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John William Abercrombie (1866-1940) —
also known as John W. Abercrombie —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.; Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born near Kellys Creek, St. Clair
County, Ala., May 17,
1866.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state senate, 1896-98; Alabama
superintendent of education, 1898-1902, 1920-27; president,
University of Alabama, 1902-11; U.S.
Representative from Alabama at-large, 1913-17.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Beta Kappa; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., July 2,
1940 (age 74 years, 46
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Samuel Boyd Adams (1882-1938) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Mississippi, May 7,
1882.
Republican. Lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
14, 1938 (age 56 years, 221
days).
Interment at Pine
Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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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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Miles Clayton Allgood (1878-1977) —
also known as Miles C. Allgood;
"Simon" —
of Allgood, Blount
County, Ala.
Born in Chapultepec (now Allgood), Blount
County, Ala., February
22, 1878.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1923-35 (7th District 1923-33, 5th
District 1933-35).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in Fort Payne, DeKalb
County, Ala., March 4,
1977 (age 99 years, 10
days).
Interment at Valley
Head Cemetery, Valley Head, 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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Cyrus Washington Ashcraft (1866-1940) —
also known as C. W. Ashcraft —
of Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala.
Born in Clay
County, Ala., February
27, 1866.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; cotton mill
business; mayor
of Florence, Ala., 1910-12; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1922-26; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., June 24,
1940 (age 74 years, 118
days).
Interment at Florence Cemetery, Florence, Ala.
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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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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 (1842-1920) —
also known as John H. Bankhead —
of Fayette, Fayette
County, Ala.; Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Moscow, Marion County (now Sulligent, Lamar
County), Ala., September
13, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1865-67, 1880-81; member of Alabama
state senate, 1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1887-1907; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1907-20; died in office 1920; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912
(speaker).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 1,
1920 (age 77 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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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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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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Prelate Demick Barker (1835-1928) —
also known as Prelate D. Barker —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in North Branford, New Haven
County, Conn., September
29, 1835.
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
secretary-treasurer, Alabama & Mississippi Railroad,
1866-71; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 2nd Alabama
District, 1871-78; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1888,
1892,
1896,
1900
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
postmaster at Mobile,
Ala., 1890-94, 1897-1914; member of Republican
National Committee from Alabama, 1908-16.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., March
29, 1928 (age 92 years, 182
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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John Perry Bartlett (1905-1978) —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
20, 1905.
Democrat. Mens wear
retailer; mayor
of Boulder, Colo., 1948-51.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Delta
Tau Delta; Rotary.
Died in April, 1978
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793-1874) —
also known as Robert E. B. Baylor —
Born in Lincoln
County, Ky., May 10,
1793.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of
Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1819-20; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1824; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1829-31; judge of Texas
Republic, 1841-45; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; district judge in
Texas, 1845-60.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
One of the founders,
in 1845, of Baylor University, and of Baylor Female College (now the
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor).
Slaveowner.
Died in Gay Hill, Washington
County, Tex., January
6, 1874 (age 80 years, 241
days).
Original interment at Old
Baylor University Campus, Independence, Tex.; reinterment in 1886
at University
of Mary Hardin-Baylor Campus, Belton, Tex.
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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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Carter Randolph Bibb (b. 1875) —
also known as C. R. Bibb —
of Okeechobee, Okeechobee
County, Fla.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., January
6, 1875.
Republican. Dentist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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John A. Bingham (1855-1932) —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., May 7,
1855.
Republican. Postmaster at Talladega,
Ala., 1897-1914; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1908
(alternate), 1912,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1918; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., October
9, 1932 (age 77 years, 155
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Ala.
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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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Edmund Roberts Blair (b. 1908) —
also known as Edmund Blair —
of Pell City, St. Clair
County, Ala.
Born in Leeds, Jefferson
County, Ala., July 29,
1908.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Civitan;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Simon Elbert Boozer (1895-1975) —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Hokes Bluff, Etowah
County, Ala., May 28,
1895.
