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Methodist Politicians in Alabama

  Oscar William Adams Jr. (1925-1997) — also known as Oscar W. Adams — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., February 7, 1925. Lawyer; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1980-93. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, National Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Omega Psi Phi; NAACP. First African-American ever elected to statewide office in Alabama. Died of an infection related to cancer, in Baptist Medical Center-Montclair, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., February 15, 1997 (age 72 years, 8 days). Burial location unknown.
  Robert Brown Aderholt (b. 1965) — also known as Robert B. Aderholt — of Haleyville, Winston County, Ala. Born in Haleyville, Winston County, Ala., July 22, 1965. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Alabama state house of representatives 17th District, 1990; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1992, 2008 (alternate); municipal judge in Alabama, 1992-95; U.S. Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1997-. Congregationalist; later Methodist. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Married to Caroline McDonald.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Barnett Allgood and Mary Matilda (Ingram) Allgood; married, February 1, 1917, to Willie Randall Fox; cousin *** of Clarence William Allgood.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Almon and Nancy (Eubank) Almon; married, December 13, 1887, to Luie Clopper.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Julian Leigh Andrews (1871-1945) — also known as J. L. Andrews — of Sheffield, Colbert County, Ala. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., August 9, 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1920 (alternate), 1924. Southern Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary. Died December 23, 1945 (age 74 years, 136 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Sheffield, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Allen S. Andrews and Virginia (Hudson) Andrews; married, December 10, 1895, to Nona Banks.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) — also known as Herschel W. Arant — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Church Hill, Tallapoosa County, Ala., July 18, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Order of the Coif; Rotary. Died, from a kidney ailment, in a hospital at Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, January 14, 1941 (age 53 years, 180 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Jackson Arant and Villulia (Akin) Arant; married, August 16, 1915, to Charlotte Marguerite Hein.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Agnes Beahn Baggett (1905-1992) — also known as Agnes Baggett; Agnes Beahn — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., April 9, 1905. Democrat. Secretary of state of Alabama, 1951-55, 1963-67, 1975-79; Alabama state auditor, 1955-59; Alabama state treasurer, 1959-63, 1967-75; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama. Female. Methodist. Member, American Legion Auxiliary; Order of the Eastern Star; Altrusa. Died December 15, 1992 (age 87 years, 250 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of John Richard Beahn and Leila Belle (Thomason) Beahn; married, October 14, 1926, to George Lamar Baggett.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Greer Bankhead and Susan Fleming (Hollis) Bankhead; married, November 13, 1866, to Tallulah James Brockman; father of Louise Bankhead (who married William Hayne Perry), John Hollis Bankhead II and William Brockman Bankhead; grandfather of Walter Will Bankhead and Tallulah Bankhead.
  Political family: Bankhead family of Jasper, Alabama.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Hollis Bankhead and Tallulah (Brockman) Bankhead; brother of Louise Bankhead (who married William Hayne Perry) and William Brockman Bankhead; married, December 26, 1894, to Musa Bernice Harkins; father of Walter Will Bankhead; uncle of Tallulah Bankhead.
  Political family: Bankhead family of Jasper, Alabama.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
William B. Bankhead 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.
  Relatives: Son of John Hollis Bankhead and Tallulah James (Brockman) Bankhead; brother of Louise Bankhead (who married William Hayne Perry) and John Hollis Bankhead II; married, January 31, 1900, to Adalaide Eugene Sledge; father of Tallulah Bankhead; uncle of Walter Will Bankhead.
  Political family: Bankhead family of Jasper, Alabama.
  Cross-reference: Carter Manasco
  The William B. Bankhead National Forest (established as Alabama National Forest 1918; given current name 1942), in Franklin, Lawrence, and Winston counties, Alabama, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Brooks Barker and Frances Jane (Appell) Barker; married, August 1, 1865, to Joanna Elizabeth Ferguson; married, April 29, 1914, to Grace Salome Pettit.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rose Agnes Barnes (b. 1910) — also known as Rose Agnes Langford; Mrs. Ernest A. Barnes — of Albany, Clinton County, Ky. Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., August 5, 1910. Republican. School teacher; model; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Female. Methodist. Member, American Legion Auxiliary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Edward Langford and Alma (Coleman) Langford; married, January 22, 1931, to Ernest A. Barnes.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, August 27, 1934, to Mildred Dishman Banks.
