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Tom Bevill (1921-2005) —
also known as "The King of Pork" —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Townley, Walker
County, Ala., March
27, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1959-66; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1967-97 (7th District 1967-73, 4th
District 1973-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1996.
Baptist.
Member, Lions;
Moose; Odd
Fellows; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, of heart
failure, in Jasper, Walker
County, Ala., March
28, 2005 (age 84 years, 1
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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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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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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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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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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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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John Lesinski Jr. (b. 1914) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
28, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1951-65; defeated in
primary, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1956,
1960.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Polish
National Alliance.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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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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