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Politician members in Alabama

Oscar William Adams Jr. (1925-1997) — also known as Oscar W. Adams — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., February 7, 1925. Lawyer; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1980-93. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, National Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Omega Psi Phi; NAACP. First African-American ever elected to statewide office in Alabama. Died of an infection related to cancer, in Baptist Medical Center-Montclair, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., February 15, 1997 (age 72 years, 8 days). Burial location unknown.   MacDonald Gallion (b. 1913) — of Alabama. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., April 5, 1913. Democrat. Alabama state attorney general, 1959-63, 1967-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1960; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama. Presbyterian. Member, Woodmen; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of Confederate Veterans; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.   Junius Foy Guin Jr. (b. 1924) — also known as J. Foy Guin, Jr. — of Russellville, Franklin County, Ala. Born in Russellville, Franklin County, Ala., February 2, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1954; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1973. Church of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 2010.   Relatives: Son of Junius Foy Guin.   B. V. Hain (b. 1915) — of Selma, Dallas County, Ala. Born in Selma, Dallas County, Ala., September 3, 1915. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1954-. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., September 14, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and director, Florida East Coast Hotel Co.; director, Gulf Life Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway, 1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1936. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Alpha Tau Omega; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Blue Key; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Highlands, Macon County, N.C., September 22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.   Relatives: Son of William Marion Loftin and Loreta C. (Thomason) Loftin.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Hobdy G. Rains (1912-1988) — of Gadsden, Etowah County, Ala. Born in DeKalb County, Ala., March 29, 1912. Democrat. Parole officer; lawyer; bank director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1952, 1968; secretary of Alabama Democratic Party, 1967. Baptist. Member, American Judicature Society; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Alabama, April 18, 1988 (age 76 years, 20 days). Interment at Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Ala.   Relatives: Son of Will Greene Rains and Ola (Hamrick) Rains; married, September 8, 1945, to Constance N. Goldman.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Richard Craig Shelby (b. 1934) — also known as Richard C. Shelby — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., May 6, 1934. Lawyer; member of Alabama state senate, 1971-78; U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1979-87; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1987-. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Phi Alpha Delta; Exchange Club. Still living as of 2019.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Clement Clay Torbert Jr. (b. 1929) — also known as Bo Torbert — of Opelika, Lee County, Ala. Born in Opelika, Lee County, Ala., August 31, 1929. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer; law professor; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1958-62; member of Alabama state senate, 1966-77; chief justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1977-89. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 2006.   Relatives: Son of Clement Clay Torbert, Sr. and Lynda (Meadows) Torbert; married to Gene Hurt.

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