  William Right Basden (1829-1908) — also known as Buck Basden — of near Rosston, Nevada County, Ark. Born near Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., May 12, 1829. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1871. Methodist. Died near Sumner, Lamar County, Tex., April 9, 1908 (age 78 years, 333 days). Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Near Rosston, Nevada County, Ark.
  Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) — also known as Laurie C. Battle — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala.; Alexandria, Va. Born in Wilsonville, Shelby County, Ala., May 10, 1912. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1958. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kappa Phi Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Gamma Mu; Elks; Eagles; Lions. Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing business with the Soviet Union, but allowed the President flexibility to waive the ban. Died, from cancer, at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 2, 2000 (age 87 years, 358 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  William J. Baxley (b. 1941) — also known as Bill Baxley — of Houston County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Dothan, Houston County, Ala., June 27, 1941. Democrat. Alabama state attorney general, 1971-79; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1978; Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 1983-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996, 2000. Methodist. Still living as of 2014.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Ann Smith Bedsole (b. 1930) — also known as Ann Bedsole; Ann Smith; Mrs. Palmer Bedsole — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Selma, Dallas County, Ala., January 7, 1930. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1964 (alternate), 1972; member of Alabama Republican State Executive Committee, 1966; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1979-82; first Republican woman to be elected to the Alabama House; member of Alabama state senate, 1983-94; candidate for mayor of Mobile, Ala., 2005. Female. Methodist. Member, Junior League. Still living as of 2006.
  Relatives: Daughter of Malcolm White Smith and Sybil (Huey) Smith; married 1958 to Massey Palmer Bedsole, Jr.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Clark Boykin and Glo Emenia (Ainsworth) Boykin; married, December 31, 1913, to Ocllo Gunn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of F. T. J. Brandon and Carrie (Woodward) Brandon; married to Lizzie Andrews.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  John Glen Browder (b. 1943) — also known as Glen Browder — of Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Sumter, Sumter County, S.C., January 15, 1943. Democrat. University professor; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1983-87; secretary of state of Alabama, 1987-89; U.S. Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1989-97; candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1996; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996. Methodist. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Armstead Brown (1875-1951) — also known as Thomas Armstead Brown — of Lafayette, Chambers County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Talbotton, Talbot County, Ga., June 6, 1875. Lawyer; Chambers County Solicitor, 1898-1902; municipal judge in Alabama, 1911-15; general solicitor, Florida East Coast Railway, and Florida East Coast Hotel Co.; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1925-46; chief justice of Florida state supreme court, 1925-26. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis. Died October 29, 1951 (age 76 years, 145 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Clay 'Harry' Brown and Susan Agnes 'Susie' (Dowdell) Brown; married, November 21, 1901, to Elizabeth Dowdell; nephew of James Render Dowdell; grandson of James Ferguson Dowdell; grandnephew of William Crawford Dowdell; first cousin once removed of William James Samford; second cousin of Joseph Meriwether Terrell, William Hodges Samford and Thomas Drake Samford.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joel Bascom Brown (b. 1872) — of Cullman, Cullman County, Ala. Born near Somerville, Morgan County, Ala., May 18, 1872. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908; Judge, Alabama Court of Appeals, 1915-19; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1919-21, 1927-. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Robinson Brown and Sarah (Morris) Brown; married, November 24, 1898, to Minerva Heideberg; married 1941 to Rebecca (Knight) Odum (daughter of Thomas Edmund Knight).
  Political family: Knight family of Greensboro, Alabama.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Malcolm Carmichael and Amanda (Smith) Carmichael; married, January 21, 1889, to Annie Sugg.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Arthur Cartwright (1909-1984) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Madison County, Ala., May 24, 1909. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District, 1963-64; defeated in primary, 1965; member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1967-78; defeated in primary, 1964; resigned 1978. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, NAACP. Died in Warren, Macomb County, Mich., May 17, 1984 (age 74 years, 359 days). Burial location unknown.