Democrat. Calhoun
County Probate Judge, 1940-46; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1946; director, Anniston National Bank.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., May 19,
1975 (age 79 years, 356
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Anniston, Ala.
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Albert Burton Boutwell (1904-1978) —
also known as Albert Boutwell —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., November
13, 1904.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1946-58; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1959-63; mayor
of Birmingham, Ala., 1963-67.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions;
Blue
Key.
Died in February, 1978
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Frank William Boykin (1885-1969) —
also known as Frank W. Boykin —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Bladon Springs, Choctaw
County, Ala., February
21, 1885.
Democrat. Manufacturer
of railway crossties; lumber and
timber business; shipbuilder;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1935-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
12, 1969 (age 84 years, 19
days).
Interment at Pine
Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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John Marvin Brandon (b. 1888) —
of Alabama.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., May 8,
1888.
Secretary
of state of Alabama, 1927-31, 1939-43; Alabama
state auditor, 1931-35, 1943; Alabama
state treasurer, 1935-39.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Donald Campbell (1830-1871) —
of Texas.
Born in Alabama, March
25, 1830.
State court judge in Texas, 1868; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1868-69; member of Texas
state senate, 1870; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1870-71; died in office 1871.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., November
8, 1871 (age 41 years, 228
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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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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Marion Maxwell Caskie (b. 1890) —
also known as Marion M. Caskie —
of Alabama; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Remington, Fauquier
County, Va., July 29,
1890.
Democrat. Staff for Southern Railway
office in Washington, 1906-11; traffic manager for various
enterprises; general manager, state docks,
Port of Mobile, Ala.; vice-president, Waterman Steamship
Co.; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1935-40.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. James Maxwell Caskie and Olivia (Rixey) Caskie; married, December
4, 1912, to Helen Elizabeth Suess. |
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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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Nat King Cole (1919-1965) —
also known as Nathaniel Adams Coles —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., March
17, 1919.
Singer;
musician;
actor;
honored guest, Republican National Convention,
1956 ; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP.
Died, from lung
cancer, in St. John's Hospital,
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
15, 1965 (age 45 years, 335
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Russell McWhorter Cunningham (1855-1921) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Mt. Hope, Lawrence
County, Ala., August
25, 1855.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1880-81; member of Alabama
state senate, 1896-1900; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1903-07; Governor of
Alabama, 1904-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1908.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died June 6,
1921 (age 65 years, 285
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Marcy Bradshaw Darnall (1872-1960) —
also known as Marcy B. Darnall —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Edgar
County, Ill., January
27, 1872.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster at Key
West, Fla., 1913-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans; Civitan;
Elks.
Died, in Coffee Memorial Hospital,
Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., January
18, 1960 (age 87 years, 356
days).
Interment at Greenview Memorial Gardens, Florence, Ala.
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Relatives:
Married to Lutie Milliken. |
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James Keenan Davis (1790-1859) —
of Alabama; Texas.
Born in Richmond,
Va., July 17,
1790.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; county
judge in Alabama, 1823; general in the Texas Army during the Texas
War of Independence; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1843-44; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1848;
member of Texas
state senate, 1851-53.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died February
10, 1859 (age 68 years, 208
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (White), Coldspring, Tex.
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Stanley Hubert Dent Jr. (1869-1938) —
also known as S. Hubert Dent, Jr. —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala., August
16, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1902-09; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1909-21; delegate
to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen;
Woodmen.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., October
6, 1938 (age 69 years, 51
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Eufaula, Ala.
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Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871-1951) —
also known as Oscar De Priest —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., March 9,
1871.
Republican. Painter;
real
estate broker; Cook
County Commissioner, 1894-1904; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934, 1936, 1938.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 12,
1951 (age 80 years, 64
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Louis Dickinson (1925-2008) —
also known as William L. Dickinson; Bill
Dickinson —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Opelika, Lee
County, Ala., June 5,
1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Alabama, 1953-59; circuit judge in
Alabama, 1959-63; assistant vice president, Southern Railway
System, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1965-93.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died, from colon
cancer, in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., March
31, 2008 (age 82 years, 300
days).
