- Julius Caesar Alford
Julius Caesar Alford (
May 10 ,1799 –January 1 ,1863 ) was an American politician, soldier and lawyer. He was the brother ofAlfred Cuthbert .Born in Greensboro, Georgia, in 1799, Alford studied law, gained admission to the state bar in 1809, and began practicing law in
Lagrange, Georgia .Alford served in the
Georgia House of Representatives and was a company commander during theCreek War . He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian Representative from Georgia to the24th United States Congress to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation ofGeorge W. Towns . Alford served the remainder of that term fromJanuary 2 ,1837 , toMarch 3 ,1837 , and lost his reelection bid in 1836 to the 25th Congress. Alford successfully ran for a term in the 26th Congress as a Whig and was re-elected to a second term for the 27th Congress. He resigned in the midst of that latter term and served fromMarch 4 ,1839 , toOctober 1 ,1841 .After moving to Tuskegee,
Alabama , Alford next moved nearMontgomery, Alabama . He was a delegate to the Union convention at Montgomery in 1852 and returned to practicing law. He lost an 1855 campaign to represent Alabama in the 34th U.S. Congress. Alford was a member of the Alabama secession convention in 1861 which passed theOrdinance of Secession . He died on hisplantation near Montgomery onJanuary 1 ,1863 , and was buried there.External links
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7690774 Julius Alford] at Find-A-Grave
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