Judge Williams Jr A Noted Mobile Public Official For Decades
The obituary profile honors Judge Williams Jr of Mobile for nearly forty years of public service as probate court presiding magistrate and member of the board of revenue and commissioners. Known for courtesy and duty he survived an operation and remains active in civic life and charitable subscriptions aiding Mobile and its citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams, Jr
Board of Revenue and Rondissioners
Williams
State of
Alabama
Mobile County
Mobile
Judge Henry Chamberlain Guided Mobile Jurists with Mercy
Judge Henry Chamberlain, presiding magistrate of the Interior Criminal and Civil Court, is a third generation jurist in the Chamberlain family. Born December 15 1858 in Mobile, he studied at Roanoke College and Columbia, practiced law in New York Colorado and Mobile, and was appointed to the Interior Court on June 7 1910. He was elected in 1912 and is credited with reforms and pruning docket backlog while maintaining firm yet merciful courtroom conduct.
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Henry Chamberlain
Interior Criminal and Uivil Court
Champerlain
Chamberlain
Bb. Bb. Comer
Jules KK. Alford
People of
Mobile
Interior Court
Mobile County
Judge Chamberlain
Henry Bb
Orphans’ Court of
Roanoke College
Columbia University
New York City
Edwin S. Dargan
Supreme Court of New York
Denver
Col
Supreme Court of Colorado
William EB. Richardson
Chamberlain & Richardson
Richardson
Montgomery
W.S. Anderson
City of
Marshall Elmore
Ala
University of Alabama
Chief Crenshaw Leads Mobile Police Through Modern Reforms
Profile of Frank W. Crenshaw detailing a career from L and N Railroad fireman to engineer and secretary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, then owner of Crenshaw Undertaking Company, named Mobile police chief in 1912. Notes include pawn brokers and traffic ordinances, and credit to mentor J I McKinney for his discipline and success.
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Frank W. Crenshaw
Mobile
Mobile County
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Crenshaw
Montgomery
Police Department
City Commission
S. P. Gaillard Named to Mobile County Revenue Board
The Third district of Mobile County appoints S. P. Gaillard to the board of revenue and road commissioners following the death of Capt. Frank P. Andrews. Gaillard, an attorney with Gaillard & Mahomer, previously served on the Mobile County school board in 1908 and led Y. M. C. A. efforts. His appointment, urged by Governor Emmet O Neal allies, replaces him as school board president after bond issues were approved. Gaillard is praised for efficiency, education work, and public service.
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Mobile County
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
S. P. Gaillard
Gaillard
Gaillard & Mahomer
Board of
Sheriff Palmer of Mobile County A Firm Guardian of Law
Thomas T. Palmer serves as Mobile County Sheriff overseeing eight county courts and millions in papers yearly plus elections and excise commission duties. Born 1864 near Camden, he built Palmer & Kelly, served six years on Mobile City Council, and was elected sheriff in 1911, delivering steady public service and notable crime work.
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Mobile
Excise Commission of
Palmer
Sheriff Palmer
Camden
Wilcox County
James Palmer
Christian Brothers’ Academy
P. W. Kelly
Longtime Mobile Public Official George E Stone
George E Stone, a Mobile native born in 1875, educated at Barton Academy and the University of Alabama, served as Mobile County treasurer after his father’s death in 1900 and has been repeatedly re-elected. He taught chemistry briefly and emphasizes accurate, reliable information and courteous service.
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Mobile
Barton Academy
University of Alabama
Univerity
Graham Stone
Stone
Dorlon Renowned Mobile Police Leader Seeks Sheriff Support
Reuben L. Dorlon aight police chief and sheriff candidate from Mobile county born in Cedar Point. He rose from jailer to lieutenant night chief, praised for steady promotion, long service, and trusted record. Dorlon urges Mobile County citizens to back his bid based on police and sheriff's department experience.
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Reuben L. Dorlon
Aight
Mobile County
Cedar Point
Alabama
Mobile
Mobile Police Department
Dorlon
Sheriff's Department
Edward V. O Connor Tops District Road Commissioner Field
Edward V. O Connor Mobile native and publisher candidate for district road commissioner leads a field of contenders. As former manager of the Syrac of Mobile he is noted for public spirit and civic knowledge. He worked as a newspaper reporter and special correspondent in Montgomery and lobbied for local tax payers.
