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Politician members in Alabama

George William Andrews (1906-1971) — also known as George W. Andrews — of Union Springs, Bullock County, Ala. Born in Clayton, Barbour County, Ala., December 12, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1944-71 (3rd District 1944-63, at-large 1963-65, 3rd District 1965-71); died in office 1971. Baptist. Member, Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., December 25, 1971 (age 65 years, 13 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Ala.   Relatives: Son of George William Andrews, Sr. and Addie Bell (King) Andrews; married, November 25, 1936, to Leslie Elizabeth Bullock.   The G. W. Andrews Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Opelika, Alabama, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Alexander Clitherall Birch (b. 1878) — also known as Alex C. Birch — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala.; Mobile, Mobile County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Opelika, Lee County, Ala., January 21, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1912, 1928 (member, Credentials Committee), 1932 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1914; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1920; Alabama Republican state chair, 1923; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1927-35. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Nu; Pi Gamma Mu; Rotary. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George Anthony Birch and Allie Burgwyn (Clitherall) Birch; married, November 6, 1907, to Georgia Weatherly.   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   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.   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.   Ormond Somerville (b. 1868) — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., November 26, 1868. Lawyer; Tuscaloosa County Solicitor, 1891-92; law professor; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1911. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Nu. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Henderson Middleton Somerville and Cornelia Banks (Harris) Somerville; married, September 14, 1892, to Kate Walter; married, December 22, 1898, to Bessie Randolph Edgar.   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

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