Interment at Rosemere
Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
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Frank Murray Dixon (1892-1965) —
also known as Frank M. Dixon —
of Alabama.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., July 25,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; injured during the war
and lost his
right leg; delegate
to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933; Governor of
Alabama, 1939-43; defeated in primary, 1934.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., October
11, 1965 (age 73 years, 78
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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John Hodges Drake (1767-1859) —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Edgecombe County (part now in Nash
County), N.C., January
29, 1767.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1792-96; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1800, 1805.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., December
11, 1859 (age 92 years, 316
days).
Interment at Drake Family Cemetery, Rocky Mount, N.C.
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Carl Atwood Elliott (1913-1999) —
also known as Carl Elliott —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Vina, Franklin
County, Ala., December
20, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1942-50; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1949-65 (7th District 1949-63,
at-large 1963-65); candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1966; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Methodist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Amvets;
Disabled
American Veterans; Lions;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died January
5, 1999 (age 85 years, 16
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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Arthur Borders Foster (b. 1872) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala., October
19, 1872.
Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1903; circuit judge in Alabama,
1915-23; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1928-.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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MacDonald Gallion (b. 1913) —
of Alabama.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., April 5,
1913.
Democrat. Alabama
state attorney general, 1959-63, 1967-71; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Moose;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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William Coffee Gill (1819-1899) —
of Georgia.
Born in Monroe
County, Ala., January
30, 1819.
Lee
County Sheriff, 1858-71; served in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1871; member of Georgia
state senate, 1890.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lee
County, Ga., March
10, 1899 (age 80 years, 39
days).
Interment at Starksville
Cemetery, Starksville, Ga.
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George McInvale Grant (1897-1982) —
also known as George M. Grant —
of Troy, Pike
County, Ala.
Born in Louisville, Barbour
County, Ala., July 11,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Pike County Democratic Party, 1927-37; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1935-38; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1938-65 (2nd District 1938-63,
at-large 1963-65).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Woodmen;
American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Phi; Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart
attack, on a cruise aboard
the Queen Elizabeth II, en route to New York, probably in the
North
Atlantic Ocean, November
4, 1982 (age 85 years, 116
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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David Bibb Graves (1873-1942) —
also known as Bibb Graves —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Hope Hull, Montgomery
County, Ala., April 1,
1873.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Alabama
Democratic state chair, 1914-18; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War I; Governor of
Alabama, 1927-31, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1936.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., March
14, 1942 (age 68 years, 347
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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James Andrew Haley (1899-1981) —
also known as James A. Haley; Jim Haley —
of Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Calhoun
County, Ala., January
4, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
chair
of Sarasota County Democratic Party, 1925-53; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1952
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1953-77 (7th District 1953-73, 8th
District 1973-77).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks.
Former president and director, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., August
6, 1981 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
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Jim W. Haley (b. 1890) —
of Grant City, Worth
County, Mo.
Born in Alabama, May 31,
1890.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; mayor of Grant City, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Worth County, 1937-42;
candidate for Missouri
state senate 1st District, 1944.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917 to Mary
Bishop. |
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Charles Hall (1854-1927) —
of Bay Minette, Baldwin
County, Ala.
Born in Montpelier (now Blackshire), Baldwin
County, Ala., September
1, 1854.
Democrat. Baldwin
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1886-92; probate judge in Alabama,
1892-1904; lawyer.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died August
23, 1927 (age 72 years, 356
days).
Interment at Bay
Minette Cemetery, Bay Minette, Ala.
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Asa Brindley Hays (1842-1899) —
also known as Asa B. Hays —
of Winston
County, Ala.; Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.
Born in Blount
County, Ala., May 17,
1842.
Lawyer;
Winston
County Probate Judge, 1871-78; mayor
of Cullman, Ala., 1879-80; Cullman
County Probate Judge, 1880-88.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala., December
24, 1899 (age 57 years, 221
days).
