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English ancestry Politicians in Alabama

  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.
  Relatives: Son of William B. Forrest and Miriam (Beck) Forrest; married 1845 to Mary Ann Montgomery.
  Forrest County, Miss. is named for him.
  The city of Forrest City, Arkansas, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Nathan B. Forrest (built 1943 at Panama City, Florida; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Osmond Collins Howe and Elizabeth Anne (Jones) Howe; brother of William Dodson Howe; married 1899 to Louise Sellars.
  Political family: Howe family of Pensacola, Florida.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Gen. Tennent Lomax and Carrie (Billingslea) Lomax.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Longshore and Mary Ann (Parker) Longshore; married, November 1, 1882, to Fannie Terrell Jennings.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Basil Manly Lovelace and Amanda (Lovelace) Lovelace; married to Frances McKenzie; father of William Yancey Lovelace.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Mallory and Ann Maria (Darby) Mallory; married, October 15, 1872, to Jacqueline Louisa Billingslea.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Yewell Malone and Tabitha Eleanor (Wallace) Malone; brother of George Holcombe Malone; married to Mary Malone.
  Political family: Malone family of Dothan, Alabama.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Yewell Malone and Tabitha Eleanor (Wallace) Malone; brother of Arthur Y. Malone; married, June 10, 1891, to Florence Roberta Davis.
  Political family: Malone family of Dothan, Alabama.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Wheeler and Rachel Blanding (Murray) Wheeler; married, September 26, 1922, to Adelaide H. Pybas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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