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Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) —
also known as "Wizard of the Saddle" —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born near Chapel Hill, Bedford County (now Marshall
County), Tenn., July 13,
1821.
Democrat. Cotton planter; slave
trader; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; in
April 1864, after the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee, Confederate
troops under his command massacred
African-American Union soldiers, not accepting them as prisoners,
since the Confederacy refused to
recognize ex-slaves as legitimate combatants; this event, seen as
a war
crime, sparked outrage
across the North, and a congressional inquiry;
in 1867, he became involved in the Ku Klux
Klan and was elected Grand Wizard; the organization used violent
tactics to intimidate
Black voters and suppress
their votes; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1868;
in 1869, he had a change of heart, and issued a letter ordering that
the Klan be dissolved and its costumes destroyed; he went on to
denounce the group and its crimes; in 1875, he gave a "friendly
speech" to a meeting of an African-American organization in Memphis,
calling for peace, harmony, and economic advancement of former
slaves; for this speech, he was vehemently denounced in the Southern
press.
English ancestry. Member, Ku Klux Klan.
After his death, he became a folk hero among white Southerners,
particularly during the imposition of Jim Crow segregation laws in
the early 20th century, and later, in reaction to the Civil Rights
movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
Slaveowner.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
29, 1877 (age 56 years, 108
days).
Original interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; reinterment in 1904 at Health Sciences Park, Memphis, Tenn.; memorial monument at Myrtle
Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.; memorial monument at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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George Westerby Howe (1867-1957) —
also known as George W. Howe —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., May 13,
1867.
Consular
Agent for France in Pensacola,
Fla., 1935.
English ancestry.
Died in Escambia
County, Fla., January
10, 1957 (age 89 years, 242
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Tennent Lomax (1858-1902) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., April
29, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Alabama Democratic Party, 1878-88; Montgomery
County Solicitor, 1887-1902; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1888,
1896,
1900;
delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Methodist.
English ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., November
21, 1902 (age 44 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gen. Tennent Lomax and Carrie (Billingslea) Lomax. |
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Adolphus Parker Longshore (b. 1854) —
also known as A. P. Longshore —
of Columbiana, Shelby
County, Ala.
Born in Chambers
County, Ala., September
16, 1854.
Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1895, 1919; probate
judge in Alabama; elected 1898, 1904, 1910; Progressive candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1914; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1920, 1921.
Missionary
Baptist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Longshore and Mary Ann (Parker) Longshore; married, November
1, 1882, to Fannie Terrell Jennings. |
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Edwin Marshall Lovelace (b. 1854) —
of Brewton, Escambia
County, Ala.
Born in Pleasant Hill, Dallas
County, Ala., July 14,
1854.
Democrat. Lumber and
timber business; director, Bank of
Brewton; Escambia
County Commissioner, 1904-10; member of Alabama
state senate 21st District, 1911.
Baptist.
English ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Knights
of Honor.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Basil Manly Lovelace and Amanda (Lovelace) Lovelace; married to
Frances McKenzie; father of William
Yancey Lovelace. |
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Hugh Shepperd Darby Mallory (1848-1920) —
also known as H. S. D. Mallory —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega
County, Ala., February
6, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Selma, Ala., 1885-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1904,
1912.
Baptist.
Scottish,
English, and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Honor; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., March
10, 1920 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of James Mallory and Ann Maria (Darby) Mallory; married, October
15, 1872, to Jacqueline Louisa Billingslea. |
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Arthur Y. Malone —
of Dothan, Houston
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1920,
1924.
Scottish
and English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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George Holcombe Malone (b. 1863) —
also known as George H. Malone —
of Dothan, Houston
County, Ala.
Born near Brundidge, Pike
County, Ala., May 19,
1863.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1900,
1912
(speaker);
delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Missionary
Baptist. English and Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Murray Wheeler (1854-1924) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama, November
27, 1854.
Insurance
agent; member, Mobile Cotton
Exchange; Vice-Consul
for Russia in Mobile,
Ala., 1892-1911.
English and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Franklin, Hancock
County, Maine, September
2, 1924 (age 69 years, 280
days).
Interment at Pine Tree Cemetery, Hancock, Maine.
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