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Oscar William Adams, Jr. (1925-1997) —
also known as Oscar W. Adams —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., February
7, 1925.
Lawyer;
associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1980-93.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Omega
Psi Phi; NAACP.
First
African-American ever elected to statewide office in Alabama.
Died of an infection
related to cancer, in
Baptist Medical
Center-Montclair, Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., February
15, 1997 (age 72 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hobdy G. Rains (b. 1912) —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.
Born in DeKalb
County, Ala., March 29,
1912.
Son of Will G. Rains and Ola (Hamrick) Rains.
Democrat. Parole
officer; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1952;
secretary
of Alabama Democratic Party, 1967.
Baptist.
Member, American Judicature Society; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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