Northern Alabama, historical and . w in 1872, in the office of his fatherand Judge ihomas 5L Arrington, and was ad-mitted to tliebar in June, 18?;^ In JIarch, 1877, liewas aiipointed by Governor Houston, clerk of theCircuit Court of Montgomery County, and inISSO, was elected to fill that office, but at the endof one year, he resigned for the purpose of devot-ing himself to the practice of law. He was firstelected to the House of Representatives from thiscounty in 1882, served one term, and in 1880 waselected to the Senate. He has served Montgomerytwice as Recorder, and di.^charg
Northern Alabama, historical and . w in 1872, in the office of his fatherand Judge ihomas 5L Arrington, and was ad-mitted to tliebar in June, 18?;^ In JIarch, 1877, liewas aiipointed by Governor Houston, clerk of theCircuit Court of Montgomery County, and inISSO, was elected to fill that office, but at the endof one year, he resigned for the purpose of devot-ing himself to the practice of law. He was firstelected to the House of Representatives from thiscounty in 1882, served one term, and in 1880 waselected to the Senate. He has served Montgomerytwice as Recorder, and di.^charged tlie duties ofthat office in a highly satisfactory manner. Hehas always taken a great interest in public edu-cation, and was for a long time a member of theCity School Hoard. He distinguished himself asthe captain of the famous Montgomery Greys,and commanded that company at the troubles atMcGehees Switch, Opelika and Hirmingh-im. Atthe latter place his cool determination andsoldierly bearing contributed much to the preven-i tion of c^ C-l^-i-T/Wv-^ ^^ ^*~^*^/L^t-c-«_A=> NORTHERN ALABAMA. 603 Senator Graham is an active Deinocratio worker,member of the order of the Kniglits of Iythias,iti winch organization he is Past(iraiul Chancellorand at present one of the representatives fromAlabama to the Supreme Lodge. lie \vas married December, lS7fi, at Eufaiila, toMiss S. (. Thornton, daughter of the late H. Ihornton of that ])lace. LLEWELLYN ADOLPHUS SHAVER, Attorney-at-law and County Superintendent of Education,Montgomery, was born at Howling Green, Ky.,.lauuary 18, 1844. and is the son of the Kev. Shaver, of the Methodist Protestant Church,who died in this city October. The Rev. Mr. Shaver came to this State in 1S47,and will be remembered as for many years thepopular minister of tlie Metliodist ProtestantChurch of this city. His wifes maiden name wasTaylor, of the prominent Kentucky family of thatname. L. A. Shaver was educated at J
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