Interment at Cullman
Cemetery, Cullman, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of Ruben Hays and Tabitha (Cornelius) Hays; married 1867 to
Minerva C. Williams. |
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Albert Sydney Herlong Jr. (1909-1995) —
also known as Albert S. Herlong, Jr. —
of Leesburg, Lake
County, Fla.
Born in Manistee, Monroe
County, Ala., February
14, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Florida, 1936-48; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1949-69 (5th District 1949-67, 4th
District 1967-69); alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member, U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 1969-73.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Pi
Kappa Phi.
Died in Leesburg, Lake
County, Fla., December
27, 1995 (age 86 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Lister Hill (1894-1984) —
also known as Lister Hill —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
29, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1923-38; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924,
1940,
1948,
1952;
speaker, 1944;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1938-69.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
21, 1984 (age 89 years, 358
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Samuel Francis Hobbs (1887-1952) —
also known as Sam Hobbs —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., October
5, 1887.
Democrat. State court judge in Alabama, 1921-26; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1935-51.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died May 31,
1952 (age 64 years, 239
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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George Huddleston (1869-1960) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born near Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., November
11, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1915-37.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; United
Spanish War Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died February
29, 1960 (age 90 years, 110
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Peterson Bryant Jarman Jr. (1892-1955) —
also known as Pete B. Jarman —
of Livingston, Sumter
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., October
31, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary
of state of Alabama, 1931-35; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1937-49; U.S.
Ambassador to Australia, 1949-53.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Disabled
American Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Woodmen;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died February
17, 1955 (age 62 years, 109
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Lamar Jeffers (1888-1983) —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., April
16, 1888.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1921-35.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., June 1,
1983 (age 95 years, 46
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Washington Jones (b. 1865) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Hardin
County, Ky., October
25, 1865.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Jameal Assed Kahalley (1922-2006) —
also known as J. A. Kahalley —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Bay Minette, Baldwin
County, Ala., March
27, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1964,
1968.
Episcopalian.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., April
16, 2006 (age 84 years, 20
days).
Interment at Bay
Minette Cemetery, Bay Minette, Ala.
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Everett A. Kelly (b. 1926) —
of Florida.
Born in Foley, Baldwin
County, Ala., September
2, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; pharmacist;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-.
Catholic.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Grotto;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 1999.
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Charles Brents Kennamer (1874-1955) —
also known as Charles B. Kennamer —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall
County, Ala., November
25, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Marshall
County Solicitor, 1905-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1906, 1919, 1920;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1922-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1931-36; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1931-55; died
in office 1955.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Civitan.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., June 3,
1955 (age 80 years, 190
days).
Interment at Guntersville
City Cemetery, Guntersville, Ala.
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Thomas Erby Kilby (1865-1943) —
also known as Thomas E. Kilby —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., July 9,
1865.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Anniston, Ala., 1905-09; member of Alabama
state senate, 1911-15; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1915-19; Governor of
Alabama, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died October
22, 1943 (age 78 years, 105
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery Annex, Anniston, Ala.
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William Rufus de Vane King (1786-1853) —
also known as William R. King —
of Cahaba, Dallas
County, Ala.; Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Sampson
County, N.C., April 7,
1786.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1807; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1811-16 (5th District
1811-13, at-large 1813-15, 5th District 1815-16); U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1819-44, 1848-52; U.S. Minister to France, 1844-46; Vice
President of the United States, 1853; died in office 1853.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Took oath of office as Vice President in Havana, Cuba, where he had
gone for his health; died the next month, at his plantation near
Cahaba, Dallas
County, Ala., April
18, 1853 (age 67 years, 11
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Dallas County, Ala.; reinterment at
Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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William Hodges Kitchin (1837-1901) —
of Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Lauderdale
County, Ala., December
22, 1837.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1879-81.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., February
2, 1901 (age 63 years, 42
days).
Interment at Baptist
Cemetery, Scotland Neck, N.C.
