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Jo Abbott (1840-1908) —
also known as Joseph Abbott —
of Hillsboro, Hill
County, Tex.
Born near Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., January
15, 1840.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1869-71; district judge in Texas,
1879-84; U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1887-97.
Died in Hillsboro, Hill
County, Tex., February
11, 1908 (age 68 years, 27
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Hillsboro, Tex.
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William Marsh Acker Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as William M. Acker, Jr. —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., October
25, 1927.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1972;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1982-96;
took senior status 1996.
Still living as of 2018.
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Oscar William Adams Jr. (1925-1997) —
also known as Oscar W. Adams —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., February
7, 1925.
Lawyer; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1980-93.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Omega
Psi Phi; NAACP.
First
African-American ever elected to statewide office in Alabama.
Died of an infection
related to cancer,
in Baptist Medical
Center-Montclair, Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., February
15, 1997 (age 72 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Brown Aderholt (b. 1965) —
also known as Robert B. Aderholt —
of Haleyville, Winston
County, Ala.
Born in Haleyville, Winston
County, Ala., July 22,
1965.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Alabama
state house of representatives 17th District, 1990; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1992,
2008
(alternate); municipal judge in Alabama, 1992-95; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1997-.
Congregationalist;
later Methodist.
Still living as of 2018.
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Woodrow Albea (1918-2000) —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., May 16,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1955-66; member of Alabama
state senate 9th District, 1967-71; district judge in Alabama,
1972-88.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Woodmen;
United
Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital,
Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., September
9, 2000 (age 82 years, 116
days).
Interment at Nance
Family Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Ala.
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Edgar Thomas Albritton (1857-1925) —
also known as Ed T. Albritton —
of Andalusia, Covington
County, Ala.
Born July 27,
1857.
Lawyer; mayor
of Andalusia, Ala., 1888.
Died in Andalusia, Covington
County, Ala., June 1,
1925 (age 67 years, 309
days).
Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Andalusia, Ala.
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William Harold Albritton III (b. 1936) —
of Alabama.
Born in Andalusia, Covington
County, Ala., December
19, 1936.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1991-.
Still living as of 2000.
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J. Haden Alldredge (1887-1962) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Brooksville, Blount
County, Ala., July 28,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; economist;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1939-55.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
5, 1962 (age 75 years, 130
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Griffin Alldredge and Sophia (Haden) Alldredge; married 1907 to
Mildred Chilton; married, January
12, 1927, to Adna Eley. |
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James Browning Allen (1912-1978) —
also known as James B. Allen; Jim Allen —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.
Born in Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala., December
28, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1939-43; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; member of Alabama
state senate, 1947-51; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1951-55, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1969-78; died in office 1978.
Church
of Christ.
Died in Gulf Shores, Baldwin
County, Ala., June 1,
1978 (age 65 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forrest
Cemetery, Gadsden, Ala.
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Clarence William Allgood (1902-1991) —
also known as Clarence W. Allgood —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
12, 1902.
Lawyer; trustee, Crippled Children's Hospital;
counsel, American Hospital
Association; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-73;
took senior status 1973.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; American Bar
Association; Elks; Blue
Key; Civitan.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
30, 1991 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Edward Berton Almon (1860-1933) —
also known as Edward B. Almon —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born near Moulton, Lawrence
County, Ala., April
18, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 1892-94; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Alabama; circuit judge in Alabama, 1898-1906; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1910-15; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1911; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1915-33; died in office
1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks; Maccabees;
Knights
of Honor.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
1933 (age 73 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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Lemuel James Alston (1760-1836) —
also known as Lemuel J. Alston —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Granville County (part now in Warren
County), N.C., 1760.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1789-90; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 8th District, 1807-11; member
of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville, 1812-14; Clarke
County Judge, 1816-21.
Slaveowner.
Died in Clarke
County, Ala., 1836
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Crawford Anderson (b. 1863) —
also known as John C. Anderson —
of Demopolis, Marengo
County, Ala.
Born in Greene
County, Ala., August
5, 1863.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Alabama, 1895-1904; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1904-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John Crawford Anderson and Elizabeth (McAlpine) Anderson;
married, February
24, 1897, to Mary Bird Martin. |
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George William Andrews (1906-1971) —
also known as George W. Andrews —
of Union Springs, Bullock
County, Ala.
Born in Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala., December
12, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1944-71 (3rd District 1944-63,
at-large 1963-65, 3rd District 1965-71); died in office 1971.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
25, 1971 (age 65 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Ala.
