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Politician members in Alabama

  Woodrow Albea (1918-2000) — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Talladega, Talladega County, Ala., May 16, 1918. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1955-66; member of Alabama state senate 9th District, 1967-71; district judge in Alabama, 1972-88. Baptist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Woodmen; United Commercial Travelers; Freemasons; Phi Alpha Delta. Died, at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital, Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala., September 9, 2000 (age 82 years, 116 days). Interment at Nance Family Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Emmette R. Albea and Lula (Limbaugh) Albea; married, August 30, 1952, to Joy Cunningham.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) — also known as Laurie C. Battle — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala.; Alexandria, Va. Born in Wilsonville, Shelby County, Ala., May 10, 1912. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1958. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kappa Phi Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Gamma Mu; Elks; Eagles; Lions. Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing business with the Soviet Union, but allowed the President flexibility to waive the ban. Died, from cancer, at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 2, 2000 (age 87 years, 358 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Ashley Leonidas Camp Jr. (b. 1923) — of Alabama. Born in Munford, Talladega County, Ala., July 19, 1923. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1959-67. Church of Christ. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Frank Murray Dixon (1892-1965) — also known as Frank M. Dixon — of Alabama. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., July 25, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; injured during the war and lost his right leg; delegate to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933; Governor of Alabama, 1939-43; defeated in primary, 1934. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., October 11, 1965 (age 73 years, 78 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  James Andrew Haley (1899-1981) — also known as James A. Haley; Jim Haley — of Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla. Born in Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Ala., January 4, 1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; chair of Sarasota County Democratic Party, 1925-53; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952 (alternate), 1960; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1953-77 (7th District 1953-73, 8th District 1973-77). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks. Former president and director, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., August 6, 1981 (age 82 years, 214 days). Interment at Boca Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Jackson Haley and Mary Lee (Stevenson) Haley; married to Aubrey B. Ringling.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Peterson Bryant Jarman Jr. (1892-1955) — also known as Pete B. Jarman — of Livingston, Sumter County, Ala. Born in Greensboro, Hale County, Ala., October 31, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of state of Alabama, 1931-35; U.S. Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1937-49; U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1949-53. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Forty and Eight; Disabled American Veterans; Military Order of the World Wars; Woodmen; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died February 17, 1955 (age 62 years, 109 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Bryant Jarman and Hunter Elizabeth (Gordon) Jarman; married, February 25, 1930, to Beryl Bricken.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Robert Emmett Jones Jr. (1912-1997) — also known as Robert E. Jones, Jr.; Bob Jones — of Scottsboro, Jackson County, Ala. Born in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Ala., June 12, 1912. Democrat. County judge in Alabama, 1940-43; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1947-77 (8th District 1947-63, at-large 1963-65, 8th District 1965-73, 5th District 1973-77). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in a hospital at Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., June 4, 1997 (age 84 years, 357 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Christine Francis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joshua Bryan Lee (1892-1967) — also known as Josh Lee — of Norman, Cleveland County, Okla. Born in Childersburg, Talladega County, Ala., January 23, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1935-37; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1937-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940, 1956 (alternate). Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Forty and Eight; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Mu Alpha; Freemasons. Died August 10, 1967 (age 75 years, 199 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
John Lesinski, Jr. 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.
  Relatives: Son of John Lesinski.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Neil Metcalf (b. 1921) — of Geneva, Geneva County, Ala. Born in Hartford, Geneva County, Ala., November 10, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Alabama state senate, 1954, 1962-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1964. Baptist. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta; Woodmen of the World; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ramsey L. Metcalf and Jimmilee M. Metcalf.
  John Malcolm Patterson (1921-2021) — also known as John Patterson — of Phenix City, Russell County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Goldville, Tallapoosa County, Ala. Born in Goldville, Tallapoosa County, Ala., September 27, 1921. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Alabama state attorney general, 1955-59; Governor of Alabama, 1959-63; defeated, 1966; candidate for chief justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1970; Judge, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, 1984-97. Member, Jaycees; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Woodmen; American Bar Association; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Alpha Delta; Lions. At 37, he was the youngest governor in Alabama history. Died in Goldville, Tallapoosa County, Ala., June 4, 2021 (age 99 years, 250 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Love Patterson and Agnes Louise (Benson) Patterson; married 1942 to Gladys Broadwater; married, October 19, 1947, to Mary Jo McGowin; married 1975 to Florentina 'Tina' Brachert.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Kenneth Allison Roberts (1912-1989) — also known as Kenneth A. Roberts — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Piedmont, Calhoun County, Ala., November 1, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state senate; elected 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1951-65 (4th District 1951-63, at-large 1963-65); defeated, 1964; shot and wounded in an attack on the U.S. House by Puerto Rican nationalists, 1954. Baptist. Member, Lions; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Woodmen; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Potomac, Montgomery County, Md., May 9, 1989 (age 76 years, 189 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, September 22, 1953, to Margaret Hamilton McMillan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Armistead Inge Selden Jr. (1921-1985) — also known as Armistead I. Selden, Jr. — of Greensboro, Hale County, Ala. Born in Greensboro, Hale County, Ala., February 20, 1921. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1951-52; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1953-69 (6th District 1953-63, at-large 1963-65, 5th District 1965-69); candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1968 (Democratic primary), 1980 (Republican primary); U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 1974-79; New Zealand, 1974-79; Tonga, 1974-79; Western Samoa, 1974-79. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; American Bar Association; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., November 14, 1985 (age 64 years, 267 days). Interment at Greensboro Cemetery, Greensboro, Ala.
  Relatives: Married 1948 to Mary Jane Wright.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Guy Sparks (c.1928-1983) — also known as "Anniston's Conscience" — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Holt, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., about 1928. Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama Commissioner of Revenue, 1961-63; candidate for Alabama state attorney general, 1966; attorney for Alabama Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Died in 1983 (age about 55 years). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Anniston, Ala.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of James M. Fullan Jr..
  Campaign slogan (1966): "I run not for gain, not for power — but for service."
  Campaign slogan (1966): "The people's candidate."
  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.
  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
  Macon Lenny Weaver (1919-1995) — also known as Macon L. Weaver — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., January 6, 1919. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-69. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Alpha Delta; Lions; Sertoma. Died February 9, 1995 (age 76 years, 34 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James W. Weaver and Pearl (Brown) Weaver; married, September 13, 1942, to Flora Virginia Waddell.
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