  Henry Watkins Collier (1801-1855) — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Lunenburg County, Va., January 17, 1801. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1826; circuit judge in Alabama, 1828-36; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1836-37; chief justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1837-49; Governor of Alabama, 1849-53. Methodist. Died, of "cholera morbus" (gastroenteritis), in Bailey Springs, Lauderdale County, Ala., August 28, 1855 (age 54 years, 223 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Robert E. Cramer Jr. (b. 1947) — also known as Bud Cramer — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., August 22, 1947. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; Madison County District Attorney, 1981-90; U.S. Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1991-2009; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Mary Ella Fenn Crenshaw (1901-1966) — also known as Mrs. Henry Crenshaw — of Samson, Geneva County, Ala. Born in Dothan, Houston County, Ala., March 7, 1901. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1936. Female. Methodist. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Died September 20, 1966 (age 65 years, 197 days). Interment at Travelers Rest Cemetery, Samson, Ala.
  Hartwell Davis (1906-1992) — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Auburn, Lee County, Ala., December 18, 1906. U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1953-62. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta; Kiwanis. Died March 18, 1992 (age 85 years, 91 days). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of S. H. Dent and Anna Beall (Young) Dent; married to Etta Tinsley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Crawford Dowdell (1826-1901) — also known as William C. Dowdell — of Auburn, Lee County, Ala. Born in Jasper County, Ga., February 8, 1826. Democrat. Postmaster at Auburn, Ala., 1895-1901. Methodist. Died in Auburn, Lee County, Ala., March 17, 1901 (age 75 years, 37 days). Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Ala.
  Relatives: Brother of James Ferguson Dowdell; uncle of William James Samford and James Render Dowdell; granduncle of William Hodges Samford, Thomas Drake Samford and Armstead Brown.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Elliott and Lenora (Massey) Elliott; married to Jane Hamilton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Books by Carl Elliott: The Cost of Courage : The Journey of an American Congressman (1992)
  Leven Handy Ellis (b. 1881) — also known as Handy Ellis — of Columbiana, Shelby County, Ala. Born in Nixburg, Coosa County, Ala., April 6, 1881. Democrat. Member of Alabama state senate, 1927-31; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1936-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1940, 1948; Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 1943-47. Methodist. Member, Shriners; Elks; Eagles. Interment somewhere in Columbiana, Ala.
  Beebe Ray Frederick Jr. (b. 1938) — also known as Beebe R. Frederick, Jr. — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Fort Deposit, Lowndes County, Ala., October 12, 1938. Republican. Insurance agent; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1972. Methodist. Member, Delta Sigma Pi; Pi Kappa Alpha; Jaycees. Still living as of 1973.
  Relatives: Son of Beebe Ray Frederick and Emma Lou (Golson) Frederick.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Giles Grant and Lannie Gholson (Stephens) Grant; married, December 5, 1938, to Matalie Carter.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Jackson Haley and Mary Lee (Stevenson) Haley; married to Aubrey B. Ringling.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph Carroll Harrison (1822-1855) — also known as J. C. Harrison — of Cherokee County, Tex. Born in Alabama, October 3, 1822. Newspaper publisher; insurance agent; hotel operator; livery business; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1855; died in office 1855. Methodist. Died in Austin, Travis County, Tex., November 9, 1855 (age 33 years, 37 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph D. Harrison and Rachel (Lockhart) Harrison; brother of Greenbury Horras Harrison and Hannah D. Harrison (who married Samuel Johnson); married to Barbara Ann Culp (widow of George Whitfield Terrell).
  Political family: Harrison-Rountree family of Austin, Texas.
  George Copeland Hawkins Jr. (1918-1991) — also known as George C. Hawkins, Jr. — of Gadsden, Etowah County, Ala. Born in Elora, Lincoln County, Tenn., December 4, 1918. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1948; member of Alabama state house of representatives; elected 1950, 1954; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1958; member of Alabama state senate; elected 1962; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1964. Methodist. Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar Association. Died, of kidney failure, August 9, 1991 (age 72 years, 248 days). Interment at Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Ala.
