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Thomas Leeper Long

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Thomas Leeper Long

Birth
Death
1931 (aged 70–71)
Burial
Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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LONG, THOMAS LEEPER, merchant, was born May 18, 1860, at Carrollton, Carroll County, Ga.; son of Benjamin McFarland Long and Amanda C. Wooten. He was educated in the common schools of Georgia. He was a merchant; was mayor of Carrollton, Ga., 1885; mayor of Jasper twice; presidential elector, 1892; representative from Walker County in the legislature of 1890 and 1900; and a member of the constitutional convention of 1901. He was engaged in the real estate business in Florida, but retains his Alabama residence. He is a Democrat, and a Methodist. Married: May 29, 1889, at Livingston, to Augusta M. Sprott. Children: 1. Henry M., served as captain in 117th Field artillery, U. S. Army during the European War; 2. Carrie, m. ; 3. Fred. Residence: Jasper.Source: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, Published by The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1921; Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer
LONG, THOMAS LEEPER, merchant, was born May 18, 1860, at Carrollton, Carroll County, Ga.; son of Benjamin McFarland Long and Amanda C. Wooten. He was educated in the common schools of Georgia. He was a merchant; was mayor of Carrollton, Ga., 1885; mayor of Jasper twice; presidential elector, 1892; representative from Walker County in the legislature of 1890 and 1900; and a member of the constitutional convention of 1901. He was engaged in the real estate business in Florida, but retains his Alabama residence. He is a Democrat, and a Methodist. Married: May 29, 1889, at Livingston, to Augusta M. Sprott. Children: 1. Henry M., served as captain in 117th Field artillery, U. S. Army during the European War; 2. Carrie, m. ; 3. Fred. Residence: Jasper.Source: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, Published by The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1921; Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer


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