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Woodrow Albea (1918-2000) —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., May 16,
1918.
Son of Emmette R. Albea and Lula (Limbaugh) Albea.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1955-66; member of Alabama
state senate 9th District, 1967-71; district judge in Alabama,
1972-88.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Woodmen;
United
Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital,
Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., September
9, 2000 (age 82 years, 116
days).
Interment at Nance
Family Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Ala.
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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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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.
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Ashley Leonidas Camp, Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Alabama.
Born in Munford, Talladega
County, Ala., July 19,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1959-67.
Church
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1967.
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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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MacDonald Gallion (b. 1913) —
of Alabama.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., April 5,
1913.
Democrat. Alabama
state attorney general, 1959-63, 1967-71; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1960;
Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Andrew Haley (1899-1981) —
also known as James A. Haley; Jim Haley —
of Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Calhoun
County, Ala., January
4, 1899.
Son of Andrew Jackson Haley and Mary Lee (Stevenson) Haley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
chair
of Sarasota County Democratic Party, 1925-53; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1952
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1953-77 (7th District 1953-73, 8th
District 1973-77).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Former president and director, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., August 6,
1981 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
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Peterson Bryant Jarman, Jr. (1892-1955) —
also known as Pete B. Jarman —
of Livingston, Sumter
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., October
31, 1892.
Son of Peter Bryant Jarman and Hunter Elizabeth (Gordon) Jarman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
state of Alabama, 1931-35; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1937-49; U.S.
Ambassador to Australia, 1949-53.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Disabled
American Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Woodmen;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died February
17, 1955 (age 62 years, 109
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert Emmett Jones, Jr. (1912-1997) —
also known as Robert E. Jones, Jr.; Bob
Jones —
of Scottsboro, Jackson
County, Ala.
Born in Scottsboro, Jackson
County, Ala., June 12,
1912.
Democrat. County judge in Alabama, 1940-43; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1947-77 (8th District 1947-63,
at-large 1963-65, 8th District 1965-73, 5th District 1973-77).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in a hospital
at Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., June 4,
1997 (age 84 years, 357
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joshua Bryan Lee (1892-1967) —
also known as Josh Lee —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Childersburg, Talladega
County, Ala., January
23, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1935-37; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1937-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940,
1956
(alternate).
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi Mu
Alpha; Freemasons.
Died August
10, 1967 (age 75 years, 199
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Neil Metcalf (b. 1921) —
of Geneva, Geneva
County, Ala.
Born in Hartford, Geneva
County, Ala., November
10, 1921.
Son of Ramsey L. Metcalf and Jimmilee M. Metcalf.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1954, 1962-66; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Woodmen of
the World; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1967.
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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.
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Kenneth Allison Roberts (1912-1989) —
also known as Kenneth A. Roberts —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Piedmont, Calhoun
County, Ala., November
1, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate; elected 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1951-65 (4th District 1951-63,
at-large 1963-65); defeated, 1964; shot and
wounded in an attack on the U.S. House by Puerto Rican
nationalists, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 9,
1989 (age 76 years, 189
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Guy Sparks (c.1928-1983) —
also known as "Anniston's Conscience" —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Holt, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., about 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Alabama Commissioner of Revenue, 1961-63; candidate in primary for Alabama
state attorney general, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in 1983
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Brother-in-law of James
M. Fullan, Jr.. |
| | | Campaign slogan (1966): "I run not for
gain, not for power — but for service." |
| | | Campaign slogan (1966): "The people's
candidate." |
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George Corley Wallace, Jr. (1919-1998) —
also known as George C. Wallace —
of Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Clio, Barbour
County, Ala., August
25, 1919.
Son of George C. Wallace and Mozell (Smith) Wallace.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1948
(alternate), 1956;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1953-58; Governor of
Alabama, 1963-67, 1971-72, 1972-79, 1983-87; defeated in
Democratic primary, 1958; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1964,
1972,
1976;
American Independent candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; Woodmen;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Worked as a professional boxer in
the late 1930s. While campaigning in Maryland on May 15, 1972, was shot
by Arthur Bremer; the injury paralyzed
both legs. Along with Ohio's James
A. Rhodes, he was the longest serving state governor in U.S.
history.
Died in Jackson Hospital,
Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
13, 1998 (age 79 years, 19
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of George C. Wallace and Mozell (Smith) Wallace; married, May 21,
1943, to Lurleen
Burns; married, June 4,
1971, to Cornelia Ellis Snively (divorced 1978; niece of James
Elisha Folsom; first cousin of James
Elisha Folsom, Jr.); married 1981 to Lisa
Taylor (divorced 1987); father of George
C. Wallace, Jr.. See Wallace-Folsom
family of Alabama. |
| | | Cross-reference: Seybourn
H. Lynne |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about George C. Wallace: Stephan
Lesher, George
Wallace : American Populist — Dan T. Carter, The
Politics of Rage : George Wallace, the Origins of the New
Conservatism, and the Transformation of American
Politics — Lloyd Rohler, George
Wallace : Conservative Populist |
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Macon Lenny Weaver (1919-1995) —
also known as Macon L. Weaver —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., January
6, 1919.
Son of James W. Weaver and Pearl (Brown) Weaver.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-69.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lions; Sertoma.
Died February
9, 1995 (age 76 years, 34
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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