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Thomas Edmund Knight (b. 1868) —
also known as Thomas E. Knight —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., October
13, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1892-95; circuit judge in
Alabama, 1926-31; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1931-42; appointed 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Edmund Knight Jr. (b. 1898) —
also known as Thomas E. Knight, Jr. —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., June 19,
1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama
state attorney general, 1931-34; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1935-39.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Elks; Civitan;
Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Dick Latta Lansden (1869-1924) —
also known as Dick Lansden —
of Sparta, White
County, Tenn.; Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Bakers Crossroads, White
County, Tenn., May 15,
1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1904;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., August
10, 1924 (age 55 years, 87
days).
Interment at Cookeville
City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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Joshua Bryan Lee (1892-1967) —
also known as Josh Lee —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Childersburg, Talladega
County, Ala., January
23, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1935-37; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1937-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940,
1956
(alternate).
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi Mu
Alpha; Freemasons.
Died August
10, 1967 (age 75 years, 199
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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William Lovard Lee (b. 1873) —
also known as W. L. Lee —
of Columbia, Houston
County, Ala.
Born in Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala., April
17, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Columbia, Ala., 1899-1903; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1907; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alto Velo Lee and Lillie (Lawrence) Lee; married 1896 to Ellen
Thomas. |
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William H. Leinkauf (1827-1901) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Pressburg, Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia),
July
27, 1827.
Banker;
Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Mobile,
Ala., 1890-1901; Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Mobile,
Ala., 1892-1901; Vice-Consul
for Netherlands in Mobile,
Ala., 1897-1901.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., October
15, 1901 (age 74 years, 80
days).
Interment at Springhill Avenue Temple Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Robert Fulwood Ligon (1823-1901) —
of Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Watkinsville, Oconee
County, Ga., December
16, 1823.
Democrat. Lawyer; planter;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1849; member of Alabama
state senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1872; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1874-76; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1877-79.
Methodist.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., October
11, 1901 (age 77 years, 299
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Robert Fulwood Ligon Jr. (b. 1864) —
also known as R. F. Ligon —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., September
24, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor, Tuskegee, Ala., 1886-88; Adjutant
General of Alabama, 1896-99; clerk of Alabama Supreme Court,
1899-1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,
1912.
Methodist.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh Allen Locke (b. 1885) —
also known as Hugh A. Locke —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Fayette
County, Tenn., February
9, 1885.
Lawyer;
Independent candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Locke and Susanna F. (Crenshaw) Locke; married, October
12, 1921, to Mabel Plosser. |
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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; director, Gulf Life
Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Blue
Key; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Benjamin McFarland Long (1827-1903) —
also known as Benjamin M. Long —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.; Cordova, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga., November
5, 1827.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; merchant;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1872-74; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1880-82; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Alabama; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1888;
candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1890; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1894.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Cordova, Walker
County, Ala., June 17,
1903 (age 75 years, 224
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Cordova, Ala.
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Adolphus Parker Longshore (b. 1854) —
also known as A. P. Longshore —
of Columbiana, Shelby
County, Ala.
Born in Chambers
County, Ala., September
16, 1854.
Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1895, 1919; probate
judge in Alabama; elected 1898, 1904, 1910; Progressive candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1914; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1920, 1921.
Missionary
Baptist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Longshore and Mary Ann (Parker) Longshore; married, November
1, 1882, to Fannie Terrell Jennings. |
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Francis Wayland Lull (b. 1872) —
also known as Frank W. Lull —
of Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala.
Born in Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala., October
19, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Wetumpka, Ala., 1910-14; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1912.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cabot Lull and Sarah Graham (Crow) Lull; married, August
7, 1901, to Ida Bell Phillips. |
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John Alexander Lusk (1859-1939) —
also known as John A. Lusk —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.
