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Politicians in Mining in Alabama

Truman Heminway Aldrich (1848-1932) — also known as Truman H. Aldrich — of Selma, Dallas County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y., October 17, 1848. Republican. Banker; mining engineer; U.S. Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1896-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1904; postmaster at Birmingham, Ala., 1911-15. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., April 28, 1932 (age 83 years, 194 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.   Relatives: Son of William F. Aldrich; brother of William Farrington Aldrich.   Political family: Aldrich family of Birmingham, Alabama.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Farrington Aldrich (1853-1925) — also known as William F. Aldrich — of Aldrich, Shelby County, Ala. Born in Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y., March 11, 1853. Republican. Civil engineer; mining business; manufacturer; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1900-01; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1900, 1904. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., October 30, 1925 (age 72 years, 233 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of William F. Aldrich and Louisa Maria (Klapp) Aldrich; brother of Truman Heminway Aldrich; married, April 16, 1889, to Josephine Cables; married, July 15, 1920, to Fannie Spire; second great-grandfather of William Jackson Edwards.   Political family: Aldrich family of Birmingham, Alabama.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Walter Will Bankhead (1897-1988) — also known as Walter W. Bankhead — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Jasper, Walker County, Ala., July 21, 1897. Democrat. Lawyer; board chairman, Bankhead Mining Co. and Bankhead Development Co.; president, Mammoth Packing Co. and Bankhead Broadcasting Co.; vice-chairman, First National Bank of Jasper; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1940; U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1941. Died in Jasper, Walker County, Ala., November 24, 1988 (age 91 years, 126 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.   Relatives: Son of John Hollis Bankhead II and Musa Bernice (Harkins) Bankhead; nephew of Louise Bankhead (who married William Hayne Perry) and William Brockman Bankhead; grandson of John Hollis Bankhead.   Political family: Bankhead family of Jasper, Alabama.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Waldron Buckley (1835-1906) — also known as Charles W. Buckley; C. W. Buckley — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Unadilla, Otsego County, N.Y., February 18, 1835. Republican. Chaplain in Union Army, Civil War; banker; insurance business; mining business; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1868-73; probate judge in Alabama, 1874-78; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1876 (alternate), 1896, 1900; postmaster at Montgomery, Ala., 1881-85, 1890-93, 1897-1906. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., December 4, 1906 (age 71 years, 289 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Cyrus Orlando Godfrey (b. 1833) — also known as Cyrus O. Godfrey — of Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Ala. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., February 21, 1833. Republican. Coal mine operator; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1888. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Charles Godfrey and Hannah (Shaw) Godfrey; uncle of Eugene Wallace Godfrey; first cousin once removed of Albert G. Godfrey; fourth cousin once removed of Franklin Darius Hale.   Political family: Godfrey family of Connecticut and Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). Ethan Allen Hitchcock (1835-1909) — also known as Ethan A. Hitchcock — of St. Louis, Mo.; Washington, D.C. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., September 19, 1835. Republican. Merchant; partner in China trade; president of manufacturing, mining, and railroad companies; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1897-98; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1898-99; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1899-1907. Died April 9, 1909 (age 73 years, 202 days). Burial location unknown.   Presumably named for: Ethan Allen   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1897   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.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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