Elliott: The Cost of Courage : The Journey of an American Congressman (1992)
  James Andrew Haley (1899-1981) — also known as James A. Haley; Jim Haley — of Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla. Born in Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Ala., January 4, 1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; chair of Sarasota County Democratic Party, 1925-53; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952 (alternate), 1960; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1953-77 (7th District 1953-73, 8th District 1973-77). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks. Former president and director, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., August 6, 1981 (age 82 years, 214 days). Interment at Boca Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Jackson Haley and Mary Lee (Stevenson) Haley; married to Aubrey B. Ringling.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Peterson Bryant Jarman Jr. (1892-1955) — also known as Pete B. Jarman — of Livingston, Sumter County, Ala. Born in Greensboro, Hale County, Ala., October 31, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of state of Alabama, 1931-35; U.S. Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1937-49; U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1949-53. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Forty and Eight; Disabled American Veterans; Military Order of the World Wars; Woodmen; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died February 17, 1955 (age 62 years, 109 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Bryant Jarman and Hunter Elizabeth (Gordon) Jarman; married, February 25, 1930, to Beryl Bricken.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Joshua Bryan Lee (1892-1967) — also known as Josh Lee — of Norman, Cleveland County, Okla. Born in Childersburg, Talladega County, Ala., January 23, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1935-37; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1937-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940, 1956 (alternate). Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Forty and Eight; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Mu Alpha; Freemasons. Died August 10, 1967 (age 75 years, 199 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Claude Pepper Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) — also known as Claude Pepper — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born near Dudleyville, Chambers County, Ala., September 8, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1960, 1964, 1968 (alternate); member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1944; speaker, 1944, 1988; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died in office 1989. Baptist. Member, Moose; Woodmen; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Upsilon; Kappa Alpha Order; United World Federalists. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. Died in Washington, D.C., May 30, 1989 (age 88 years, 264 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  Cross-reference: Clarence W. Meadows
  The Claude Pepper Federal Building, in Miami, Florida, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Claude Pepper: Tracy E. Danese, Claude Pepper and Ed Ball : Politics, Purpose, and Power — James C. Clark, Red Pepper and Gorgeous George: Claude Pepper's Epic Defeat in the 1950 Democratic Primary
  Image source: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory
  Kenneth Allison Roberts (1912-1989) — also known as Kenneth A. Roberts — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Piedmont, Calhoun County, Ala., November 1, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state senate; elected 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1951-65 (4th District 1951-63, at-large 1963-65); defeated, 1964; shot and wounded in an attack on the U.S. House by Puerto Rican nationalists, 1954. Baptist. Member, Lions; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Woodmen; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Potomac, Montgomery County, Md., May 9, 1989 (age 76 years, 189 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, September 22, 1953, to Margaret Hamilton McMillan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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