Delegates to the Southern Commercial Convention: George Walden for Cherokee County
29 April 1858 · Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
Named here: George S Walden, S. K. McSpadden, L. M. Stiff, A. G. Bennett and J. McDaniel, the other Cherokee County delegates, Gov. A. B. Moore of Alabama, who appointed them
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Delegates to the Commercial Convention.
Gov. A. B. Moore, of Alabama, has appointed a large list of able delegates to the Southern Commercial Convention. We notice among the number the names of many gentlemen who have been and are yet prominent in the councils of the State and enjoy much of the confidence of the people. We annex those for the State at large, and for the Florence and Huntsville Districts.
Delegates for the State at large.—John A. Winston, of Mobile; John Erwin, of Greene; George Goldthwaite, of Montgomery; W. P. Chilton, of Macon; L. P. Walker, of Madison; David Hubbard, of Lawrence.
Fifth District.—Lauderdale—R. M. Patton, R. W. Walker, H. D. Smith.
Limestone—T. H. Hobbs, Luke Pryor.
Morgan—R. N. Waldern [?], Gen. Troup.
Lawrence—O. H. Bynum, D. P. Lewis, T. H. Peters.
Walker—John Menasco, W. A. Hewlett.
Winston—Judge Davis.
Marion—R. Brown, W. C. Allman.
Franklin—R. B. Lindsay, William Cooper, F. G. Norman.
Sixth District.—Madison—Gov. C. C. Clay, Gov. R. Chapman, Thomas Fearn, S. S. Scott.
Marshall—A. S. Harris, B. F. Porter, William Griffin.
DeKalb—Wm. O. Winston, R. W. Higgins, A. W. Majors.
Cherokee—George Walden, S. K. McSpadden, L. M. Stiff. A. G. Bennett, J. McDaniel.
Jackson—T. Wilson, A. Austin, Robt. Scott, J. S. Eustace.
Blount—M. T. P. Brindley, W. H. Edwards, T. W. Staton.
Citation: "Delegates to the Commercial Convention," Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.), Thursday 29 April 1858, p. 1; image, Chronicling America, Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045160/1858-04-29/ed-1/?sp=1).
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George S Walden | Public life | George Walden, first of five delegates for Cherokee County named by Governor A. B. Moore to the Southern Commercial Convention (spring 1858) | Nothing | new |
| George S Walden | Residence | A Cherokee County delegate in April 1858 | Residence Cherokee County 1850; Northern Division, Talladega County, 1860 | new (Cherokee County still his county in 1858; inference from the list) |