bibliography
NNDB
This is a beta version of NNDB
Search: for

Montgomery, AL

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.montgomery.al.us/

Population:
201568 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1819

County:
Montgomery County

Founded 1819 with the union of East Alabama and New Philadelphia.

See also Montgomery Bus Boycott, taking place 1955-56.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Montgomery Advertiser

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Auburn University Montgomery
1967
Amridge University
1967
Faulkner University
1942
Alabama State University
1867
Huntingdon College
1854

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

CompanyFounded
Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles
1978
Colonial BancGroup
1974

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Michael F. Adams
Educator
c. 1948   President, University of Georgia
Brett Butler
Comic
20-Jan-1958   Comedian with southern drawl
Clarence Carter
Singer
14-Jan-1936   Patches
Hosea Chanchez
Actor
12-Sep-1981   Malik Wright on The Game
Nat King Cole
Singer
17-Mar-1917 15-Feb-1965 Unforgettable
John Crommelin, Jr.
Military
2-Oct-1902 2-Nov-1996 Rear Admiral, US Navy
Artur Davis
Politician
9-Apr-1967   Congressman from Alabama, 2003-11
Dixie Dunbar
Actor
19-Jan-1919 29-Aug-1991 1930s actress
P. Michael Ehlerman
Business
c. 1938   Chairman of Sovereign Bancorp
Eddie Floyd
Musician
25-Jun-1935   R&B/Stax performer and songwriter
Jim Folsom, Jr.
Politician
14-May-1949   Governor of Alabama, 1993-95
Melvin Franklin
Singer
12-Oct-1942 23-Feb-1995 Bass vocals for The Temptations
Mary Katharine Ham
Journalist
5-Apr-1980   HamNation
Lister Hill
Politician
29-Dec-1894 21-Dec-1984 US Senator from Alabama, 1938-69
William U. Hill
Judge
c. 1948   Justice, Wyoming Supreme Court
Percy Julian
Chemist
11-Apr-1899 19-Apr-1975 Physostigmine and cortisone
Martin Luther King III
Activist
23-Oct-1957   Former President of the SCLC
Frank Lawrence Owsley
Historian
20-Jan-1890 21-Oct-1956 King Cotton Diplomacy
Tom Parker
Judge
19-Aug-1951   Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
Albert Parsons
Activist
20-Jun-1848 11-Nov-1887 Haymarket Martyr
Wilton B. Persons
Government
19-Jan-1896 5-Sep-1977 Eisenhower's Chief of Staff
Martha Roby
Politician
27-Jul-1976   Congresswoman, Alabama 2nd
Tommy Shaw
Musician
11-Sep-1953   Styx and Damn Yankees
Octavia Spencer
Actor
25-May-1972   The Help
Bart Starr
Football
9-Jan-1934   Green Bay Packers QB, 1956-71
Toni Tennille
Singer
8-May-1940   The Captain and Tennille
Jett Williams
Country Musician
6-Jan-1953   Daughter of Hank Williams, Sr.

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John Crommelin, Jr.
Military
2-Oct-1902 2-Nov-1996 Rear Admiral, US Navy
William L. Dickinson
Politician
5-Jun-1925 31-Mar-2008 Congressman from Alabama, 1965-93
Lister Hill
Politician
29-Dec-1894 21-Dec-1984 US Senator from Alabama, 1938-69
Frank M. Johnson
Judge
30-Oct-1918 23-Jul-1999 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1981-99
James T. Rapier
Politician
13-Nov-1837 31-May-1883 Congressman from Alabama, 1873-75
George Wallace
Politician
25-Aug-1919 13-Sep-1998 Governor of Alabama, crippled by assassin



Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile



Copyright ©2017 Soylent Communications

NNDB MAPPER


Theocracy Now!


Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.

Bibliographies

NNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. They may be accessed by the "Bibliography" tab at the top of most pages, or via the "Related Topics" box in the sidebar. Please feel free to suggest books that might be critical omissions.