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Lilius Bratton Rainey (1876-1959) —
also known as Lilius B. Rainey —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.
Born in Dadeville, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., July 27,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1919-23.
Died in Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala., September
27, 1959 (age 83 years, 62
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Fort Payne, Ala.
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Albert McKinley Rains (1902-1991) —
also known as Albert Rains —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.
Born in Grove Oak, DeKalb
County, Ala., March
11, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1941-44; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1945-65 (5th District 1945-63,
at-large 1963-65); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala., March
22, 1991 (age 89 years, 11
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hobdy G. Rains (1912-1988) —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.
Born in DeKalb
County, Ala., March
29, 1912.
Democrat. Parole
officer; lawyer; bank
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1952,
1968;
secretary
of Alabama Democratic Party, 1967.
Baptist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Alabama, April
18, 1988 (age 76 years, 20
days).
Interment at Forrest
Cemetery, Gadsden, Ala.
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Henry Grady Reynolds (b. 1889) —
also known as Grady Reynolds —
of Clanton, Chilton
County, Ala.
Born in Montevallo, Shelby
County, Ala., January
11, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; Chilton
County Treasurer, 1918-21; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1924-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen
of the World; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Henry Reynolds and Dora (Marshall) Reynolds; married, September
10, 1914, to Estella Morgan. |
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Richard Taylor Rives (1895-1982) —
also known as Richard T. Rives —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., January
15, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1940;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1951-66; took
senior status 1966.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., October
27, 1982 (age 87 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gaston Ahi Robbins (1858-1902) —
also known as Gaston A. Robbins —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C., September
26, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1893-96, 1899-1900.
During the fire that
destroyed the Park Avenue Hotel,
already burned, he jumped from a sixth story window, and fell to
his death, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
22, 1902 (age 43 years, 149
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Statesville, N.C.
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William McKendree Robbins (1828-1905) —
of Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala.; Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Trinity, Randolph
County, N.C., October
26, 1828.
Democrat. Lawyer; major in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1868, 1872; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1873-79.
Died in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., May 5,
1905 (age 76 years, 191
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Statesville, N.C.
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Kenneth Allison Roberts (1912-1989) —
also known as Kenneth A. Roberts —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Piedmont, Calhoun
County, Ala., November
1, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate; elected 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1951-65 (4th District 1951-63,
at-large 1963-65); defeated, 1964; shot and
wounded in an attack on the U.S. House by Puerto Rican
nationalists, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 9,
1989 (age 76 years, 189
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Martha Roby (b. 1976) —
also known as Martha Dubina —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., July 26,
1976.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 2011-.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2018.
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Michael Dennis Rogers (b. 1958) —
also known as Mike Rogers —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., July 16,
1958.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1994-2002; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 2003-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2018.
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Charles Grandison Rose III (1939-2012) —
also known as Charlie Rose —
of Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
10, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1973-97;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996.
Presbyterian.
Died in Albertville, Marshall
County, Ala., September
3, 2012 (age 73 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas William Sadler (1831-1896) —
of Prattville, Autauga
County, Ala.
Born near Russellville, Franklin
County, Ala., April
17, 1831.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1885-87.
Died in Prattville, Autauga
County, Ala., October
29, 1896 (age 65 years, 195
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Prattville, Ala.
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Benjamin Franklin Saffold (1826-1889) —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Pleasant Hill, Dallas
County, Ala., April
20, 1826.
Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1865; mayor of
Selma, Ala., 1867; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1868; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1868, 1874; member of
Alabama
state senate, 1875-77.
Died in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., April 9,
1889 (age 62 years, 354
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ray Phillips Saffold (1873-1918) —
also known as Ray P. Saffold —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., June 17,
1873.
Lawyer; Consul
for Liberia in San
Francisco, Calif., 1902-13; Consul
for Monaco in San
Francisco, Calif., 1903-18; served in the U.S. Army during World
War I.
