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Arthur Glenn Andrews (1909-2008) —
also known as Glenn Andrews —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., January
15, 1909.
Republican. Advertising
executive; chair of
Calhoun County Republican Party, 1952; candidate for Alabama
state house of representatives, 1956; candidate for secretary
of state of Alabama, 1958; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1964,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1965-67.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Died in White Plains, Calhoun
County, Ala., September
25, 2008 (age 99 years, 254
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Grace
Episcopal Church Columbarium, Anniston, Ala.
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William Henry Armbrecht (1874-1941) —
also known as William H. Armbrecht —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
9, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Alabama
state attorney general, 1901; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1904-12; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., July 10,
1941 (age 67 years, 151
days).
Interment at Pine
Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Henry Hezekiah Balch (1877-1969) —
also known as Henry H. Balch —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Madison, Madison
County, Ala., January
6, 1877.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; helped organize the public school system in the
Philippine Islands, 1901-12; U.S. Consul in St. Stephen, 1914; Yarmouth, 1915-16; Asuncion, 1916-21; Adelaide, 1921-27; Monterrey, 1928-29; U.S. Consul General in Dublin, 1931-38; Genoa, 1942.
Episcopalian.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., November
30, 1969 (age 92 years, 328
days).
Entombed at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Williamson Balch and Martha Ann (Parsons) Balch; married,
May
13, 1915, to Josephine Irene 'Josie' McCaleb. |
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Martin Mortimer Baldwin (b. 1873) —
of Alabama.
Born in Fitzpatrick, Bullock
County, Ala., August
26, 1873.
Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1900-01; state court judge in
Alabama, 1906.
Episcopalian.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Mortimer Martin Baldwin (b. 1873) —
of Union Springs, Bullock
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Fitzpatrick, Bullock
County, Ala., August
26, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1900-01.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Phillip Bernard Baldwin and Sallie (Crews) Baldwin; married 1917 to Fannie
Howry Dunn. |
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John A. Bingham (1855-1932) —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., May 7,
1855.
Republican. Postmaster at Talladega,
Ala., 1897-1914; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1908
(alternate), 1912,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1918; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1926.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., October
9, 1932 (age 77 years, 155
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Ala.
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Alexander Clitherall Birch (b. 1878) —
also known as Alex C. Birch —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Opelika, Lee
County, Ala., January
21, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1912,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1920; Alabama
Republican state chair, 1923; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1927-35.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Pi Gamma
Mu; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Anthony Birch and Allie Burgwyn (Clitherall) Birch;
married, November
6, 1907, to Georgia Weatherly. |
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William Alexander Blount (1851-1921) —
also known as William A. Blount —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Clarke
County, Ala., October
25, 1851.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; member of Florida
state senate, 1903-05.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died June 15,
1921 (age 69 years, 233
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Josiah Robins Bonner Jr. (b. 1959) —
also known as Jo Bonner —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., November
19, 1959.
Republican. Staff member for U.S. Rep. H.
L. 'Sonny' Callahan, 1985-2002; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 2003-13; resigned 2013.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Douglas Booth (1876-1941) —
of Prattville, Autauga
County, Ala.
Born in Prattville, Autauga
County, Ala., October
11, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1928,
1932.
Episcopalian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died December
14, 1941 (age 65 years, 64
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Prattville, Ala.
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Johnnie Byrd Jr. (b. 1951) —
of Plant City, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Brewton, Escambia
County, Ala., February
18, 1951.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 62nd District, 1997-.
Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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William J. Cabaniss —
also known as Bill Cabaniss —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Republican. Steel
executive; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1979-82; member of Alabama
state senate, 1983-90; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1990; U.S. Ambassador to Czech Republic, 2004-.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2006.
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John Archibald Campbell (1811-1889) —
also known as John A. Campbell —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington, Wilkes
County, Ga., June 24,
1811.
Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1837; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1853-61; Confederate States
Assistant Secretary of War, 1861-65; at the end of the Civil War, he
was suspected
of involvement in the assassination
of President Abraham
Lincoln; arrested
in May 1865; held in detention for five months, but never charged;
released in October 1865.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March
12, 1889 (age 77 years, 261
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Marion Maxwell Caskie (b. 1890) —
also known as Marion M. Caskie —
of Alabama; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Remington, Fauquier
County, Va., July 29,
1890.
Democrat. Staff for Southern Railway
office in Washington, 1906-11; traffic manager for various
enterprises; general manager, state docks,
Port of Mobile, Ala.; vice-president, Waterman Steamship
Co.; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1935-40.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. James Maxwell Caskie and Olivia (Rixey) Caskie; married, December
4, 1912, to Helen Elizabeth Suess. |
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Marcy Bradshaw Darnall (1872-1960) —
also known as Marcy B. Darnall —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Edgar
County, Ill., January
27, 1872.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster at Key
West, Fla., 1913-21.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans; Civitan;
Elks.