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Julian Leigh Andrews (1871-1945) —
also known as J. L. Andrews —
of Sheffield, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., August
9, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1920
(alternate), 1924.
Southern
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Died December
23, 1945 (age 74 years, 136
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Sheffield, Ala.
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Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) —
also known as Herschel W. Arant —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Church Hill, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., July 18,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Order of
the Coif; Rotary.
Died, from a kidney
ailment, in a hospital
at Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, January
14, 1941 (age 53 years, 180
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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James Renerdy Armstrong (b. 1876) —
also known as James R. Armstrong —
of Boswell, Choctaw
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Stevenson, Jackson
County, Ala., January
26, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
Judge, Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals, 1916; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Armstrong and Mary (Roberts) Armstrong; married 1901 to Bertha
F. Scott. |
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William Elrie Atkinson (1852-1935) —
also known as William E. Atkinson —
of Rosston, Nevada
County, Ark.; Prescott, Nevada
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; Clarksville, Johnson
County, Ark.
Born in Columbia, Houston
County, Ala., July 24,
1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; Arkansas
state attorney general, 1889-93.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark., November
8, 1935 (age 83 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Ark.
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Richard Wilson Austin (1857-1919) —
also known as Richard W. Austin —
of Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., August
26, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Alabama, 1892;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1900
(alternate), 1916;
U.S. Consul in Glasgow, 1906-07; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1909-19.
Died, of peritonitis,
in Washington,
D.C., April
20, 1919 (age 61 years, 237
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Charles Brantley Aycock (1859-1912) —
also known as Charles B. Aycock —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Nahunta Township, Wayne
County, N.C., November
1, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; candidate for Presidential Elector for North
Carolina; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1893-98; Governor of
North Carolina, 1901-05.
Fell dead, while giving a
speech in a theater
at Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., April 4,
1912 (age 52 years, 155
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.; statue at Union
Square, Raleigh, N.C.
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Spencer Thomas Bachus III (b. 1947) —
also known as Spencer T. Bachus —
of Vestavia Hills, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
28, 1947.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 1983-84; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1984-87; candidate for secretary
of state of Alabama, 1990; Alabama
Republican state chair, 1991-92; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1993-2015; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 2008.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau.
Still living as of 2015.
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Arthur Pendleton Bagby (1794-1858) —
also known as Arthur P. Bagby —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Louisa
County, Va., 1794.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1821-22, 1824, 1834-36; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1822, 1836; member of
Alabama
state senate, 1825; Governor of
Alabama, 1837-41; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1841-48; resigned 1848; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1848-49.
Slaveowner.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., September
21, 1858 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Albert C. Baker (1845-1921) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Girard (now part of Phenix City), Russell
County, Ala., February
15, 1845.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arizona Territory, 1892;
chief
justice of Arizona territorial supreme court, 1893-97; delegate
to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1919-21; died in office 1921;
justice
of Arizona state supreme court, 1919-21; died in office 1921.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
31, 1921 (age 76 years, 197
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin H. Baker and Eliza Baker; married, February
2, 1881, to Mary Alexander. |
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Moseley Baker (1802-1848) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; San Felipe, Austin
County, Tex.; Galveston
County, Tex.; Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., September
20, 1802.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1829; served in the Texas Army
during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1836, 1838-39; defeated, 1841;
candidate for Texas
Republic Senate, 1842.
Died, of yellow
fever, in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., November
4, 1848 (age 46 years, 45
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Houston, Tex.; reinterment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Alexander White Baldwin (1835-1869) —
of Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in Gainesville, Sumter
County, Ala., 1835.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Nevada, 1865-69; died in office 1869.
Died in Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif., November
14, 1869 (age about 34
years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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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 Hollis Bankhead II (1872-1946) —
also known as John H. Bankhead II —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born near Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar
County, Ala., July 8,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1931-46; died in office 1946; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in the U.S.
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 12,
1946 (age 73 years, 339
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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Walter Will Bankhead (1897-1988) —
also known as Walter W. Bankhead —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Jasper, Walker
County, Ala., July 21,
1897.
Democrat. Lawyer; board chairman, Bankhead Mining Co.
and Bankhead Development
Co.; president, Mammoth Packing Co.
and Bankhead Broadcasting
Co.; vice-chairman, First National Bank of
Jasper; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1940;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1941.