Died, from gunshot
wound received in action during the Aisne-Marne
Offensive, in Paris, France,
July
27, 1918 (age 45 years, 40
days).
Interment at Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial, Suresnes, France.
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Thomas Drake Samford (1868-1947) —
also known as Thomas D. Samford —
of Opelika, Lee
County, Ala.
Born in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., November
2, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1896-98; president, Bank of
Opelika, 1911-12; director, Lowe & Samford Grocery Co.;
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1913-24, 1934-42.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
26, 1947 (age 78 years, 116
days).
Interment at Rosemere
Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
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William Hodges Samford (1866-1940) —
of Troy, Pike
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., August
7, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1900-05; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Alabama; Judge,
Alabama Court of Appeals, 1917-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died February
2, 1940 (age 73 years, 179
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, Ala.
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William James Samford (1844-1901) —
of Alabama.
Born in Meriwether
County, Ga., September
16, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1879-81; member of Alabama
state senate, 1892-95; Governor of
Alabama, 1900-01; died in office 1901.
Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., June 11,
1901 (age 56 years, 268
days).
Interment at Rosemere
Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
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Lewis Ernest Sawyer (1867-1923) —
also known as Lewis E. Sawyer —
of Friars Point, Coahoma
County, Miss.; Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.
Born in Shelby
County, Ala., June 24,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor, Friars Point, Miss., 1896-98; served
in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1913-15; Speaker of
the Arkansas State House of Representatives, 1915; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1923; died in office
1923.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., May 5,
1923 (age 55 years, 315
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Hot Springs, Ark.
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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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Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (b. 1946) —
also known as Jeff Sessions —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Hybart, Monroe
County, Ala., December
24, 1946.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1981-93; Alabama
state attorney general, 1995-97; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1997-2017; resigned 2017; U.S.
Attorney General, 2017-.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2020.
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Terrycina Andrea Sewell (b. 1965) —
also known as Terri A. Sewell —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., January
1, 1965.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Rules Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 2008 ; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 2011-.
Female.
Baptist
or African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2018.
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David Davie Shelby (1847-1914) —
also known as David D. Shelby —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Madison
County, Ala., October
24, 1847.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 1882-84; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Alabama, 1896;
Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 5th Circuit, 1899-1911; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1899-1914; died in
office 1914.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., August
22, 1914 (age 66 years, 302
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Craig Shelby (b. 1934) —
also known as Richard C. Shelby —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 6,
1934.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 1971-78; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1979-87; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1987-.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 2019.
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Samuel Azariah Shelton (1858-1948) —
also known as Samuel A. Shelton —
of Marshfield, Webster
County, Mo.
Born in Waterloo, Lauderdale
County, Ala., September
3, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1918.
Died in Marshfield, Webster
County, Mo., September
13, 1948 (age 90 years, 10
days).
Interment at Marshfield
Cemetery, Marshfield, Mo.
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John Levi Sheppard (1852-1902) —
also known as John L. Sheppard —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born in Bluffton, Cherokee
County, Ala., April
13, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1888-96; U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1899-1902; died in office
1902.
Died in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., October
11, 1902 (age 50 years, 181
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.
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Arthur D. Shores (1904-1996) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born September
25, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1968,
1972
(alternate).
Died December
16, 1996 (age 92 years, 82
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Eli Sims Shorter (1823-1879) —
also known as Eli S. Shorter —
of Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala.
Born in Monticello, Jasper
County, Ga., March
15, 1823.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1855-59; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1872,
1876.
Slaveowner.
Died in Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala., April
29, 1879 (age 56 years, 45
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Eufaula, Ala.
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Donald Eugene Siegelman (b. 1946) —
also known as Don Siegelman —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., February
24, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Alabama, 1979-87; Alabama
state attorney general, 1987-91; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1996,
2000;
Governor
of Alabama, 1999-2003.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2020.
