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John Perry Bartlett (1905-1978) —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
20, 1905.
Democrat. Mens wear
retailer; mayor
of Boulder, Colo., 1948-51.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Delta
Tau Delta; Rotary.
Died in April, 1978
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) —
also known as Laurie C. Battle —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Wilsonville, Shelby
County, Ala., May 10,
1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1956;
candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Gamma Mu; Elks; Eagles;
Lions.
Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing
business with the Soviet Union, but allowed the President flexibility
to waive the ban.
Died, from cancer,
at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
2000 (age 87 years, 358
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Albert Burton Boutwell (1904-1978) —
also known as Albert Boutwell —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., November
13, 1904.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1946-58; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1959-63; mayor
of Birmingham, Ala., 1963-67.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees; American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Blue
Key.
Died in February, 1978
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Jackson Edwards (b. 1928) —
also known as Jack Edwards —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
20, 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; lawyer;
general attorney for Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad,
1958-64; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1965-85; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees; Kappa
Alpha Order; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Still living as of 1998.
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Beebe Ray Frederick Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as Beebe R. Frederick, Jr. —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Fort Deposit, Lowndes
County, Ala., October
12, 1938.
Republican. Insurance
agent; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Sigma Pi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
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Thomas Edmund Knight Jr. (b. 1898) —
also known as Thomas E. Knight, Jr. —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., June 19,
1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama
state attorney general, 1931-34; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1935-39.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Civitan;
Jaycees; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Gary M. Owen (b. 1944) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ala., September
9, 1944.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1973-88; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1983-88.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees; Phi
Delta Kappa.
Still living as of 1995.
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John Malcolm Patterson (1921-2021) —
also known as John Patterson —
of Phenix City, Russell
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Goldville, Tallapoosa
County, Ala.
Born in Goldville, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., September
27, 1921.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Alabama
state attorney general, 1955-59; Governor of
Alabama, 1959-63; defeated, 1966; candidate for chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1970; Judge,
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, 1984-97.
Member, Jaycees; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Woodmen;
American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lions.
At 37, he was the youngest
governor in Alabama history.
Died in Goldville, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., June 4,
2021 (age 99 years, 250
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Renfroe Riley (b. 1944) —
also known as Bob Riley —
of Ashland, Clay
County, Ala.
Born in Ashland, Clay
County, Ala., October
3, 1944.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; farmer; real estate
agent; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1997-2003; Governor of
Alabama, 2003-11.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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