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

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

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

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

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

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