Captain William Mark Hames, President of the State Normal School board of directors, 1883-1901
Captain William Mark Hames was president of the board of directors of the State Normal School for the first 18 years, 1883-1901. A lawyer, he was Captain of Company A, Second Alabama Regiment, in the War Between the States (1861-1865). Hames was also Worshipful Master in Hiram Lodge No. 42 F. &...
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Jacksonville State University, Houston Cole Library
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| Summary: | Captain William Mark Hames was president of the board of directors of the State Normal School for the first 18 years, 1883-1901. A lawyer, he was Captain of Company A, Second Alabama Regiment, in the War Between the States (1861-1865). Hames was also Worshipful Master in Hiram Lodge No. 42 F. & A.M., Jacksonville, Alabama. The State Normal School building, remodeled and enlarged in 1908, was named in his honor, Hames Hall. The original was courtesy of Hiram Lodge N. 42 F. & A.M. and copied by Opal R. Lovett. (circa 1901) |
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