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Joseph Humphrey Sloss (1826-1911) —
of Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill.; Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Somerville, Morgan
County, Ala., October
12, 1826.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1858-59; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Tuscumbia, Alabama;
member of Alabama state legislature, 1860; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1871-75.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
27, 1911 (age 84 years, 107
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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Ormond Somerville (b. 1868) —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., November
26, 1868.
Lawyer; Tuscaloosa
County Solicitor, 1891-92; law
professor; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1911.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henderson Middleton Somerville and Cornelia Banks (Harris)
Somerville; married, September
14, 1892, to Kate Walter; married, December
22, 1898, to Bessie Randolph Edgar. |
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John Jackson Sparkman (1899-1985) —
also known as John J. Sparkman —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born near Hartselle, Morgan
County, Ala., December
20, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1937-46; resigned 1946;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1946-79; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Junior
Order; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., November
16, 1985 (age 85 years, 331
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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Guy Sparks (c.1928-1983) —
also known as "Anniston's Conscience" —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Holt, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., about 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama Commissioner of Revenue, 1961-63;
candidate for Alabama
state attorney general, 1966; attorney for Alabama Labor Council,
AFL-CIO.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in 1983
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Anniston, Ala.
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Relatives:
Brother-in-law of James
M. Fullan Jr.. |
| | | Campaign slogan (1966): "I run not for
gain, not for power — but for service." |
| | | Campaign slogan (1966): "The people's
candidate." |
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Jesse Francis Stallings (1856-1928) —
also known as Jesse F. Stallings —
of Greenville, Butler
County, Ala.
Born near Manningham, Butler
County, Ala., April 4,
1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1893-1901; president,
Lincoln Reserve Life
Insurance Co., 1912-28.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., March
18, 1928 (age 71 years, 349
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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James Adams Stallworth (1822-1861) —
also known as James A. Stallworth —
of Evergreen, Conecuh
County, Ala.
Born in Evergreen, Conecuh
County, Ala., April 7,
1822.
Democrat. Planter;
lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1845-48; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1857-61; defeated, 1856.
Slaveowner.
Died near Evergreen, Conecuh
County, Ala., August
31, 1861 (age 39 years, 146
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Evergreen, Ala.
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Henry Bascom Steagall (1873-1943) —
also known as Henry B. Steagall —
of Ozark, Dale
County, Ala.
Born in Clopton, Dale
County, Ala., May 19,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; Dale
County Solicitor, 1902-08; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1906-07; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1906-10; prosecuting
attorney 3rd District, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1908
(alternate), 1912
(alternate; member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1940;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1915-43; died in office
1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Sigma
Nu.
Died, of a heart
ailment, November
22, 1943 (age 70 years, 187
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Ozark, Ala.
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Lewis Maxwell Stone (1819-1890) —
of Carrollton, Pickens
County, Ala.
Born in Baldwin
County, Ga., December
11, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1849-52, 1868-69, 1888-89; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1868-69; member of Alabama
state senate, 1859-63; delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1872;
delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875.
Baptist.
Died in Carrollton, Pickens
County, Ala., June 26,
1890 (age 70 years, 197
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Luther Johnson Strange III (b. 1953) —
also known as Luther Strange —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., March 1,
1953.
Republican. Lawyer; Alabama
state attorney general, 2011-17; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 2017-18; appointed 2017; defeated, 2017.
Still living as of 2018.
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Asa Evans Stratton Jr. (1844-1921) —
also known as Asa E. Stratton —
of Brazoria
County, Tex.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Panola
County, Miss., January
13, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Brazoria
County Judge; Brazoria
County Attorney; member of Texas
state senate 10th District, 1880-84; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1884-85; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Alabama; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., April
26, 1921 (age 77 years, 103
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Marion Ortez Strickland (b. 1921) —
also known as M. Ortez Strickland —
of Vidalia, Toombs
County, Ga.
