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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Adolphus P. Longshore |
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Columbiana, Alabama , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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September 16, 1854
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| Died | May 24, 1939
(84 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
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| Info | Adolphus Parker Longshore, b 16 Sep 1854, died 24 May 1939. He married Frances Terrell Jennings about 1882. She was born 5 March 1866 in AL (TX per 1920 census) and died 28 January 1928. They lived at Columbiana, Shelby Co AL where he was a probate judge, but in 1930 he lived at Birmingham and was a lawyer. They had eight children by 1900, then four more later. All were born in AL.
The Election Returns in August 1898 for Shelby County Alabama indicates for Probate Judge J.D. Hardy, 25 votes; Adolphus P. Longshore, 1,595 votes; D.R. McMillan, 1,453 votes.
The Shelby Sentinel, Calera, Alabama, Thursday, November 20, 1898, "The newly elected county officers took charge of their respective offices last Thursday, the 3rd inst."
In 1904 at the time the two story "new jail" was built Judge A.P. Longshore was Probate Judge. Also, in 1905 when the construction of the "existing courthouse" was begun Judge A.P. Longshore was Probate Judge. He was the "first" Probate Judge to preside in the "new courthouse".
Published in the April 2001 Quarterly magazine published by the Shelby County Historical Society, Inc. is a poem taken from The Peoples Advocate, dated Thursday, December 1, 1910. The fourth verse reads "Our courthouse is one of the very greatest, And built on the style of the latest. Its cost compared with its value is a very small sum, And Judge A.P. Longshore will ben honored for it in years to come. We also have honest officials in power, Who holds office in this magnificent tower."
The June 5, 1900 and the April 15, 1910 Columbiana Town, Shelby County Alabama census indicates Adolphus P. Longshore as "Judge of Probate".
[obituary] Shelby County Reporter, Thursday, June 1, 1939, " The following account of the death of Judge A.P. Longshore, a widely known and prominent citizen of Shelby County, is taken from the Birmingham Age-Herald of Thursday, May 25. An outstanding figure in Alabama's civic and political life, Judge Adolphus P. Longshore, Sr., died Wednesday afternoon [May 24, 1939] in a local hospital after a short illness. An active leader in the Republican party in Shelby County for many years, Judge Longshore had served in the State Legislature four terms, was Shelby County probate judge four terms and practiced law until his retirement in 1936. Born Sept. 16, 1854, near Hickory Flat, in Chambers County, Judge Longshore attended school in Chambers and Coosa Counties and later attended Washington and Lee University. He was admitted to the bar in Wetumpka in 1878. He was a missionary Baptist, a Mason and a Knight of Pythias. Surviving are four sons, A.P. Longshore, Jr., W.L. Longshore and Paul J. Longshore, all of Birmingham; Leslie C. Longshore, Anniston; six daughters, Mrs. A.M. Averyt, Miss Frances Longshore and Mrs. C.R. Culpepper, all of Birmingham; Miss Lallage Longshore, Tuscaloosa; Mrs. Sam Friedmon, Tuscaloosa; Mrs. D.R. Barnett, Misoula, Mont.; 18 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and four nephews, Gen. John C. Persons, Birmingham; Col. W.E. Persons, New Orleans, and Clyde Persons, Atlanta. Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, at Southside Baptist Church, Dr. J.H. Chapman officiating, assisted by the Rev. C.C. Sanders. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery, Rideout directing. Among those named to serve as honorary pall bearers were W.J. Horsley and Judge W.W. Wallace of Columbiana, W.L. Farley and F.G. Koenig (active), former citizens of Columbiana."
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