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L. K. Altwood
Louis Kossuth Atwood, also documented as L. K. Attwood (December 15, 1850 - January 8, 1929) was a lawyer, bank founder and president, minister, teacher and state legislator in Mississippi. Early life and education He was born December 15, 1850, in Alabama to slave parents. When he was 18 months old, he was sold at a slave auction; his mother bought him and took him away to Ohio. Altwood obtained both his primary and secondary education at Ripley, Ohio. He was an 1874 Bachelor of Arts graduate of Lincoln University (Pennsylvania), Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Altwood was also ordained as a Presbyterian minister while at university. Career After graduating he moved to Bolton, Mississippi, where he started working as a school teacher and then later in commerce. He studied law and was admitted to The Mississippi Bar in 1879 before starting up a law practice in Bolton. He founded the fraternal insurance company the ''Sons and Daughters of Jacob of America'' in 1883 wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Alabama, Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama, Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 , area_total_sq_mi = 52,419 , area_land_km2 = 131,426 , area_land_sq_mi = 50,744 , area_water_km2 = 4,338 , area_water_sq_mi = 1,675 , area_water_percent = 3.2 , area_rank = 30th , length_km = 531 , length_mi = 330 , width_km = 305 , width_mi = 190 , Latitude = 30°11' N to 35° N , Longitude = 84°53' W to 88°28' W , elevation_m = 150 , elevation_ft = 500 , elevation_max_m = 735.5 , elevation_max_ft = 2,413 , elevation_max_point = Mount Cheaha , elevation_min_m = 0 , elevation_min_ft = 0 , elevation_min_point = Gulf of Mexico , OfficialLang = English language, English , Languages = * English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
