John Purifoy
John Purifoy (1842–1927) was a politician from Alabama. He served as Secretary of State of Alabama from 1915 to 1919, Alabama State Treasurer 1911 to 1915 and State Auditor of Alabama from 1892 to 1896.
John Purifoy | |
|---|---|
| 29th Secretary of State of Alabama | |
| In office 1915–1919 | |
| Governor | Charles Henderson |
| Preceded by | Cyrus B. Brown |
| Succeeded by | William Peyton Cobb |
| 20th Alabama State Treasurer | |
| In office 1911–1915 | |
| Governor | Emmet O'Neal |
| Preceded by | Walter D. Seed Sr. |
| Succeeded by | William Lancaster |
| State Auditor of Alabama | |
| In office 1892–1896 | |
| Governor | Thomas G. Jones William C. Oates |
| Preceded by | Cyrus D. Hogue |
| Succeeded by | Walter S. White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1842 |
| Died | July 17, 1927 (aged 85) |
| Political party | Democratic |
He was born on March 21, 1842. He went to Tennessee University where he left in April 1861 to join the Confederate Army. Following the end of the Civil War, he was a schoolteacher for several years and engaged in farming. Purifoy was elected Probate Judge of Wilcox County, AL in 1880 and, ten years later, elected to the Alabama House of Representatives.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.