Born in Salem, Pickens
County, S.C., November
29, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1903; member of Alabama
state senate 5th District, 1907, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1920,
1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala., November
4, 1939 (age 79 years, 340
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eleanor Swafford (Alexander) Lusk and Erastus Capehart Lusk;
married, October
27, 1887, to Leila Lee Fearn. |
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Walter Coles Lusk (b. 1893) —
of Alabama.
Born in Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala., December
5, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Alabama
state treasurer, 1941.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh Shepperd Darby Mallory (1848-1920) —
also known as H. S. D. Mallory —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega
County, Ala., February
6, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Selma, Ala., 1885-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1904,
1912.
Baptist.
Scottish,
English,
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Honor; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., March
10, 1920 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of James Mallory and Ann Maria (Darby) Mallory; married, October
15, 1872, to Jacqueline Louisa Billingslea. |
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Carter Manasco (1902-1992) —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born near Townley, Walker
County, Ala., January
3, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1931-34; secretary to U.S. Rep.
William
B. Bankhead, 1933-40; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1941-49; legislative
counsel, National Coal
Association, 1949-85.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., February
5, 1992 (age 90 years, 33
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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Murray P. McCluskey (1915-2003) —
of Sylacauga, Talladega
County, Ala.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., December
29, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; co-owned Clean Cleaners,
Inc. with Bill
Nichols; owned motels;
lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1970-78.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died June 18,
2003 (age 87 years, 171
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Sylacauga, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of Decker Andrew McCluskey and Annie (Ogletree) McCluskey; first
cousin once removed of Thomas
Avery Ogletree. |
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John McDuffie (1883-1950) —
of Monroeville, Monroe
County, Ala.
Born near River Ridge, Monroe
County, Ala., September
25, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1907-11; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1908
(alternate), 1924;
prosecuting attorney, 1st Circuit, 1911-19; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1919-35; resigned 1935;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1935-50;
died in office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Elks;
Freemasons; Redmen;
Woodmen
of the World; Woodmen
Circle; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., November
1, 1950 (age 67 years, 37
days).
Interment at Pine
Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Kenneth Douglas McKellar (1869-1957) —
also known as Kenneth D. McKellar —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Richmond, Dallas
County, Ala., January
29, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908,
1920,
1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1911-17; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1917-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died October
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 269
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; statue at Tri-Cities
Regional Airport, Near Blountville, Sullivan County, Tenn.
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John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907) —
also known as John T. Morgan —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Athens, McMinn
County, Tenn., June 20,
1824.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1876,
1900;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1877-1907; died in office 1907.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 11,
1907 (age 82 years, 356
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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John Parks Newsome (1893-1961) —
also known as John P. Newsome —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
13, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1943-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
10, 1961 (age 68 years, 270
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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William Bacon Oliver (1867-1948) —
also known as William B. Oliver —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Eutaw, Greene
County, Ala., May 25,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1915-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in 1948
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Eutaw
Cemetery, Eutaw, Ala.
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Frank Park (1864-1925) —
of Sylvester, Worth
County, Ga.; Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., March 3,
1864.
Democrat. School
teacher; civil
engineer; lawyer;
circuit judge in Georgia, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1913-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Woodmen.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., November
20, 1925 (age 61 years, 262
days).
Interment at White
Springs Cemetery, White Springs, Fla.
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Edward Burns Parker (b. 1895) —
also known as Edward B. Parker —
of Roanoke, Randolph
County, Ala.
Born in Wedowee, Randolph
County, Ala., June 21,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Cleburne
County Solicitor, 1929-35; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1931-35; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1942-53.
Methodist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Arrington Parker (b. 1896) —
of Sylacauga, Talladega
County, Ala.
Born in 1896.
Mayor
of Sylacauga, Ala., 1940-41; resigned 1941.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Original interment at Marble
City Cemetery, Sylacauga, Ala.; reinterment at Pursell
Family Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of Dewitt Arrington Parker and Lutitia Maude (Oden) Parker; nephew of
William
Peeples Oden. |
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John Earl Paterson (b. 1885) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Blantyre, Ontario,
June
26, 1885.