Died, in Coffee Memorial Hospital,
Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., January
18, 1960 (age 87 years, 356
days).
Interment at Greenview Memorial Gardens, Florence, Ala.
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Relatives:
Married to Lutie Milliken. |
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Louis Overton Davidson (1869-1924) —
also known as Louis O. Davidson —
of Uniontown, Perry
County, Ala.
Born in Uniontown, Perry
County, Ala., February
12, 1869.
Democrat. Public relations executive, Alabama Power
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Uniontown, Perry
County, Ala., February
15, 1924 (age 55 years, 3
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery of Davidson Memorial Church, Uniontown, Ala.
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Nathaniel Henry Rhodes Dawson (1829-1895) —
also known as N. H. R. Dawson —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
14, 1829.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860;
Speaker
of the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1880.
Episcopalian.
Died in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., February
1, 1895 (age 65 years, 352
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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George Kenneth Donald (b. 1890) —
also known as George K. Donald —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., November
27, 1890.
Timber
export
business; U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1914-17; Nuevo Laredo, 1917; Aguascalientes, 1917-18; Sydney, 1918-19; Tegucigalpa, 1919-22; Johannesburg, 1922-28; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1928-32; St. John's, 1933-34; Milan, 1934-36; Southampton, as of 1938; Windsor, as of 1943-45.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Gordon Donald and Kate Lee (Gazzam) Donald; married 1912 to Cherry
Hempstead. |
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John Ewing (1857-1923) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., June 24,
1857.
Democrat. U.S. Minister to Honduras, 1913-18.
Episcopalian.
Died June 24,
1923 (age 66 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Elisha Folsom Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as James E. Folsom, Jr.; Jim
Folsom —
of Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., May 14,
1948.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1980; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1987-93; Governor of
Alabama, 1993-95; defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 2004.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Ashley Greene (b. 1898) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Lake Grove, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Ashville, St. Clair
County, Ala., January
15, 1898.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Eagles;
American Bar
Association; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Harrison Inge (b. 1902) —
also known as Francis H. Inge —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., May 20,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1935-43.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis James Inge and Ellen Mary (Harrison) Inge; married, June 10,
1931, to Alletta Turner. |
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Forney Johnston (b. 1879) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., September
9, 1879.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin Elmore Jones (b. 1873) —
also known as Franklin E. Jones —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands; Santurce, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Youngsboro, Lee
County, Ala., July 18,
1873.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto
Rico, 1912
(alternate; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virgin Islands, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee; member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1932
(alternate); member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin
Islands, 1928.
Episcopalian. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Jones (b. 1865) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Hardin
County, Ky., October
25, 1865.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1920.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Jameal Assed Kahalley (1922-2006) —
also known as J. A. Kahalley —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Bay Minette, Baldwin
County, Ala., March
27, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1964,
1968.
Episcopalian. Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., April
16, 2006 (age 84 years, 20
days).
Interment at Bay
Minette Cemetery, Bay Minette, Ala.
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Thomas Erby Kilby (1865-1943) —
also known as Thomas E. Kilby —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., July 9,
1865.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Anniston, Ala., 1905-09; member of Alabama
state senate, 1911-15; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1915-19; Governor of
Alabama, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1924.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died October
22, 1943 (age 78 years, 105
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery Annex, Anniston, Ala.
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John Lee Long (b. 1868) —
also known as J. Lee Long —
of Greenville, Butler
County, Ala.
Born in Greenville, Butler
County, Ala., January
12, 1868.
Democrat. Cotton
buyer; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1907, 1911, 1919; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908,
1920
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John T. Long and Louisa (Thagard) Long; married, May 23,
1900, to Sallie Dickerson. |
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William Northington McQueen (b. 1908) —
of Alabama.
Born in Eutaw, Greene
County, Ala., September
18, 1908.
Alabama
state attorney general, 1943-47.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., August
31, 1857.
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of the
United States, 1926-29; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian. Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
during a session
of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murray and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray; married, October
13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague; married, December
4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker. |
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John Parks Newsome (1893-1961) —
also known as John P. Newsome —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
13, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1943-45.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
10, 1961 (age 68 years, 270
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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William Armstrong Percy (1863-1912) —
also known as William A. Percy —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., January
24, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1904
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1912.
Episcopalian.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in the Maxwell House Hotel,
Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 22,
1912 (age 49 years, 119
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alexander Percy and Nancy Irwin 'Nannie' (Armstrong)
Percy; brother of Le
Roy Percy; married 1891 to Lottie
Galloway; married to Caroline Yarborough. |
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Edward William Pou (1863-1934) —
also known as Edward W. Pou —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., September
9, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1901-34; died in
office 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1934 (age 70 years, 204
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Smithfield, N.C.
