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Walker County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Walker County

Index to Locations Cordova Mt. Carmel Cemetery Jasper Oak Hill Cemetery Mt. Carmel Cemetery Cordova, Walker County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Benjamin McFarland Long (1827-1903) — also known as Benjamin M. Long — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Ga.; Cordova, Walker County, Ala. Born in Carrollton, Carroll County, Ga., November 5, 1827. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; merchant; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1872-74; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1880-82; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1884; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1888; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1890; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1894. Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Died in Cordova, Walker County, Ala., June 17, 1903 (age 75 years, 224 days). Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Long and Nancy Davis (Long) Long; married, October 17, 1854, to Amanda Caroline Wootten.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Oak Hill Cemetery Jasper, Walker County, Alabama Politicians buried here: William Brockman Bankhead (1874-1940) — also known as William B. Bankhead — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar County, Ala., April 12, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1900-02; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1917-40 (10th District 1917-33, 7th District 1933-40); died in office 1940; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1936-40; died in office 1940. Methodist. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Junior Order; Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., September 15, 1940 (age 66 years, 156 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Hollis Bankhead and Tallulah James (Brockman) Bankhead; brother of Louise Bankhead (who married William Hayne Perry) and John Hollis Bankhead II; married, January 31, 1900, to Adalaide Eugene Sledge; father of Tallulah Bankhead; uncle of Walter Will Bankhead.   Political family: Bankhead family of Jasper, Alabama.   Cross-reference: Carter Manasco   The William B. Bankhead National Forest (established as Alabama National Forest 1918; given current name 1942), in Franklin, Lawrence, and Winston counties, Alabama, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Library of Congress   John Hollis Bankhead II (1872-1946) — also known as John H. Bankhead II — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born near Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar County, Ala., July 8, 1872. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1928 (alternate), 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate; speaker); U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1931-46; died in office 1946; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 12, 1946 (age 73 years, 339 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Hollis Bankhead and Tallulah (Brockman) Bankhead; brother of Louise Bankhead (who married William Hayne Perry) and William Brockman Bankhead; married, December 26, 1894, to Musa Bernice Harkins; father of Walter Will Bankhead; uncle of Tallulah Bankhead.   Political family: Bankhead family of Jasper, Alabama.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Hollis Bankhead (1842-1920) — also known as John H. Bankhead — of Fayette, Fayette County, Ala.; Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Moscow, Marion County (now Sulligent, Lamar County), Ala., September 13, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1865-67, 1880-81; member of Alabama state senate, 1876-77; U.S. Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1887-1907; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1907-20; died in office 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912 (speaker). Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., March 1, 1920 (age 77 years, 170 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Greer Bankhead and Susan Fleming (Hollis) Bankhead; married, November 13, 1866, to Tallulah James Brockman; father of Louise Bankhead (who married William Hayne Perry), John Hollis Bankhead II and William Brockman Bankhead; grandfather of Walter Will Bankhead and Tallulah Bankhead.   Political family: Bankhead family of Jasper, Alabama.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Tom Bevill (1921-2005) — also known as "The King of Pork" — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Townley, Walker County, Ala., March 27, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1959-66; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1967-97 (7th District 1967-73, 4th District 1973-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996. Baptist. Member, Lions; Moose; Odd Fellows; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died, of heart failure, in Jasper, Walker County, Ala., March 28, 2005 (age 84 years, 1 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Lou Betts; father of Don Bevill.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   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; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1972. 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.   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)   Carter Manasco (1902-1992) — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born near Townley, Walker County, Ala., January 3, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1931-34; secretary to U.S. Rep. William B. Bankhead, 1933-40; U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1941-49; legislative counsel, National Coal Association, 1949-85. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., February 5, 1992 (age 90 years, 33 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Walter Will Bankhead (1897-1988) — also known as Walter W. Bankhead — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Jasper, Walker County, Ala., July 21, 1897. Democrat. Lawyer; board chairman, Bankhead Mining Co. and Bankhead Development Co.; president, Mammoth Packing Co. and Bankhead Broadcasting Co.; vice-chairman, First National Bank of Jasper; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1940; U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1941. Died in Jasper, Walker County, Ala., November 24, 1988 (age 91 years, 126 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Hollis Bankhead II and Musa Bernice (Harkins) Bankhead; nephew of Louise Bankhead (who married William Hayne Perry) and William Brockman Bankhead; grandson of John Hollis Bankhead.   Political family: Bankhead family of Jasper, Alabama.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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