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Popu
Edward V. O’connor
Syrice of
Mobile
Montgomery
Alabama
Titrough
O'Connor
Portrait of Rob ert H. McConnell Mobile court reporter
R H McConnell portrayed as official stenographer for Mobile County courts except Law and Equity. A prominent young Mobile attorney, he gained his position by competitive exam and is noted as an expert shorthand writer. He excelled in Montgomery bar admission among Yale Harvard UVA graduates and has won every civil and criminal case connected with him. He was named to a sane committee of three.
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Robert H. McConnell
Mobile County
Law and Equity Court
Mobile
McConnell
Montgomery
Yale
Harvard
University of Virginia
Sa Ene
Holzborn Appointed Registrar In Chancery At Mobile
Carl Holzborn, 31, eldest son of the late Eugene Holzborn, was named registrar in chancery for the Mobile district on October 26 1906 by Chancellor Thomas H. Smith. He previously worked at Barker Cotton Mills and City and Trust Company and is praised for diligent service and broad community regard in Mobile and Baldwin counties.
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Carl Holzborn
Eugene Holzborn
Mobile
Charles K. Holt
Thomas H. Smith
Holzborn
Thirteenth
Southwestern Chancery Division
Virginia L. Holzborn
Price Williams Jr. Serves as Mobile Probate Court Clerk
In Mobile county the Probate Court under Price Williams Jr. manages thousands of records including wills mortgages and deeds. He has held the office for over ten years earning esteem and trust from the public and supervising a loyal staff dedicated to accurate filing and indexing of papers.
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Mobile County
Price Williams, Jr
Williams
Phelan Dorlon Mobile County Official and Businessman
Phelan B. Dorlon, a widely known Mobile County figure, rose from coroner to sheriff then to tax collector after founding the Bayouia Barre Canning Company. Born January 2, 1854, he built a career across politics, business, and local service from Mobile to neighboring counties.
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Mobile County
Phelan B. Dorlon
Washington County
Jackson County
Mobile
Green County
Miss
New York
Oliver
Nancy Thurston Dorlon
Brooklyn
Nathan M. Dorlon
Hempstead
Long Island
Ala
Bayouia Barre Canning Company
Dorlon
Bears and the Harbinger in the Spring Line
The fragment hints at a line about spring as a harbinger and its relevance to work. The readable text centers on seasonal symbolism without clear names or dates.
M Lory Campbell highlighted as Mobile county sheriff deputy
M Lory Campbell best known as Mobile county chief deputy sheriff, trusted by Sheriff T T Palmer with much department work. Born in Mobile, he rose from stevedoring to clerk of the Inferior Criminal Court in 1906, active union man and defender of union members against vagrancy charges.
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M. Lory Campbell
Mobile County
T. T. Palmer
Sheriff's Department
Mr. Campbell
Mobile
William and
Margaret Campbell
Inferior Criminal Court
J. E. Alford
Campbell
Workingmen’s Lumber and’ Cotton Benevolent Association
LL. A
Interior Court
J. E Alford
Henry Chamberlain
Edward Laurendine's Third Term as Mobile County Tax Assessor
Edward D Laurendine serves a third term as Mobile County tax assessor. Since 1906 he modernized assessments and introduced steel filing cases now used countywide. Born November 22 1861 at Bayou la Barre he started in general merchandise before joining public service in Mobile.
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Edward Laurendine
Mobile County
Laurendine
Bayou la Barre
Ala
Phelan B. Deiren
Congress and
Broad Streets
Delren
Anen
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Mobile City
County
Judge Price Williams
Lidge
Uunty
H. Chamberlain
Resins
The
Interior Civil and Criminal Court
Frank Crenshaw
Samuel
Palmer Gaillard
Thomas T, Palmer
George E Stone
Lieut, R. L. Dorlon
E. V. O'Connor
R. H. M’connell
Equity Court
Probateourt
Phelan Dorlon
Edward D. Laurendine
Long
People’s Service
Speec
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