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Samuel W. Oliver (1796-1838) —
of Alabama.
Born in Charlotte
County, Va., June 8,
1796.
Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1821-28, 1831-36; member of Alabama
state senate, 1836-37; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1837.
Died in Dallas
County, Ala., January
18, 1838 (age 41 years, 224
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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William Rufus de Vane King (1786-1853) —
also known as William R. King —
of Cahaba, Dallas
County, Ala.; Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Sampson
County, N.C., April 7,
1786.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1807; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1811-16 (5th District
1811-13, at-large 1813-15, 5th District 1815-16); U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1819-44, 1848-52; U.S. Minister to France, 1844-46; Vice
President of the United States, 1853; died in office 1853.
Member, Freemasons.
Took oath of office as Vice President in Havana, Cuba, where he had
gone for his health; died the next month, at his plantation near
Cahaba, Dallas
County, Ala., April 18,
1853 (age 67 years, 11
days).
Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reinterment
at Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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William Rufus de Vane King (1786-1853) —
also known as William R. King —
of Cahaba, Dallas
County, Ala.; Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Sampson
County, N.C., April 7,
1786.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1807; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1811-16 (5th District
1811-13, at-large 1813-15, 5th District 1815-16); U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1819-44, 1848-52; U.S. Minister to France, 1844-46; Vice
President of the United States, 1853; died in office 1853.
Member, Freemasons.
Took oath of office as Vice President in Havana, Cuba, where he had
gone for his health; died the next month, at his plantation near
Cahaba, Dallas
County, Ala., April 18,
1853 (age 67 years, 11
days).
Original interment at a private or family
graveyard, Dallas County, Ala.; reinterment at Live Oak Cemetery.
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John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907) —
also known as John T. Morgan —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Athens, McMinn
County, Tenn., June 20,
1824.
Democrat. Delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1876;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1877-1907; died in office 1907.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 11,
1907 (age 82 years, 356
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery.
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Edmund Winston Pettus (1821-1907) —
also known as Edmund W. Pettus —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Limestone
County, Ala., July 6,
1821.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; circuit judge in Alabama,
1855-58; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1876,
1884,
1888,
1892;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1897-1907; died in office 1907.
Died in Hot Springs, Madison
County, N.C., July 27,
1907 (age 86 years, 21
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery.
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Samuel Francis Hobbs (1887-1952) —
also known as Sam Hobbs —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., October
5, 1887.
Democrat. State court judge in Alabama, 1921-26; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1935-51.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 31,
1952 (age 64 years, 239
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery.
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George Henry Craig (1845-1923) —
also known as George H. Craig —
of Alabama.
Born in Cahaba, Dallas
County, Ala., December
25, 1845.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1885; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1885; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1885.
Died in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., January
26, 1923 (age 77 years, 32
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery.
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Benjamin Sterling Turner (1825-1894) —
also known as Ben Turner —
of Alabama.
Born in slavery
near Weldon, Halifax
County, N.C., March 17,
1825.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1871-73; defeated,
1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1880.
African
ancestry.
Died in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., March 21,
1894 (age 69 years, 4
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery.
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William Benjamin Craig (1877-1925) —
also known as William B. Craig —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., November
2, 1877.
Democrat. Member of Alabama state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1907-11; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912.
Died in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., November
27, 1925 (age 48 years, 25
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery.
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N. H. R. Dawson —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860;
Speaker
of the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1880.
Episcopalian.
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery.
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Hugh Shepperd Darby Mallory (1848-1920) —
also known as H. S. D. Mallory —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega
County, Ala., February
6, 1848.
Son of James Mallory and Ann Maria (Darby) Mallory.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Selma, Ala., 1885-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1912.
Baptist.
Scottish,
English,
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Honor; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., March 10,
1920 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery.
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