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Truman Heminway Aldrich (1848-1932) —
also known as Truman H. Aldrich —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y., October
17, 1848.
Republican. Banker; mining
engineer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1896-97; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1904;
postmaster at Birmingham,
Ala., 1911-15.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., April
28, 1932 (age 83 years, 194
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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William Farrington Aldrich (1853-1925) —
also known as William F. Aldrich —
of Aldrich, Shelby
County, Ala.
Born in Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y., March
11, 1853.
Republican. Civil engineer; mining
business; manufacturer;
postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1896-97, 1898-99,
1900-01; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1900,
1904.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., October
30, 1925 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Bertram Tracy Clayton (1862-1918) —
also known as Bertram T. Clayton —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manila, Philippines.
Born near Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala., October
19, 1862.
Democrat. Civil engineer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1899-1901; defeated,
1900; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Killed
in action in France,
May
30, 1918 (age 55 years, 223
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Kenneth Allen Gibson (b. 1932) —
also known as Kenneth A. Gibson —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Enterprise, Coffee
County, Ala., May 15,
1932.
Democrat. Engineer; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1970-86; defeated, 1966; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1981, 1985.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Forrest Hood James Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Fob James —
of Magnolia Springs, Baldwin
County, Ala.
Born in Lanett, Chambers
County, Ala., September
15, 1934.
Civil engineer; Governor of
Alabama, 1979-83, 1995-99.
Played pro football
for the Montreal Alouettes in 1956.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Nana (b. 1965) —
Born in Mamfe, Cameroon,
April
22, 1965.
Democrat. Engineer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 2016, 2017.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Gary James Palmer (b. 1954) —
also known as Gary J. Palmer —
of Hoover, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Haleyville, Winston
County, Ala., May 14,
1954.
Republican. Engineer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 2015-.
Still living as of 2018.
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Frank Park (1864-1925) —
of Sylvester, Worth
County, Ga.; Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., March 3,
1864.
Democrat. School
teacher; civil engineer; lawyer;
circuit judge in Georgia, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1913-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., November
20, 1925 (age 61 years, 262
days).
Interment at White
Springs Cemetery, White Springs, Fla.
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