  Howell Thomas Heflin (1921-2005) — also known as Howell T. Heflin — of Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala. Born in Poulan, Worth County, Ga., June 19, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; chief justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1971-77; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1979-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996. Methodist. Member, Lambda Chi Alpha. Died in Sheffield, Colbert County, Ala., March 29, 2005 (age 83 years, 283 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.; statue at Colbert County Courthouse Grounds, Tuscumbia, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Marvin Rutledge Heflin and Louise D. (Strudwick) Heflin; married 1952 to Elizabeth Ann Carmichael; nephew of James Thomas Heflin.
  Political family: Heflin family of Alabama.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Howell Heflin: John Hayman, Howell Heflin : An Affirmation of America
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Sydney Herlong and Cora (Knight) Herlong; married, December 26, 1930, to Mary Alice Youmans.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. L. L. Hill and Lily L. Hill; married, February 20, 1928, to Henrietta Fontaine McCormick.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Samuel Doak Holt (1803-1863) — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Elberton, Elbert County, Ga., October 14, 1803. Whig. Physician; mayor of Montgomery, Ala., 1838, 1852. Methodist. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., April 23, 1863 (age 59 years, 191 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Franklin Huddleston and Nancy (Sherrill) Huddleston; married 1917 to Bertha L. Baxley; father of George Huddleston Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Bryant Jarman and Hunter Elizabeth (Gordon) Jarman; married, February 25, 1930, to Beryl Bricken.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Samuel Johnson (1804-1882) — of Blount County, Ala.; Tuscaloosa County, Ala.; Blanco County, Tex. Born in Knox County, Tenn., June 15, 1804. Methodist minister; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1832-33; member of Alabama state senate, 1834, 1836. Methodist. Died in Blanco County, Tex., December 17, 1882 (age 78 years, 185 days). Interment at Old Johnson Cemetery, Near Blanco, Blanco County, Tex.
  Relatives: Married to Hannah D. Harrison (sister of Greenbury Horras Harrison and Joseph Carroll Harrison); grandfather of Leonidas Johnson Rountree.
  Political family: Harrison-Rountree family of Austin, Texas.
  Gordon Douglas Jones (b. 1954) — also known as Doug Jones — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Ala., May 4, 1954. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1997-2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 2004; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 2018-. Methodist. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Married, December 12, 1992, to Louise New.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  Robert Emmett Jones Jr. (1912-1997) — also known as Robert E. Jones, Jr.; Bob Jones — of Scottsboro, Jackson County, Ala. Born in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Ala., June 12, 1912. Democrat. County judge in Alabama, 1940-43; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1947-77 (8th District 1947-63, at-large 1963-65, 8th District 1965-73, 5th District 1973-77). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in a hospital at Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., June 4, 1997 (age 84 years, 357 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Christine Francis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Newton Knight and Eva (Hoppel) Knight; married, June 7, 1895, to Rebecca Williams; father of Rebecca Knight (who married Joel Bascom Brown) and Thomas Edmund Knight Jr..
  Political family: Knight family of Greensboro, Alabama.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Edmund Knight and Rebecca (Williams) Knight; married, May 4, 1920, to Lelia Otts.
  Political family: Knight family of Greensboro, Alabama.
  Tracy Hollingsworth Lay (b. 1882) — also known as Tracy Lay — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala.; Gadsden, Etowah County, Ala.; Washington, D.C. Born in Gadsden, Etowah County, Ala., November 5, 1882. Newspaper reporter; department store manager; U.S. Deputy Consul General in London, 1912-14; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Dublin, 1914; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Paris, 1914-15; U.S. Consul in Paris, 1915-19; U.S. Consul General in Munich, 1923-25; Buenos Aires, 1926-28. Methodist. Member, American Political Science Association; American Economic Association; Sigma Nu. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Patrick Lay and Laura Josephine (Hollingsworth) Lay; married, October 5, 1921, to Marcia Bliss.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Alto Velo Lee and Lillie (Lawrence) Lee; married 1896 to Ellen Thomas.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Ligon and Wilhelmina (Fulwood) Ligon; brother of Martha Ligon (who married David Clopton); married 1850 to Emily Paine; father of Robert Fulwood Ligon Jr..
