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  J. Haden Alldredge (1887-1962) — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Brooksville, Blount County, Ala., July 28, 1887. Son of Patrick Griffin Alldredge and Sophia (Haden) Alldredge. Democrat. Lawyer; economist; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1939-55. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., December 5, 1962 (age 75 years, 130 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Griffin Alldredge and Sophia (Haden) Alldredge; married 1907 to Mildred Chilton (died 1923); married, January 12, 1927, to Adna Eley.
  Clarence William Allgood (1902-1991) — also known as Clarence W. Allgood — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., September 12, 1902. Son of Robert Venable Allgood and Patricia (Robertson) Allgood. Lawyer; trustee, Crippled Children's Hospital; counsel, American Hospital Association; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-73; took senior status 1973. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; American Bar Association; Elks; Blue Key; Civitan. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., November 30, 1991 (age 89 years, 79 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Venable Allgood and Patricia (Robertson) Allgood; cousin of Miles Clayton Allgood; married, June 27, 1927, to Marie Maxwell.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Gordon Llewellyn Allott (1907-1989) — also known as Gordon Allott — of Lamar, Prowers County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colo. Born in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., January 2, 1907. Son of Leonard John Allott and Bertha Louise (Reese) Allott. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 (delegation chair), 1972; Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1950-55; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1955-73; defeated, 1972; member, Resolutions Committee, Republican National Convention, 1960. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Rotary; American Bar Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Delta Sigma Pi. Died, of cancer, in Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colo., January 17, 1989 (age 82 years, 15 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, May 15, 1934, to Welda O. Hall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) — also known as Herschel W. Arant — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Church Hill, Tallapoosa County, Ala., July 18, 1887. Son of William Jackson Arant and Villulia (Akin) Arant. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Order of the Coif; Rotary. Died, from a kidney ailment, in a hospital at Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, January 14, 1941 (age 53 years, 180 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 16, 1915, to Charlotte Marguerite Hein.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Mortimer Martin Baldwin (b. 1873) — of Union Springs, Bullock County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Fitzpatrick, Bullock County, Ala., August 26, 1873. Son of Phillip Bernard Baldwin and Sallie (Crews) Baldwin. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1900-01. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1917 to Fannie Howry Dunn.
  Alexander Clitherall Birch (b. 1878) — also known as Alex C. Birch — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala.; Mobile, Mobile County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Opelika, Lee County, Ala., January 21, 1878. Son of George Anthony Birch and Allie Burgwyn (Clitherall) Birch. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1912, 1928, 1932 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1914; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1920; Alabama Republican state chair, 1923; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1927-35. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Nu; Pi Gamma Mu; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 6, 1907, to Georgia Weatherly.
  Virgil Bouldin (b. 1866) — of Scottsboro, Jackson County, Ala. Born in Princeton, Jackson County, Ala., October 20, 1866. Son of John Bouldin and Mary (Collins) Bouldin. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Jackson County Democratic Party, 1890-92; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1896; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1907-10, 1915-16; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1923-44. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 12, 1895, to Irene Jacoway.
  Albert Burton Boutwell (1904-1978) — also known as Albert Boutwell — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., November 13, 1904. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944; member of Alabama state senate, 1946-58; Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 1959-63; mayor of Birmingham, Ala., 1963-67. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; American Bar Association; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Blue Key. Died in February, 1978 (age 73 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Henry Amzi Bradshaw (b. 1883) — also known as H. A. Bradshaw — of Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala. Born in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tenn., January 10, 1883. Son of Robert S. Bradshaw and Sarah (Caldwell) Bradshaw. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1915; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1916. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 25, 1922, to Lucile Landis.
  Albert Preston Brewer (b. 1928) — also known as Albert P. Brewer — of Morgan County, Ala. Born in Bethel Springs, McNairy County, Tenn., October 26, 1928. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1955-67; Speaker of the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1963-67; Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 1967-68; Governor of Alabama, 1968-71; defeated, 1970, 1978; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1968. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Delta Sigma Phi. Still living as of 2009.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Armstead Brown (b. 1875) — of Lafayette, Chambers County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Talbotton, Talbot County, Ga., June 6, 1875. Son of Henry Clay Brown and Susan Agnes (Dowdell) Brown. Lawyer; Chambers County Solicitor, 1898-1902; municipal judge in Alabama, 1911-15; general solicitor, Florida East Coast Railway, and Florida East Coast Hotel Co.; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1925-46; chief justice of Florida state supreme court, 1925-26. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 21, 1901, to Elizabeth Dowdell.