Republican. President, Paterson Lumber
Company; member of Alabama
Republican State Executive Committee, 1928; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) —
also known as Claude Pepper —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born near Dudleyville, Chambers
County, Ala., September
8, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968
(alternate); member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1944;
speaker, 1944,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th
District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died
in office 1989.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Kappa
Alpha Order; United
World Federalists.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1989 (age 88 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Erle Pettus (b. 1877) —
of Athens, Limestone
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Elkmont, Limestone
County, Ala., February
4, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1898-1901; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Albert Pettus and Musie (Cartwright) Pettus; married, November
27, 1907, to Ellelee Chapman. |
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Edward William Pou (1863-1934) —
also known as Edward W. Pou —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., September
9, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1901-34; died in
office 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1934 (age 70 years, 204
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Smithfield, N.C.
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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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Robert Renfroe Riley (b. 1944) —
also known as Bob Riley —
of Ashland, Clay
County, Ala.
Born in Ashland, Clay
County, Ala., October
3, 1944.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; farmer; real estate
agent; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1997-2003; Governor of
Alabama, 2003-11.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lucius Mendel Rivers (1905-1970) —
also known as L. Mendel Rivers —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Gumville, Berkeley
County, S.C., September
28, 1905.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933-36; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1952,
1956
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1941-70; died in
office 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Exchange
Club.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
28, 1970 (age 65 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
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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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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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James Virgil Sartain (1889-1964) —
also known as Virgil Sartain —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Oakman, Walker
County, Ala., October
6, 1889.
Republican. Member of Alabama
Republican State Executive Committee, 1932; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Lions;
Freemasons.
Died in October, 1964
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Sawtelle (1868-1934) —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala., August
27, 1868.
U.S.
District Judge for Arizona, 1913-31; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1931-34; died in
office 1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
17, 1934 (age 66 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dallas Burton Smith (1883-1936) —
also known as Dallas B. Smith —
of Opelika, Lee
County, Ala.
Born in Opelika, Lee
County, Ala., March 9,
1883.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1918; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1920.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died, in the Veterans Hospital,
Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss., August
1, 1936 (age 53 years, 145
days).
Interment at Rosemere
Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
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William Smith (1762-1840) —
of Yorkville, York District (now York, York
County), S.C.
Born in South Carolina, 1762.
Democrat. Planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from York, 1796-97,
1824-26; member of South
Carolina state senate from York, 1803-08, 1831-32; common pleas
court judge in South Carolina, 1808-16; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1816-23, 1826-31; received 7
electoral votes for Vice-President, 1828;
received 23 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1836;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1836-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., June 26,
1840 (age about 77
years).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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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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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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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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Jackson Vaughn III (1917-2006) —
also known as Jackie Vaughn III —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
17, 1917.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-78 (23rd District 1967-72,
18th District 1973-78); resigned 1978; member of Michigan
state senate, 1978-2002 (5th District 1978-82, 3rd District
1983-94, 4th District 1995-2002).
Baptist
or Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Elks;
Freemasons.
Died, in Botsford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
12, 2006 (age 88 years, 299
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Elmer Gifford Walker (b. 1898) —
also known as E. G. Walker —
of Homewood, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Commerce, Hunt
County, Tex., February
9, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the U.S. Army
Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Homewood, Ala., 1956-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Pink Walker and Mary C. (Starkey) Walker; married, May 19,
1920, to Gertrude Louise Lunn. |
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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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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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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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Coleman Alexander Young (1918-1997) —
also known as Coleman A. Young —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., May 24,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; national
representative, UAW-CIO, 1946-47; director of
organization, Wayne County CIO Council, 1947-48; executive
secretary, National Negro Labor Council, 1951-55; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959, 1962 (Democratic primary);
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1965-73; defeated (Progressive), 1948;
resigned 1973; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984
(speaker),
1988
(speaker),
1996;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1969-81; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1974-94; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1981.
Died, of emphysema,
while hospitalized for heart
problems, at Sinai Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
29, 1997 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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