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Robert Julian Bentley (b. 1943) —
also known as Robert J. Bentley; "The Love
Gov" —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Columbiana, Shelby
County, Ala., February
3, 1943.
Republican. Physician; dermatologist;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 2003-10; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Alabama, 2008;
Governor
of Alabama, 2011-17; resigned 2017; accused
in 2016 of having an extramarital
affair with Rebekah Caldwell Mason, a politcal advisor on his
campaign staff; an impeachment
resolution was brought; as part of an agreement with prosecutors, he
pleaded
guilty to two campaign
finance violations, including failing
to disclose a $50,000 personal loan to his campaign account; his
sentence was suspended, but he was placed on probation,
ordered to do community
service, and fined
$7,000.
Still living as of 2017.
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James Beretta —
Republican. Physician; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 2017.
Still living as of 2017.
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William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) —
also known as William W. Bibb —
of Petersburg, Elbert
County, Ga.
Born in Amelia
County, Va., October
2, 1781.
Democrat. Physician; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1803-05; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1807-13 (4th District 1807, at-large
1807-09, 1st District 1809-11, at-large 1811-13); U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1813-16; Governor
of Alabama Territory, 1817-19; Governor of
Alabama, 1819-20; died in office 1820.
Fell
from his horse
during a thunderstorm,
sustained internal injuries, and died in Autauga County (part now in
Elmore
County), Ala., July 10,
1820 (age 38 years, 282
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Elmore County, Ala.
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R. Randolph Brinson (b. 1957) —
also known as Randy Brinson —
Born in 1957.
Republican. Physician; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 2017.
Still living as of 2017.
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Henry H. Chambers (1790-1826) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born near Kenbridge, Lunenburg
County, Va., October
1, 1790.
Democrat. Physician; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1820; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1821, 1823; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1825-26; died in office 1826.
Died near Kenbridge, Lunenburg
County, Va., January
24, 1826 (age 35 years, 115
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Lunenburg County, Va.
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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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George Leon Gresham (1879-1962) —
also known as George L. Gresham —
of Andalusia, Covington
County, Ala.
Born in Washington
County, Ala., September
10, 1879.
Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1936.
Died in Opp, Covington
County, Ala., May 8,
1962 (age 82 years, 240
days).
Interment at Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens, Opp, Ala.
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Parker Griffith (b. 1942) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., August
6, 1942.
Physician; real estate
developer; candidate for mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 2004; member of Alabama
state senate, 2006-08; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 2009-11; defeated in
Republican primary, 2010; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 2014.
Still living as of 2014.
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Rufus Hansom Hagood Jr. (1887-1934) —
also known as Rufus H. Hagood, Jr. —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
21, 1887.
Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1932.
Suffered a heart
attack in the dining room of a downtown hotel,
and died soon after in Emergency Hospital,
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, February
1, 1934 (age 46 years, 72
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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James L. Hardwick —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.
Physician; mayor
of Talladega, Ala., 1954-60.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Haughey (1826-1869) —
of Elyton (now part of Birmingham), Jefferson
County, Ala.; Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
1826.
Republican. Physician; surgeon; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1868-69.
Slaveowner.
While making a political
speech, he was assaulted by A. B. Collins, who shot and
mortally
wounded him; he died six days later, in Courtland, Lawrence
County, Ala., August
5, 1869 (age about 43
years).
Interment at Green
Cemetery, Pinson, Ala.
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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.
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Arthur Levi Isbell (1883-1964) —
also known as Arthur L. Isbell —
of Albertville, Marshall
County, Ala.
Born in Asbury, Marshall
County, Ala., May 10,
1883.
Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Died in Albertville, Marshall
County, Ala., January
25, 1964 (age 80 years, 260
days).
Interment at Albertville
City Cemetery, Albertville, Ala.
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Napoleon Strock Johnson (1883-1940) —
of Clanton, Chilton
County, Ala.
Born in Isabella, Chilton
County, Ala., August
14, 1883.
Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1936.
Died in Clanton, Chilton
County, Ala., August
30, 1940 (age 57 years, 16
days).
Interment at Clanton
Cemetery, Clanton, Ala.
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William Fletcher Penn (1871-1934) —
also known as William F. Penn —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.
Born in Glasgow, Rockbridge
County, Va., January
16, 1871.
Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Georgia, 1908
(alternate), 1912,
1916
(alternate).
African
ancestry.
Died in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., May 31,
1934 (age 63 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isham Penn and Maria (Irvine) Penn; married 1899 to Lula
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Joseph Rowlett (1793-1865) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., February
23, 1793.
Physician; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1838-50.
Died in Henry
County, Ala., December
21, 1865 (age 72 years, 301
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wilbur M. Salter —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1940,
1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Auddis Moore Walker (1886-1957) —
also known as A. M. Walker —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama, August
4, 1886.
Republican. Physician; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Alabama, 1956.
Died in Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., October
9, 1957 (age 71 years, 66
days).
Interment at Tuscaloosa
Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Percy Walker (1812-1880) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., December, 1812.
Physician; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1839, 1847, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1855-57; candidate for
Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 9th District, 1861.
Slaveowner.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., December
27, 1880 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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John Edmund Wear (1921-2000) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Haleyville, Winston
County, Ala., October
10, 1921.
Physician; mayor
of Salisbury, N.C., 1985-91.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Died, in Rowan Regional Medical
Center, Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
29, 2000 (age 79 years, 19
days).
Interment at City
Memorial Park, Salisbury, N.C.
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