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Herbert Leon Callahan (b. 1932) —
also known as H. L. 'Sonny' Callahan —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., September
11, 1932.
Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1971-79; member of Alabama
state senate, 1979-83; candidate in Democratic primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1982; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1985-2003; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 2004.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jeremiah Andrew Denton, Jr. (b. 1924) —
also known as Jeremiah Denton —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., July 15,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1981-87; defeated, 1986.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Everett A. Kelly (b. 1926) —
of Florida.
Born in Foley, Baldwin
County, Ala., September
2, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; pharmacist;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-.
Catholic. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 1999.
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Patrick J. Lyons (b. 1850) —
also known as Pat J. Lyons —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., January
16, 1850.
Son of Thomas Lyons and Johanna Lyons.
Steamboat
captain; steamboat
owner; wholesale
grocer; bank
vice-president; mayor of
Mobile, Ala., 1904-11, 1913-14, 1915-16, 1917-18.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Myles Anderson Paige (c.1898-1983) —
also known as Myles A. Paige —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., about 1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pullman car
porter; lawyer;
Republican candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1926; American Labor candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;
justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge,
Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court).
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Urban
League; Alpha
Phi Alpha; American
Legion; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
New York City's first
black magistrate, 1936, and first
black judge, 1940.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 30,
1983 (age about 85
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Eugene Siegelman (b. 1946) —
also known as Don Siegelman —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., February
24, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Alabama, 1979-87; Alabama
state attorney general, 1987-91; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1996,
2000;
Governor
of Alabama, 1999-2003.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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