Born in Webb, Houston
County, Ala., July 19,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Toombs County, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Theta
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fannie Bell (Buie) Strickland and Norman Hamp Strickland; married,
March
2, 1952, to Betty Bulloch. |
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Charles Tait (1768-1835) —
of Elbert
County, Ga.; Wilcox
County, Ala.
Born near Hanover, Hanover
County, Va., February
1, 1768.
Democrat. College
professor; lawyer; superior court judge in Georgia,
1803-09; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1809-19; U.S.
District Judge for Alabama, 1820-26; resigned 1826.
Slaveowner.
Died near Claiborne, Monroe
County, Ala., October
7, 1835 (age 67 years, 248
days).
Interment at Dry
Forks Cemetery, Camden, Ala.
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Hannis Taylor (1851-1922) —
of Alabama.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., September
21, 1851.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1893-97.
Author
of a biography of Cicero and numerous other books.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
26, 1922 (age 71 years, 96
days).
Originally entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Daniel H. Thomas (1906-2000) —
of Alabama.
Born in Prattville, Autauga
County, Ala., August
25, 1906.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1951-71.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., April
13, 2000 (age 93 years, 232
days).
Interment at Old
Spring Hill Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Fred Dalton Thompson (b. 1942) —
also known as Fred Thompson —
of Tennessee.
Born in Sheffield, Colbert
County, Ala., August
19, 1942.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1994-; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 2008.
Member, Screen
Actors Guild.
Became an actor
when he played himself in the 1985 film
Marie, and went on to appear in other films in 1985-94,
including No Way Out, The Hunt for Red October, Cape
Fear, and In the Line of Fire, as well as the television
series Law and Order.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Henry Haywood Tison (1822-1882) —
also known as W. H. H. Tison —
of Carrollville, Prentiss
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson
County, Ala., November
6, 1822.
Democrat. Farmer;
lawyer; postmaster;
dry goods
merchant; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1860,
1880;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Murdered,
in Baldwyn, Lee
County, Miss., December
4, 1882 (age 60 years, 28
days).
Interment at Baldwyn
Masonic Cemetery, Baldwyn, Miss.
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Clement Clay Torbert Jr. (b. 1929) —
also known as Bo Torbert —
of Opelika, Lee
County, Ala.
Born in Opelika, Lee
County, Ala., August
31, 1929.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; law
professor; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1958-62; member of Alabama
state senate, 1966-77; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1977-89.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2006.
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Relatives: Son
of Clement Clay Torbert, Sr. and Lynda (Meadows) Torbert; married to
Gene Hurt. |
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Charles John Torrey (1850-1917) —
Born in Claiborne, Monroe
County, Ala., April
25, 1850.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1890.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., July 13,
1917 (age 67 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Theophilus Toulmin (1838-1916) —
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., March 4,
1838.
Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1870-72; circuit judge in
Alabama, 1874-82; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1887-1916;
died in office 1916.
Died in Toulminville, Mobile
County, Ala., November
12, 1916 (age 78 years, 253
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Park Trammell (1876-1936) —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Macon
County, Ala., April 9,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1900-02; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of Florida
state senate 7th District, 1905-09; Florida
state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of
Florida, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1917-36; died in office 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died May 8,
1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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William Barret Travis (1809-1836) —
also known as William B. Travis —
of Claiborne, Monroe
County, Ala.; Anahuac, Chambers
County, Tex.
Born in Red Bank, Edgefield District (now Saluda
County), S.C., August
9, 1809.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Austin, 1835;
colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence.
Member, Freemasons.
Killed
while defending the Alamo, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 6,
1836 (age 26 years, 210
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Tex.
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Tilghman Mayfield Tucker (1802-1859) —
of Mississippi.
Born in North Carolina, February
5, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1831-36; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1838-42; Governor of
Mississippi, 1842-44; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1843-45.
Slaveowner.
Died near Bexar, Marion
County, Ala., April 3,
1859 (age 57 years, 57
days).
