Summary
Jesse Francis Stallings (April 4, 1856 – March 18, 1928) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Alabama from 1893 to 1901.
Jesse F. Stallings | |
|---|---|
 Stallings in 1900 newspaper | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Hilary A. Herbert |
| Succeeded by | Ariosto A. Wiley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Francis Stallings April 4, 1856 near Manningham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | March 18, 1928 (aged 71) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Ella McAllister
(m. 1883; died 1885)Belle McAllister (m. 1887)Marie Hudmon (m. 1909) |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa |
Early life and education edit
Born near Manningham, Alabama, to Reuben Stallings and Lucinda Ferguson. Stallings completed preparatory studies and was graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1877. He studied law at that university. Through his father he was descended from Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading and Edward Ford.[1][2]
Career edit
He was admitted to the bar in April 1880 and commenced practice in Greenville, Alabama.[1]
Stallings was elected by the legislature of Alabama as solicitor for the second judicial circuit in November 1886 and served until his resignation in September 1892.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1888.
Congress edit
Stallings was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1901). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1900.
Later career edit
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of his profession in Birmingham, Alabama. Also served as president of the Lincoln Reserve Life Insurance Co.[3] 1912 to 1928.[citation needed]
Personal life edit
He married Ella McAllister in 1883, who later died in 1885. He then married Belle McAllister in 1887.[4] In 1909, Stallings married Marie Hudmon.[5]
Death and burial edit
Stallings died in Birmingham. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Bio of Jesse Francis Stallings". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ^ Memorial Record of Alabama
- ^ Best's life insurance reports. A. M. Best Company. 1918.
- ^ Palmer, Thomas Waverly (1901). A Register of the Officers and Students of the University of Alabama, 1831-1901. University of Alabama. p. 239.
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- ^ "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940". FamilySearch.
External links edit
- United States Congress. "Jesse F. Stallings (id: S000784)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Jesse F. Stallings at Find a Grave
- The Political Career of Jesse Francis Stallings, 1937 - Google books
- Jesse Francis Stallings: Democratic Adherent of Populism and Precursor of Progressivism, 1968 - Google books
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress