Calhoun County
Alabama
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Calhoun County
Alabama
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Calhoun County
Index to Locations
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Arthur Glenn Andrews (1909-2008) —
also known as Glenn Andrews —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., January
15, 1909.
Son of Roger Lee Andrews and Beryl Elizabeth (Jones) Andrews.
Republican. Advertising
executive; chair of
Calhoun County Republican Party, 1952; candidate for Alabama
state house of representatives, 1956; candidate for secretary of
state of Alabama, 1958; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1964,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1965-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Died in White Plains, Calhoun
County, Ala., September
25, 2008 (age 99 years, 254
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Grace Episcopal Church Columbarium.
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Simon Elbert Boozer (1895-1975) —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Hokes Bluff, Etowah
County, Ala., May 28,
1895.
Democrat. Calhoun
County Probate Judge, 1940-46; candidate in primary for Governor of
Alabama, 1946; director, Anniston National Bank.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., May 19,
1975 (age 79 years, 356
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Thomas Erby Kilby (1865-1943) —
also known as Thomas E. Kilby —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., July 9,
1865.
Son of Peyton Phillips Kilby and Sarah Ann (Marchant) Kilby.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Anniston, Ala., 1905-09; member of Alabama
state senate, 1911-15; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1915-19; Governor of
Alabama, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died October
22, 1943 (age 78 years, 105
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery Annex.
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Frederick Leonard Blackmon (1873-1921) —
also known as Fred L. Blackmon —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lime Branch, Polk
County, Ga., September
15, 1873.
Son of Augustus Young Blackmon and Sarah Ann (Ross) Blackmon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1900-10; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1911-21; died in office
1921.
Died in Bartow, Polk
County, Fla., February
8, 1921 (age 47 years, 146
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
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William Henry Forney (1823-1894) —
also known as William H. Forney —
of Jacksonville, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., November
9, 1823.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1859-60; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama
state senate, 1865-66; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1875-93 (at-large 1875-77, 7th
District 1877-93).
Died in Jacksonville, Calhoun
County, Ala., January
16, 1894 (age 70 years, 68
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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John Henry Caldwell (1826-1902) —
also known as John H. Caldwell —
of Alabama.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., April 4,
1826.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1873-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1888.
Died in Jacksonville, Calhoun
County, Ala., September
4, 1902 (age 76 years, 153
days).
Interment at Jacksonville Cemetery.
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Woodrow Albea (1918-2000) —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., May 16,
1918.
Son of Emmette R. Albea and Lula (Limbaugh) Albea.
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.
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