The Political Graveyard: Lauderdale County, Ala.

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Lauderdale County
Alabama

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lauderdale County

Index to Locations

City Cemetery
Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama

Politicians buried here:

Emmet O'Neal (1853-1922) — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., September 23, 1853. Son of Edward Asbury O'Neal and Olivia (Moore) O'Neal. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1888, 1892, 1908; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1893-97; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1904, 1912 (speaker); Governor of Alabama, 1911-15. Member, American Bar Association. Died September 7, 1922 (age 68 years, 349 days). Interment at City Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, July 21, 1881, to Lizzie Kirkman.
		See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article

Edward Asbury O'Neal (1818-1890) — also known as Edward A. O'Neal — of Alabama. Born in Madison County, Ala., September 21, 1818. Son of Edward O'Neal and Rebecca (Wheat) O'Neal. Lawyer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; Governor of Alabama, 1882-86. Died in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., November 7, 1890 (age 72 years, 47 days). Interment at City Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Edward O'Neal and Rebecca (Wheat) O'Neal; married, April 12, 1838, to Olivia Moore; father of Emmet O'Neal.
		See also National Governors Association biography

Moore-McVay Cemetery
Mars Hill, Lauderdale County, Alabama

Politicians buried here:

Hugh McVay (1788-1851) — of Madison County, Miss. (now Ala.). Born in 1788. Member of Mississippi territorial House of Representatives, 1811-17; Governor of Alabama, 1837. Died May 9, 1851 (age about 62 years). Interment at Moore-McVay Cemetery.

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