  Political family: Ligon-Clay-Clopton family of Montgomery and Tuskegee, Alabama (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Fulwood Ligon and Emily (Paine) Ligon; married, January 31, 1895, to Aileen Means.
  Political family: Ligon-Clay-Clopton family of Montgomery and Tuskegee, Alabama (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Locke and Susanna F. (Crenshaw) Locke; married, October 12, 1921, to Mabel Plosser.
  Tennent Lomax (1858-1902) — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., April 29, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of Alabama Democratic Party, 1878-88; Montgomery County Solicitor, 1887-1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1888, 1896, 1900; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Redmen; Odd Fellows; Sons of Confederate Veterans. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., November 21, 1902 (age 44 years, 206 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Gen. Tennent Lomax and Carrie (Billingslea) Lomax.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Long and Nancy Davis (Long) Long; married, October 17, 1854, to Amanda Caroline Wootten.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Echols Lowery (b. 1921) — also known as Joseph E. Lowery — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., October 6, 1921. Democrat. Pastor; leader in the civil rights movement; co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; escaped death in 1963 when his hotel room in Birmingham, Ala., was bombed, and in 1979 when Klansmen in Decatur, Ala., opened fire on Lowery and other protesters; arrested while demonstrating in support of a garbage workers' strike in Atlanta, 1968; arrested during protests in Cullman, Ala., 1978; arrested while protesting apartheid at the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C., 1984; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ; delivered eulogies at the funerals of Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Methodist. African ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1950 to Evelyn Gibson.
  Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, in Atlanta, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  James Armstrong MacKay (1919-2004) — of Georgia. Born in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Ala., June 25, 1919. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1955-64; U.S. Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966. Methodist. Member, Civitan. Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn., July 2, 2004 (age 85 years, 7 days). Cremated.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Olin Connor Maner (1873-1958) — also known as O. C. Maner — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Allendale, Barnwell County (now Allendale County), S.C., October 23, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1903, 1907; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908 (alternate), 1940 (alternate), 1944. Methodist. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., February 10, 1958 (age 84 years, 110 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Perry Maner and Ella Jane (Connor) Maner; married, December 5, 1900, to Sarah Nicholson Tyson; father of Pitt Tyson Maner.
  Political family: Maner family of Montgomery, Alabama.
  James Douglas Martin (b. 1918) — also known as James D. Martin — of Alabama. Born in Tarrant, Jefferson County, Ala., September 1, 1918. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1962, 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1964; U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1965-67; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1966. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Decker Andrew McCluskey and Annie (Ogletree) McCluskey; first cousin once removed of Thomas Avery Ogletree.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1915, to Cornelia Hixon.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
John T. Morgan 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.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Morgan and Frances (Irby) Morgan; brother of Mary Catherine Morgan (who married William Parish Chilton); married, February 11, 1846, to Cornelia G. Willis; granduncle of Arthur Bounds Chilton.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Jackson-Lee family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Morgan (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; collided, exploded, and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)
  John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala.; Baltimore, Md.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Md., August 31, 1857. Democrat. Episcopal priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of the United States, 1926-29; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1912. Methodist; later Episcopalian. Scottish ancestry. Died, of a stroke, during a session of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., October 3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33 days). Interment at Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
  Relatives: Son of James Murray and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray; married, October 13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague; married, December 4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker.
  William Flynt Nichols (1918-1988) — also known as Bill Nichols — of Sylacauga, Talladega County, Ala. Born near Becker, Monroe County, Miss., October 16, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1959-63; member of Alabama state senate, 1963-67; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1964; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1967-88 (4th District 1967-73, 3rd District 1973-88); died in office 1988. Methodist. Died December 13, 1988 (age 70 years, 58 days). Interment at Marble City Cemetery, Sylacauga, Ala.