Died in Jasper, Walker
County, Ala., November
24, 1988 (age 91 years, 126
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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William Brockman Bankhead (1874-1940) —
also known as William B. Bankhead —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar
County, Ala., April
12, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1900-02; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1917-40 (10th District 1917-33, 7th
District 1933-40); died in office 1940; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1936-40; died in office 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Woodmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1940 (age 66 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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James Edwin Belser (1805-1859) —
also known as James E. Belser —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., December
22, 1805.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1828, 1853, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1843-45.
Slaveowner.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., January
16, 1859 (age 53 years, 25
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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James Henderson Berry (1841-1913) —
also known as James H. Berry —
of Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark.
Born in Jackson
County, Ala., May 15,
1841.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
wounded at the battle of Corinth, Miss., October 4, 1862, and lost a
leg; lawyer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1866, 1872-74; Speaker of
the Arkansas State House of Representatives, 1874; circuit judge
in Arkansas, 1879-83; Governor of
Arkansas, 1883-85; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1885-1907; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1900,
1904.
Died in Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark., January
30, 1913 (age 71 years, 260
days).
Interment at Knights
of Pythias Cemetery, Bentonville, Ark.
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Raymond Lee Beuhring (1891-1970) —
also known as R. Lee Beuhring;
"Cannonball" —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., August
1, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1929-30;
defeated, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., December
30, 1970 (age 79 years, 151
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Don Bevill —
of Alabama.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Tom Bevill (1921-2005) —
also known as "The King of Pork" —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Townley, Walker
County, Ala., March
27, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1959-66; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1967-97 (7th District 1967-73, 4th
District 1973-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1996.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, of heart
failure, in Jasper, Walker
County, Ala., March
28, 2005 (age 84 years, 1
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, 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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James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) —
also known as James G. Birney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay
County), Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., February
4, 1792.
Lawyer; studied law in the office of Alexander
J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of
Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President
of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1843, 1845.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Anti-Slavery Society.
While traveling in 1845, the horse he
was riding bucked; he fell and
was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and
paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294
days).
Interment at Williamsburgh
Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
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Hugo Lafayette Black (1886-1971) —
also known as Hugo L. Black —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Harlan, Clay
County, Ala., February
27, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; police court judge in Alabama, 1910-11; Jefferson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1927-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1936;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1937-71; took senior status 1971.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Ku Klux Klan.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
25, 1971 (age 85 years, 210
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William La Fayette Black and Martha Ardella (Toland) Black;
married, February
23, 1921, to Josephine Patterson Foster; married, September
11, 1957, to Elizabeth Seay DeMeritte. |
| | | The Hugo L. Black U.S.
Courthouse, in Birmingham,
Alabama, is named for
him. |
| | | Epitaph: "Here lies a good
man." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Arlington National
Cemetery unofficial website |
| | | Books about Hugo L. Black: Roger K.
Newman, Hugo
Black : A Biography — Howard Ball, Hugo
L. Black : Cold Steel Warrior — James F Simon, The
antagonists: Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter and civil liberties in
modern America — Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of
Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's
Constitutional Revolution |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Sharon Lovelace Blackburn (b. 1950) —
of Alabama.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., May 7,
1950.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1991-.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
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Frederick Leonard Blackmon (1873-1921) —
also known as Fred L. Blackmon —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lime Branch, Polk
County, Ga., September
15, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 1900-10; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1911-21; died in office
1921.
Died in Bartow, Polk
County, Fla., February
8, 1921 (age 47 years, 146
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Anniston, Ala.
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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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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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Virgil Bouldin (b. 1866) —
of Scottsboro, Jackson
County, Ala.
Born in Princeton, Jackson
County, Ala., October
20, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Jackson County Democratic Party, 1890-92; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1896; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1907-10, 1915-16; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1923-44.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bouldin and Mary (Collins) Bouldin; married, June 12,
1895, to Irene Jacoway. |
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Karon O. Bowdre (b. 1955) —
of Alabama.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., 1955.
Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 2001-.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
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Sydney Johnston Bowie (1865-1928) —
also known as Sydney J. Bowie —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.; Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., July 26,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1894-1900; chair of
Talladega County Democratic Party, 1896-99; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1901-07; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1920
(delegation chair); automobile
dealer; director, First National Bank of
Talladega; American Trust and Savings Bank;
Industrial Savings Bank.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 7,
1928 (age 62 years, 286
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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William Bismarck Bowling (1870-1946) —
also known as William B. Bowling —
of Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala.
Born near Iron City, Calhoun
County, Ala., September
24, 1870.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1920-28; resigned 1928;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1928-41.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala., December
27, 1946 (age 76 years, 94
days).