Interment at Lake
Providence Cemetery, Lake Providence, La.
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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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Robert Smith Vance (1931-1989) —
also known as Bob Vance —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Mountain Brook, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., May 10,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama
Democratic state chair, 1966-77; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1968,
1972
(alternate); Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1977-81; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1981-89; died in
office 1989.
Assassinated
by way of a mail bomb,
in Mountain Brook, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
16, 1989 (age 58 years, 220
days). Walter Leroy Moody, Jr., who sent the bomb, was convicted
of murder, sentenced to death, and executed in 2018.
Cremated;
ashes interred at St. Lukes Episcopal Columbarium, Mountain Brook, Ala.
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James Kimble Vardaman (1861-1930) —
also known as James K. Vardaman; "The Great White
Chief" —
of Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born near Edna, Jackson
County, Tex., July 26,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1890-96; Speaker of
the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1894; major in
the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1904,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916;
Governor
of Mississippi, 1904-08; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1913-19.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., June 25,
1930 (age 68 years, 334
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Memorial Park, Jackson, Miss.
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Percy Walker (1812-1880) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., December, 1812.
Physician;
lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1839, 1847, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1855-57; candidate for
Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 9th District, 1861.
Slaveowner.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., December
27, 1880 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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George Corley Wallace Jr. (1919-1998) —
also known as George C. Wallace —
of Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Clio, Barbour
County, Ala., August
25, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1948
(alternate), 1956;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1953-58; Governor of
Alabama, 1963-67, 1971-72, 1972-79, 1983-87; defeated in
Democratic primary, 1958; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1964,
1972,
1976;
American Independent candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; Woodmen;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Worked as a professional boxer
in the late 1930s. While campaigning in Maryland on May 15, 1972, was
shot
by Arthur Bremer; the injury paralyzed
both legs. Along with Ohio's James
A. Rhodes, he was the longest serving state governor in U.S.
history.
Died in Jackson Hospital,
Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
13, 1998 (age 79 years, 19
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of George C. Wallace and Mozell (Smith) Wallace; married, June 4,
1971, to Cornelia Ellis Snively (niece of James
Elisha Folsom; first cousin of James
Elisha Folsom Jr.); married 1981 to Lisa
Taylor; married, May 21,
1943, to Lurleen
Brigham Burns; father of George
C. Wallace Jr.. |
| | | Political family: Wallace-Folsom
family of Montgomery, Alabama. |
| | | Cross-reference: Seybourn
H. Lynne |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about George C. Wallace: Stephan
Lesher, George
Wallace : An American Populist — Dan T. Carter, The
Politics of Rage : George Wallace, the Origins of the New
Conservatism, and the Transformation of American
Politics — Lloyd Rohler, George
Wallace : Conservative Populist — Jeff Frederick, Stand
Up for Alabama: Governor George C. Wallace |
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William Ora Walton (b. 1892) —
of Waverly, Lee
County, Ala.; Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala.
Born in Waverly, Lee
County, Ala., December
6, 1892.
Democrat. Postmaster;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1923-27.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Ora Walton and Susie Emma (Trimble) Walton; married, July 18,
1925, to Lynda Ruth Tatum. |
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Thomas Hill Watts (1819-1892) —
also known as Thomas H. Watts —
of Alabama.
Born near Greenville, Butler
County, Ala., January
3, 1819.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1842-45, 1880-81; member of Alabama
state senate, 1847-53; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1855; delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; Confederate
Attorney General, 1862-63; Governor of
Alabama, 1863-65; arrested
by Union
forces in Union Springs, Alabama, in May 1865; imprisoned
for a few weeks.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
16, 1892 (age 73 years, 257
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Macon Lenny Weaver (1919-1995) —
also known as Macon L. Weaver —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., January
6, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-69.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lions; Sertoma.
