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Scotch-Irish ancestry Politicians in Alabama

Samuel Sam Dale (1772-1841) — also known as Sam Dale — of Alabama; Mississippi. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., 1772. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1819; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1836. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died near Daleville, Lauderdale County, Miss., May 24, 1841 (age about 68 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Lauderdale County, Miss.; reinterment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.   Dale County, Ala. is named for him.   The community of Daleville, Mississippi, is named for him.  — Sam Dale State Park, on Highway 39, near Daleville, Mississippi, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Sam Dale (built 1944 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1973) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   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   Murray Wheeler (1854-1924) — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Alabama, November 27, 1854. Insurance agent; member, Mobile Cotton Exchange; Vice-Consul for Russia in Mobile, Ala., 1892-1911. English and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Franklin, Hancock County, Maine, September 2, 1924 (age 69 years, 280 days). Interment at Pine Tree Cemetery, Hancock, Maine.   Relatives: Son of Daniel Wheeler and Rachel Blanding (Murray) Wheeler; married, September 26, 1922, to Adelaide H. Pybas.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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