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Carroll Thomas Prince (b. 1882) —
also known as Carroll T. Prince —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Choctaw
County, Ala., August
28, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1928; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Maxwell Lewis Rafferty (1917-1982) —
also known as Max Rafferty —
of La Canada (now part of La Canada Flintridge), Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Alabama.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 9,
1917.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
columnist;
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-70; defeated, 1970;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968; dean,
Education Department, Troy State University, 1971-82.
Episcopalian. Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Lions; Rotary.
Drowned
when his car went
off the road into a pond, in Troy, Pike
County, Ala., June 13,
1982 (age 65 years, 35
days).
Interment at Green
Hills Cemetery, Troy, Ala.
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Lucius Mendel Rivers (1905-1970) —
also known as L. Mendel Rivers —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Gumville, Berkeley
County, S.C., September
28, 1905.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933-36; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1952,
1956
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1941-70; died in
office 1970.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
28, 1970 (age 65 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
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Willis Roberts (1779-1853) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in South Carolina, February
8, 1779.
Candidate for secretary
of state of Alabama, 1818; personal secretary to Gov. William
W. Blount, 1819-20; newspaper
publisher; member of Alabama
state senate, 1833-35; Texas Republic Collector of Customs for
the Port of Galveston, 1838-39.
Presbyterian
or Episcopalian.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., December
23, 1853 (age 74 years, 318
days).
Interment at Church Street Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Dave Russell (b. 1955) —
of Florida.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., June 18,
1955.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 44th District, 1999-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 1999.
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George G. Seibels Jr. (1913-2000) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., July 16,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Birmingham, Ala., 1967-75; defeated, 1975; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1972;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1979-91; defeated, 1962;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees.
Played one season of professional football
with Richmond in the South Atlantic Professional League.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., March
28, 2000 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
Antebellum Home, Birmingham, Ala.
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Armistead Inge Selden Jr. (1921-1985) —
also known as Armistead I. Selden, Jr. —
of Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., February
20, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1953-69 (6th District 1953-63,
at-large 1963-65, 5th District 1965-69); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1968 (Democratic primary), 1980 (Republican
primary); U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 1974-79; New Zealand, 1974-79; Tonga, 1974-79; Western Samoa, 1974-79.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
14, 1985 (age 64 years, 267
days).
Interment at Greensboro
Cemetery, Greensboro, Ala.
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Frederick Ingate Thompson (1875-1952) —
also known as Frederick I. Thompson —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss., September
29, 1875.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1912,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928
(alternate); member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1920-; member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1939-41.
Episcopalian.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., February
19, 1952 (age 76 years, 143
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Oscar Wilder Underwood (1862-1929) —
also known as Oscar W. Underwood —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 6,
1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1895-1915 (9th District 1895-1909,
7th District 1909-11, 9th District 1911-15); candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1912,
1924;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1915-27.
Episcopalian.
Died in Fairfax
County, Va., January
25, 1929 (age 66 years, 264
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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John Edmund Wear (1921-2000) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Haleyville, Winston
County, Ala., October
10, 1921.
Physician;
mayor
of Salisbury, N.C., 1985-91.
Episcopalian. Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Died, in Rowan Regional Medical
Center, Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
29, 2000 (age 79 years, 19
days).
Interment at City
Memorial Park, Salisbury, N.C.
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Maximilian Bethune Wellborn (1862-1957) —
also known as M. B. Wellborn —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark., January
22, 1862.
Democrat. President, First National Bank of
Anniston, 1905-14; director, Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad;
Calhoun
County Commissioner; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1912;
Governor, Federal Reserve Bank of
Atlanta, 1919-28; member of Alabama
state senate, 1933-36; delegate
to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment from Calhoun
County, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Died in Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., November
28, 1957 (age 95 years, 310
days).
Interment at Edgemont Cemetery, Anniston, Ala.
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Joseph Wheeler (1836-1906) —
also known as "Fighting Joe" —
of Wheeler, Lawrence
County, Ala.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., September
10, 1836.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; planter; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1881-82, 1885-1900;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of
the War of 1812.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
25, 1906 (age 69 years, 137
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Wheeler and Julia Knox (Hull) Wheeler; married, February
6, 1866, to Daniella Jones (granddaughter of Peter
Early); father of Thomas Harrison Wheeler. |
| | | Wheeler County,
Ga. is named for him. |
| | | Wheeler Dam
(built 1933-36), on the Tennessee River in Lauderdale
and Lawrence
counties, Alabama, and the Wheeler Lake
reservoir, which extends into Limestone,
Morgan,
and Madison
counties, are named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article |
| | | Image source: Men of Mark in America
(1906) |
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