Died February
9, 1995 (age 76 years, 34
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James W. Weaver and Pearl (Brown) Weaver; married, September
13, 1942, to Flora Virginia Waddell. |
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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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Philip Bailey Whitaker (b. 1891) —
also known as Phil B. Whitaker —
of Riverview (now part of Chattanooga), Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Civitan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matt N. Whitaker and Florence (Griffin) Whitaker; married to Hilda
Perry. |
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Alexander White (1816-1893) —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.; Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., October
16, 1816.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1851-53, 1873-75 (7th District
1851-53, at-large 1873-75); delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1872; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1872;
justice
of Utah territorial supreme court, 1875.
Slaveowner.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., December
13, 1893 (age 77 years, 58
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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Francis Shelley White (1847-1922) —
also known as Frank S. White —
of West Point, Clay
County, Miss.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Prairie Point, Noxubee
County, Miss., March
13, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1875, 1882-83; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1900,
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1914-15.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., August
1, 1922 (age 75 years, 141
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Almur Stiles Whiting (1889-1959) —
also known as Almur S. Whiting —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., March 2,
1889.
Republican. Shipyard
paymaster; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Alabama, 1944,
1952
(alternate).
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., February
5, 1959 (age 69 years, 340
days).
Interment at Pine
Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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John Crepps Wickliffe (1830-1913) —
also known as John C. Wickliffe —
of Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky.
Born in Nelson
County, Ky., July 11,
1830.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1857; colonel in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1874; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1885-89.
Died in Attalla, Etowah
County, Ala., January
3, 1913 (age 82 years, 176
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Ariosto Appling Wiley (1848-1908) —
also known as Ariosto A. Wiley —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala., November
6, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1880;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1884-85, 1888-89, 1896-97; member
of Alabama
state senate, 1890-93, 1898-99; colonel in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1901-08; died in office
1908.
Died in Hot Springs, Bath
County, Va., June 17,
1908 (age 59 years, 224
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Gesner Williams (born c.1867) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Alabama, about 1867.
Lawyer; candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1919.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Los Angeles Times, May 4, 1919 |
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Marmaduke Williams (1774-1850) —
of North Carolina; Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Caswell
County, N.C., April 6,
1774.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1802; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1803-09 (9th District
1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 9th District 1807-09); delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; candidate for
Governor
of Alabama, 1819; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1821-39; Tuscaloosa
County Judge, 1832-42.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., October
29, 1850 (age 76 years, 206
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) —
also known as Robert L. Williams —
of Durant, Bryan
County, Okla.
Born near Brundidge, Pike
County, Ala., December
20, 1868.
Democrat. Methodist
minister; lawyer; member of Democratic National Committee
from Indian Territory, 1904-07; delegate
to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker);
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1915-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-37; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1937-39.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Wilson N. Jones Hospital,
Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., April
10, 1948 (age 79 years, 112
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Durant, Okla.
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William Burnham Woods (1824-1887) —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, August
3, 1824.
Lawyer; mayor of
Newark, Ohio, 1856-58; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1858-62; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1869-80; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1880-87; died in office 1887.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 14,
1887 (age 62 years, 284
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
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Joseph Addison Woodward (1806-1885) —
also known as Joseph A. Woodward —
of South Carolina.
Born in Winnsboro, Fairfield District (now Fairfield
County), S.C., April
11, 1806.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1834-35, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1843-53.
Slaveowner.
Died in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., August
3, 1885 (age 79 years, 114
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Ala.
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Inzer B. Wyatt (1907-1990) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., March
29, 1907.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1962-77.
Died, of pneumonia
and heart
failure, in New York
Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
17, 1990 (age 82 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Hope Johnston. |
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William E. W. Yerby (b. 1864) —
of Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., October
10, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; mayor of Greensboro, Ala., 1902-03; delegate
to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hale County,
1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Miles Hassell Yerby and Susan Callie (Gibson) Yerby; married, December
20, 1888, to Mabel Taylor. |
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