Holcombe, William H.
William H. Holcome was a former sheriff of Mobile County and served in the Alabama House of Representatives. In 1923 federal agents arrested Holcombe and others, charging them with the illegal distribution of alcohol. After some manuevering, a jury later convicted Holcombe and he received a two-year...
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Eric Overbey Collection |
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University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library |
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University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library |
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Mobile Holcombe, William H. Erik Overbey |
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Mobile Peoples of Alabama; Government and Politics; Mobile; portraits; sheriffs; city leaders; Prohibition Alabama; Mobile; Politics Sheriffs -- Alabama -- Mobile County; Alabama -- Politics and government; |
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William H. Holcome was a former sheriff of Mobile County and served in the Alabama House of Representatives. In 1923 federal agents arrested Holcombe and others, charging them with the illegal distribution of alcohol. After some manuevering, a jury later convicted Holcombe and he received a two-year sentence, which was subsequently overturned. President Calvin Coolidge later pardoned all but one of those initially arrested, including Holcombe. See also Boykin, Frank. |
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Holcombe, William H.Peoples of Alabama; Government and Politics;Mobile; portraits; sheriffs; city leaders; ProhibitionWilliam H. Holcome was a former sheriff of Mobile County and served in the Alabama House of Representatives. In 1923 federal agents arrested Holcombe and others, charging them with the illegal distribution of alcohol. After some manuevering, a jury later convicted Holcombe and he received a two-year sentence, which was subsequently overturned. President Calvin Coolidge later pardoned all but one of those initially arrested, including Holcombe. See also Boykin, Frank.Erik OverbeyThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabaman.d.ImagejpegErik Overbey Glass Portrait Collectioneng.Mobile, AlabamaU.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.Alabama; Mobile; PoliticsSheriffs -- Alabama -- Mobile County; Alabama -- Politics and government;http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/285 |
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Holcombe, William H. |
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Holcombe, William H. |
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Erik Overbey |
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Erik Overbey |
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