  Francis Gordon Caffey (1868-1951) — also known as Francis G. Caffey — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Verbena, Chilton County, Ala. Born in Gordonsville, Lowndes County, Ala., October 28, 1868. Son of Dr. Hugh William Caffey and Alabama (Gordon) Caffey. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1917-21; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1929-47; took senior status 1947; senior judge, 1947-51. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Verbena, Chilton County, Ala., September 20, 1951 (age 82 years, 327 days). Interment at Verbena Cemetery, Verbena, Ala.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert E. Cramer, Jr. (b. 1947) — also known as Bud Cramer — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., August 22, 1947. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; Madison County District Attorney, 1981-90; U.S. Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1991-2009; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Hartwell Davis (1906-1992) — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Auburn, Lee County, Ala., December 18, 1906. U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1953-62. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta; Kiwanis. Died March 18, 1992 (age 85 years, 91 days). Burial location unknown.
  Stanley Hubert Dent, Jr. (1869-1938) — also known as S. Hubert Dent, Jr. — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Eufaula, Barbour County, Ala., August 16, 1869. Son of S. H. Dent and Anna Beall (Young) Dent. Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney, 1902-09; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1909-21; delegate to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Redmen; Woodmen. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., October 6, 1938 (age 69 years, 51 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Eufaula, Ala.
  Relatives: Married to Etta Tinsley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Louis Dickinson (1925-2008) — also known as William L. Dickinson; Bill Dickinson — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Opelika, Lee County, Ala., June 5, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; common pleas court judge in Alabama, 1953-59; circuit judge in Alabama, 1959-63; assistant vice president, Southern Railway System, 1963-64; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1965-93. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; American Bar Association. Died, from colon cancer, in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., March 31, 2008 (age 82 years, 300 days). Interment at Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Frank Murray Dixon (1892-1965) — also known as Frank M. Dixon — of Alabama. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., July 25, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; injured during the war and lost his right leg; delegate to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933; Governor of Alabama, 1939-43; defeated in primary, 1934. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., October 11, 1965 (age 73 years, 78 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  William Jackson Edwards (b. 1928) — also known as Jack Edwards — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., September 20, 1928. Son of William Jackson Edwards and Sue (Fuhrman) Edwards. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; general attorney for Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, 1958-64; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1965-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees; Kappa Alpha Order; Omicron Delta Kappa. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Second great-grandson of William Farrington Aldrich; son of William Jackson Edwards and Sue (Fuhrman) Edwards; married, January 30, 1954, to Jolane Vander Sys. See Aldrich family of Alabama.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ben Erdreich (b. 1938) — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., December 9, 1938. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1971-74; U.S. Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1983-93; defeated, 1972, 1992. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  MacDonald Gallion (b. 1913) — of Alabama. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., April 5, 1913. Democrat. Alabama state attorney general, 1959-63, 1967-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1960; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1968. Presbyterian. Member, Woodmen; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of Confederate Veterans; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Fred David Gray — also known as Fred D. Gray — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Tuskegee, Macon County, Ala. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1970-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 2000, 2004, 2008; chair of Macon County Democratic Party, 2003. Church of Christ. African ancestry. Member, National Bar Association; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; NAACP; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Still living as of 2008.
  Relatives: Married to Carol Porter.
  Ashley Greene (b. 1898) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Lake Grove, Clackamas County, Ore. Born in Ashville, St. Clair County, Ala., January 15, 1898. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1948 (member, Credentials Committee). Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Eagles; American Bar Association; Military Order of the World Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Junius Foy Guin, Jr. (b. 1924) — also known as J. Foy Guin, Jr. — of Russellville, Franklin County, Ala. Born in Russellville, Franklin County, Ala., February 2, 1924. Son of Junius Foy Guin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1954; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1973. Church of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 2010.
  B. V. Hain (b. 1915) — of Selma, Dallas County, Ala. Born in Selma, Dallas County, Ala., September 3, 1915. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1954-. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 1967.
  Claude Harris, Jr. (1940-1994) — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Ala., June 29, 1940. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Alabama, 1977-85; U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1987-93; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1993-94. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., September 2, 1994 (age 54 years, 65 days). Interment at Memory Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post
  George Copeland Hawkins, Jr. (1918-1991) — also known as George C. Hawkins, Jr. — of Gadsden, Etowah County, Ala. Born in Elora, Lincoln County, Tenn., December 4, 1918. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1948; member of Alabama state house of representatives; elected 1950, 1954; candidate in primary for Governor of Alabama, 1958; member of Alabama state senate; elected 1962; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1964. Methodist. Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar Association. Died, of kidney failure, August 9, 1991 (age 72 years, 248 days). Interment at Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Ala.