Interment at Lafayette
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ala.
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Aubrey Boyles (b. 1878) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Monroe
County, Ala., October
9, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1922-26; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1926; promoted
construction of natural
gas pipelines.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson Boyles and Minnie (Ferrell) Boyles; married, November
5, 1907, to Mary Washington Moody. |
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Taul Bradford (1835-1883) —
of Alabama.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., January
20, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1871-72; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1875-77.
Slaveowner.
Died October
28, 1883 (age 48 years, 281
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Ala.
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Henry Amzi Bradshaw (b. 1883) —
also known as H. A. Bradshaw —
of Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala.
Born in Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., January
10, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert S. Bradshaw and Sarah (Caldwell) Bradshaw; married, April
25, 1922, to Lucile Landis. |
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William Woodward Brandon (1868-1934) —
also known as William W. Brandon —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., June 5,
1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1894-98; Alabama
state auditor, 1897-1911; major in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; probate judge in Alabama, 1911-23; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1924;
Governor
of Alabama, 1923-27.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose;
Kiwanis.
Died December
7, 1934 (age 66 years, 185
days).
Interment at Tuscaloosa
Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Albert Preston Brewer (b. 1928) —
also known as Albert P. Brewer —
of Morgan
County, Ala.
Born in Bethel Springs, McNairy
County, Tenn., October
26, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1955-67; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1963-67; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1967-68; Governor of
Alabama, 1968-71; defeated, 1970, 1978; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 2014.
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Willis Brewer (1844-1912) —
of Hayneville, Lowndes
County, Ala.
Born near Livingston, Sumter
County, Ala., March
15, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; journalist;
lawyer; planter; Lowndes
County Treasurer, 1871; Alabama
state auditor, 1876-80; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1880-82, 1890-94; member of Alabama
state senate, 1882-90, 1894-97; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Alabama; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1897-1901.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., October
30, 1912 (age 68 years, 229
days).
Entombed at Cedars
Plantation, Montgomery, Ala.
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Robert Coman Brickell (1824-1900) —
also known as Robert C. Brickell —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala., April 4,
1824.
Lawyer; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1873-84; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1894-98; appointed 1894.
Died in 1900
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bobby Neal Bright, Sr. (b. 1952) —
also known as Bobby N. Bright —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Midland City, Dale
County, Ala., July 21,
1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Montgomery, Ala., 1999-2008; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 2009-11.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2011.
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Morris Jackson Brooks (b. 1954) —
also known as Mo Brooks —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April
29, 1954.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 2011-; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 2017.
Still living as of 2018.
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William Eugene Brooks (1874-1958) —
also known as William E. Brooks —
of Globe, Gila
County, Ariz.
Born in Alabama, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1912-16; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1915-16.
Died in 1958
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Scott Brower (b. 1888) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Kewanee, Lauderdale
County, Miss., November
17, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1932.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Walter
Scott |
| | | Relatives: Son of Joshua Randolph
Brower and Elizabeth Judieth (Ingram) Brower; married 1920 to
Elizabeth Jordan. |
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Armstead Brown (1875-1951) —
also known as Thomas Armstead Brown —
of Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Talbotton, Talbot
County, Ga., June 6,
1875.
Lawyer; Chambers
County Solicitor, 1898-1902; municipal judge in Alabama, 1911-15;
general solicitor, Florida East Coast Railway,
and Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1925-46; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1925-26.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Died October
29, 1951 (age 76 years, 145
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Joel Bascom Brown (b. 1872) —
of Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.
Born near Somerville, Morgan
County, Ala., May 18,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1908;
Judge,
Alabama Court of Appeals, 1915-19; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1919-21, 1927-.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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John Bruce (1832-1901) —
of Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa; Prairie Bluff, Wilcox
County, Ala.
Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland,
February
16, 1832.
Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1872-74; U.S.
District Judge for Alabama, 1875-1901; died in office 1901.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Walters Park, Berks
County, Pa., October
1, 1901 (age 69 years, 227
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.
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William Benson Bryant (1911-2005) —
also known as William B. Bryant —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala., September
18, 1911.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1965-82; took senior
status 1982.
African
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
14, 2005 (age 94 years, 57
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Borden H. Burr —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Busteed (1822-1898) —
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
February
16, 1822.
Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1863-74;
resigned 1874; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1863-74;
resigned 1874; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1863-74;
resigned 1874.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
14, 1898 (age 76 years, 210
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles Randolph Butler Jr. (b. 1940) —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1940.
