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George William Andrews (1906-1971) —
also known as George W. Andrews —
of Union Springs, Bullock
County, Ala.
Born in Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala., December
12, 1906.
Son of George William Andrews, Sr. and Addie Bell (King) Andrews.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1944-71 (3rd District 1944-63,
at-large 1963-65, 3rd District 1965-71); died in office 1971.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
25, 1971 (age 65 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Ala.
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Robert Spratt Cockrell (b. 1866) —
also known as Robert S. Cockrell —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Livingston, Sumter
County, Ala., January
22, 1866.
Son of Augustus William Cockrell and Susan (Spratt) Cockrell.
Lawyer;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1902-17.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Murray Dixon (1892-1965) —
also known as Frank M. Dixon —
of Alabama.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., July 25,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; injured during the war
and lost his
right leg; delegate to
Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933; Governor of
Alabama, 1939-43; defeated in primary, 1934.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., October
11, 1965 (age 73 years, 78
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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John Edgar Green, Jr. (b. 1880) —
also known as John E. Green, Jr. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., April 19,
1880.
Son of John Edgar Green and Susan Morgan (Bridges) Green.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1914-19; attorney
for oil
companies.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi.
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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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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Seybourn Harris Lynne (1907-2000) —
also known as Seybourn H. Lynne —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., July 25,
1907.
Son of Seybourn Arthur Lynne and Annie Leigh (Harris) Lynne.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Alabama, 1934-40; circuit judge in Alabama, 1940-42;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1946-73;
took senior status 1973.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Blue
Key; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Kiwanis.
In 1963, he prohibited Gov. George
C. Wallace from barring two black students from attending the
University of Alabama. In 1969, he ordered that Elmwood Cemetery in
Birmingham, Ala., be desegregated. The federal building in Decatur,
Ala. is named for
him.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
10, 2000 (age 93 years, 47
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ala.
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Relatives:
Married, June 16,
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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Son of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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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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Daniel H. Thomas (1906-2000) —
of Alabama.
Born in Prattville, Autauga
County, Ala., August
25, 1906.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1951-71.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., April 13,
2000 (age 93 years, 232
days).
Interment at Old
Spring Hill Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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