  Cross-reference: Murray P. McCluskey
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James F. Park and Emma A. (Bailey) Park; married 1893 to Emma A. Bridges.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Claude Lamar Parker and Roxanna Elizabeth (Burns) Parker; married, September 28, 1921, to Earle Bass; married, November 17, 1929, to Mary Oldham.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Dewitt Arrington Parker and Lutitia Maude (Oden) Parker; nephew of William Peeples Oden.
  Luther Patrick (1894-1957) — of Fairfield, Jefferson County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born near Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., January 23, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; radio commentator; U.S. Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1937-43, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Junior Order; Eagles; Lions. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., May 26, 1957 (age 63 years, 123 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Marion Patrick and Nancy Lucretia (Cobbs) Patrick; married, March 31, 1918, to Pearl McPherson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Albert Pettus and Musie (Cartwright) Pettus; married, November 27, 1907, to Ellelee Chapman.
  Lee Pittman (b. 1960) — also known as Trip Pittman — Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., 1960. Republican. Member of Alabama state senate 32nd District, 2007-; candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 2017. Methodist. Still living as of 2018.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Thomas Euclid Rains, Sr. (c.1921-2000) — also known as T. Euclid Rains — of Alabama. Born about 1921. Broom manufacturer; member of Alabama state house of representatives 26th District, 1979-91. Methodist. Member, Lions. Became blind when he lost both eyes in an accident with a pair scissors as a boy. He was the only totally blind baseball coach in Little League history. Killed in an automobile accident, when the car in which he was a passenger went off a bridge in heavy rain, near Geraldine, Marshall County, Ala., August 27, 2000 (age about 79 years). Interment at Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Near Albertville, Marshall County, Ala.
  John Perkins Ralls (1812-1904) — also known as John P. Ralls — of Alabama. Born in Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., January 1, 1812. Delegate to Alabama secession convention, 1861; Representative from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 3rd District, 1862-64; defeated, 1863; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; member of Alabama state legislature, 1878. Methodist. Died in Gadsden, Etowah County, Ala., November 22, 1904 (age 92 years, 326 days). Interment at Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Ala.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William James Samford and Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford; brother of William Hodges Samford; married, July 5, 1899, to Louise Andrew Westcott; grandnephew of James Ferguson Dowdell and William Crawford Dowdell; great-grandson of John Hodges Drake; first cousin once removed of James Render Dowdell; second cousin of Armstead Brown.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William James Samford and Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford; brother of Thomas Drake Samford; married, December 18, 1890, to Kate Connor Park; grandnephew of James Ferguson Dowdell and William Crawford Dowdell; great-grandson of John Hodges Drake; first cousin once removed of James Render Dowdell; second cousin of Armstead Brown.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Daughter of Andrew A. Sewell and Nancy (Gardner) Sewell.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Henry Floyd Sherrod (1890-1977) — also known as H. Floyd Sherrod — of Decatur, Morgan County, Ala. Born in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., December 2, 1890. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher and principal; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1932 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1952 (alternate), 1968. Church of Christ; later Methodist. Member, Civitan; Kappa Delta Pi; American Legion; Farm Bureau. Died December 1, 1977 (age 86 years, 364 days). Interment at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of John Henry Sherrod and Bertie Sherrod; married, June 20, 1918, to Effie D. Poole; married, February 15, 1970, to Grace Lee (Widner) Sandlin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
John J. Sparkman 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.
  Relatives: Married, June 2, 1923, to Ivo Hall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  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.
  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."
  Loretta Spencer — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. School teacher; mayor of Huntsville, Ala., 2003-05. Female. Methodist. Member, Junior League. Still living as of 2005.
  Richard Spencer (1796-1868) — of Maryland. Born in Talbot County, Md., October 29, 1796. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1823-25, 1833; U.S. Representative from Maryland 7th District, 1829-31. Methodist. Slaveowner. Died near Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., September 3, 1868 (age 71 years, 310 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Mobile County, Ala.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Collinsworth Steagall and Mary Jane (Peacock) Steagall; married, December 27, 1900, to Sallie Mae Thompson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Fannie Bell (Buie) Strickland and Norman Hamp Strickland; married, March 2, 1952, to Betty Bulloch.