Lawyer; Mobile
County District Attorney, 1971-75; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1988-2005;
took senior status 2005.
Still living as of 2005.
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H. Dean Buttram Jr. (b. 1950) —
Born in Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala., 1950.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1998-2002;
resigned 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Adam Monroe Byrd (1859-1912) —
also known as Adam M. Byrd —
of Philadelphia, Neshoba
County, Miss.
Born in Sumter
County, Ala., July 6,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1889; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1896; chancery judge in
Mississippi, 1897-1903; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1903-11.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., June 21,
1912 (age 52 years, 351
days).
Interment at Cedarlawn
Cemetery, Philadelphia, Miss.
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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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Bradley Roberts Byrne (b. 1955) —
also known as Bradley Byrne —
of Fairhope, Baldwin
County, Ala.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., February
16, 1955.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 2002-07; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 2010; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 2013-.
Still living as of 2018.
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Francis Gordon Caffey (1868-1951) —
also known as Francis G. Caffey —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Verbena, Chilton
County, Ala.
Born in Gordonsville, Lowndes
County, Ala., October
28, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1917-21;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1928;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1929-47;
took senior status 1947; senior judge, 1947-51.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Verbena, Chilton
County, Ala., September
20, 1951 (age 82 years, 327
days).
Interment at Verbena
Cemetery, Verbena, Ala.
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John Lafayette Camp (1828-1891) —
of Gilmer, Upshur
County, Tex.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ala., February
20, 1828.
Democrat. Planter;
lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1872;
member of Texas
state senate, 1875-78; district judge in Texas, 1878-84.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., July 16,
1891 (age 63 years, 146
days).
Interment at Dignowitty
Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex.
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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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Archibald Hill Carmichael (1864-1947) —
also known as Archibald H. Carmichael —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born near Sylvan Grove, Dale
County, Ala., June 17,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1906, 1915; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1916,
1928,
1932;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1933-37; director,
First National Bank of
Tuscumbia.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died in Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala., July 15,
1947 (age 83 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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W. C. Carpenter (born c.1871) —
of Bay City, Matagorda
County, Tex.
Born in Alabama, about 1871.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives 21st District, 1921-23, 1929.
Burial location unknown.
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Sidney Johnston Catts (1863-1936) —
also known as Sidney J. Catts —
of Florida.
Born in Pleasant Hill, Dallas
County, Ala., July 31,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; pastor; insurance
agent; Governor of
Florida, 1917-21; defeated in primary, 1924, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World.
Lost
his right eye in a childhood accident.
Died in DeFuniak Springs, Walton
County, Fla., March 9,
1936 (age 72 years, 222
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
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Reuben Chapman (1799-1882) —
of Somerville, Morgan
County, Ala.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Bowling Green, Caroline
County, Va., July 15,
1799.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 1832-35; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1835-47 (1st District 1835-41,
at-large 1841-43, 6th District 1843-47); Governor of
Alabama, 1847-49; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1855; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1860,
1868;
Confederate
States Envoy to France, 1862-65.
Slaveowner.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., May 16,
1882 (age 82 years, 305
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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Arthur Bounds Chilton (1890-1934) —
also known as Arthur B. Chilton;
"A.B.C." —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born July 14,
1890.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1931-34.
Died, from polycystic
kidney disease, in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., April
21, 1934 (age 43 years, 281
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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James Holt Clanton (1827-1871) —
also known as James H. Clanton —
of Alabama.
Born in Columbia
County, Ga., January
8, 1827.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1850; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Alabama; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1868.
In a hostile encounter with attorney David Nelson, son of T. A.
R. Nelson, on Gay Street in front of the Lamar House Hotel and
the St. Nicholas Saloon,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., Nelson, who was intoxicated, shot and
killed
him, September
27, 1871 (age 44 years, 262
days). Nelson was charged with murder, but a jury found not
guilty.
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Frank Clark (1860-1936) —
of Polk
County, Fla.; Duval
County, Fla.; Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala., March
28, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1899; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1894-97; U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1905-25; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1920,
1924
(alternate).
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
14, 1936 (age 76 years, 17
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Bartow, Fla.
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Richard Henry Clarke (1843-1906) —
also known as Richard H. Clarke —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Dayton, Marengo
County, Ala., February
9, 1843.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1889-97 (1st District 1889-95, 4th
District 1895-97); member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1900.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., September
26, 1906 (age 63 years, 229
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Clement Comer Clay (1789-1866) —
also known as Clement C. Clay —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Halifax
County, Va., December
17, 1789.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; member
Alabama territorial council, 1817-18; state court judge in
Alabama, 1819-23; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1827-28; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1829-35; Governor of
Alabama, 1835-37; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1837-41; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1843.
