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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.
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Arthur Glenn Andrews (1909-2008) —
also known as Glenn Andrews —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., January
15, 1909.
Son of Roger Lee Andrews and Beryl Elizabeth (Jones) Andrews.
Republican. Advertising
executive; chair of
Calhoun County Republican Party, 1952; candidate for Alabama
state house of representatives, 1956; candidate for secretary of
state of Alabama, 1958; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1964,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1965-67.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Died in White Plains, Calhoun
County, Ala., September
25, 2008 (age 99 years, 254
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Grace
Episcopal Church Columbarium, Anniston, Ala.
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Henry Hezekiah Balch (1877-1969) —
also known as Henry H. Balch —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Madison, Madison
County, Ala., January
6, 1877.
Son of Samuel Williamson Balch and Martha Ann (Parsons) Balch.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; helped organize the public school system in the
Philippine Islands, 1901-12; U.S. Consul in SAINT Stephen, 1914; Yarmouth, 1915-16; Asuncion, 1916-21; Adelaide, 1921-27; Monterrey, 1928-29; U.S. Consul General in Dublin, 1931-38.
Episcopalian.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., November
30, 1969 (age 92 years, 328
days).
Entombed at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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Relatives:
Married, May 13,
1915, to Josephine Irene 'Josie' McCaleb (died
1963). |
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Martin Mortimer Baldwin (b. 1873) —
of Alabama.
Born in Fitzpatrick, Bullock
County, Ala., August
26, 1873.
Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1900-01; state court judge in
Alabama, 1906.
Episcopalian.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Fannie Howry Dunn. |
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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.
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William Alexander Blount (1851-1921) —
also known as William A. Blount —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Clarke
County, Ala., October
25, 1851.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; member of Florida
state senate, 1903-05.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died June 15,
1921 (age 69 years, 233
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Josiah Robins Bonner, Jr. (b. 1959) —
also known as Jo Bonner —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., November
19, 1959.
Republican. Staff member for U.S. Rep. H.
L. 'Sonny' Callahan, 1985-2002; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 2003-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Douglas Booth (1876-1941) —
of Prattville, Autauga
County, Ala.
Born in Prattville, Autauga
County, Ala., October
11, 1876.
Son of Daniel Boone Booth and Sarah (Benson) Booth.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1928,
1932.
Episcopalian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died December
14, 1941 (age 65 years, 64
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Prattville, Ala.
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Johnnie Byrd, Jr. (b. 1951) —
of Plant City, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Brewton, Escambia
County, Ala., February
18, 1951.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 62nd District, 1997-.
Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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William J. Cabaniss —
also known as Bill Cabaniss —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Republican. Steel
executive; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1979-82; member of Alabama
state senate, 1983-90; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1990; U.S. Ambassador to Czech Republic, 2004-.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2006.
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John Archibald Campbell (1811-1889) —
also known as John A. Campbell —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington, Wilkes
County, Ga., June 24,
1811.
Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1837; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1853-61; Confederate States Assistant
Secretary of War, 1861-65.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March 12,
1889 (age 77 years, 261
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Marion Maxwell Caskie (b. 1890) —
also known as Marion M. Caskie —
of Alabama; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Remington, Fauquier
County, Va., July 29,
1890.
Son of Dr. James Maxwell Caskie and Olivia (Rixey) Caskie.
Democrat. Staff for Southern Railway
office in Washington, 1906-11; traffic manager for various
enterprises; general manager, state docks,
Port of Mobile, Ala.; vice-president, Waterman Steamship
Co.; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1935-40.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Overton Davidson (1869-1924) —
also known as Louis O. Davidson —
of Uniontown, Perry
County, Ala.
Born in Uniontown, Perry
County, Ala., February
12, 1869.
Son of Alexander
Caldwell Davidson.
Democrat. Public relations executive, Alabama Power
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Uniontown, Perry
County, Ala., February
15, 1924 (age 55 years, 3
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery of Davidson Memorial Church, Uniontown, Ala.
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N. H. R. Dawson —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860;
Speaker
of the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1880.
Episcopalian.
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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George Kenneth Donald (b. 1890) —
also known as George K. Donald —
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., November
27, 1890.
Son of Harry Gordon Donald and Kate Lee (Gazzam) Donald.
U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1914-17; Nuevo Laredo, 1917; Aguascalientes, 1917-18; Sydney, 1918-19; Tegucigalpa, 1919-22; Johannesburg, 1922-28; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1928-32; SAINT John's, 1933-34; Milan, 1934-36; Southampton, 1938; Windsor, 1943-45.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1912
to Cherry Hempstead. |
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John Ewing (1857-1923) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., June 24,
1857.
Son of James Lindsay Ewing and Margaret Ann (Hunter) Ewing.
