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This is a list of mayors who served the city of Huntsville, Alabama. [1] From 1812 to 1828, a board of trustees governed Huntsville, headed by a popularly elected president: 1816–1819: Nicholas Pope; 1819–1821: John Brahan; 1821: Benjamin Pope; 1821–1822: John Read; 1822–1823: John W. Tilfordy; 1823–1824: John Boardman; 1824: William ...
Name Original chapter Notability References Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, J.D., Ph.D. Gamma: 1919–1923. Mossell Alexander was the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in the United States, the first woman to receive a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, one of the first Black women to receive a Phi Beta Kappa Key in the state of Pennsylvania, and the first ...
The following is a list of people from Huntsville, Alabama. A. Viola Allen, actress; Andrew J. Applegate, first ...
LeRoy Pope (January 30, 1765 – June 17, 1844) was an American planter, lawyer, and early settler of Madison County, Alabama.He purchased much of the land on which downtown Huntsville, Alabama, now stands, and for his role in the establishment and early growth of that city, has been called the "Father of Huntsville."
S. R. Butler High School was a four-year public high school that served students in grades 9-12 from Huntsville, Alabama. The school was named after Samuel Riley Butler, a principal, school superintendent, and school founder. [2] It opened in 1951 and closed in 2015.
Huntsville, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 [85] Pop 2010 [86] Pop 2020 [87] % 2000 % 2010 ...
Irby was the son of Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet and inherited his father's baronetcy in 1718. On 26 August 1746, he married Albinia Selwyn and they had three children including: Augusta Georgina Elizabeth Irby (b. 15 July 1747). [1] William Henry Irby (b. 29 August 1750). [2]
The execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith (July 4, 1965 – January 25, 2024) took place in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen hypoxia.It was the first execution in the world to use this particular method.