  George Huddleston, Jr. (1920-1971) — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., March 19, 1920. Son of George Huddleston and Bertha Baxley Huddleston. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1955-65 (9th District 1955-63, at-large 1963-65). Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; American Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., September 14, 1971 (age 51 years, 179 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  Relatives: Married to Alice Jeanne Haworth.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Oscar Richard Hundley (1855-1921) — also known as Oscar R. Hundley — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Born in Limestone County, Ala., October 30, 1855. Son of Orville M. Hundley and Mary E. Hundley. Republican. Lawyer; division counsel, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, 1884-1907; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1887-90; member of Alabama state senate, 1891-98; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1896; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1904; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1907-09; resigned 1909; president and general counsel, Sun Life Insurance Company, Birmingham, Ala., 1913. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., December 22, 1921 (age 66 years, 53 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  Relatives: Married, June 24, 1897, to Bossie O'Brien.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Vernol R. Jansen, Jr. (b. 1923) — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in 1923. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1961-69. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1969.
  Forney Johnston (b. 1879) — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Selma, Dallas County, Ala., September 9, 1879. Son of Joseph Forney Johnston. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  George Washington Jones (b. 1865) — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Hardin County, Ky., October 25, 1865. Democrat. Member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  James Thomas Kirk (b. 1858) — of Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala. Born near Russellville, Franklin County, Ala., April 7, 1858. Son of James Thomas Kirk and Louise (Clare) Kirk. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 14, 1886, to Ella Rather.
  Thomas Edmund Knight, Jr. (b. 1898) — also known as Thomas E. Knight, Jr. — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Greensboro, Hale County, Ala., June 19, 1898. Son of Thomas Edmund Knight and Rebecca (Williams) Knight. Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama state attorney general, 1931-34; Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 1935-39. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Elks; Civitan; Jaycees; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 4, 1920, to Lelia Otts. See Knight family of Alabama.
  Hugh Allen Locke (b. 1885) — also known as Hugh A. Locke — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Fayette County, Tenn., February 9, 1885. Son of Robert Locke and Susanna F. (Crenshaw) Locke. Lawyer; Independent candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1930. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 12, 1921, to Mabel Plosser.
  Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., September 14, 1878. Son of William Marion Loftin and Loreta C. (Thomason) Loftin. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and director, Florida East Coast Hotel Co.; director, Gulf Life Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway, 1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1936. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Alpha Tau Omega; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Blue Key; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Highlands, Macon County, N.C., September 22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Seybourn Harris Lynne (1907-2000) — also known as Seybourn H. Lynne — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., July 25, 1907. Son of Seybourn Arthur Lynne and Annie Leigh (Harris) Lynne. Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Alabama, 1934-40; circuit judge in Alabama, 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1946-73; took senior status 1973. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Blue Key; Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kiwanis. In 1963, he prohibited Gov. George C. Wallace from barring two black students from attending the University of Alabama. In 1969, he ordered that Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Ala., be desegregated. The federal building in Decatur, Ala. is named for him. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., September 10, 2000 (age 93 years, 47 days). Interment at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ala.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1937, to Katherine Donaldson Brandau.
  Helen Wilson Nies (b. 1925) — Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., August 7, 1925. Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1980-82; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-. Female. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif; American Bar Association. Still living as of 1991.
  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, Florence, Ala.
  Relatives: Married, July 21, 1881, to Lizzie Kirkman.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) — also known as Warren H. Orr — of Hamilton, Hancock County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook County, Ill. Born in Hannibal, Marion County, Mo., November 5, 1886. Son of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr. Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924; justice of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1933-39; president, Belmont National Bank of Chicago. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Tau Delta; Freemasons; Union League; Kiwanis. Interment at Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, September 10, 1914, to Dorothy Wallace.
  John Malcolm Patterson (b. 1921) — also known as John Patterson — of Phenix City, Russell County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Goldville, Tallapoosa County, Ala., September 27, 1921. Son of Albert Love Patterson and Agnes Louise (Benson) Patterson. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Alabama state attorney general, 1955-59; Governor of Alabama, 1959-63. Member, Jaycees; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Woodmen; American Bar Association; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Alpha Delta; Lions. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married, October 19, 1947, to Mary Jo McGowin.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) — also known as Claude Pepper — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born near Dudleyville, Chambers County, Ala., September 8, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1960, 1964, 1968; speaker, 1988; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died in office 1989. Baptist. Member, Moose; Woodmen; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Upsilon; Kappa Alpha Order; United World Federalists. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. Died in Washington, D.C., May 30, 1989 (age 88 years, 264 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Claude Pepper: Tracy E. Danese, Claude Pepper and Ed Ball : Politics, Purpose, and Power
  Joseph Meyer Proskauer (1877-1971) — also known as Joseph M. Proskauer — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., August 6, 1877. Son of Alfred Proskauer and Rebecca Proskauer. Lawyer; campaign manager for Gov. Alfred E. Smith, 1918-22; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1923-30; appointed 1923; resigned 1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st Department, 1927-30. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American Bar Association. Died in 1971 (age about 93 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1903 to Alice Naumburg.
