Edward Berton Almon (April 18, 1860 – June 22, 1933) was an American, and a Democratic member of the
United States House of Representatives
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who represented northwest
Alabama's 8th congressional district
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.
Early life
Almon was born near
Moulton, Alabama
Moulton is a city in Lawrence County, Alabama, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, as well as the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. Although it incorporated in 1819,Lawrence County, April 18, 1860, son of George W. and Nancy (Eubank) Almon. He graduated from the State Normal School in Florence, Alabama (the predecessor of the
University of North Alabama
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) and then the
University of Alabama School of Law
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in 1883. He passed the bar exam and entered the legal profession in 1885 in
Tuscumbia, Alabama
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Tuscumbia was the hometown of Helen Keller, who lived at Iv ...
. He married Luie Clopper on December 13, 1887, and they had two daughters, Lottie and Louise.
Career
Almon entered the political arena in 1892 when he was elected to the
Alabama Senate
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, and served from 1892 to 1894. He was a Presidential Elector for Alabama in 1896. Elected circuit court judge in 1898, he served until 1906. From 1910 to 1915 Almon served in the
Alabama House of Representatives
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including one year (1911) as Speaker. His successor,
Archibald Hill Carmichael
Archibald Hill Carmichael (June 17, 1864 – July 15, 1947) was an American Democratic politician who represented Alabama's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from November 1933 to January 1937.
Early li ...
also served as Speaker of the Alabama House both immediately before and after Almon.
In 1914, Almon ran as a
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candidate for the United States House of Representatives and won. He took office on March 3, 1915 and served nine terms until his death on June 22, 1933. During his term in the U.S. House he served as Chairman of the House Committee on Roads from 1931 until 1933.
On April 5, 1917, Almon was one of the 50 representatives who voted against declaring war on Germany, despite his district being one of the areas most heavily in favor of the war. During the
65th Congress
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, both bodies passed the Sedition Act which criminalized certain kinds of political dissent in the United States. The
67th Congress
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repealed the act.
Death
Almon died in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 1933 (age 73 years, 65 days). He is
interred
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at Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama. He was succeeded by
Archibald Hill Carmichael
Archibald Hill Carmichael (June 17, 1864 – July 15, 1947) was an American Democratic politician who represented Alabama's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from November 1933 to January 1937.
Early li ...
.
See also
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65th United States Congress
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67th United States Congress
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List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include:
* List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949)
*List o ...