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Lucien Dunbibbin Gardner (1876-1952) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Troy, Pike
County, Ala., November
28, 1876.
Son of John Dunbibbin Gardner and Julia (Starke) Gardner.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state senate, 1906; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1914-40; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1940-51.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died November
2, 1952 (age 75 years, 340
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Charles Henderson (1860-1937) —
of Troy, Pike
County, Ala.
Born in Pike
County, Ala., April 26,
1860.
Alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Alabama,
1896; Governor of
Alabama, 1915-19.
Died January
7, 1937 (age 76 years, 256
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Oliver Cicero Wiley (1851-1917) —
also known as Oliver C. Wiley —
of Troy, Pike
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama, 1851.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1908-09.
Died in 1917
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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William Hodges Samford (1866-1940) —
of Troy, Pike
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., August 7,
1866.
Son of Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford and William
James Samford.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1900-05; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; Presidential
Elector for Alabama, 1904;
Judge,
Alabama Court of Appeals, 1917-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died February
2, 1940 (age 73 years, 179
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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