  Henry Grady Reynolds (b. 1889) — also known as Grady Reynolds — of Clanton, Chilton County, Ala. Born in Montevallo, Shelby County, Ala., January 11, 1889. Son of Lewis Henry Reynolds and Dora (Marshall) Reynolds. Republican. Lawyer; Chilton County Treasurer, 1918-21; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1924-31. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners; Woodmen of the World; Exchange Club. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 10, 1914, to Estella Morgan.
  Thomas Drake Samford (b. 1868) — also known as Thomas D. Samford — of Opelika, Lee County, Ala. Born in Auburn, Lee County, Ala., November 2, 1868. Son of Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford and William James Samford. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1896-98; president, Bank of Opelika, 1911-12; director, Lowe & Samford Grocery Co.; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1913-24, 1934-42. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford and William James Samford; brother of William Hodges Samford; married, July 5, 1899, to Louise Andrew Westcott. See Samford family of Alabama.
  Armistead Inge Selden, Jr. (1921-1985) — also known as Armistead I. Selden, Jr. — of Greensboro, Hale County, Ala. Born in Greensboro, Hale County, Ala., February 20, 1921. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1951-52; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1953-69 (6th District 1953-63, at-large 1963-65, 5th District 1965-69); candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1968 (Democratic primary), 1980 (Republican primary); U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 1974-79; New Zealand, 1974-79; Tonga, 1974-79; Western Samoa, 1974-79. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; American Bar Association; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., November 14, 1985 (age 64 years, 267 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Greensboro, Ala.
  Relatives: Married 1948 to Mary Jane Wright.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (b. 1946) — also known as Jeff Sessions — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Hybart, Monroe County, Ala., December 24, 1946. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1981-93; Alabama state attorney general, 1995-97; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1997-. Methodist. Member, Lions; American Bar Association. Still living as of 2012.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Richard Craig Shelby (b. 1934) — also known as Richard C. Shelby — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., May 6, 1934. Lawyer; member of Alabama state senate, 1971-78; U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1979-87; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1987-. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Phi Alpha Delta; Exchange Club. Still living as of 2012.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Guy Sparks (c.1928-1983) — also known as "Anniston's Conscience" — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Holt, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., about 1928. Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama Commissioner of Revenue, 1961-63; candidate in primary for Alabama state attorney general, 1966. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Died in 1983 (age about 55 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of James M. Fullan, Jr..
  Campaign slogan (1966): "I run not for gain, not for power — but for service."
  Campaign slogan (1966): "The people's candidate."
  Daniel H. Thomas (1906-2000) — of Alabama. Born in Prattville, Autauga County, Ala., August 25, 1906. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1951-71. Methodist. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Died in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., April 13, 2000 (age 93 years, 232 days). Interment at Old Spring Hill Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
  Clement Clay Torbert, Jr. (b. 1929) — also known as Bo Torbert — of Opelika, Lee County, Ala. Born in Opelika, Lee County, Ala., August 31, 1929. Son of Clement Clay Torbert, Sr. and Lynda (Meadows) Torbert. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer; law professor; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1958-62; member of Alabama state senate, 1966-77; chief justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1977-89. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 2006.
  Relatives: Married to Gene Hurt.
  Macon Lenny Weaver (1919-1995) — also known as Macon L. Weaver — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., January 6, 1919. Son of James W. Weaver and Pearl (Brown) Weaver. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-69. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Alpha Delta; Lions; Sertoma. Died February 9, 1995 (age 76 years, 34 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 13, 1942, to Flora Virginia Waddell.
  Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) — also known as Robert L. Williams — of Durant, Bryan County, Okla. Born near Brundidge, Pike County, Ala., December 20, 1868. Son of Jonathan Williams and Sarah Julia (Paul) Williams. Democrat. Methodist minister; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indian Territory, 1900; member of Democratic National Committee from Indian Territory, 1904-07; delegate to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker); Governor of Oklahoma, 1915-19; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-37; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1937-39. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. The Durant public library is named for him. Died, of pneumonia, at Wilson N. Jones Hospital, Sherman, Grayson County, Tex., April 10, 1948 (age 79 years, 112 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Durant, Okla.
  See also National Governors Association biography

 

 


 
   
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