Democrat. U.S. Minister to Honduras, 1913-18.
Episcopalian.
Died June 24,
1923 (age 66 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Elisha Folsom, Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as James E. Folsom, Jr.; Jim
Folsom —
of Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., May 14,
1948.
Son of James
Elisha Folsom.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1980; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1987-93; Governor of
Alabama, 1993-95; defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 2004.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2004.
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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.
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Francis Harrison Inge (b. 1902) —
also known as Francis H. Inge —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., May 20,
1902.
Son of Francis James Inge and Ellen Mary (Harrison) Inge.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1935-43.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Franklin Elmore Jones (b. 1873) —
also known as Franklin E. Jones —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands; Santurce, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Youngsboro, Lee
County, Ala., July 18,
1873.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto
Rico, 1912
(alternate; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1916,
1920,
1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin Islands, 1928,
1932
(alternate); member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin
Islands, 1928.
Episcopalian. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Thomas Erby Kilby (1865-1943) —
also known as Thomas E. Kilby —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., July 9,
1865.
Son of Peyton Phillips Kilby and Sarah Ann (Marchant) Kilby.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Anniston, Ala., 1905-09; member of Alabama
state senate, 1911-15; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1915-19; Governor of
Alabama, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1924.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died October
22, 1943 (age 78 years, 105
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery Annex, Anniston, Ala.
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John Lee Long (b. 1868) —
also known as J. Lee Long —
of Greenville, Butler
County, Ala.
Born in Greenville, Butler
County, Ala., January
12, 1868.
Son of John T. Long and Louisa (Thagard) Long.
Democrat. Cotton
buyer; delegate to
Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1907, 1911, 1919; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Northington McQueen (b. 1908) —
of Alabama.
Born in Eutaw, Greene
County, Ala., September
18, 1908.
Alabama
state attorney general, 1943-47.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., August
31, 1857.
Son of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray
(1830-1888).
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of the
United States, 1926-29; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian. Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
during a session
of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray (1830-1888);
married, October
13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague (1860-1884; drowned in
steamboat accident); married, December
4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker (1864-1937). |
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John Parks Newsome (1893-1961) —
also known as John P. Newsome —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
13, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1943-45.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
10, 1961 (age 68 years, 270
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Edward William Pou (1863-1934) —
also known as Edward W. Pou —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., September
9, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1901-34; died in
office 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1934
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Smithfield, N.C.
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Carroll Thomas Prince (b. 1882) —
also known as Carroll T. Prince —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Choctaw
County, Ala., August
28, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1928; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maxwell Lewis Rafferty (1917-1982) —
also known as Max Rafferty —
of California.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 9,
1917.
Son of Maxwell L. Rafferty and DeEtta (Cox) Rafferty.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
columnist;
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-70; defeated, 1970;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968.
Episcopalian. Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Lions; Rotary.
Drowned
when his car went
off the road into a pond, in Troy, Pike
County, Ala., June 13,
1982 (age 65 years, 35
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucius Mendel Rivers (1905-1970) —
also known as L. Mendel Rivers —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Gumville, Berkeley
County, S.C., September
28, 1905.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933-36; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1952,
1956
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1941-70; died in
office 1970.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
28, 1970 (age 65 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
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Dave Russell (b. 1955) —
of Florida.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., June 18,
1955.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 44th District, 1999-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 1999.
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George G. Seibels, Jr. (1913-2000) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., July 16,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Birmingham, Ala., 1967-75; defeated, 1975; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1972;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1979-91; defeated, 1962;
Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1992,
1996.
Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees.
Played one season of professional football
with Richmond in the South Atlantic Professional League.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., March 28,
2000 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
Antebellum Home, Birmingham, Ala.
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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.
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Oscar Wilder Underwood (1862-1929) —
also known as Oscar W. Underwood —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 6,
1862.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1895-1915 (9th District 1895-1909,
7th District 1909-11, 9th District 1911-15); candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1912,
1924;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1915-27.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1929
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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John Edmund Wear (1921-2000) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Haleyville, Winston
County, Ala., October
10, 1921.
Physician;
mayor
of Salisbury, N.C., 1985-91.
Episcopalian. Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Died, in Rowan Regional Medical
Center, Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
29, 2000 (age 79 years, 19
days).
Interment at City
Memorial Park, Salisbury, N.C.
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Maximilian Bethune Wellborn (b. 1862) —
also known as M. B. Wellborn —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark., January
22, 1862.
Son of Maximilian Bethune Wellborn and Emma Julia (Dent) Wellborn.
Democrat. President, First National Bank of
Anniston, 1905-14; director, Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad;
Calhoun
County Commissioner; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1912;
Governor, Federal Reserve Bank of
Atlanta, from 1914; delegate to
Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment from Calhoun County,
1933.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Hinton Graves. |
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