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Politician members in Alabama


  John Perry Bartlett (1905-1978) — of Boulder, Boulder County, Colo. Born in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Ala., November 20, 1905. Democrat. Mens wear retailer; mayor of Boulder, Colo., 1948-51. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Delta Tau Delta; Rotary. Died in April, 1978 (age 72 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 27, 1934, to Mildred Dishman Banks.
  Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) — also known as Laurie C. Battle — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Wilsonville, Shelby County, Ala., May 10, 1912. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956; candidate in primary for Governor of Alabama, 1958. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kappa Phi Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Gamma Mu; Elks; Eagles; Lions. Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing business with the Soviet Union. Died, at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 2, 2000 (age 87 years, 358 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  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
  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.
  Gary M. Owen (b. 1944) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Lawrence County, Ala., September 9, 1944. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 22nd District, 1973-88; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1983-88. Baptist. Member, Jaycees; Phi Delta Kappa. Still living as of 1995.
  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
  Robert Riley (b. 1944) — also known as Bob Riley — of Ashland, Clay County, Ala. Born in Ashland, Clay County, Ala., October 3, 1944. Republican. Automobile dealer; farmer; real estate agent; U.S. Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1997-2003; Governor of Alabama, 2003-. Baptist. Member, Jaycees; Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Great-grandson of George Thomas Goldthwaite; grandson of Charles William Pettit. See Goldthwaite-Seibels-Pettit family of Virginia and Alabama.

 

 


 
   
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