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Timothy Souls Faulk (1866-1939) —
also known as T. S. Faulk —
of Samson, Geneva
County, Ala.
Born near Troy, Pike
County, Ala., September
15, 1866.
Son of Joseph Travis Faulk (1823-1885) and Mary Frances (Lee) Faulk
(1840-1894).
Democrat. Farmer;
merchant; member of Alabama
state house of representatives; member of Alabama
state senate, 1919-39; died in office 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1928.
Primitive
Baptist.
Died July 19,
1939 (age 72 years, 307
days).
Interment at Travelers
Rest Cemetery, Samson, Ala.
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Ethan Allen Hitchcock (1835-1909) —
also known as Ethan A. Hitchcock —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., September
19, 1835.
Republican. Merchant; partner in China trade; president of manufacturing,
mining,
and railroad
companies; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1897-98; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1898-99; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1899-1907.
Died April 9,
1909 (age 73 years, 202
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tracy Hollingsworth Lay (b. 1882) —
also known as Tracy Lay —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala., November
5, 1882.
Son of William Patrick Lay and Laura Josephine (Hollingsworth) Lay.
Newspaper
reporter; department store manager; U.S. Deputy Consul
General in London, 1912-14; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Dublin, 1914; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Paris, 1914-15; U.S. Consul in Paris, 1915-19; U.S. Consul General in Munich, 1923-25; Buenos Aires, 1926-28.
Methodist.
Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Wheeler Locklin (b. 1867) —
also known as L. W. Locklin —
of Perdue Hill, Monroe
County, Ala.
Born in Perdue Hill, Monroe
County, Ala., February
27, 1867.
Son of Charles William Locklin and Martha Barbara (Moore) Locklin.
Democrat. Merchant; delegate to
Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912.
Baptist.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin McFarland Long (1827-1903) —
also known as Benjamin M. Long —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.; Cordova, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga., November
5, 1827.
Son of John
Long and Nancy Davis (Long) Long.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
merchant; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1872-74; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1880-82; Presidential Elector for
Alabama, 1884;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1888;
candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1890; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1894.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Cordova, Walker
County, Ala., June 17,
1903 (age 75 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Holcombe Malone (b. 1863) —
also known as George Malone —
of Dothan, Houston
County, Ala.
Born near Brundidge, Pike
County, Ala., May 19,
1863.
Son of George Yewell Malone (1830-1906) and Tabitha Eleanor (Wallace)
Malone.
Democrat. Merchant; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1900,
1912
(speaker);
delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.
Missionary
Baptist. English
and Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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