Fought a duel
in 1823 with Dr. Waddy Tate.
Slaveowner.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., September
7, 1866 (age 76 years, 264
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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Henry De Lamar Clayton (1857-1929) —
also known as Henry D. Clayton —
of Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala.
Born near Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala., February
10, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Alabama; member of Democratic
National Committee from Alabama, 1888; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1890-91; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1893-96; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1897-1914; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908,
1912
(speaker);
U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1914.
Author of the Clayton Antitrust Act.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
21, 1929 (age 72 years, 314
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Eufaula, Ala.
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U. W. Clemon (b. 1943) —
of Alabama.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Ala., 1943.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 1975-80; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1980-.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2001.
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David Clopton (1820-1892) —
of Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.
Born near Milledgeville, Putnam
County, Ga., September
29, 1820.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1859-61; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 7th District, 1862-65;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1878; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1884-92; died in office
1892.
Slaveowner.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., February
5, 1892 (age 71 years, 129
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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James Edward Cobb (1835-1903) —
also known as James E. Cobb —
of Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.
Born in Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga., October
5, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; circuit judge in Alabama, 1874-76; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1887-97; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Died in East Las Vegas (now part of Las Vegas), San Miguel
County, N.M., June 2,
1903 (age 67 years, 240
days).
Interment at Tuskegee
Cemetery, Tuskegee, Ala.
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Robert Spratt Cockrell (1866-1957) —
also known as Robert S. Cockrell —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Livingston, Sumter
County, Ala., January
22, 1866.
Lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1902-17.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., June 23,
1957 (age 91 years, 152
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Thomas Wilkes Coleman (b. 1834) —
also known as Thomas W. Coleman —
of Eutaw, Greene
County, Ala.
Born in Eutaw, Greene
County, Ala., March
31, 1834.
Lawyer; planter; banker;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865, 1901; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1890-98; appointed 1890.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James C. Coleman and Martha (Anderson) Coleman. |
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Henry Watkins Collier (1801-1855) —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Lunenburg
County, Va., January
17, 1801.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1826; circuit judge in Alabama,
1828-36; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1836-37; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1837-49; Governor of
Alabama, 1849-53.
Methodist.
Died, of "cholera morbus" (gastroenteritis),
in Bailey Springs, Lauderdale
County, Ala., August
28, 1855 (age 54 years, 223
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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James La Fayette Cottrell (1808-1885) —
also known as James L. F. Cottrell —
of Hayneville, Lowndes
County, Ala.
Born near King William, King
William County, Va., August
25, 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1834, 1836-37; member of Alabama
state senate, 1838-41; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1846-47; member of Florida
state senate, 1865-85.
Slaveowner.
Died in Cedar Key, Levy
County, Fla., September
7, 1885 (age 77 years, 13
days).
Interment at Old
Town Cemetery, Old Town, Fla.
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Macgrane Coxe (1859-1923) —
of Southfields, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., May 29,
1859.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1896-97; Honduras, 1896-97.
Died in 1923
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert E. Cramer Jr. (b. 1947) —
also known as Bud Cramer —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., August
22, 1947.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; Madison
County District Attorney, 1981-90; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1991-2009; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Allen Culberson (1855-1925) —
also known as Charles A. Culberson —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dadeville, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., June 10,
1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; Texas
state attorney general, 1890-94; Governor of
Texas, 1895-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1896,
1904,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1899-1923.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., March
19, 1925 (age 69 years, 282
days).
Interment at East
Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex.
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Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1825-1903) —
also known as Jabez L. M. Curry —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Double Branches, Lincoln
County, Ga., June 5,
1825.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member
of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1853-57; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1857-61; Delegate
from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 4th District, 1862-64;
defeated, 1863; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
president,
Howard College, Alabama, 1866-68; college
professor; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1885-88.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
12, 1903 (age 77 years, 252
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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John Alfred Cuthbert (1788-1881) —
also known as John A. Cuthbert —
of Eatonton, Putnam
County, Ga.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., June 3,
1788.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1811-13, 1817; member of Georgia
state senate, 1814-15; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1819-21; newspaper
editor and publisher.
Slaveowner.
Died in Mon Louis Island, Mobile
County, Ala., September
22, 1881 (age 93 years, 111
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Mobile County, Ala.
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