  Charles Taylor (1819-1897) — of Millersburg, Bourbon County, Ky.; Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 15, 1819. Democrat. Minister; missionary; president, Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1866-70; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1880. Methodist. Died in Courtland, Lawrence County, Ala., February 5, 1897 (age 77 years, 143 days). Interment at Courtland Cemetery, Courtland, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Oliver Swayne Taylor and Catherine Gould (Parsons) Taylor; married, December 27, 1846, to Charlotte Gamewell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Clement Clay Torbert, Sr. and Lynda (Meadows) Torbert; married to Gene Hurt.
  Claude Ollius Vardaman (1903-1992) — also known as Claude O. Vardaman — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Goodwater, Coosa County, Ala., July 29, 1903. Republican. Alabama Republican state chair, 1942-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1944, 1948, 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1956, 1960. Methodist. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., March 20, 1992 (age 88 years, 235 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of John Lafayette Vardaman and Lucy Priscilla (Durden) Vardaman; married, October 14, 1926, to Sue Malone.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Vaughn and Myrtle Vaughn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph R. Waldrop (1825-1872) — of Alabama. Born in Mississippi, 1825. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1869. Methodist. Member, Ku Klux Klan. Shot and killed while getting off his horse in front of a boarding house in Escatawpa, Washington County, Ala., 1872 (age about 47 years). Interment at Old Escatawpa Cemetery, Escatawpa, Ala.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Pink Walker and Mary C. (Starkey) Walker; married, May 19, 1920, to Gertrude Louise Lunn.
  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.
  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
  Lurleen Burns Wallace (1926-1968) — also known as Lurleen B. Wallace; Lurleen Brigham Burns — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., September 19, 1926. Democrat. Governor of Alabama, 1967-68; died in office 1968. Female. Methodist. Died, of uterine cancer, in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., May 7, 1968 (age 41 years, 231 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  Relatives: Daughter of Henry Burns and Estelle (Burroughs) Burns; married, May 21, 1943, to George Corley Wallace Jr..
  Political family: Wallace-Folsom family of Montgomery, Alabama.
  The Lurleen Wallace Tumor Institute, at the University of Alabama Birmingham, is named for her.  — Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (established 1967 as Lurleen B. Wallace Junior College), with campuses in Covington, Butler, and Crenshaw counties, Alabama, is named for her.  — Lake Lurleen, and Lake Lurleen State Park, in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, are named for her.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Ora Walton and Susie Emma (Trimble) Walton; married, July 18, 1925, to Lynda Ruth Tatum.
  Pearle Harper Wates (1909-2001) — also known as Pearle Wates; Mrs. Roy Wates — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., November 26, 1909. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Alabama, 1936-44. Female. Methodist. Died February 26, 2001 (age 91 years, 92 days). Burial location unknown.
  Nathaniel Welch (b. 1920) — also known as Nat Welch — of Auburn, Lee County, Ala.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Selma, Dallas County, Ala., March 23, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956. Methodist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William P. Welch and Lucille (Burt) Welch; married, September 11, 1948, to Gloria C. Lunglof.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Williams and Mary Ann (Williamson) Williams; brother of Robert Williams; married 1798 to Agnes Payne; cousin *** of Robert Overton Williams, John Williams and Lewis Williams; second cousin by marriage of Matthew Clay.
  Political families: Williams family of North Carolina; Clay family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Price Williams Sr. (c.1811-1884) — of Livingston, Sumter County, Ala.; Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Virginia, about 1811. Cotton merchant; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1851-53; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; real estate and insurance business. Methodist. Died in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., November 10, 1884 (age about 73 years). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Williams and Sarah Julia (Paul) Williams.
  The Robert Lee Williams Public Library, in Durant, Oklahoma, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Miles Hassell Yerby and Susan Callie (Gibson) Yerby; married, December 20, 1888, to Mabel Taylor.
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