Joseph Oswalt Thompson (February 2, 1869 – 1933) served as Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party and was the Republican Party candidate in the

1910 Alabama gubernatorial election The 1910 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1910, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic incumbent B. B. Comer was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term. Results References 1 ...

. He was also a congressional candidate in 1918. One of the largest cotton growers in the state, he also held several federal offices. He served as postmaster of Tuskegee, Alabama. and corresponded with

Booker T. Washington Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American c ...

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