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Howell Thomas Heflin (1921-2005) —
also known as Howell T. Heflin —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Poulan, Worth
County, Ga., June 19,
1921.
Son of Marvin Rutledge Heflin and Louise D. (Strudwick) Heflin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1971-77; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1979-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1996.
Methodist.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died in Sheffield, Colbert
County, Ala., March 29,
2005 (age 83 years, 283
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery; statue at Colbert
County Courthouse Grounds.
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Edward Berton Almon (1860-1933) —
also known as Edward B. Almon —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born near Moulton, Lawrence
County, Ala., April 18,
1860.
Son of George W. Almon and Nancy (Eubank) Almon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1892-94; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1896;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1898-1906; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1910-15; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1911; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1915-33; died in office
1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks; Maccabees;
Knights
of Honor.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
1933 (age 73 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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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.
Son of Jesse Malcolm Carmichael and Amanda (Smith) Carmichael.
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.
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Arthur Henley Keller (1836-1896) —
also known as A. H. Keller —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born February
5, 1836.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1876.
Died August
29, 1896 (age 60 years, 206
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Kate Adams; father of Helen Keller (1880-1968; deaf-blind
author). |
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Robert Burns Lindsay (1824-1902) —
also known as Robert B. Lindsay —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries and Galloway), Scotland,
July
4, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1853; member of Alabama
state senate, 1857, 1866; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1860;
Governor
of Alabama, 1870-72.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala., February
13, 1902 (age 77 years, 224
days).
Interment at Winston Family Cemetery.
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Joseph Harrington Nathan (1856-1955) —
also known as Joseph H. Nathan —
of Sheffield, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
7, 1856.
Son of Morris Nathan and Hannah Nathan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1906; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1912,
1916.
Died in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., July 21,
1955 (age 99 years, 195
days).
Interment at Winston Family Cemetery.
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